By John Haughey Contributing Writer Federal prosecutors have charged two global shipping firms and a supervisor with criminal conspiracy, obstruction and misconduct that they allege led directly to a container ship knocking down
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Officials in Southern California said that a major operation targeting child exploitation has identified 500 suspected offenders and resulted in dozens of arrests across Riverside County in recent months.
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was captured and moved toward Iran, while a cargo ship near Oman was attacked and sunk, officials said Thursday.
By Michael Zhuang Contributing Writer U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for his first trip to China in nearly nine years. Ahead of the trip, Beijing has revived familiar rhetoric about “peaceful coexistence”
By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer Kevin Warsh will officially become the new head of the Federal Reserve. The Senate voted 54-45 on Wednesday to confirm Warsh’s four-year term as the 17th
News release Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, has introduced the Containing Effects of Mining Extraction (CEMEx) Act, which would address the potential harms caused by large-scale mining operations near populated areas, according
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended its order allowing a popular abortion pill to continue to be sent in the mail, after a federal appeals
By Emel Akan Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was set to depart Washington on Tuesday afternoon for China, where he is scheduled to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a high-stakes summit. Trump’s May 13-15 trip marks the
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer The U.S. Supreme Court late on Monday cleared the way for Alabama to redraw its congressional election map to comply with the court’s landmark ruling limiting the use of
California State Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, testified last week before the House Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance in support of the federal version of Kayleigh’s Law, legislation that would allow judges to
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer Google said it has disrupted a criminal hacking group that appeared to use artificial intelligence to find and weaponize a previously unknown security hole, marking a
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump on Monday said that a weeks-long ceasefire with Iran is in jeopardy and suggested that more U.S. strikes could be coming as he
By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer President Donald Trump says he supports suspending the gasoline tax. With gas prices surging 50% since the start of the war in Iran, Trump told CBS News on
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The acting head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday that a hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship “is not
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Russia and Ukraine will be engaging in a three-day-long ceasefire along with a prisoner swap. The president, who
By Ryan Morgan Contributing Writer A U.S. fighter jet fired on a pair of crude oil tankers as they attempted to bypass a U.S. blockade on Friday. U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in
By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a congressional redistricting map approved by voters in a referendum last month, ruling that the Democratic-controlled Legislature failed to follow constitutional procedures
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer The U.S. Court of International Trade on Thursday struck down President Donald Trump’s 10% global tariffs under the Trade Act of 1974. The court ruled 2-1
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A federal judge in New York ordered on Wednesday the release of a suicide note that purportedly was written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before his death in August
By Jacki Thrapp Contributing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee legislature passed a bill on Thursday that would redistrict the state’s U.S. congressional map to break up the state’s only Democratic district ahead of the midterms.