BOISE, Idaho — When Yvonne St Cyr — an Idaho woman who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol after Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss — appeared before U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington, D.C., he told her just before sentencing that she had “little or no respect” for the law, the country’s democratic systems...Read more

The first Pepsi Challenge tour in 50 years didn’t feature regular or even Diet Pepsi. Instead, the blind taste-test showdown last year pitted Pepsi Zero Sugar against Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.

At the Super Bowl next month, it’s Zero Sugar that will star in the beverage company’s Pepsi commercial, not the original formula. PepsiCo Inc. is ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Thieves have tried to break into Taylor Minatogawa's business five times in the last two months, distressing him so much he's spent at least a dozen nights inside his shop keeping guard.

A hooded suspect with a baseball bat surprised one of his employees at the door of the Gardena shop during one unsuccessful attempt. In another...Read more

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv suffered a massive drone and missile attack overnight as talks continued between U.S., Russian and Ukrainian representatives in the United Arab Emirates aimed at finding a path toward peace.

At least one person was killed in the assault and four were injured as strikes and falling debris sparked fires across multiple ...Read more

A 17-year-old who expressed interest in joining ISIS has pleaded guilty to trying to kill one New Jersey police officer and attacking backup police with a knife.

Fasihullah Safar, of Alexandria, Virginia, will be sentenced as an adult on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and motor ...Read more

NEW YORK — A U.S. judge said the federal murder trial of Luigi Mangione over the killing of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson will start Sept. 8 with jury selection.

U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Garnett said the timing after jury selection will depend on whether she lets prosecutors pursue the death penalty. If she ...Read more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Haiti Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé on Friday, giving him his support amid efforts by the transitional presidential council to oust him.

“Secretary Rubio emphasized the importance of his continued tenure as Haiti’s prime minister to combat terrorist gangs,” State Department spokesperson ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Six activists barricaded themselves in the City Hall offices of Mayor Todd Gloria on Friday, a standoff that continued until they were arrested.

The protesters, who were in the waiting area outside of the office, were arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor trespassing, said San Diego police Capt. Ryan Hallahan.

According to local ...Read more

U.S. transportation safety investigators are probing a series of incidents in which self-driving cars operated by Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit drove improperly near parked school buses in Austin, Texas.

The National Transportation Safety Board will “examine the interaction between Waymo vehicles and school buses stopped for loading and ...Read more

Snow and dangerously bitter cold are expanding across the U.S. Great Plains as the country’s largest winter storm prompts cascading travel disruptions and threatens widespread power outages.

The storm is expected to span almost 1,500 miles, bringing heavy snow, crippling ice and subzero wind chill to some of the nation’s biggest cities. ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A San Jose doctor suing a Thai restaurant in Los Gatos over claims its Dragon Balls appetizer was so spicy it burned her internally has received a delay in the trial, citing her need to attend a wedding in Vietnam.

“It would be difficult and distracting for me to have a trial starting the day after I return from overseas,...Read more

NEW YORK — Kaz Daughtry, a top official in ex-Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, is slated to join the Department Homeland Security as a law enforcement liaison, the Department of Homeland Security told The New York Daily News.

Daughtry, who served as Adams’ deputy mayor for public safety and was one of Adams’ closest allies in the ...Read more

The Venezuelan regime is rejecting as “fake” a report by the British newspaper The Guardian that reported that acting President Delcy Rodríguez had privately pledged cooperation to the Trump administration ahead of the U.S. military operation that captured strongman Nicolás Maduro earlier this month.

On the official X account of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, will lead a summit of fellow military leaders to coordinate the campaign against narcotics traffickers and other criminal organizations in the Western Hemisphere.

“Chiefs of defense and senior military representatives from 34 nations will meet to build shared ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has dispatched naval assets to the Middle East, prompting fresh speculation that he’ll follow through on threats to attack Iran’s senior leadership amid a violent crackdown on nationwide protests.

“We have a big flotilla going in that direction and we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters ...Read more

DENVER — Immigration agents operating near Vail placed branded ace of spades playing cards — similar to “death cards” left on corpses by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War — in cars left behind after immigrants’ arrests this week, an advocacy group alleged.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is investigating, according to a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop demanding medical records that identify young patients who received gender-affirming care from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, ending a legal standoff with families who sued to block a subpoena that some feared would be used to criminally prosecute the parents of transgender ...Read more

The largest pediatric health care system in California will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month amid increasing pressure from the federal government.

Rady Children's Health, encompasses Children's Hospital of Orange County, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and Rady Children's in Riverside County, said ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new report from the Public Policy Institute of California said the state is losing more residents than it is attracting from other states. The top reasons? Employment and housing.

PPIC said since 2001, California has lost more residents than it has gained to other states.

“During the height of the pandemic, the flows...Read more