President Donald Trump said Thursday that U.S. military operations against Venezuela’s so-called Cartel de los Soles — until now limited to blowing up speedboats suspected of carrying drugs in the Caribbean — will soon expand onto land, signaling potential incursions inside the South American country.

Trump’s comments came as Venezuelan...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving to extend its crackdown on immigration and bring a first-degree murder charge against the suspected gunman in the shooting of two National Guard members following the death of one of the victims.

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said the suspected gunman would face ...Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his powerful chief of staff and lead negotiator in peace talks, Andriy Yermak, resigned after becoming ensnared in a corruption investigation.

Zelenskyy said in a video posted on Telegram that he will hold consultations Saturday with potential candidates to replace Yermak. The president didn’t ...Read more

As the Los Angeles Fire Department and California State Parks face mounting scrutiny over their handling of a small brushfire that reignited into the deadly Palisades blaze, a newly released document details the agencies’ agreement on restricting how fires were fought and mopped up in some parts of Topanga State Park.

The Wildfire Management ...Read more

In short order, Teddy — a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 3-year-old yellow Lab — punched a wall button with his nose, yanked a rope to open a kitchen cabinet door and tugged a walker across the floor.

After each feat, trainer Emma Hetrick rewarded Teddy with a well-earned piece of kibble. With just a few months to go before graduation, Teddy ...Read more

Australia passed a landmark bill to overhaul the nation’s environmental laws after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government struck a deal with the left-wing minority Greens party.

Both houses of the country’s parliament passed the legislation, Environment Minister Murray Watt said in Canberra. It amends the Environment Protection and ...Read more

Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi used a call with his French counterpart to say the two sides needed to support each other, underscoring Beijing’s push to win diplomatic backing during a spat with Japan.

Wang said in the call Thursday with the French president’s diplomatic adviser, Emmanuel Bonne, that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had...Read more

One member of the West Virginia National Guard who was shot in the attack near the White House in Washington, D.C., died after being in critical condition, President Donald Trump said Thursday.

U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, originally from Webster Springs, West Virginia, died after being shot Wednesday. U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant...Read more

It’s been nearly a year since President Donald Trump kicked off his nationwide immigration enforcement mission, with Florida quickly becoming a top partner.

The state has spent millions of dollars mobilizing Florida agencies and resources on the effort, leading the country in the number of law enforcement agencies working with the federal ...Read more

The search operations for an Army specialist who was swept to sea in the Big Sur area have been suspended, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday.

“After four days of coordinated, intensive operations, and after consulting with California State Parks and other regional partners, the Sheriff’s Office has suspended ...Read more

One member of the West Virginia National Guard who was shot in the attack near the White House in Washington, DC, died after being in critical condition, President Donald Trump said Thursday.

U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, originally from Webster Springs, West Virginia, died after being shot Wednesday. U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant ...Read more

Grated cheese sold under four brands has been recalled at various stores nationwide, including Walmart, Sam’s Clubs and Target, after testing found listeria.

The Ambriola Company’s FDA-posted recall notice said the recall is limited to grated Pecorino Romano cheese made at its West Caldwell, New Jersey facility.

What’s recalled and where...Read more

Over the past two decades, China has invested tens of billions of dollars in building or investing in a global network of commercial ports on every continent save Antarctica.

Dominating trade infrastructure through shipping, highways and rail is a central pillar of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, and it’s become a ...Read more

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu named a former intelligence chief as his top envoy to the U.S. seeking to ease tensions after President Donald Trump warned of possible military action over claims that Christians are being systematically killed by Islamist militants in the West African nation.

Ayodele Oke, a former director-general of Nigeria’s...Read more

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for conspiring to commit a failed rebellion in a bid to stay in power by dissolving Congress.

A judge in Lima issued the ruling against the left-wing leader on Thursday. Another former president, Martin Vizcarra, was sentenced to jail a day earlier for taking ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s administration is expanding its immigration crackdown in the aftermath of the shooting of a pair of National Guard members in Washington.

The two Guard members remained in critical condition on Thursday after they were shot in an ambush Wednesday near the White House. The suspect is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan...Read more

After a blustery, chilly Thanksgiving day, a winter storm watch will be in effect for much of northern and central Illinois and parts of northwest Indiana from Friday at 3 p.m. until Sunday at 6 a.m., with possible snow accumulations of over 6 inches.

Snow will develop late Friday through Saturday night, and will fall heavily at times — up to...Read more

Residents of Pacific Palisades have had little chance to congregate since the Palisades fire ripped through their community in January.

But bright and early on Thanksgiving morning, runners could be seen stretching their limbs in front of hollowed-out buildings, while attendees in turkey costumes walked along charred streets, ready for the 11th...Read more

CHICAGO — When Jodie Yanek received the rest of her long-awaited SNAP benefits for the month — and after buying some food to tide her over — she started thinking about how she could put together a small Thanksgiving dinner for her and her boyfriend with a $60 budget.

The 47-year-old compared turkey and ham prices at a nearby South Deering...Read more

After a blustery, chilly Thanksgiving day, a winter storm watch will be in effect for much of northern and central Illinois and parts of northwest Indiana from Friday at 3 p.m. until Sunday at 6 a.m., with possible snow accumulations of over 6 inches.

Snow will develop late Friday through Saturday night, and will fall heavily at times — up to...Read more