Judge orders Rubio’s State Department to restart 2027 diversity green card lottery

A federal judge has ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s department to reopen the 2027 diversity visa lottery after the Trump administration paused registration, forcing a court-run restart of the green-card drawing. U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta granted a preliminary injunction requiring the State Department to establish and open registration for the fiscal year 2027 […]

Pavlov's Dog frontman David Surkamp dead at 73 after band announces unexpected passing

Pavlov's Dog frontman David Surkamp has died at 73, the progressive rock band confirmed, leaving no cause of death public and a 2027 tour still listed. USA TODAY reported that Surkamp, the original lead singer and creative force of the St. Louis progressive rock band Pavlov's Dog, passed away on October 13. Band violinist and […]

Homeland Security reports more than 3 million illegal immigrants left under Trump crackdown

The Department of Homeland Security says more than three million illegal immigrants have left the United States under President Trump’s enforcement push, a result the White House ties to secure borders and rejected open-border policies. Homeland Security figures show roughly 2.2 million of those departures came through self-deportation since Trump returned to office in 2024. […]

Karoline Leavitt praises Trump as best boss while choosing motherhood after White House exit

Karoline Leavitt calls President Trump kind, hilarious, and the best boss even after she left the White House to raise her two young children. Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Instagram followers she still sees a side of President Donald Trump that most coverage never shows, and she is not shy about saying […]

Former child actor died of traumatic injuries after entering tiger enclosure, coroner says

William Chapman died of multiple traumatic injuries after climbing into a Siberian tiger’s enclosure in England, and his family is raising sharp concerns about his mental health care. A coroner in northern England said the 24-year-old former child actor climbed two fences at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, walked up to a tiger, and suffered fatal injuries […]

Justices Sotomayor and Gorsuch label illegal immigrant’s second prosecution a constitutional absurdity

Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch called the government’s second prosecution of an illegal immigrant a constitutional absurdity, even as the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. The high court on Tuesday rejected Mexican national Jesus Herrera-Salazar’s request to review his convictions, the New York Post reported. Sotomayor, joined by Gorsuch, still issued a […]

Mike Rounds pulls Trump endorsement off South Dakota campaign homepage

Sen. Mike Rounds scrubbed President Trump's endorsement from his South Dakota campaign homepage, a quiet change his adviser still calls a point of pride. The “Endorsed by President Trump” banner that sat on the senator’s reelection site as early as September 22 is gone. Trump’s name no longer appears on the front page of roundsforsenate.com, […]

Vance announces Defense Production Act move to expand Texas refinery

The Trump administration has invoked the Defense Production Act to expand a Tyler, Texas refinery, Vice President JD Vance announced, seeking millions of gallons of fuel. Vice President JD Vance told a Texas crowd that the administration, working with Delek, has used the Defense Production Act to grow the refinery in Tyler and lift fuel […]

Baltimore man indicted in 1986 Druid Hill Park murder after DNA hit

A 67-year-old Baltimore man now faces first-degree murder, rape, and handgun charges in the 1986 killing of a young dancer, a case prosecutors say DNA finally cracked after nearly 40 years. David Alexander Williams has been indicted in the death of Teresa Ann Houck, the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City confirmed. Houck […]

Retired SFPD sergeant kills deputy chief wife and daughter in Mill Valley home

Retired San Francisco police sergeant Kevin Mannix shot and killed his deputy chief wife and their 24-year-old daughter before taking his own life in Mill Valley. Fox News reported that Marin County deputies responded to a 911 call around 5 p.m. Sunday at a family home on Strawberry Circle in the Bay Area coastal town. […]