Actor Timothy Busfield has surrendered to law enforcement officers in New Mexico, days after they issued a warrant for his arrest on child abuse charges, according to a report.

Busfield is accused of acting inappropriately with two child stars on the set of the Fox/Warner Bros TV drama series “The Cleaning Lady,” on which he served as as ...Read more

President Donald Trump and his administration have, at times, teased a potential bid for a third term.

And while the U.S. Constitution explicitly says a person cannot be elected to the presidency more than twice, there’s a new effort in the California Legislature to prevent a candidate from appearing on state ballots should an attempt be made...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A former U.S. Navy sailor convicted of espionage by a federal jury in August has been sentenced to nearly 16 months in prison.

In August 2023, Jinchao Wei was arrested on suspicion of espionage after he arrived for work on the USS Essex at the Naval Base San Diego, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for the city of Los Angeles moved this week to block the release of long-awaited depositions of firefighters that could provide a deeper understanding of their decisions and actions in the days leading up to the deadly Palisades fire.

The attorneys representing the city in a lawsuit brought by Palisades fire victims ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final legislative session at the helm of Florida began on Tuesday, he spent most of his time looking back.

During DeSantis’ eighth State of the State address to lawmakers, his list of what to accomplish this year was quick to the point: cut property taxes, put guardrails around artificial ...Read more

DETROIT — President Donald Trump contended his policies had already spurred what he described as a "Trump economic boom" during a speech Tuesday in Michigan's largest city, as concerns about rising prices and tariffs loom over the midterm election year.

Trump's address before the Detroit Economic Club featured him claiming that affordability ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded ready Tuesday to uphold state laws that forbid transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams for girls.

Idaho, West Virginia and 25 other Republican-led states say a student's biological sex at birth should determine who can play on the girls' or boys' teams.

They say it is unfair ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Chairman James R. Comer said Tuesday the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee would take up a contempt of Congress measure against Bill Clinton next week, after the former president did not show up for a deposition tied to the panel’s investigation of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Committee approval of a ...Read more

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that seeks to overturn state bans on transgender women competing in high school and college sports, with some conservative judges hinting they may side with the red states.

The conservative justices, who have been mostly skeptical of trans rights, will decide whether bans on trans women ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After admitting last week that the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire was watered down so as not to reflect poorly on top command staff, Fire Chief Jaime Moore said Monday he does not plan to determine who was responsible.

Moore said he is taking a forward-looking approach and not seeking ...Read more

Yosemite National Park won’t require reservations in 2026 for visitors hoping to see one of its most famous natural spectacles.

For the last three years, the popular California park has required reservations during select weekends in February to see the so-called “firefall,” a natural phenomenon that occurs when the setting sun lights up ...Read more

The U.S.Marshals Service is assisting local authorities in New Mexico in their search for “West Wing” and “Thirtysomething” star Timothy Busfield, who’s been accused of sexual misconduct involving children.

The 68-year-old director and producer is accused of sexually abusing twin brothers on the set of the crime drama “The Cleaning ...Read more

DETROIT — President Donald Trump arrived Tuesday in Michigan, where he is expected to promote his approach to the nation's economy and jump-start the midterm election year in the battleground state.

After Air Force One landed at Detroit Metro Airport at about 11:45 a.m., Trump is expected to visit Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn Truck Plant before ...Read more

For years, the water table has been dropping beneath thousands of acres of desert farmland in western Arizona, where a Saudi-owned dairy company has been allowed to pump unlimited amounts of groundwater to grow hay for its cows.

But the company and other landowners in the area will now face limits under a decision by state officials to impose ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — In a heated meeting punctuated by a student protest, the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday voted against including some Sunday voting opportunities and on-campus voting sites in the March primary election.

In mostly party-line votes, the board’s new Republican majority voted to approve early voting plans ...Read more

NEW YORK — Tony Herbert, a former official in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration and longtime fixture in New York City politics, was arrested by federal authorities Tuesday on sweeping public corruption charges alleging he took bribes and kickbacks during his time at City Hall.​

The Adams associate and perennial political candidate, who was...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The federal government is ending temporary protected status for Somalis in the United States, potentially affecting hundreds of people across the U.S. and Minnesota.

The Department of Homeland Security announced the move on Jan. 13, giving Somali people with a protected status until March 17 to leave the United States. Tuesday�...Read more

Iran’s death toll from ongoing protests may be in the thousands, activist groups said, as U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to continue demonstrations against the regime of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported Tuesday that at least 2,000 people have died in just over two ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Thompson, the leading federal prosecutor and public voice on uncovering rampant fraud in Minnesota, has resigned from the U.S. attorney’s office.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to represent the United States and this office,” Thompson wrote in an email obtained by the Minnesota Star Tribune. He did not give any ...Read more

CHICAGO — Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore has joined her former colleagues in federal prison nearly three years after they were convicted in a scheme to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Pramaggiore, 67, reported Monday to a minimum-security prison camp in Marianna, Florida, about an hour’s drive west of Tallahassee, where she ...Read more