WASHINGTON — Six American airmen deployed to operations against Iran were killed after their refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said Friday, bringing the U.S. death toll in the war to 13, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a deployment of Marines to the region ahead of the heaviest day of strikes yet.

The...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia man was charged in federal court Friday with selling Mohamed Jalloh the gun that was used in the attack at Old Dominion University.

Jalloh bought it from the man during the last week for $100, according to an affidavit filed Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Jalloh was still on ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against firearms manufacturer Glock Inc. alleging that the company has contributed to gun violence in the city through deceptive marketing practices that target young people.

Announced Friday, the lawsuit claims Glock promotes the use of “switches,” small devices also known as auto sears ...Read more

NEW YORK — Taxpayers will no longer foot the bill for the legal representation of former Mayor Eric Adams' aide Tim Pearson in lawsuits accusing him of sexual harassment and retaliation, Corporation Counsel Steve Banks said Friday.

“Based on my review of new evidence since the original decisions were made, I have determined that he is not ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro vowed to continue her investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after a judge rejected subpoenas issued to the central bank, threatening to delay the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Powell’s successor.

U.S. District Chief Judge James Boasberg said the government had advanced no evidence to ...Read more

CHICAGO — Lawyers in the politically charged “Broadview Six” conspiracy case filed a motion Friday demanding any communications from top Trump administration officials — including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles — that could show an effort to influence the bringing of charges in Chicago.

The explosive filing alleges the Trump ...Read more

Embattled actor and director Tim Busfield is accused of abusing several women in addition to the two children he’s been charged with touching inappropriately.

At least four adults have reportedly spoken to Albuquerque investigators about encounters they claim to have had with the 68-year-old Emmy-award winner between 1993 to 2000. Those women...Read more

In remarks that are likely to stoke concerns through the corridors of CNN, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday he is looking forward to Paramount's ownership of the network.

"The sooner David Ellison takes over that network the better," Hegseth said during a morning briefing.

Hegseth's invoking the name of the Paramount Skydance ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Planned Parenthood clinics in the Philadelphia area expect to lose $3.1 million in Medicaid revenue this year due to funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s signature spending plan.

The deficit puts thousands of low-income people who rely on Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania’s clinics at risk of losing access...Read more

Inside the bathroom on the 26th floor of a Manhattan federal courthouse, Lindsey Acree was throwing up into a gold trash can.

A defense attorney had just grilled her for an hour about her rape some 15 years ago. She ran to the bathroom during the lunch break, and then continued answering questions in front of a courtroom that included her ...Read more

The Trump administration on Friday moved to roll back Biden-era limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a cancer causing chemical, often used in the sterilization of medical devices.

The Environmental Protection agency said repealing the rules, which fall under the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, would “safeguard the...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge rejected as improper Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve Board seeking records relating to its renovations of its headquarters and Chair Jerome Powell’s comments to Congress about the project.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said the government had advanced no evidence to justify the ...Read more

DETROIT — A Dearborn Heights man whose relatives were recently killed in a military strike in Lebanon is the accused assailant in Thursday's attack on the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, two sources apprised of the investigation told The Detroit News.

Ayman Ghazali, 41, a restaurant worker in Dearborn Heights, is accused ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Friday that he’s ordered a “pothole blitz” to repair city streets — just four days after a 46-year-old was thrown from his electric scooter and killed when hitting a massive road crater in Queens, officials said.

Over 80 city Department of Transportation crews will be sent out starting ...Read more

President Donald Trump mocked Iran’s new leader on Friday as “damaged” and shrugged off the historic threat to the world’s oil supply as the Middle East war shows few signs of winding down.

With the conflict set to enter a third week, Trump dismissed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as only “alive in some form” after the newly ...Read more

MIAMI — As news spread Friday that Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel had confirmed that Havana is in the midst of talks with the Trump administration, the mood among many Cubans in South Florida ranged from cautious hope to anger and skepticism.

Cuba’s confirmation the of the talks come as the country faces a profound economic and energy ...Read more

NEW YORK — Dan Sohail, the man facing federal charges for ramming his car into Chabad World Headquarters in Brooklyn, has refused to come to court three times in the last two weeks — ever since he got into an “altercation” with a fellow detainee, sources said.

Sohail, 36, was a no-show at a scheduled bail hearing in Brooklyn federal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Jeanine Pirro vowed to continue her investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after a judge rejected subpoenas issued to the central bank, threatening to delay the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Powell’s successor.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said the government had advanced no evidence to justify the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The silence from the Kentucky crowd, many wearing “Make America Great Again” gear, was deafening.

The friendly audience in the commonwealth’s 4th District already had booed loudly at President Donald Trump’s mention of “Barack Hussein Obama,” with emphasis on the 44th president’s middle name. It would later howl as ...Read more