ORLANDO, Fla. — In the aftermath of Anna Kepner’s death last month aboard a cruise ship, her family discussed how to protect their children — including the teen stepbrother considered a suspect by the FBI.

Text messages released last week between divorced parents Thomas and Shauntel Hudson show how they scrambled to handle the news of ...Read more

The death certificates of slain Hollywood couple Rob and Michele Reiner were released Tuesday following the pair’s cremation.

The Reiners were cremated at Mount Sinai Mortuary, according to documents obtained by TMZ. Their cause of death is listed as “multiple sharp force injuries,” described as having occurred “with knife, by another.�...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The author of the LAFD’s after-action report on the Palisades fire declined to endorse the final report because of substantial deletions that altered his findings, calling the edited version “highly unprofessional and inconsistent with our established standards.”

Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook emailed then-interim Fire Chief...Read more

Russell Brand, the irreverent British comedian-turned-conservative influencer, faces two additional sex crime charges in the United Kingdom.

The Metropolitan Police announced Tuesday that prosecutors charged the 50-year-old “Get Him to the Greek” and “Rock of Ages” star with another count of rape and another count of sexual assault. The...Read more

A letter that appears to have been written by Jeffrey Epstein to serial sex abuser Larry Nassar, a former Michigan State University doctor, is among a batch of documents released this week by the U.S. Department of Justice.

The short message references President Donald Trump and, according to another released file, was submitted by the FBI for ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California milk cartons may lose their coveted recycling symbol, the one with the chasing arrows, potentially threatening the existence of the ubiquitous beverage containers.

In a letter Dec. 15, Waste Management, one of the nation’s largest waste companies, told the state the company would no longer sort cartons out of the ...Read more

The U.S. Justice Department released another tranche of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, including some that add fresh pressure on President Donald Trump over his past relationship with the late, disgraced financier.

The trove includes thousands of additional pages of material related to investigations of Epstein, including a 2020 email from a...Read more

BALTIMORE — Eat, drink and enjoy the outdoors and family gatherings — in moderation, say those who see an increase in heart emergencies during the holiday season.

Cardiac emergencies spike 30% on Christmas Eve, according to American Medical Response, which provides emergency medical services in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., region.

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NEW YORK — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is expected Tuesday to name Lillian Bonsignore, the FDNY’s former emergency services chief, as the Fire Department’s next commissioner, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Mamdani, who is taking office Jan. 1, was expected to officially unveil the appointment at a news conference in Queens ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Franklin County grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict a man who shot and killed a 19-year-old student and injured another this month at Kentucky State University.

A “no true bill” was returned for murder and assault charges against Jacob Bard, 48, of Evansville, Indiana. The decision means the grand jury found no ...Read more

Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, told the FBI in 2023 that Epstein was murdered in his jail cell because he was about to “name names.”

Mark Epstein, 71, who has long believed that his brother was killed, also alleged in the tip that President Donald Trump “authorized” the late sex traffickers murder.

The FBI document is part ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican, has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, he announced on social media Tuesday.

“This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Santa doesn’t just loves snow, he’s a fan of ICE too in a new AI-generated video shared online by the Department of Homeland Security.

It starts off with St. Nicholas suiting up in a red bulletproof vest before he goes out and starts slapping cuffs on undocumented immigrants. Another scene sees Father Christmas processing an ...Read more

ORANGE, Calif. — Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one morning after picking up free groceries. She had brought her husband, teenage son, and 79-year-old mother-in-law to help.

They grabbed canned food, fruit and vegetables, and a grocery store gift card. And then ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — At first glance, it sounds like a problem that shouldn’t exist.

Since Congress allowed enhanced federal health insurance subsidies to expire, you might expect only people who receive those subsidies to be hurt. After all, Californians who don’t receive federal premium subsidies already pay full price for their ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — With plans to launch the massive Starship from Florida next year, SpaceX defended its commitment to airspace safety after a Wall Street Journal article claimed an explosive mission in early 2025 was a greater danger to some flights than previously reported.

The article published Saturday cited Federal Aviation Administration ...Read more

A letter that appears to have been written by Jeffrey Epstein to serial sex abuser Larry Nassar, a former Michigan State University doctor, is among a batch of documents released this week by the U.S. Department of Justice.

The short message references President Donald Trump and, according to another released file, was submitted by the Federal ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — For the 46th consecutive drawing, no one matched all six numbers of the Powerball lottery on Monday, although several new millionaires were created, game officials announced.

Nationwide, nine different tickets matched five of the six winning numbers, missing only the red “Powerball” number. Each ticket is worth $1 million ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A man has been convicted of killing three people at a Minneapolis homeless encampment and remains accused of shooting another man at a sober living facility the next day before being shot and arrested by St. Paul police.

Earl Bennett, 41, was found guilty on Dec. 22 in Hennepin County District Court on three counts of second-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Atop the aerial ladder of a bright red fire engine, a firefighter wrangles a hose. From the spout pours not water but syrup, pumped from an enormous bottle. The stream of viscous liquid is aimed at a giant stack of pancakes 9 feet high.

"Pancake Breakfast" is one of the dozens of floats expected to roll through Pasadena on New ...Read more