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Report offers new insight into Haitian gangs as general election looms

A report published Wednesday offers new insight into how gangs in Haiti backed by political and economic actors operate in a country preparing for its first general elections in more than 10 years.

Trial set for Ohio blogger charged over profane Shrek image sent to senator

An Ohio political blogger who spent 23 hours in jail after texting a state senator a profane altered image of the cartoon ogre Shrek is scheduled to stand trial Thursday on a misdemeanor harassment charge.

Justice Alito says 'very little was done' about intimidating protests

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said "threatening" protests against the Supreme Court are part of a campaign to try to intimidate the justices, and he lamented the fact that neither the Biden Justice Department nor local prosecutors attempted to charge those who engaged in the demonstrations.

Tornado activity shifts east toward mobile home-heavy South

Tornado activity in the U.S. is shifting east, away from the Great Plains and toward the South, where many of the people most at risk live in mobile homes, according to a new analysis.

'Start killing a bunch of white people': Feds foil ISIS plot for mass shooting at Mall of America

Federal authorities said Wednesday that they derailed a plot by a man who pledged loyalty to ISIS and had planned a mass shooting attack on the Mall of America in Minnesota.

WATCH: Rare access to Churchill's War Rooms, frozen in time since WWII

Threat Status Special Correspondent Joseph Hammond gets a behind-the-scenes look at the Churchill War Rooms, where some of World War II's most important decisions were made. The map room remains exactly as it was the day the war ended.

Ex-Marine to face death penalty in 2025 mass shooting at North Carolina bar

A prosecutor announced Wednesday that he would seek the death penalty against a former Marine charged in a mass shooting last year that left three people dead and several others wounded.

DHS: Democratic campaign hired illegal immigrant who exposed himself

The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that a Democratic congressional campaign in Pennsylvania was employing an illegal immigrant who was charged with indecent exposure after being caught with his pants off in public.

Aerosmith ends touring retirement with two Hollywood Bowl shows

Aerosmith will return to the stage for two nights at the Hollywood Bowl later this month, two years after the band said it was retiring from touring because of frontman Steven Tyler's vocal injury.

A rocky 'wonderland' in Arizona is poised to be the next U.S. national park

An area of towering rock spires in southeastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks is poised to become the nation's newest national park.

FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI

The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November's midterm elections.

Studios put 42% of film budgets into U.S.-shot productions, down from 74% in 1999: Study

STUDIO STUDY: Major Hollywood studios now spend 42% of their film production budgets on movies shot mostly or partly in the United States, down from 74% a quarter-century ago.