Hawaii hopes stricter laws will quiet illegal fireworks after deadly New Year’s Eve blast
HONOLULU — Mike Lambert heard fewer illegal fireworks exploding in his suburban Honolulu neighborhood in the months after…
UK leader criticized for applauding return of man freed from Egyptian prison as old tweets resurface
LONDON — The U.K. prime minister is facing criticism after he celebrated the return to Britain of a…
Russian court sentences pro-war activist and Putin critic to 6 years in prison
A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin of justifying…
Russia convicts pro-war activist and Putin critic and sentences him to 6 years in prison
A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin of justifying…
What to know about the Epstein files and what they might contain
NEW YORK (AP) — The clock is ticking for the U.S. government to open up its files on…
US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, activists say
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered…
Search is on for 3 inmates, including murder suspect, who escaped from jail
DECATUR, Ga. — Three inmates — including one who was being held on a murder charge — have…
Justice Department starts releasing Jeffrey Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but…
DoJ faces deadline to release files on Epstein sex trafficking investigation
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted…
Justice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein sex trafficking investigation
Bowing to political pressure from fellow Republicans, Trump on Nov. 19 signed a bill giving the Justice Department…
Plans for attack in New Orleans thwarted, authorities say
BATON ROUGE, La. — Plans to “carry out an attack” in New Orleans were thwarted after an ex-Marine…
Execution set for this week in Georgia put on hold for now
ATLANTA — Georgia’s parole board on Monday put an execution scheduled for Wednesday on hold, but it was…