The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on a man from Sierra Leone for smuggling thousands of migrants from Asia and Africa into the United States
Some 3.3 million steam cleaners are being recalled across North America due to a burn hazard that has resulted in consumers reporting more than 150 injuries
A Colorado judge has rejected claims from civil and voting rights organizations that Donald Trump supporters intimidated voters when they went door-to-door searching for fraud following the 2020 election
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani will open the 2025 season in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and the Athletics will start the home portion of their first season in Sacramento against the Cubs on March 31
Bob Newhart has died at age 94
A federal appeals court in New Orleans has refused to pause a lower court order that blocks a Biden administration rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students under the federal Title IX law
Stellantis is telling owners of more than 24,000 plug-in hybrid minivans to park them outdoors away from buildings, and to stop charging them due to the possibility of battery fires
A 3-year-old boy who was reported missing from a resort near Walt Disney World in central Florida has been found dead
The fiancé of an Ohio art student who went missing nearly 13 years ago has been sentenced to three years in prison
Shannen Doherty finalized her split with husband, Kurt Iswarienko, just hours before her death at age 53
Lou Dobbs, the conservative political pundit and veteran cable TV host who was a founding anchor for CNN and later was a nightly presence on Fox Business Network for more than a decade, has died
The University of California Board of Regents are banning employees from posting political statements on the homepages of university websites, saying such comments could be interpreted as the university’s official view
Crews are continuing to search for an elderly Enosburgh woman whose disappearance police now say is suspicious
A Seattle police officer and union head has been fired over his callous remarks about the death of a graduate student from India after she was struck by another officer’s vehicle in a crosswalk
Montana officials are asking the state Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a ruling that allowed signatures from inactive voters to count on petitions for several proposed November ballot initiatives, including one to protect abortion rights
Ben Silverman birdied seven of his last nine holes and scored 19 points to take the lead Thursday in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has hit northern Chile near its border with Argentina
Lakers rookie Bronny James put together his second promising Summer League performance in a row Thursday night, scoring 13 points in Los Angeles’ 93-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers
Utah State has fired coach Blake Anderson for “significant violations of his contractual obligations.”
In a 90-minute, wide-ranging speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump painted a bleak vision of the state of America, distorting facts around crime by immigrants in the country illegally, the state of the economy and jobs
Armenian authorities say that a small training plane of the Armenian air force has crashed
Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health
Myanmar’s military government has held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city to mark the 77th anniversary of the assassination of the country’s fallen independence heroes, including Gen. Aung San, the father of the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi
A New York City Council member accused of biting a police official says officers used excessive force as she tried to help someone who was lying under a barricade at a protest
Serbian police say they have killed a man suspected of fatally shooting one policeman and wounding another
Iran, Israel among rivals to showcase their arms at Vietnam defence expo
Investors reload rate hike bets in Japan
IMF warns Asia retaliatory tariffs could undermine growth
Bangladesh's Yunus hopes US ties will strengthen despite Trump victory
Sony in talks to buy media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring', sources say
Cowboys fall at home again after piece of roof comes down before loss to Texans
Ex-NBA stars Carter, McGrady part of group seeking to buy stake in Buffalo Bills, AP source says