What to know about the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro

Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other…

Mom who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life

NEW YORK — A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on…

Judge refuses to postpone June 1 civil trial over deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore bridge

BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Wednesday refused to postpone a trial that is scheduled to…

Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in

PHILADELPHIA — The eastern U.S. sweated through a second day of early-season heat Wednesday, with some…

More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in Southern California on…

This year’s most endangered historic places nod to America 250 and equality promise

WASHINGTON — The Stonewall National Monument, the President’s House Site and the Women’s Rights National Historic…

Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers…

George Soros’ foundations pledge $300M for US democracy amid attacks on nonprofits

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — George Soros ’ Open Society Foundations pledged $300 million…

San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says

SAN DIEGO — Two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a…

South Carolina House backs congressional map favoring GOP but bill faces a more skeptical Senate

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republicans in the South Carolina House cast aside Democratic objections and endorsed a…