Senator Schumer Pushes Measure to Declassify UFO Records
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the majority leader, is pushing legislation to create a commission with broad authority to declassify government documents about U.F.O.s...
Butcher Who Assaulted Officers on Jan. 6 Is Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison
A butcher from Maine who assaulted five police officers during the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Thursday to more...
Hollywood Actors Vote to Strike
new video loaded: Hollywood Actors Vote to Strike transcript Back transcript Hollywood Actors Vote to Strike SAG-AFTRA, which represents about 160,000 television and movie actors,...
Prosecutors Push Back on Trump’s Request to Delay Documents Trial
Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked the judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case to reject a motion by Mr. Trump’s lawyers to...
U.S. to Pay $975,000 to Resolve Sexual Assault Claims Against Air Force General
The federal government has agreed to pay a retired Army colonel $975,000 to resolve a lawsuit she filed in 2019 that accused John E. Hyten,...
Justice Dept. to Investigate Fulton County Jail in Georgia
The Justice Department said on Thursday that it was investigating the conditions at a jail in Fulton County, Ga., citing reports of violence, deteriorating surroundings...
Justice Dept. to Investigate Fulton County Jail in Georgia
The Justice Department said on Thursday that it was investigating the conditions at a jail in Fulton County, Ga., citing reports of violence, deteriorating surroundings...
Prosecutors Ask Witnesses Whether Trump Acknowledged He Lost 2020 Race
Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election have questioned multiple witnesses in recent weeks — including Mr. Trump’s...
Trump Super PAC Made $155,000 Payment to Melania Trump in 2021
A super PAC aligned with former President Donald J. Trump paid Melania Trump $155,000 in late 2021, an unusual payment that was not visible in...
Flash Floods Soak Parts of Mississippi
Heavy rains led to road closures and several flash-flood warnings in Mississippi on Thursday, a day after warnings were issued for parts of Arkansas and...
This Florida Sinkhole Killed a Man in 2013. It’s Open for a Third Time.
A sinkhole in Florida that in 2013 consumed and killed a man on his property has opened for a third time, officials said this week....
In a Texas City, Heat Proved Deadly Even for Those Long Used to It
In all, 10 people died from heat-related illnesses within the city limits of Laredo between June 15 and July 3, a toll unheard of in...
Biden Criticizes Supreme Court Rulings, but Not the Court
The messages have been delivered publicly and privately by President Biden’s allies: He isn’t going after the Supreme Court hard enough. In the two years...
4 People Injured as ‘Severe Turbulence’ Rocks Flight to Florida
It is a circumstance that many air travelers have feared: an airplane jolting so intensely that it sends coffee cups flying and passengers hanging in...