Federal judges in Texas and North Carolina have handed down lengthy prison terms in separate child exploitation cases.

Trump imposed his so-called “reciprocal tariffs” in April 2025 using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a rule that allows the president to regulate commerce in case of a national ...

At least two female Labor Department staffers have accused Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband, Shawn DeRemer, of sexual assault.

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President Trump said he's directing the Pentagon and other federal agencies to identify and release files related to UFOs and extraterrestrial life.

Addictive, AI-enabled tablets are taking over, and also, Woody is balding in the new Toy Story movie, out June 19.

Kyle and Roen Horn ran away from their California home but claimed to a new community that they had grown up in the woods ...

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