LOS ANGELES — California is heading toward another record year for cases of Valley fever, the disease caused by fungal spores linked to cycles of drought and precipitation.

There were 3,123 reported cases of Valley fever in the first three months of the year, according to state health officials — roughly double the 10-year average for the ...Read more

A state judge in Wisconsin was charged Friday by the FBI with obstructing federal officials who tried to detain an undocumented immigrant scheduled to appear in her courtroom on domestic violence charges last week.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was accused of obstructing a proceeding, and concealing an individual to prevent his ...Read more

The Trump administration said it would reinstate hundreds of international student visas that were revoked over the last few weeks, a major policy reversal that follows a spate of lawsuits from students at U.S. universities across the country.

A Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge in Washington on Friday that the U.S. Immigration and...Read more

As President Donald Trump nears his 100th day in office, a new poll found his approval rating is below those of his recent predecessors during the same period.

In the latest Fox News poll, 44% of respondents said they approve of Trump — who will celebrate his first 100 days at a rally in Michigan on April 29 — while 55% said they disapprove...Read more

DENVER — Jefferson County jurors on Friday found Joseph Koenig guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Alexa Bartell during a rock-throwing spree two years ago.

Koenig, 20, was also convicted of a number of underlying counts of attempted murder, assault, and attempted assault. He will be sentenced to life in prison on June 3.

He was ...Read more

The National Weather Service has warned of "an increased risk" for rapid wildfire spread across New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania as Ocean County's Jones Road Fire remains only partially contained.

The warning runs through from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, covering the entirety of South Jersey and Philadelphia, as well as Jim Thorpe, where a 560...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. — After a man breached security at the governor's mansion, broke in and started several fires — all while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were home — Pennsylvania State Police have commissioned an independent review to investigate how the attack was able to happen.

According to police, the breach occurred after 38-year-...Read more

A college education was once broadly seen as a gateway to success, as a guaranteed route to achieving the American dream.

But now, university degrees are losing their allure with younger generations — as their financial payoff comes into question and as concerns about artificial intelligence rise, according to a new poll.

In a Harris Poll ...Read more

The Trump administration significantly ramped up its clash over immigration with officials at the state and local level on Friday after FBI agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee, accusing her of obstructing an immigration arrest.

“Just NOW, the FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on charges of obstruction — ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Maryland Office of the Council on American Islamic Relations released a statement on Friday demanding that the Howard County Public School System stop using a music book at Dunloggin Middle School that requires students to learn or perform the Israeli national anthem.

The statement came after parents and students protesting ...Read more

DEDHAM, Mass. — Karen Read had a blood alcohol content of around 0.093%, well over the legal driving limit of 0.08% hours after she allegedly struck and killed John O’Keefe with her car.

That BAC figure comes from using the common conversion method of serum ethanol levels, a method described by MedScape.com among other sources. The BAC ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The funeral for Pope Francis was intended to be a stripped down affair to honor the simplicity of the man. Instead the attendance of U.S. President Donald Trump has turned it into a high-profile stage for international diplomacy at a moment of geopolitical turmoil.

With the world in the throes of a trade war, markets gyrating ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla.— The Kissimmee police officer whose brutal beating of a man two years ago sparked a scandal in his department pleaded guilty Friday to felony battery, witness tampering and official misconduct.

Officer Andrew Baseggio now faces up to two years behind bars and must surrender his law enforcement certification, according to the ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Senate voted Friday morning to override Gov. Jared Polis’ veto of a bill aimed at regulating social media — the first step in a maneuver that, if successful, would be the first override in the state in nearly two decades.

Senators voted 29-6 to override the veto the morning after Polis issued it. Senate Bill 86, if ...Read more

A state judge in Wisconsin was arrested Friday by federal agents after an investigation into whether she obstructed an immigration arrest last week.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was taken into custody Friday morning, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post that was later deleted. She was arrested around 8 a.m. at the ...Read more

Five plastic Easter eggs strategically placed in a Texas town were not filled with candy. Instead, police said the eggs were filled with marijuana.

Lufkin police are searching for Avante Nicholson who is accused of planting the eggs in three parks and behind a Motel 6 on Easter, April 20, officials said in an April 24 Facebook post

Police said...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom praised a California congressman for trying to intervene on behalf of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a week after he was criticized by his fellow Democrats for calling the fervor over Garcia’s wrongful deportation to El Salvador a “distraction.”

Newsom asked supporters Thursday to donate on behalf of Rep. ...Read more