President Donald Trump’s unusual decision to reveal a covert U.S. strike against what he said was a drug-trafficking facility in Venezuela marked a new escalation in his pressure campaign against the regime of Nicolas Maduro, raising new questions about how far Trump is willing to go.

Trump, who’s repeatedly threatened to expand his ...Read more

On the second day of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s brief, chaotic return to Chicago earlier this month, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisor dialed 911 as a convoy of federal vehicles sped north on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

“This is Supervisory Border Patrol Agent (redacted),” the agent said. “How are you doing today?�...Read more

NEW YORK — Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, died Tuesday just over a month after revealing her terminal cancer diagnosis. She was 35.

Schlossberg announced in a Nov. 22 essay that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and given a year to live. She was first diagnosed in May 2024.

“Our beautiful ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Health care policy will be top of mind when Congress returns to Washington in January, with lawmakers acknowledging that escalating insurance premiums are hitting millions of Americans.

That’s about where the agreement ends. The parties and even the factions within them are sharply divided on the path forward — with several ...Read more

For many years, autism has been identified as a spectrum with differing levels of ability. New research suggests that the age when symptoms first appear may help anticipate the specific traits, behaviors and genetic markers associated with an individual’s specific type of autism.

“Unraveling the complexity of autism is a particularly ...Read more

The Trump administration on Monday announced that all 50 states will receive proceeds from a $50 billion rural health fund, the creation of which helped secure the support for President Trump’s tax cuts law from Republican senators worried about the impact of Medicaid cuts in their states.

In 2026, the first year of the program, states will ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado is coming closer to universal access to overdose-reversing medication as residents snap up an over-the-counter version and hospitals offer it to more patients.

Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, counters the effect of opioids so that a person who is overdosing doesn’t stop breathing. For the last decade, Colorado ...Read more

Idaho’s U.S. senators have sounded the alarm with President Donald Trump over his recent decision to relax federal marijuana restrictions.

Republicans Mike Crapo and Jim Risch each signed a letter sent to Trump opposing his executive order this month that directs reclassification of marijuana to a lower-level drug in the U.S. Initial word of ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The mere threat of a billionaire tax landing on the California ballot in 2026 has already prompted some of the state’s ultra-wealthy to move their residences and assets elsewhere, according to one tax adviser.

David Lesperance, who advises several ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families on tax and immigration ...Read more

In a year in which the Nevada Legislature met twice, including a special session in November, legislators passed hundreds of bills. Some of the laws take effect the first day of 2026.

They include an expansive crime bill re-introduced by Gov. Joe Lombardo and “Lizzy’s Law,” which is named after a Reno girl who died in a bounce house ...Read more

NEW YORK — More cops will be patrolling the Crossroads of the World during Wednesday’s New Year’s Eve celebration as the NYPD starts to employ a secondary screening process for revelers already inside the viewing pens waiting for the ball to drop, police said Tuesday.

Speaking at Times Square with Mayor Eric Adams, Police Commissioner ...Read more

European leaders held a call to discuss Ukraine after Russia said it would revise its negotiating position, claiming Ukrainian drones targeted a residence of President Vladimir Putin.

“Our work to ensure robust security guarantees continues unabated,” Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said Tuesday in a post on X. He said that Kyiv’s allies...Read more

Jeff Jackson and several other state attorneys general won a lawsuit against two federal agencies that refused to release $17 million earmarked to this state for its response to Helene and other projects.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security changed the terms of two grants — the Emergency Management ...Read more

The United States on Tuesday imposed a new round of sanctions targeting a network of Iranian and Venezuelan individuals and companies accused of facilitating the transfer of military technology between the two countries, including the production of combat drones used by Venezuela’s armed forces.

The measures, announced by the Treasury ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Trump administration is seeking Kentucky voters’ personal information from state election officials as a part of an effort to ensure voter roll compliance and collect data on voters across the country.

Kentucky has yet to comply with the request, citing concerns about giving away more than 3.3 million voters’ ...Read more

The United Arab Emirates said it will withdraw forces from Yemen following a flare up in tensions with Gulf ally Saudi Arabia over military operations in the conflict-hit country.

“In light of recent developments and their potential implications for the safety and effectiveness of counterterrorism missions,” the UAE will pull out remaining...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Southern California should be prepared for rain and blustery conditions this week.

Residents can also expect to have a rainy New Year's Eve and Day, with rainfall rates from a quarter to half an inch an hour predicted on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

"The chances of a wet New Years Parade, and including the night ...Read more

Saudi Arabia told the United Arab Emirates to withdraw its forces from Yemen and halt support for armed groups there, escalating tensions between the oil-rich allies over the conflict in the divided nation.

In a public rebuke of the UAE’s recent role in Yemen, Saudi Arabia accused Abu Dhabi of “pressuring” a separatist group in the south...Read more