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SAN DIEGO — Chu Ding, a 53-year-old agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, had just finished a Costco run when he noticed a pickup stopped in the parking lot blocking his car.

He tapped on the passenger ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia judge has been placed on administrative leave after a colleague accused him of attempting to influence his decision in a criminal case, sources in the criminal justice system said.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday began forecasting a system to form later this week near Florida with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

In its 8 p.m. ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 2.2-magnitude earthquake hit the North Carolina mountains late Friday, government seismologists confirmed.

The quake struck at 11:23 p.m. and was centered about 5.6 miles west of Rosman, according to...Read more

CHICAGO — With his features hidden by a mask and a black thermal shirt, prosecutors said Lontray Clark ignited a fire in a building with 13 apartments, then returned to his car and banged his hand on the center console. ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has issued a mandatory evacuation order for residents near the Green Fire, a lightning-started wildfire that has been burning since July 1 near Shasta Lake, ...Read more

Mexico is projecting confidence that it will fend off a new set of 30% tariffs that President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to impose next month, with talks already underway to avert the worst.

After Trump went public...Read more

Opposing groups from the French overseas territory of New Caledonia reached an agreement that aims to set out its future status following riots that rocked the Pacific archipelago last year.

The draft deal signed early ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fireworks executive and longtime pyrotechnician appears to have operated in the margins dividing local, state and federal agencies charged with permitting and regulating businesses dealing in ...Read more

Columbia University may be nearing a deal with the Trump administration to reinstate federal funding to the university over civil rights issues, according to reports by multiple news outlets.

The deal would require ...Read more

The Trump Organization plans to expand to Romania, as President Donald Trump’s family deepens its ties in the Balkans and pursues a lineup of new foreign deals.

The company will partner with local real estate developer ...Read more

SEATTLE — Four children who are U.S. citizens have been detained with their mother for about two weeks after she was arrested by Border Patrol agents at Peace Arch Park near the U.S.-Canada border in June, U.S. Rep. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his allies have seized upon a new way to criticize the head of the U.S. central bank: his handling of an expensive renovation of the Fed’s headquarters.

The construction project...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Texas-based company gave $10,000 to Florida’s Republican Party days before getting state contracts to help with transportation at a state-run detention facility for migrants in the Everglades.

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David Duchovny had to call out character inconsistencies in The X-Files.

The 64-year-old star found fame as FBI agent Fox Mulder in the hit sci-fi series and recalled how he often needed to correct episodic directors on ...Read more

Rita Ora "still feels" Liam Payne's presence.

The 34-year-old singer duetted with the tragic One Direction star - who passed away aged 31 after a falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina last October - on the track For ...Read more

Eric Stonestreet is "so happy" that Travis Kelce is dating Taylor Swift.

The Modern Family actor is close friends with NFL star as he is a supporter of the Kansas City Chiefs and believes that the tight end is the perfect...Read more

Sydney Sweeney is being lined up to play the next Bond girl.

The 27-year-old actress is wanted by new 007 director Denis Villeneuve for a role in the upcoming movie and the Euphoria actress is also said to have the ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Nearly record-low rain in the spring combined with extreme heat could put a strain on agriculture and worsen fire risk throughout Idaho, weather officials have warned.

Most of the state is under drought ...Read more

A masked gunman fatally shot a University of California, Berkeley business professor while he visited his kids in Greece, according to several media reports.

Przemysław “Przemek” Jeziorski, an associate marketing ...Read more