40,000 people under evacuation orders after a chemical tank leak in Southern California
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders and schools shut down Friday in Southern California after a storage tank continued to leak a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts that officials
Fentanyl, meth found at house where New Mexico responders got sick after answering overdose call
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities said Friday that fentanyl and methamphetamine were found at a home where first responders became sick after answering a call about suspected overdoses in a rural New Mexico county. Three people found
Judge throws out author Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against Melania Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Friday threw out author Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against first lady Melania Trump, ruling that his “contorted” attempt to prevent her from suing him for $1 billion over his statements about
A fire and shipyard explosion on Staten Island injures at least 16, including 3 seriously
NEW YORK (AP) — A fire and explosion at a shipyard on New York City’s Staten Island has injured at least 16 people, including three with serious injuries, the New York Fire Department said. Someone reported two
Behavior of teen in mosque shooting led police to seize family guns a year before attack
One of the teenagers who killed three people at a San Diego mosque this week had been flagged to law enforcement last year for exhibiting alarming behavior and idolizing Nazis, prompting police to confiscate his father’s guns,
Trump administration to force foreigners in the US to apply for a green card abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy that sowed
A timeline of key events in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s fight with the Trump administration
Kilmar Abrego Garcia entered the news in March 2025 after he was deported to El Salvador despite a court ruling that should have prevented it. His complicated legal fight since then has galvanized both sides of the
DNC tries to move past autopsy debacle as Martin faces calls to resign as chair
NEW YORK (AP) — One day after the Democratic National Committee released its botched autopsy report on the 2024 election, party leaders continued limping toward the midterm elections — even as other prominent Democrats demanded major changes
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil wants Supreme Court to weigh in on deportation fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after a federal appeals court on Friday declined to reconsider a decision that put the government a step
Experimental treatments could help US Ebola patient
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. missionary who tested positive for Ebola and is undergoing treatment in a German hospital has been given drugs aimed at reducing disease symptoms after exposure to the