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The hip-hop mogul has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges that could put him in prison for life if he is convicted.
An appeals court on Friday refused to freeze a California-based judge’s order halting the Trump administration from downsizing the federal workforce.
President Donald Trump says he’s going to double the tariff rate on steel to 50%, a dramatic increase that could further push up prices.
President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday.
Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died. She was 87.
Reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley have been pardoned by President Donald Trump after being imprisoned on federal convictions for bank fraud and tax evasion
The Supreme Court has again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while American incomes jumped.
Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Billions of periodical cicadas will emerge across parts of the Eastern U.S.
The search for the man was suspended on Thursday because of unsafe conditions.
Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died.
The U.S. Justice Department has formally moved to dismiss a criminal fraud charge against Boeing and asked a judge to cancel an upcoming trial connected to two plane crashes that killed 346 people.
Smokey Robinson has filed a defamation lawsuit against four former housekeepers who filed a $50 million lawsuit accusing him of rape and sexual assault.
Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy.
An employee for the Defense Intelligence Agency has been charged with attempting to transmit classified information to a representative of a foreign government.
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the last living grandson of U.S. President John Tyler born 83 years after his grandfather left the White House in 1845, died.
A man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through the front gate of her home has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law for now.
A stunt performer has sued Kevin Costner, alleging she was subjected to an unscripted rape scene without proper warning, consent or protocols while shooting his film “Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 2.”
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration wrongly ended humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of people allowed to live in the United States temporarily.
Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, the White House said Thursday.
A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.
Ford is recalling more than a million vehicles due to a software issue.
Stocks worldwide are rising on Thursday after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
The president’s tendency to levy extremely high import taxes and then retreat has created what’s known as the “TACO” trade across financial markets.
The Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 on Wednesday night to win the Western Conference finals series 4-1 and advance to the NBA Finals.
The rapper was sentenced to just under two years in prison in 2024 after he acknowledged possessing weapons despite being a convicted felon.
Ajay Dev was released after 16 years in prison for 76 convictions of sexual assault on a minor and related charges.
He said the legislation “undermines the work” of his Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE.
A federal trade court is blocking President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed pardons for reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley.
Hoover was imprisoned in connection with a murder in 1973.
A federal judge has immediately rejected a defense request for a mistrial at the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, has welcomed her third child.
British prosecutors say influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged with rape and other crimes in Britain.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s considering pardoning the men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer.
The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S.
A 74-year-old former surgeon who raped hundreds of victims over a period spanning more than two decades was given a maximum prison sentence.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt an order allowing migrants to challenge their deportations to South Sudan.
SpaceX launches another Starship rocket after back-to-back explosions, but it tumbles out of control
SpaceX has relaunched its Starship mega rocket after back-to-back explosions.
A former top aide to Sean “Diddy” Combs has testified at his sex trafficking trial that the music mogul threatened her with death on her first day on the job.
President Donald Trump is set to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted on fraud and tax evasion charges.
The musician who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy” died Monday in Ormond Beach, Florida.
The WNBA says it cannot substantiate claims that racist fan behavior took place during a game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever earlier this month.
Hercules and Ned have quite the spacious office at West Virginia’s busiest airport.
Driver arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after dozens injured during Liverpool soccer parade
Police say at least 65 people were injured when a car rammed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating their teams Premier League championship.
Philadelphia's mayor says there are no excuses for violence like the Memorial Day shooting that killed two people and injured another nine at a park in the city.
National Public Radio and three local stations filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump.
