The stunning success of Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor has exposed the fiery divisions plaguing the Democratic Party as it struggles to repair its brand
Oregon Legislature repeals contested wildfire hazard map
Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contested wildfire hazard map
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ordered to consider crypto as an asset when buying mortgages
The head of the federal government agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants the mortgage giants to consider accepting a homebuyer’s cryptocurrency holdings in their criteria for buying mortgages from banks
Trump representative Kari Lake on Voice of America’s fate: ‘Scrap the whole thing and start over’
Former Arizona newscaster Kari Lake, picked by President Donald Trump to manage Voice of America and the agency overseeing it, told a congressional committee that they were rotten to the core and should be scrapped
US blocks money transfers by 3 Mexico-based financial institutions accused of aiding cartels
The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on three financial institutions in Mexico it says were used to launder millions of dollars for cartels, in a move officials say would block certain money transfers between them and American financial i...
Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos faces additional charges
A Harvard University researcher accused of smuggling clawed frog embryos into the United States is facing additional charges
Family disputes official account of Nevada inmate’s death, alleging excessive force and a cover-up
The family of a Nevada inmate who died in custody in December 2023 is disputing the official account of his death
Philadelphia jury convicts suburban man of killing Temple University officer
A Philadelphia jury has convicted a suburban man of killing a Temple University police officer who chased him down as a suspect in a series of carjackings
Former Venezuela spymaster pleads guilty to narcoterrorism charge ahead of trial
A former Venezuelan spymaster who was close to the country’s late President Hugo Chávez has pleaded guilty to narco-terrorist charges
Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state’s death row for a woman’s murder in 1976
Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state's death row for a woman's murder in 1976