DOJ releases 'first phase' of Epstein files, including an evidence list

Kypros/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice released files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein Thursday evening. The material released contained previously published pilot logs from the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell. The records include redactions performed
Mexico extradites drug lord linked to DEA murder

Rafael Caro Quintero is one of the most-wanted individuals by U.S. law enforcement after torturing and killing a Drug Enforcement agent in 1985. (Provided by the FBI) (WASHINGTON) — A once-powerful drug lord convicted of one of
Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley appeals her dismissal over deadly fires

Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is appealing her dismissal, nearly a week after Mayor Karen Bass removed her from the top post in the
Menendez brothers' cousin 'gasped in relief' to learn Newsom is addressing clemency request

Araya Doheny/Getty Images (SAN DIEGO, CA) — A cousin of the Menendez brothers said she’s “thrilled” that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is addressing the brothers’ request for clemency and ordering the parole board to investigate further. “I
'DEI needs to go': Education Department launches 'END DEI' website

J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Education launched a first-of-its-kind website, “EndDEI.Ed.Gov,” just hours before a deadline warning institutions to end discrimination or they will be subject to federal funding consequences. The new online
Some experts question RFK Jr. calling measles outbreak 'not unusual'

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In his first public comments on the measles outbreak hitting West Texas and New Mexico, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic whose first
What to know about measles

Natalya Maisheva via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Before there was a vaccine in 1963, measles infected millions and killed hundreds of people in the U.S. every year. Now, with the first measles death occurring in over
Economists say Trump tariff threats, DOGE job cuts are 'chilling' the economy

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Economists say the uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and mass layoffs of government workers are starting to have a “chilling” effect on the U.S. economy. “It’s a very difficult business
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender ID from state civil rights protections

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (DES MOINES, IOWA) — Iowa lawmakers voted Thursday to strike gender identity from state civil rights protections. The state’s civil rights law currently protects against discrimination in the workplace, school,
Body camera footage shows deputy saving baby from burning apartment

Barrow County Sheriff New police footage shows the moment a sheriff’s deputy rescued a baby from a burning apartment in Winder, Georgia. At approximately 1:13 p.m. on Tuesday, Winder police and fire units reached out to the