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Massive slide buries stretch of iconic California highway

The highway had been closed for some time because crews were working to remove debris from an earlier landslide. The slide is covering up about one-quarter of a...

Severe storms, isolated tornadoes, in the mix for Central Florida

Steady rain will begin taper off by late morning with a passing shower or lingering drizzle this afternoon . There is also the potential for severe thunderstor...

Ariana Grande returns to U.S. following Manchester bombing

She described their experience: "We ran, we picked up a young girl on our way who was hyperventilating saying she had lost her mum". Joe Reinartz, news editor...

President Trump condemns Manchester bombing, calls attackers 'evil losers'

They'd think that's a great name. Donald Trump branded the attack in Manchester the act of "evil losers" as he called on nations to work together to fight...

Former Florida DB Matt Elam arrested on multiple charges

The No. 32 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft had four tackles in nine games last season, while recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery. The former Baltimore Ravens...

Groups Rallying for Haitian TPS Extension in Little Haiti

Department of Homeland Security. But Trump administration officials say they believe conditions are improving on the Caribbean island and that Haitians should...

Philly to Hold Vigil for Manchester Terrorist Attack Victims

The wounded were taken to eight different hospitals in the Manchester area. Manchester police chief constable Ian Hopkins told reporters: "The priority rema...

President Trump makes request for Mexico wall

The cuts primarily target social safety net programs while the blueprint boosts military spending. The cuts announced in the "A New Foundation for American Gr...

Trump's Budget Proposal Is Based On Some Pretty Optimistic Assumptions

The budget plan , released Tuesday, calls for devastating cuts across almost every facet of the federal government, with slashing left and right to social sa...

Donald Trump Threatens James Comey, Implies He Taped Conversations

Trump said in a string of Twitter posts Friday. The White House has said Comey's firing was unrelated to the Russian Federation probe. They are among a doze...

Trump Budget Plan Relies On Optimistic Growth Assumptions, Analysts Say

According to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures, bedrock Republican states that Trump won have long food-stamp rolls: 3.8 million people in Texas, 682,077...

MS leaders sued over unequal education for black students

Lawsuit alleges MS deprives black... Mississippi's top two elected officials are rejecting the claims of a lawsuit that accuses MS of breaking federal law ...

Trump Admin Sending Congress $4.1T Budget

The budget proposal, for the 2018 fiscal year that begins October 1, is one of the clearest windows yet into Mr. Trump's values and priorities. For years now...

UK Raises Threat Level To 'Critical'; Attack 'May Be Imminent'

Mr Muhammad Faizal told The New Paper: "To be lethal, suicide bombers need to launch their attack at a crowded place to maximise casualties". Islamic State ha...

Budget chief slams Obama growth forecast

Rogers, a 36-year congressman, said the Republican president remained popular in his district, but added: "We have not yet had a chance to see how (voters) wi...

Trump budget: More for the military, less for the poor

The budget , which covers the fiscal year that starts in October, is being delivered as the White House tries to push ahead on its pro-business economic agen...

Trump Budget Calls For 2.1% Military Pay Raise In 2018

This year, the GOP will use the budget process to smooth passage of one if its top policy goals - restructuring the tax code. People familiar with the plan we...

NOT GUILTY: Florida Man Who Blamed Big Penis For Girlfriend's Death Acquitted

I choked Francisca." The prosecutors argued size mattered in this instance because the defense team had based its entire case on the claim Patterson was so wel...

Icy reception to Trump budget from fellow Republicans

While it's unclear if any of the proposals outlined in the administration's plan will go into effect, Tuesday's budget was the first step in setting spendin...

Senate Dems float less-severe budget cuts

Illinois Senate Democrats are choosing to hike taxes again rather than enact much-needed spending reforms. And because the state's structural spending probl...

2 in US court over Washington protest fight

The other person charged in the incident, Jalal Kheirabadi, 42, of Fairfax, Virginia, is charged with assaulting a police officer. Washington authorities sai...

Key benchmarks in President Donald Trump's budget

The $186.5 billion budget calls for $2.9 billion in new spending in fiscal 2018, which begins October 1, to fund the Veterans Choice Program, which was created ...

Bold Claims from King Salman, Iran 'Spearhead of Global Terror'

It's clear from Trump's words that he realizes that a boiling Middle East is not good, and that the USA isn't far away". "There can be no tolerating it". To b...

Law Enforcement Torch Run kicks off in Northwest Arkansas

The new nine-mile route led the runners west on Old Prater's Mill Road onto Cleveland Highway and then Ga. The 2017 Torch Run kicked off today at about 10 at ...

In Saudi Arabia, Trump Avoids Pointing to Human Rights Failings

Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia served as something of a reset with the region following his presidential campaign, which was frequently punctured by bouts of an...

Poor and Disabled Big Losers in Trump Budget; Military Wins

The impact of those cuts, however, is dwarfed by proposed restrictions on the SNAP program, which helps the poor buy food. Subsidies for commercial air travel i...

Donald Trump's Budget Has A Problem

The proposal in its current form is unlikely to be approved by lawmakers as they craft their own tax and spending plans but the document sets out Trump›s budg...

France and the EU at a Crossroads: Can Macron Spark a Resurgence?

His party is changing its name to La Republique En Marche (Republic on the Move) as it prepares a list of candidates. No one knows yet what it means because...

Trump's $4.1T Budget Relies on Deep Domestic Cuts

Numerous press corps regulars were traveling, so Brian Karem, from the Montgomery County Sentinel in Maryland, called out the first question: "What about critic...

DHS to extend protections for Haitians 6 months

In a statement on Monday, Kelly raised the likelihood that the program known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would end in January if Haiti's recovery "con...