WASHINGTON — Gobble and Waddle are free.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned the North Carolina-bred turkeys that he said he wanted to name “Chuck and Nancy,” a holiday season dig at two longtime Democratic foes: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi of California.

“But then I ...Read more

ATLANTA — A contentious standardized college admissions test designed to usurp the SAT and ACT — and ultimately reshape the American education system — is gaining traction in conservative states across the country. Georgia could be next.

At a University System of Georgia Board of Regents meeting earlier this month, the body signaled a ...Read more

DENVER — The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs a decade ago died Saturday, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records.

Robert Dear, 67, has been in state or federal custody since the 2015 mass shooting. Federal prison records list him as “deceased,” but no ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C.— The founder of an anti-abortion group who shot and wounded a man during a confrontation in front of Planned Parenthood in Columbia has been arrested.

According to records from the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, Mark Baumgartner was taken into custody Tuesday.

Baumgartner is being charged with assault and battery...Read more

The White House signaled optimism around efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia while warning that additional negotiations to address remaining sticking points would be necessary, despite reports earlier suggesting a deal was afoot.

Still, little suggested that the progress made between the United States and Ukraine would ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California could see an early start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates and late mutations to the virus may leave the state particularly exposed to transmission, health experts say.

Already, there are warning signs. Los Angeles County recently reported its first flu death of the season, and other ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In a case that calls into question plant clearing techniques that have become fundamental to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, the San Diego Superior Court has ordered the agency to amend a program to reduce wildfire risk across the state because it could make things worse.

The yearslong ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Inglewood Police Department "systematically" violated state public records laws by disregarding requests for documents related to police misconduct, including fatal shootings, and must now post the information on its website, a judge has ruled.

In 2021, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California sued the ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami residents will have a chance to weigh in on Donald Trump’s plans to build a billion-dollar high-rise legacy project adjacent to the Freedom Tower after Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees decided Tuesday to take a new, publicly noticed vote on transferring its land for the project.

The college’s attorneys had been ...Read more

MIAMI — For the first time in a decade, every single state, including the storm magnet of Florida, escaped the entire hurricane season without a direct hit from a hurricane.

Meteorologists say we owe this good fortune to an unusual weather pattern that steered nearly every storm away, a rare phenomenon of two hurricanes merging and some dumb ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Catherine Szpindor, the chief administrative officer for the House since 2021, will step down from her post at the end of this year.

Szpindor’s resignation was read during a pro forma session on Tuesday. She will be replaced on an interim basis by Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Anne Binsted.

“It has been a great ...Read more

CHICAGO — The recent deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino about the use of force by his immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz” seemed to go off the rails the minute they said “hello.”

“You didn’t want to shake (Bovino’s) hand when he walked into the room,” Department of Justice attorney Sarmad Khojasteh...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An advertisement encouraging federal immigration officials to rethink their jobs is hitting Charlotte airwaves days after U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested hundreds across the city.

The 60-second television ad is directed at Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “who may be grappling with guilt, burnout, or moral ...Read more

U.S. officials have imposed visa restrictions on a top Haitian government official for allegedly supporting gangs and other criminal organizations and obstructing the Haitian government’s fight against gangs that have been designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

The State Department’s decision comes amid intensifying political ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Fire Department waited nearly six hours after responding to a massive hazardous materials fire at the Port of L.A. on Friday to order residents to "get inside IMMEDIATELY and close all windows and doors" due to potential toxic smoke.

The department's shelter-in-place order for areas of San Pedro and Wilmington ...Read more

The White House signaled optimism around efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia while warning that additional negotiations to address remaining sticking points would be necessary, despite reports earlier suggesting a deal was afoot.

“There are a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details that must be sorted out and ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has raised $2 million for his transition efforts in less than 20 days as he prepares to take office on Jan 1.

The cash has flowed mostly from small donors — with 25,620 individual donors and an average contribution of $75.

The fundraising reflects Mamdani’s focus on grassroots support. ...Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said talks with the U.S. about a peace plan were continuing following a report suggesting that Kyiv agreed to the terms of a potential deal to end Russia’s full-scale invasion.

“Communication with the American side continues,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X following a phone call with German ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Texas redistricting case now before the Supreme Court turns on a question that often divides judges: Were the voting districts drawn based on politics, or race?

The answer, likely to come in a few days, could shift five congressional seats and tip political control of the House of Representatives after next year's midterm ...Read more