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The murder case against the man accused of killing political commentator Charlie Kirk can proceed to trial with a charge that makes the suspect eligible for the death penalty, a Utah judge ruled Tuesday.

The judge said ...Read more

A Lake Tahoe swimmer was attacked by a river otter Sunday, leaving her with multiple cuts and wounds that required 38 stitches.

Lynnette Bellin of Reno, Nev., told The Sacramento Bee in a statement that she was taking a ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California legislators on Monday sent two bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom that would change how chatbots are made and regulated in the state. The legislation could have ramifications across the country ...Read more

NEW YORK — As firefighters and EMS members who responded to 9/11 get older, the FDNY is pushing for the federal government to add cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, and other ailments to the list of covered 9/11 ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pressed U.S. oil refiners to boost domestic production of gasoline and diesel during a closed-door meeting Tuesday, as he contends with high prices and mounting cost-of-living concerns...Read more

NEW YORK — She has been dead for many years now, not from anything related to 9/11, because they saved her that day.

But to hear the firefighters who pulled Josephine Harris from the World Trade Center rubble on Sept. ...Read more

Minnesota’s hemp industry can breathe a little easier after Congress approved a one-month delay of a hemp ban many producers say would be devastating.

In a bipartisan, 370-to-40 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s not exactly a full-throated endorsement of the candidate who defeated him in a contentious South Florida congressional primary, but Oliver Larkin says he’s going to “stand by our ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to launch a new phase of the county’s fight against Tijuana River pollution, approving funding to plan a new treatment system to capture sewage from ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A wildfire broke out Tuesday afternoon roughly 10 miles west of Yosemite National Park, prompting authorities to order evacuations and close Highway 140, one of the main routes into the park, only a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday adopted a resolution denouncing “socialism in all its forms,” boosting a Republican messaging push just two months before the midterm elections.

It also calls for passage of a GOP-...Read more

WASHINGTON — The conflict between the United States and Iran has escalated sharply, with American forces carrying out a fresh wave of strikes and the Iranians saying they have retaliated.

U.S. Central Command said in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — House members on Tuesday censured Rep. Chuck Edwards for sexual harassment of two former staffers, even as he insisted that poetry he wrote and gifts he gave were not intended to be romantic.

They voted ...Read more

Dolly Parton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is being repaired after vandals reportedly defaced it.

The “Here I Come Again” singer’s name was scratched off of a sidewalk marker dedicated to Parton in 1984, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Rep. Chuck Edwards apologized Tuesday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to the two young women on his staff he’s accused of sexually harassing, and to his family, including his wife, Teresa...Read more

Legislation that would have helped California wildfire victims receive compensation more quickly, but that utilities said didn’t do enough to reduce their financial risks, died in Sacramento on Tuesday after the Assembly...Read more

DENVER — Voters will decide whether to raise income taxes on the highest-earning Coloradans this November, the secretary of state’s office said Tuesday, all but setting the ballot for the general election.

Initiative ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Defense-minded lawmakers are growing concerned about leadership vacuums in the military following the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

“I’m tired of all the churn. I want to see some ...Read more

A federal judge this week threw out the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit challenging California policies that allow transgender athletes to compete on school sports teams that match their gender identity.

The Justice ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States launched a fresh wave of strikes against targets in Iran and the Islamic Republic said it retaliated, as the back-and-forth of fighting between the two escalated sharply.

President Donald ...Read more