Forecasters are warning that a volatile line of storms could rake the Washington, D.C., region with wind gusts up to 75 mph, strong enough to topple trees, damage roofs, and knock out power across neighborhoods. As the atmosphere primes for severe thunderstorms and even a rare tornado risk, local leaders and emergency managers are urging…
Proposals to tighten gun laws in several states are colliding with a major federal shift that makes some firearms cheaper and easier to own. New measures in Virginia and Minnesota would expand bans on popular rifles and magazines and, in Minnesota, open the door to inspections that critics describe as warrantless home searches. At the…
Five LAPD officers are poised to take their claims of illegal arrest quotas to a jury, a rare public test of how the Los Angeles Police Department has pursued gang enforcement and gun cases. Their lawsuit centers on allegations that supervisors in the elite Metropolitan Division tied career advancement to tallies of gang contacts and…
California is confronting a rare kind of security anxiety after a federal warning suggested Iran might consider using drones against targets on the West Coast. The alert, shared with law enforcement before open conflict between the United States and Tehran, has rippled from police briefings to city halls and living rooms across the state. Officials…
Cats are often described as low maintenance, yet detailed guidance on Cat Care Essentials shows that How to Keep Your Feline Friend Happy and Healthy Caring for a cat involves much more than topping up food and scooping a litter box. Many of the habits that truly light up a cat’s day are small, specific behaviors…
A French officer has been killed and six of his comrades wounded in a drone strike on a military base in northern Iraq, a loss that President Emmanuel Macron has condemned as a grave breach of the rules protecting foreign forces. The attack, which hit a site used for counterterrorism training, has sharpened debate over…
Two people were shot and killed in a Walgreens parking lot near TPC Sawgrass during the 2026 Players Championship, sending fans and residents in Ponte Vedra Beach scrambling for safety. Authorities quickly identified a suspect and launched a manhunt that spilled onto the tournament grounds and delayed the opening of the course to spectators. What…
Forecasters are warning that a powerful late-season winter storm could drop close to five feet of snow on parts of the Pacific Northwest and the northern tier of states, creating blizzard conditions and shutting down travel across wide areas. The system is already triggering winter storm and blizzard alerts, with meteorologists urging residents to prepare…
Federal land managers are moving ahead with a plan to capture and remove hundreds of wild burros from the Lake Pleasant area in central Arizona, reshaping a landscape where the animals have become a familiar sight for boaters and hikers. The decision follows years of debate over how many burros the desert can support, how…
Donald Trump’s decision to highlight an old photograph of himself in a military school uniform has set off a new wave of criticism, with detractors accusing him of romanticizing service he never actually performed. The image, taken during his time at the New York Military Academy, has collided with renewed scrutiny of his Vietnam era draft…