PHILADELPHIA -- Yentli Soto Albrecht is at risk of developing the same condition that claimed her father’s life two years ago.

The University of Pennsylvania medical student inherited a genetic mutation that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disease in which patients progressively lose the ability to move. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Two Los Angeles-based relatives of a deceased Iranian leader were arrested by immigration agents after one of them extolled Iranian leadership and denigrated the United States and both repeatedly posted images and videos depicting a decidedly Western lifestyle, according to federal authorities and screenshots of the two women’s...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — A globe-spanning law firm is leading the independent review of the March deadly shooting inside Old Dominion University’s Constant Hall.

“Our current reality is that true healing requires real answers,” university President Brian Hemphill said in a message addressed to the campus community.

Cooley LLP was selected to ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday tapped Rebecca Jones Gaston as the next commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services, New York City’s child protective services agency.

Jones Gaston is a former President Joe Biden official and front-line caseworker, according to City Hall. In interviews, she has spoken about her ...Read more

NEW YORK — Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to murdering an eighth woman — on top of the seven victims he has already been charged with killing, according to reports.

Heuermann, 62, is expected to plead guilty to the 1996 slaying of 34-year-old mother of two Karen Vergata, whose remains ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis city leaders are considering legalizing adult bathhouses and sex venues where “sexual activity between consenting adults” would be allowed.

The City Council will decide Tuesday whether to have city staff research several ordinances that would allow adult bathhouses and sex venues to operate again after a 38-year ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to eliminate the “whole” Iranian civilization if its government did not meet his many demands, in a sharp escalation of his war with the Islamic Republic.

In a morning post on his Truth Social platform, Trump sent more conflicting messages about his intentions and how far he might ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die” on Tuesday night if Iran does not meet his deadline to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions as diplomatic talks to end the war remain underway.

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump wrote Tuesday ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore is expected to sign the state budget into law on Wednesday, multiple sources told The Baltimore Sun, finalizing just over two months of negotiations among Maryland lawmakers as they sought to close a billion-dollar deficit without raising taxes.

House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk’s office is expecting the ...Read more

MIAMI – Public safety, legal liability and the president’s personal profit margins are on the line in the high-stakes, closed-door negotiations between Donald Trump’s affiliated companies and Palm Beach County over the renaming of the county airport.

Before the county can start physically changing the signs from Palm Beach International ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles schools are one week away from a historic employee walkout — which for the first time would involve three major unions representing teachers, most non-teaching staff and school administrators, including principals and assistant principals.

If a strike unfolds on April 14 with the three unions — or even two of the...Read more

CHICAGO — One year into his tenure as Chicago’s top federal law enforcement officer, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros is defending his handling of Operation Midway Blitz cases and says a changeover of the old guard and influx of new prosecutors has reinvigorated an office that aims to get back to bread-and-butter targets like violent crime, ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his ultimatum for Iran to agree to a ceasefire deal or face a major military escalation, as both sides kept up attacks in the sixth week of the war.

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump said in a social-...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown is warning residents about a surge in fraudulent investment schemes spreading across social media platforms, where scammers are increasingly using deceptive advertising and artificial intelligence to steal money from unsuspecting users.

The schemes are proliferating on platforms owned by ...Read more