SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula on Monday afternoon, the last stop on his Asia trip aimed at deepening regional security ties to counter China and underscoring Washington’s commitment to Seoul.

Hegseth visited the so-called Joint Security Area in Panmunjom...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court found that a Florida judge was too slow in resolving months-old requests to lift her order blocking disclosure of a U.S. Justice Department report on President Donald Trump’s handling of classified information — and gave her 60 days to act.

In a brief, unsigned ruling on Monday, a three-judge panel ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he’d close U.S. airspace if officials determined air travel was dangerous, as the government shutdown stretches into its second month.

“If we thought that it was unsafe, we’ll shut the whole airspace down,” Duffy said on Monday in an interview with CNBC. He said that the U.S. isn�...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jake Haro, the father of missing baby Emmanuel, whose disappearance activated an army of internet sleuths, was sentenced to 25 years to life for the murder of his 7-month-old son.

Haro, 32, who initially pleaded not guilty, reversed course and pleaded guilty on Oct. 16 to one count each of murder, assault on a child under 8 ...Read more

Tons of donations packed and shipped from Miami have been arriving in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated much of the island, leaving at least 32 dead and over a million people desperate for food and water.

But it’s not enough.

“It’s a Hurricane Maria, an Irma and a Dorian all compounded,” said Michael Capponi, the CEO of Miami-...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department defended its controversial criminal case against James B. Comey on Monday, arguing the former FBI director has not met the heavy burden needed to dismiss the case on vindictive prosecution grounds.

Federal prosecutors included further details about their case against Comey in a court filing, responding to ...Read more

Twenty-two states are suing the U.S. Department of Education over a rule that would restrict eligibility for a student loan forgiveness program designed for public service workers like teachers and librarians.

The suit, filed in federal court Monday, is in response to a rule issued by the department late last month that would exclude certain ...Read more

With public attention focused on recovery from Hurricane Melissa, Cuban authorities recently announced that former minister of economy and deputy prime minister Alejandro Gil is set for trial and faces espionage charges, though they provided few details, bringing little clarity into a case that has puzzled Cubans for over a year.

In a statement...Read more

The Trump administration has sent 200 National Guard troops to Oregon, where they remain stationed despite a federal judge’s order barring the president from using them to quell protests in Portland, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in court papers filed late last week.

Newsom said the White House has doubled the number of California Guard ...Read more

FLORA, Ill. — From across the state, several hundred mourners gathered Monday inside a cavernous gymnasium in rural southeastern Illinois to remember the son of Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey, two of his grandchildren, and his daughter-in-law, all of whom were killed in a helicopter crash last month.

In what could have been a...Read more

Lawmakers have passed a bill to strengthen Illinois’ ability to make its own vaccine guidelines — legislation that follows months of tumult over vaccines at the federal level.

The bill expands the authority of the Immunization Advisory Committee, which is a group of doctors and other experts and leaders that makes vaccine recommendations to...Read more

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he was still deciding whether he’d sign legislation that would permit doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives, after the bill narrowly passed the General Assembly last week.

“It was something that I didn’t expect and didn’t know it was going to be voted on, so we’re examining it ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — ICE is “unnecessarily” placing dozens of immigrants detained at its largest California facility in criminal prison-like solitary confinement, according to observations from a disability rights watchdog group that toured the civil detention center.

The findings from Disability Rights California’s report, published Monday...Read more

WASHINGTON — As voters across the U.S. from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia to California prepare to cast ballots Tuesday, election officials are operating with sharply reduced support from a federal government agency that had previously helped states and localities counter bomb threats and cyberattacks.

The Cybersecurity and ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out a new “war on drugs” as a response to the assassination of a regional mayor who was shot at a Day of the Dead celebration, a brazen killing that has sparked national outrage.

“Returning to the war against el narco is not an option,” Sheinbaum told reporters Monday, referring...Read more

WASHINGTON — When it came to contemplating her retirement, Jane Campbell looked to George Washington for guidance.

Before presidential term limits were codified, America’s first leader famously set a precedent by opting to serve only two. It’s a lesson that Campbell, outgoing CEO and president of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, ...Read more

BOSTON — The hits just keep coming for the Canton Police Department.

After their officers were grilled on the stand for their questionable tactics during the Karen Read investigation, one of the department’s cops has been suspended amid “misconduct” allegations.

The town on Oct. 24 was reportedly alerted to the misconduct allegations ...Read more

MIAMI — When South Florida father, psychologist and small business owner Seth Grossman checked Obamacare’s enrollment portal when it opened Saturday, he saw the price for his family’s health care will jump from $3,000 a month to $4,500 if Congress doesn’t extend the current subsidies.

It’s a tale of shock and fear replicating across ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington sounded skeptical Monday of President Donald Trump’s proclamation effectively ending asylum in the United States, during oral arguments over a lower court ruling that found the president exceeded his authority under an immigration law.

A three-judge panel on the U.S Court of Appeals for the...Read more