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Trump hasn't committed to repaying federal funds already spent on ads, a White House official says

A day after President Donald Trump said he would start paying for controversial taxpayer-funded ads with a campaign account, there's no sign he plans to refund the millions of federal dollars already spent on them.

A hearing on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation case is abruptly canceled

A hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia which was expected to determine whether the man mistakenly sent by the Trump administration to El Salvador would be deported to Liberia was abruptly canceled Tuesday for reasons that were not immediately clear.

U.S. troops on Okinawa to be on lockdown after Marine's arrest in connection with killing of woman

U.S. military bases on Okinawa will be on lockdown for 48 hours starting Wednesday for what officials call an "operational pause" after a Marine was arrested in connection with the death of a local woman.

California couple arrested on child abuse charges in surrogacy investigation, police say

A California couple has been arrested on child abuse charges following an investigation into a surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children, authorities said Tuesday.

ABC and Trump's FCC battle in federal court over issues of free speech and jurisdiction

A lawyer for ABC on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses, likening it to a looming execution by guillotine that was already chilling the network's editorial decisions just weeks before the U.S. midterm elections.

Did plague kill a Russian lab worker? What to know about the Irkutsk case

A laboratory worker's death at a Siberian anti-plague institute prompted Russian authorities to place nearly 200 people under medical observation and drew attention from Washington, but officials have not confirmed that plague was the cause. Here's what to know about the current situation.

What to know about the Cornell fraternity rape allegations

In the last few weeks, a former Cornell University student has sued the school, a fraternity chapter and seven of its former members, alleging she was drugged and gang-raped at a fraternity house in Ithaca, New York, in October 2024. Here's what to know about the case so far.

U.S. military restricts troops from leaving base in Okinawa after Marine arrested in killing

The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days, restricting the ability of troops to leave their base and ordering training after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman.

Pilot training, renovated U.S. airstrip latest signs of China's growing influence in Southeast Asia

China has opened a foreign air force support center and is training pilots in Communist Laos -- the latest thrust south by Beijing's military, which is already training the armed forces of other Southeast Asian nations.

Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday sought to reassure NATO ally Iceland that President Donald Trump's administration has no designs on the island but shares its deep concerns about Arctic security as tensions between the United States and Russia rise in the High North and elsewhere.

Freddie Jackson, R&B singer behind 'You Are My Lady,' dies at 70

R&B singer Freddie Jackson, whose smooth ballads, including "You Are My Lady" and "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)," made him one of R&B's biggest voices of the 1980s, has died. He was 70.

7 essential tools for carving the spookiest pumpkin this Halloween

A memorable jack-o'-lantern does not require an art degree. It does, however, help to have something more dependable than a bent kitchen knife and a fistful of paper towels.