U.S. & World

A U.S. federal court of appeals panel suspended a venture capital firm’s grant program for Black women business owners on Monday, ruling that a conservative group is likely to prevail in its lawsuit claiming that the program is discriminatory.

A U.S. representative’s 6-year-old son became a hit with news junkies after videos of him making hilarious faces during his dad’s speech on the House floor went viral.

Four Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7 and a paramedic who was killed after he “left his home to save lives” have been confirmed dead, the Israel Defense Forces said Monday.

Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would allow judges the option to order someone to undergo surgical castration when the person is convicted of a sex crime against a child younger than 13.

Daily encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border are currently averaging more than 4,000, which suggests a shutdown could go into effect immediately.

An Airbnb cleaning crew found about 235 pounds of methamphetamine in multiple boxes in Alhambra.

Menendez’s formal entry into the race comes as he faces trial on federal bribery charges and a day before the Democratic primary to fill his Senate seat in New Jersey.

Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, including Infowars, instead of allowing him to reorganize his business.

Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day invasion of France, is being posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

A senior citizen died after a woman stole an SUV at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Monday afternoon and then crashed into a building in downtown D.C., police say.

Southwest Airlines is going back to federal court in hopes of reversing an $800,000 award to a flight attendant who says she was fired for her anti-abortion views.

Psychiatrist Henry Jarecki was identified in the suit as a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 after he was charged with child sex trafficking

The California roll as it’s known today is made with a few common ingredients: avocado, cucumber and crabmeat which come wrapped in seaweed and sushi rice. But where did it originally come from?