A judge sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to four years and two months in federal prison Friday for transporting prostitutes across state lines for drug-fueled sex performances he dubbed “freak-offs,” closing the chapter on the music mogul’s yearslong public downfall.

In sentencing Combs to 50 months in prison — of which he’s required ...Read more

CHICAGO — A federal appeals court Friday denied bond for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan pending his appeal on corruption charges, a decision that means Madigan will have to report to prison on Oct. 13 to begin serving his 7 1/2 year sentence.

Madigan’s attorneys had argued he should remain free for a number of reasons, including that he�...Read more

The federal Office for Victims of Crime announced in the summer that millions of dollars approved for domestic violence survivors and other crime victims would be withheld from states that don't comply with the Trump administration's immigration policies.

California, 19 other states and the District of Columbia sued, alleging that such ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he was “confident” that California universities would reject federal attempts to condition educational funds, a day after the governor said he would block state funds to any California school that agreed to a White House compact in exchange for preferential funding treatment.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether licensed gun owners have a right to carry their weapons at private places and businesses that are open to the public.

At issue are laws in California, Hawaii and three other states that generally prohibit carrying guns on private or public property that is open to the public.

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DENVER — Colorado became the first state in the country Friday to set a maximum price that insurers and patients can pay for a prescription medication — a move that’s likely to face lawsuits.

The state’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board voted to set a maximum price of $600 for 50 milligrams of the arthritis drug Enbrel. Adults ...Read more

CHICAGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it requested sweeping restrictions on drone usage within the Chicago area because of a “credible threat of small, unmanned aircraft systems being used against law enforcement.”

CBP did not respond to a question about what the threat was, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois ...Read more

Of all the finger-pointing and recriminations that come with the current federal government shutdown, one of the most striking elements is that the Trump administration blames it on Democratic support for granting taxpayer-funded health care coverage to undocumented immigrants. The White House has called out California specifically, saying the ...Read more

DENVER — The Denver District Attorney’s Office failed to share police records with defense attorneys in as many as 756 criminal cases since 2022, potentially violating court discovery rules, a probe by the office found.

The prosecutors’ discovery software for years diverted Denver Police Department files that included a forward slash in ...Read more

JERUSALEM — Hamas accepted most of President Donald Trump's terms for ending the war in Gaza on Friday, delivering a "Yes, but…" response that agreed to handing over all hostages and relinquishing control of the enclave but stopped short of the full surrender outlined in the agreement.

The response comes as Trump and officials in his ...Read more

In a significant development that comes six decades after Fidel Castro’s government seized all private property in Cuba, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases involving lawsuits against Cuban companies and four major Florida-based cruise lines accused of trafficking in confiscated property.

In a brief, unsigned order on Friday, ...Read more

The Trump administration escalated its campaign against Venezuelan drug cartels on Friday, announcing a U.S. military strike that destroyed another alleged narco-trafficking vessel off the coast of the South American nation. According to Pentagon officials, four men aboard the boat were killed, and a significant shipment of narcotics was ...Read more

NEW YORK — Disgraced Bad Boy Records founder Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison Friday for transporting women and male escorts across the U.S. for more than a decade to engage in depraved and morbidly relentless sexual performances, so-called “freak-offs,” despite an eleventh-hour apology and plea for mercy...Read more

A judge sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to four years and two months in federal prison Friday for transporting prostitutes across state lines for drug-fueled sex performances he dubbed “freak-offs.”

U.S. District Court Judge Arun Subramanian said that “exploitation and violence against women must be met with real accountability to ...Read more

Hamas agreed to release all Israeli hostages captured in its Oct. 7 attack but said the rest of President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan would be subject to negotiation.

The statement was a positive step that still raised questions about whether the promise would be sufficient to end the fighting. It also didn’t address Trump’s demand...Read more

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — As a gunman brandished his rifle outside the Grand Blanc Township Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sunday after reportedly shooting 10 people and setting the building on fire, a police officer responding to the emergency hollered a command to a colleague, according to his body-worn camera video.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Universal Orlando Resort will reopen its Stardust Racers roller coaster on Saturday for the first time since the tragic death of rider Kevin Rodriguez Zavala last month, but the coaster will no longer accommodate riders like Zavala in wheelchairs, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.

Zavala, of Kissimmee, was helped into the Epic...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s term starting Monday could include major cases on President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, with the government now asking the justices to determine the lawfulness of his order to curtail birthright citizenship.

The executive order from Trump, signed on the first day of his second term as part of a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — An elementary school teacher who reportedly shared a racist image in a group chat with colleagues has been placed on administrative leave as the Long Beach Unified School District investigates the matter.

John Solomon, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at MacArthur Elementary School, is being investigated for allegedly sharing ...Read more

A prominent right-wing influencer was arrested after a fight outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, late Thursday night, police said.

Nick Sortor, 27, of Washington, D.C., and two Oregon residents were taken into custody by the Portland Police Bureau just before 11:30 p.m.

All three were charged with ...Read more