The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to close relatives who spoke to The Associated Press
July 17, 2026
‘Extremely difficult’: Coroner recalls 2-year-old boy in bed at scene of triple homicide
July 17, 2026
Starting in August, drivers in Missouri will pay higher fines for passing stopped school buses
July 17, 2026
A 40-year-old New York man faces hate crime charges following a confrontation with “Today" show host Craig Melvin at NBC’s studio in Manhattan
July 17, 2026
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels and the Democratic
July 17, 2026
'This is an embarrassment': MKE County chief judge sounds off on 90-degree courtrooms
July 17, 2026
A New York state judge dismissed a lawsuit by a former JPMorgan Chase banker who in graphic terms said his former supervisor coerced him into sex and demanded his
July 17, 2026
Lost dog found in Port Orange, FL reunited with family after 7 years
July 17, 2026
Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Moscow’s military action in Ukraine and unsuccessfully tried to run against President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted of displaying “extremist symbols” — an action that will keep him out of this year’s parliamentary race
July 17, 2026
A school bus accident in Uganda has killed at least 20 children and one adult
July 17, 2026
Danish police say that a police officer and two other people have been shot including the suspected perpetrator
July 17, 2026
Russia attacked two Ukrainian Black Sea port cities on Friday, killing three people, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow intensifies pressure on Ukraine's key trade routes.
July 17, 2026
Almost a year after President Trump authorized preemptive law enforcement measures based on political or ideological beliefs, a wave of terrorism prosecutions against left-wing protesters has begun.
July 17, 2026
Russian authorities have detained a blogger who criticised President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine and fined an anti-war politician, as Moscow sends a
July 17, 2026
Man breaches security at 30 Rock, approaches ‘Today’ co-host Craig Melvin
July 16, 2026
He died in Venezuela’s earthquakes a day after the US deported him. Now his mother is seeking justice
July 17, 2026
Family says Sade Robinson's storage unit was emptied in apparent theft
July 17, 2026
Companies worldwide are grappling with a surge in AI-driven cyberattacks and ransomware that steal sensitive data and disrupt operations.
July 17, 2026
Ukraine is navigating a leadership shake-up amid its ongoing war with Russia
July 17, 2026
The Trump administration is drastically shortening visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. The new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security limits visas to 240 days, down from up to five years
July 17, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday a man was charged with arson in relation to a fire last week at a mosque in Philadelphia.
July 17, 2026
Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers about Homeland Security’s vetting and training of immigration enforcement officers
July 17, 2026
To air or not to air
July 17, 2026
Hong Kong’s top security official has urged booksellers to ensure their titles do not harm national security
July 16, 2026
President Donald Trump said in a speech to the nation that he's using federal power to secure elections from being “stolen.”
July 17, 2026
Torrential rains killed two people in Texas as floodwaters swept them away in their vehicles while the state braced for "record-shattering" rainfall over the next
July 17, 2026
Australia summoned Laos' ambassador to Canberra on Friday, saying it was "deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed" that Laos was not pursuing the most serious charges
July 17, 2026
Video footage of ICE agents tackling a man at Las Vegas Airport has sparked public outrage and criticism from officials
July 17, 2026
The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in Houston, is holding a public vigil for him
July 17, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been rapidly expanding its workforce, hiring thousands of new officers
July 17, 2026
Todd Blanche holds tense meeting with Epstein survivors after key GOP senator’s ultimatum
July 16, 2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has met with accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following the demand of a Republican senator whose support is crucial to his nomination to lead the Justice Department
July 16, 2026
A junior lawyer at the International Criminal Court on Thursday repeated her allegations that prosecutor Karim Khan had non-consensual sexual contact with her, in a CNN
July 17, 2026
A federal judge has ruled the U.S. government violated the constitutional rights of Palestinian American Osama Abu Irshaid when customs agents seized
July 17, 2026
The Trump administration's removal of more than 100 immigration judges is undermining the independence of the courts and the U.S. justice system, a panel
July 17, 2026
Russian and Ukrainian attacks on civilian areas in towns and cities, many on the front line of the more than four-year-old war, killed at least 13 people on Thursday, local
July 17, 2026
A Michigan woman accused of leaving three children alone for years in a house of squalor has pleaded no contest to child abuse
July 17, 2026
President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital is being extended by more than two years and will last until the end of his term
July 17, 2026
A Tennessee death row inmate's sister has filed a complaint against a doctor involved in his failed execution
July 17, 2026
The Coca-Cola Company said on Thursday that fairlife, LLC, a dairy company it owns, temporarily suspended production operations in the U.S. after unauthorized access to parts of
July 17, 2026
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July 16, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board says the remains of several geese were found on the wreckage of a New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year and killed 6 people
July 17, 2026
Nicaragua severed diplomatic relations with Italy on Thursday over Rome's long-running demand to extradite a former Red Brigades militant convicted for his role in the 1978
July 17, 2026
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July 16, 2026
The state of Florida is set to execute two death row inmates on the same day for the first time in more than 60 years, now that a stay has been lifted for a former police officer who had been scheduled to die earlier his year
July 17, 2026
Memorial grows for California DoorDash driver found dead in Tesla trunk
July 17, 2026
A ghost gun company has been ordered to pay over $100 million in the death of a Kentucky teenager who had purchased the company's pistol-building kit online
July 17, 2026
Markwayne Mullin is facing his first major test as Homeland Security secretary after three people were killed in encounters with ICE officers in less than a week
July 16, 2026
Indian police hospitalize an activist who's on a hunger strike for education reform
Iran renews attacks on Gulf states after another night of US strikes
Boone faults himself for leaving in Cole, who gives up go-ahead homer to Muncy in Dodgers' win
Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke, says he will add cost to tariffs
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International visitors came to the United States for soccer. Some saw beyond the clichés, too
Max Muncy hits 2-run homer off Gerrit Cole in 7th to lift Dodgers over Yankees 2-1 in series opener