LOS ANGELES — U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino — the brash agent who led a phalanx of military personnel into MacArthur Park this summer — was called as a witness Wednesday in a misdemeanor assault case against a protester, who allegedly struck a federal agent.

Bovino, one of the faces of President Donald Trump’s ...Read more

BEIRUT — Cascades of condemnation from friend and foe alike. An array of international organizations and rights groups leveling accusations of genocide and war crimes. Boycotts across a range of sectors and fields.

As Israel begins its ground offensive to occupy Gaza City, defying international and domestic pressure to negotiate a ceasefire ...Read more

The spouses of 38 United States governors are calling for Americans to refrain from any hateful political rhetoric and instead seek to build peace.

The first spouses made their plea in a statement published by the National Governors Association this week following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“As First Spouses of ...Read more

NEW YORK — Dueling big-name proposals to develop casinos in Times Square and Hudson Yards were voted down on Wednesday, narrowing the field in the high-stakes contest to secure a lucrative state license to bring a casino to the New York City area to half a dozen contenders.

A pair of local panels consisting of elected officials and appointees...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is discussing options to ease health insurance sign-ups if Congress doesn’t soon reach an agreement on extending health care premium tax credits, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz said Tuesday.

If Congress extends the credits after the Nov. 1 start of open enrollment, ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law giving California the power to set its own immunization schedules based on state health experts and independent medical groups — a sharp break from decades of reliance on guidance from the federal government.

The move came the same day California and its West Coast allies issued joint ...Read more

WASHINGTON — During a Senate hearing Wednesday morning, two former leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contested Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s version of why they departed the agency in August.

“Since my removal, several explanations have been offered: that I told the secretary I would ...Read more

A rule creating a new law enforcement unit within the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will grant federal officers authority to carry guns, execute warrants and arrest people for immigration violations.

The agency said in a statement that the move will strengthen and fulfill its role and mission to oversee lawful immigration such as ...Read more

SEATTLE — Michaela, a 29-year-old paralegal in Seattle, didn’t like Charlie Kirk’s content. But she didn’t want or expect to see the right-wing influencer killed.

She also didn’t expect to be misidentified as his killer.

Within hours of the fatal Utah Valley University shooting last week, social media users misidentified Michaela, a ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed Wednesday forecast to become a hurricane in the Atlantic, but there is no immediate threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center, which was also tracking two more systems.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. EDT advisory, what had initially been Tropical Depression Seven earlier Wednesday ...Read more

HOWELL, Mich. — Vice President JD Vance offered to ship National Guard troops to Detroit during a Wednesday rally at a Livingston County stamping plant.

"Gretchen, we are happy to send the National Guard to Detroit, Michigan," Vance said, referencing Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Vance added: "Part of making this country work for you all...Read more

LOS ANGELES — People mourning the killing of Charlie Kirk carried candles and American flags in a solemn memorial last week at the Huntington Beach Pier, long a destination for conservative gatherings ranging from protests over pandemic-era lockdowns to rallies in support of President Donald Trump.

But on this night, things took a dark turn ...Read more

The teen girl who was found dead in singer D4vd’s Tesla in Los Angeles was identified Wednesday as Celeste Rivas, a 15-year-old girl who had been missing for more than a year.

Rivas’ mother told TMZ that her daughter had a boyfriend named David. D4vd’s legal name is David Burke.

Rivas was reported missing after leaving home on April 5, ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A congressional committee will hold a hearing on crime this month in Charlotte after the murder of a Ukrainian refugee on the city’s light rail system.

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a field hearing for Sept. 29, just over a month after police say 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed on the LYNX...Read more

WASHINGTON — A storm was brewing in the House GOP around this time two years ago, and then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy could feel it coming.

McCarthy had ascended to the speakership at the beginning of the 118th Congress under tumultuous circumstances. He won the top spot in the House after 15 ballots, and Freedom Caucus foes were a constant ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The contract the University of Minnesota’s outdoor firearms range in Rosemount had with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ended, and the U will also stop making arrangements with all outside agencies to use it, starting in December.

The range, located on UMore Park land, has operated for 40 years as a site for law ...Read more

HOWELL, Mich. — Vice President JD Vance is set to address a crowd of hundreds Wednesday at a metal stamping plant here in Livingston County about a week after the assassination of conservative activist and Trump administration ally Charlie Kirk.

Vance was a close friend of 31-year-old Kirk, the founder of the conservative political ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed Wednesday forecast to become a hurricane in the Atlantic, but no immediate threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. EDT advisory, what had initially been Tropical Depression Seven earlier Wednesday grew into the season’s seventh named storm located ...Read more

In the frantic hours after Charlie Kirk was killed by a sniper at a Utah university, those closest to the alleged shooter began making wrenching discoveries, authorities said.

In charging Tyler Robinson, 22, authorities revealed new details about the hours after the shooting and how they lead to the arrest. Robinson was charged with seven ...Read more

Former President Barack Obama condemned the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, calling it an “inflection point” for the nation, while declaring political violence a “threat to us all.”

“Regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, what happened to Charlie Kirk was horrific and a tragedy,” he said, per The...Read more