Federal appeals court strikes down law prohibiting users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms

A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down a decades-old law barring users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms -- the latest blow to US gun regulations after the Supreme Court cleared the way last year for courts to reexamine the nation's gun laws under a new legal standard.

2023-08-10 06:53

With bulletproof vests, socks and soap, US Jews rush to aid Israel

By Gabriella Borter An hour after Rabbi Jonathan Leener put out a call for donations among his small

2023-10-12 02:51

A 5-year-old vanished from a New Jersey playground in 2019. A new age-progression photo could bring Dulce Maria Alavez home

Authorities have released a new age-progression photo of Dulce Maria Alavez, who vanished from a New Jersey playground in 2019 when she was 5 years old.

2023-09-16 04:53

Maui children face grief, destruction as schools start up after wildfire

By Sharon Bernstein Before wildfire ravaged the Hawaiian community of Lahaina last week, high school teacher Mike Landes

2023-08-19 18:25

Powerball: One winning ticket sold for $1.08bn jackpot

The odds of winning such a jackpot are very slim - one in 292.2 million, Powerball says.

2023-07-20 19:57

Russia's Lavrov doesn't reject UN bid to revive Black Sea deal, but says unrealistic

By Michelle Nichols and Gabriela Baczynska UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday portrayed the United States

2023-09-24 05:29

Democrat-led states support Biden in fight over moderating social media content

By Brendan Pierson A group of Democratic state attorneys general has urged a federal appeals court to lift

2023-08-01 01:27

The Chinese town engulfed by a flood to save Beijing

Floodwaters were diverted from Beijing, but the water had to go somewhere - So Zhuozhou took the brunt.

2023-08-04 15:26

Fact check: Debunking Trump's dishonest attacks against Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis

Former President Donald Trump has launched a barrage of attacks, many of them dishonest, against the Georgia district attorney who is prosecuting him over his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state.

2023-08-15 21:50

Who is Edward Berbon? NJ inmate accused of attempted murder escapes custody months before his scheduled release date

Edward Berbon was in prison from May 2002 to April 2004 for robbery, theft and unlawful taking before his latest sentence

2023-09-28 01:21

Armenian Resistance fighter joins France's Pantheon greats

An Armenian poet and communist fighter in World War II will enter the Pantheon mausoleum and join an elite group of France's revered historical figures...

2023-06-18 16:27

Colombian gets life sentence in US over killing of Haiti's president

A US court sentenced a retired Colombian military officer to life in prison for his role in the assassination of...

2023-10-28 02:56