Fast-moving wildfires in Spokane, Washington, destroy hundreds of homes: “Worst natural disaster our region has faced”
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown called the wildfires burning through the area the "worst natural disaster our region has faced."
F-35 fighter jet crashes near San Diego Marine Corps base, sparking fire
An aerial photo shows a smoking F-35 fighter jet next to scorched vegetation in a field at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
Nancy Guthrie ransom notes, including message saying she died, released by sheriff’s department
One of the notes threatened to kill Nancy Guthrie if a multimillion-dollar ransom wasn't paid in a week. The second, a few days later, says, "She is buried in nature…
Georgia man who ran toward Capitol with shotgun pleads guilty
Prosecutors say Carter Camacho of Smyrna, Georgia, told police officers who apprehended him outside the Capitol that he intended to confront members of Congress and "scare them into speaking the…
Shooting at food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle leaves 3 dead, 4 wounded, authorities say
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting during a food festival at the Seattle Center near the Space Needle, police said. A suspect was in custody…
Federal appeals court upholds ruling blocking Trump’s order to create federal voter list
A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.
More people booked into ICE detention in June than in any month since crackdown began
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
Mexican man struck and killed by truck after ICE encounter in Florida was on vacation, officials say
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, died July 14 after authorities said he darted across a busy road in St. Augustine, Florida, and into the path of a truck.
Supreme Court will review Alaska’s bid to seize pilot’s plane over 6-pack of beer: “This case isn’t just about me”
The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, argues that taking his 1969 Cessna would violate the Eighth Amendment's "Excessive Fines Clause."
More than 50 million in Northeast face severe weather risk as wildfire smoke impacts air quality
A severe weather threat is in effect from the Ohio Valley through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.