Until Thursday morning, it had been nearly four centuries since the arrest of a senior British royal.

On his 66th birthday, the late Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite son was detained on suspicion of misconduct in public office. By evening, the former prince was released from police custody. But the ongoing investigation will unpick years of ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning to Iran — that it has just 10 to 15 days to avert potential military action — suggests matters could come to a head when the United Nations nuclear watchdog next meets to decide whether to further censure the Islamic Republic.

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s board is scheduled to hold a ...Read more

A leading Venezuelan opposition figure spoke out against a newly approved amnesty law shortly after he was released from house arrest Thursday, challenging a measure that could free hundreds of other dissidents but with carve-outs and judicial restrictions that limit its reach.

The legislation — which passed unanimously Thursday and was ...Read more

A Miami man is accused of selling sadistic internet videos in which someone stomps dogs and other animals to death to satisfy viewers’ sexual fetishes.

Francisco Javier Ravelo, 47, a former contractor for the U.S. Air Force in Florida, is charged with distributing videos over the internet that show animals — from dogs to primates — being ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York-Presbyterian Hospital has reached a tentative deal with its nurses, ending a historic six-week strike, officials said Friday.

Striking nurses could return to work as early as next week if members of the New York State Nurses Association ratify the new contract this weekend.

The tentative agreement includes improved ...Read more

KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip — It had been 647 days since Amani Imran left her home, and she had felt every single one of them.

So when the call came at 10 p.m. telling her she was finally leaving Egypt and returning to Gaza the next day, she didn't think about the house that was destroyed in Israel's onslaught on the enclave, or worry about the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to sue states for their artificial intelligence laws, but how the push is affecting work on future legislation depends on a state’s politics.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order in December that directs the Department of Justice to sue states with AI laws the administration deems “...Read more

A total lunar eclipse will cross the skies over the contiguous United States on Tuesday, March 3, turning the Moon a deep reddish color in what’s commonly called a “blood moon.”

No special eye protection is required to watch.

This will be the third total lunar eclipse in the past year. It could also be your last chance for a long time to...Read more

Following a large water pipe rupture at the Colgate Power Plant which led to hundreds and possibly thousands of salmon killed in lower Yuba River, Yuba Water Agency on Tuesday announced the $300,000 grant to a local conservation group for its fish restoration project, while turning down a second bid for a separate fish habitat effort.

The ...Read more

A federal judge is weighing whether to extend his order blocking the arrest and detention of Minnesota refugees legally admitted to the United States who await their green card.

At a hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge John Tunheim heard arguments in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis in the class action lawsuit against federal officials over...Read more

Jeffrey Epstein’s estate and its two co-executors have agreed to pay as much as $35 million to resolve outstanding legal claims of his victims who haven’t already reached settlements.

Epstein’s estate and the co-executors, Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, agreed to the settlement to “finally, and forever resolve, discharge, and settle”...Read more

A report on the Boeing Starliner mission that left two astronauts behind on the International Space Station in 2024 has pushed NASA to reclassify the incident in the same category as the Space Shuttle Columbia and Challenger disasters.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the agency now considers the mission a “Type A mishap,” which means...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration last August told the U.S. Department of Justice that Philadelphia remains a “welcoming city” for immigrants and that it had no plans to change the policies the Trump administration has said make it a “sanctuary city,” according to a letter obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer ...Read more

An accomplished Caltech astrophysicist with more than four decades of research contributions in galactic astronomy and the study of distant planets was fatally shot in a rural area of Antelope Valley on Monday morning. A suspect in the shooting has been charged with murder.

Deputies responded to a 911 call for assault with a deadly weapon in ...Read more

U.S. authorities have issued a new $1 million bounty for a Haitian gang leader. This time their focus is on Johnson “Izo” André, the brash 20-something year-old leader of one of Haiti’s most well-armed criminal armed groups, the 5 Segond/5 Segonn gang.

André, widely known as “Izo,” is being targeted for his alleged role in the March...Read more

It’s been nearly 48 hours since 15 skiers went missing in the Sierra Nevada following a backcountry avalanche.

A group of skiers and professional guides were traversing the Castle Peak area of the mountain amid a heavy snowstorm on Tuesday morning when they were reported missing. The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office launched a rescue and ...Read more

The city of Providence hired a firm to conduct an independent review of its response to a shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and kicked off a five day manhunt for the killer.

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) will conduct the review which Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said will be made public after its completion....Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is directing federal agencies to release government documents that discuss extraterrestrial life and unexplained aerial phenomenon.

“Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying ...Read more

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for the Sacramento Valley and northern San Joaquin Valley. Fresno has been issued a freeze watch.

This warning comes after the intense winter storm that fell upon the Sierra Nevada. The winter storm resulted in a deadly avalanche and the deaths of about eight people, according to previous...Read more