A Colorado judge has rejected the plea deal of a funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building. The judge ruled Monday after family members of the deceased said the deal’s 15- to 20-year sentence for Carie Hallfo…

Two men have been charged with terrorism-related crimes in the Detroit area after federal authorities made arrests and seized a cache of weapons last week in a storage unit and elsewhere. According to a 72-page criminal complaint unsealed in federal court, th…

The world's leading authority on hunger crises says famine has spread to two regions in war-torn Sudan. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification says famine has been detected in el-Fasher city in Darfur and Kadugli town in South Kordofan province. Pa…

A judge next month will hear arguments on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss charges of human smuggling against him on the grounds of “vindictive prosecution.” The man whose mistaken deportation galvanized opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigrat…

New York City’s mayoral candidates are set to make a final push to get voters to the polls as the race to lead America’s biggest city nears its finale. Ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republica…

Israel says the latest remains of three hostages returned from Gaza are soldiers who were killed in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023 on southern Israel that started the war. The army said their bodies were dragged by militants back to Gaza along with scor…

The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making clear that h…

President Donald Trump’s administration faces Monday deadlines to tell two federal judges whether it will fully fund the nation’s biggest food aid program using emergency reserves during the government shutdown. Judges in Rhode Island and Massachusetts ruled …

Donald Trump features prominently in state and local elections happening Tuesday, a year after he retook the White House. These elections are the first general contests of his second term. The results could either support or challenge his agenda. Key races in…

The U.S. stock market is ticking higher in mixed trading, led once again by big tech companies. The S&P 500 added 0.4% Monday and was nearing its all-time high set last week, even though the majority of stocks within the index were falling. The Dow Jones Indu…