Actor Ruby Rose's public allegations of sexual assault against pop star Katy Perry have made their way to Australian officials, days after the former raised her claims on social media.

A spokesperson for the Victoria Police in Australia confirmed in a statement to The Times on Wednesday that its Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thom Tillis didn’t hold back his opinion of President Donald Trump posting an image of himself as Jesus or attacking Pope Leo.

Early Monday, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed in a white robe with a red shawl draped over it. Jesus is often depicted wearing the same garments in Western art, a symbol of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans again fended off a Democratic attempt to force President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran, but there are signs GOP anxiety could bubble up as the conflict nears the 60-day mark.

The Senate on Wednesday voted 47-52 against a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a joint resolution from Sen....Read more

A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday introduced a resolution declaring a recent Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that halted impeachment against a Lexington judge unconstitutional.

The resolution, introduced by state Rep. John Blanton, R-Salyersville, on the last day of Kentucky’s legislative session, called a recent high court ruling that stopped...Read more

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a rare public apology for criticism she levied toward Brett Kavanaugh during a speaking appearance.

“At a recent appearance at the University of Kansas School of Law, I referred to a disagreement with one of my colleagues in a prior case, but I made remarks that were inappropriate,�...Read more

BALTIMORE —Maryland lawmakers probably face this question every January at the start of the General Assembly session: What can we bring home to our constituents in April to justify those 90 days in Annapolis?

This year, the question loomed particularly large for two reasons: The spiking utility bills that stand in for a broader affordability ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four people stranded on a Bering Sea ice floe for nearly two days were rescued Sunday via helicopter, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

The Coast Guard said in a Wednesday statement that it rescued a subsistence seal hunting party of three adults and one child about 10 miles west of the Western Alaska community of Chefornak on ...Read more

Monday night’s EF-2 tornado had just plowed through four blocks of Ottawa, Kansas, ripping off roofs and demolishing buildings as the storm muscled its way east.

Twenty-five miles later, at the Shady Acres R.V. Park in Hillsdale, a twister descended, lifting and tossing and spinning mobile homes like Lego pieces.

“Then we could see the ...Read more

DENVER — An alert from Denver’s gunshot detection system prompted police officers to swarm a Montbello woman’s 70th birthday party with guns drawn and detain Black partygoers for close to an hour — even though the ShotSpotter alert was 20 minutes old, for a neighboring address and was likely triggered by fireworks, according to a new ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York families sounded off at a public hearing Tuesday night over a plan to launch the city’s first public high school focused on artificial intelligence ahead of a key vote later this month.

The school, Next Generation Technology High School, is expected to open this fall in Lower Manhattan, pending approval by the city’s ...Read more

CHICAGO — Illinoisans trying to escape domestic violence sought help in record numbers in 2025, according to a new report from the organization that runs the state’s domestic violence assistance hotline.

Almost 70,000 people from all over the state seeking assistance with shelter, emotional support, legal help and other services contacted ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento teacher who was removed from her position after allegedly allowing students to wield hammers and a crowbar to help her tear up classroom carpet last year is suing her employer for sex- and race-based discrimination, retaliation, emotional distress and defamation.

In her complaint, former Phoebe Hearst ...Read more

WASHINGTON — With a fragile ceasefire set to expire with Iran in a matter of days, President Donald Trump is still deciding between diplomacy and a resumption of fighting that may ultimately hinge on his definition of victory.

Negotiations have continued over the last week between the warring sides over a potential agreement that would end ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming is pushing back on the city’s request to disqualify her attorneys in a lawsuit against City Hall, arguing that Baltimore officials are attempting to curtail her authority.

In a Tuesday filing in Baltimore Circuit Court, attorneys for Cumming argue that the independent Office of...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A divided Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state law enforcement violated the rights of a Minneapolis man convicted of murder because a warrant that obtained data from Google to identify him as a suspect was overly broad.

Lawsuits around the country have tested the constitutionality of geofence warrants — which law...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The National Park Service broke the law when it greenlit a mining operations in the Mojave National Preserve amid a long-running dispute with agency officials that took an abrupt turn when President Donald Trump took office, alleges a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the National Parks Conservation Association.

"Mojave National ...Read more

WASHINGTON — For the fourth time since the war in Iran began, Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman joined nearly every Republican on Wednesday to help kill an effort to restrict the president’s attacks in the Middle East.

The vote on the measure took place roughly a week after Trump threatened to eliminate Iran’s “whole civilization,” ...Read more

NEW YORK — SantaCon is run by a conman who siphoned millions of dollars meant for New York charities, federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Wednesday — describing the leader of the annual crimson plague as a grinch who “stole Christmas from tens of thousands of victims.”

Stefan Pildes was charged with wire fraud in an unsealed ...Read more

Democratic lawmakers are facing questions about ties to disgraced ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell, who was able to rise through the political ranks even as some say his ugly behavior to women was considered an open secret on Capitol Hill.

New York Rep. Dan Goldman of Manhattan and Rep. Josh Riley, who represents a Catskills district, both returned ...Read more

NEW YORK — Three dozen young members from two warring Brooklyn gangs have been indicted for unleashing a wave of broad-daylight gun violence in Brownsville — killing one and wounding 10 others, and sending children scrambling in playgrounds and housing complex courtyards.

The violent rivalry between the WOOO and CHOO gangs has raged for ...Read more