NEW YORK — Five years after producer Harvey Weinstein’s since-overturned landmark #MeToo conviction, a prosecutor unveiled new sexual assault allegations involving a minor in opening statements Wednesday at his Manhattan retrial.

The ailing and jailed Weinstein was once a Hollywood power player who preyed upon young women in a “profoundly...Read more

About 300 people packed U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs’ town hall this week in El Cajon, California, many looking for answers and reassurance from the Democratic congresswoman about how to push back against President Trump’s agenda.

Constituents wanted to know: What can we realistically do to fight Trump administration policies? Are recent protests ...Read more

SEATTLE — A group of residents from the Denny Blaine neighborhood is suing Seattle over its management of Denny Blaine Park, a 2-acre plot on Lake Washington that the lawsuit argues has been home to frequent public masturbation and indecent exposure.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, is the latest step in a multiyear fight over the park and its ...Read more

A World War II bomber has been discovered 3 miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s still fully armed with an 83-year-old bomb fixed to the wing, NOAA Ocean Exploration says.

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber fell to the seafloor trapped inside the USS Yorktown, which was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle of Midway.

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DEDHAM, Mass. — A key witness in the defense’s theory of a conspiracy to frame Karen Read is all over the retrial before she’s even been called.

Jennifer McCabe was the focus of one of the most hotly contested factors in the first trial, and if Wednesday’s continuing testimony from her friend Kerry Roberts is any indication, McCabe will...Read more

CHICAGO — With his announcement Wednesday that he would not seek reelection next year, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois set into motion an upheaval of Democratic politics involving current officeholders looking at the potential risks and rewards of seeking a coveted U.S. Senate seat and its potential for long-term job security.

Even before ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass returned to Sacramento Wednesday to lobby state leaders for money to help close the city’s nearly $1 billion budget hole.

This is Bass’ second visit to the state Capitol in as many months — a homecoming of sorts for a former Assembly speaker who helped navigate the state’s 2009 budget ...Read more

The Trump administration is considering reducing tariffs on auto parts ahead of a May 3 deadline that has drawn the ire of global carmakers, according to the Financial Times.

The proposal would exempt car parts from tariffs President Donald Trump has levied on imports from China to stop fentanyl production, people familiar with the plan told ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will sign around a half-dozen executive actions aimed at overhauling higher education, expanding the administration’s efforts to put its imprint on colleges and universities across the U.S.

One order directs the education secretary to review higher education accreditation services that certify the ...Read more

A forest wildfire in Ocean County just miles from the Shore had ballooned to at least 13,250 acres, but its growth had slowed Wednesday evening, according to state officials.

The fire could become New Jersey’s largest in 20 years, Shawn LaTourette, the commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection, said at a news conference...Read more

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Wes Moore is “not planning” on traveling to El Salvador to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported, he said Wednesday.

“This is not about immigration — this is about due process, and are we going to follow the Constitution or not?” he told reporters in Annapolis when asked about ...Read more

Internet crime cost U.S. consumers $16.6 billion in 2024 — an increase of more than 30% compared to the previous year — and seniors were hit the hardest with a $4.8 billion loss, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday.

The staggering numbers are reflected in the FBI’s annual internet crime report, which analyzed ...Read more

MIAMI — In the wake of the devastating mass shooting at Florida State University last week, former Broward County School Board member and current Florida Board of Education member Daniel Foganholi calls for a controversial solution: allowing students and professors to carry guns on campus.

Foganholi, a Republican from Coral Springs, published...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning to travel to Michigan on Tuesday, according to two Republican sources briefed on his plans. It would be the president's first visit to the battleground state since winning the November election.

The White House has not confirmed the trip and did not immediately respond to a request for comment ...Read more

A woman wearing a motorcycle helmet and waving a sword at an Indiana police officer stole his car and led authorities on a chase that ended violently in Kentucky, officials say.

A Chandler police officer was responding to a reckless driver call at about 9 a.m. Monday, April 21, in Warrick County when they first encountered the suspect, Indiana ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — After months of anxiety over the possibility that mass deportations could cripple the San Joaquin Valley’s multibillion-dollar agriculture industry, President Trump has signaled that he may be open to relaxing the rules for some undocumented workers.

During an April 10 cabinet meeting, Trump said he would be open to giving ...Read more

DETROIT — A 32-year-old Venezuelan national who was deported last month following his attempt in January to enter the United States through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel was flown to El Salvador after he was identified as a member of the Tren de Aragua gang who had violated an immigration order, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A dozen states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s imposition of sweeping tariffs, arguing the president trampled on Congress’ powers to raise taxes.

The complaint filed by Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and ...Read more