Floodwaters threatened hundreds of homes in southwestern Colorado over the weekend as heavy rains caused rivers and creeks in multiple counties to overflow.

With more rain on the horizon Sunday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency for flooding in the southwest part of the state, according to a statement from his ...Read more

After 23 years on defense, veteran Federal Defenders lawyer Deirdre von Dornum is itching to play offense.

The longtime public defender — known as a smiling legal gladiator who’s won rare acquittals in a federal system where prosecutors prevail at trial 90% of the time — is making the move to the Manhattan-based law firm Sher Tremonte to ...Read more

When Texas neurologist Hamid Kadiwala told his parents he was heading to Gaza to volunteer at a hospital there, they begged him to reconsider.

"Why would you take that risk?" they asked. What about his Fort Worth medical practice? His wife? His four children?

But Kadiwala, 42, had been deeply shaken by images from Gaza of mass death and ...Read more

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s administration no longer publishes a public, regular accounting of how much the state is spending in the current fiscal year on the emergency shelter system housing homeless families and pregnant women because a state law mandating the data expired.

In seven reports released since fiscal year 2026 started ...Read more

As the vehicle approached the Tijuana border, Etelvina Lázaro’s son, sitting behind the wheel, asked her again if she was sure.

“I’ve already made up my mind,” she recalled telling him in Spanish. “I’m leaving.”

Lázaro, a 54-year-old grandmother, had lived with her family in San Diego for over 20 years. But after her husband, ...Read more

Across America, churches meant to be sanctuaries are facing deadly threats in the 21st century, and safeguarding congregations from attacks has become increasingly challenging.

Church security is a hugely complicated field, experts say, one that brings no one-size-fits-all solutions and few easy answers. Churches range in size from tiny ...Read more

Eileen Cunningham began registering voters in 2019 outside a Shop N' Go in Lincoln Place.

Ahead of the contentious 2020 presidential election, and amid a global pandemic, she noticed that her neighbors had many questions — and concerns — about where and how they should be casting their ballots.

Cunningham, secretary of the Pittsburgh ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s administration signaled openness Sunday to a deal with China to quell fresh trade tensions while also warning that recent export controls announced by Beijing were a major barrier to talks.

Vice President JD Vance called on Beijing to “choose the path of reason” in the latest spiraling trade fight between the ...Read more

Vice President JD Vance called on Beijing to “choose the path of reason” in the latest spiraling trade fight between the U.S. and China, claiming that President Donald Trump has more leverage.

“It’s going to be a delicate dance, and a lot of it is going to depend on how the Chinese respond,” Vance said on Fox News’s "Sunday Morning ...Read more

Madagascar’s presidency said an attempt to seize power was underway and an army faction backing anti-government demonstrators claimed it had taken control of the military and named a new commanding officer.

“The presidency of the republic is hereby informing the country and the international community that an attempt to seize power ...Read more

The nation has been given a split screen view of Chicago.

On one side, President Donald Trump declares the city a war-torn “hellhole” requiring deployment of National Guard troops to help enforce his administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts as the Department of Homeland Security posts propaganda videos on social media. ...Read more

The nation has been given a split screen view of Chicago.

On one side, President Donald Trump declares the city a war-torn “hellhole” requiring deployment of National Guard troops to help enforce his administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts as the Department of Homeland Security posts propaganda videos on social media. ...Read more

President Donald Trump will look to seal the biggest diplomatic achievement of his second term when he travels to the Middle East to herald a deal ending the Israel-Hamas war and greet hostages emerging from two years of subjugation.

The fragile ceasefire stands as a major test of Trump’s dealmaking abilities, one that would bolster his goal ...Read more

China said the U.S. should stop threatening it with higher tariffs and urged further negotiations to resolve outstanding trade issues, adding it will not hesitate to retaliate should Washington persist in its measures against Beijing.

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an additional 100% tariff on China as well as export controls on “...Read more

An estimated 1.4 million immigrants who are in the country legally but are not citizens stand to lose their government-subsidized health care coverage under the sweeping tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law this summer, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The One Big Beautiful Bill ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tired of rampant shoplifting scaring away citizens and shoppers, Long Beach is trying to force stores to add staff and reduce dependence on self-checkout.

The beachfront city, with a population of around half a million, last month started requiring major food and pharmacy retailers to do more to stop theft. So far, the measures ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Rev. Rodney Hudson has had enough scary confrontations in and around his churches that he has taken safety measures many would consider extreme.

There was the day he was giving the eulogy at a funeral and the son of the deceased rose to attack him in the pulpit. And another day, when two men mugged him in the church parking ...Read more

Editor's note: If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org.

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For Gen Z adults, the oldest of whom are now reaching their late 20s, suicide is taking more lives than 10 years ago when millennials were the ...Read more

Diane Keaton, who died Saturday at 79, is one of cinema's most legendary actors. She played some of the most recognizable roles of the late 20th century, and blazed a trail for generations of women to come. Here's a list of Keaton's 10 most important films, presented in alphabetical order. We'll leave the ranking to her devoted fans.

'Annie ...Read more