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In the outdoor gym on Venice Beach, the name given to an inviting stretch of sand on the majestic Dnieper River that courses through the capital of Ukraine, Serhiy Chornyi is working on his summer body, up-down-up-downing a chunky hunk of iron. The aim of his sweat and toil isn't to impress the...

Russian bombers have likely been launching 1960s-era heavy, anti-ship missiles meant to destroy aircraft carriers with nuclear warheads against land targets in Ukraine, a British military intelligence report said Saturday. It said the 5.5-ton Kh-22 missiles, when used in ground attacks with...

In a pair of fundraisers here on Friday, President Joe Biden urged Democratic donors to send him reinforcements on Capitol Hill to keep Republicans out of power and help dislodge his agenda from the current gridlock. “We need two more senators,” Biden said at the second fundraiser, a reference...

A man armed with a machete once broke into Stephen Breyer's vacation home in the Caribbean and took $1,000. Ruth Bader Ginsburg had her purse snatched on a Washington street. David Souter was assaulted by several men while jogging. Supreme Court justices have not been immune to violent crime...

Thousands of protestors are expected to rally in Washington, D.C., Saturday and in separate demonstrations around the country as part of a renewed push for nationwide gun control. Motivated by a fresh surge in mass shootings, from Uvalde, Texas, to Buffalo, New York, protestors say lawmakers...

President Joe Biden will visit New Mexico on Saturday to talk about his administration’s efforts to tackle wildfires as residents smolder with anger over how federal officials allowed planned burns to spread out of control, leading to the largest blaze in recorded state history. The fire has...

Former President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Katie Britt in an Alabama U.S. Senate race, doubling down on his decision to spurn his previous choice in the Republican primary. Trump called Britt "an incredible fighter for the people of Alabama." The former president had originally backed...

Police are responding to a shooting at a Publix in Hollywood on Friday night. Detectives say a security guard shot one person around closing time inside a Publix at 1740 Polk Street and he is now in custody Officers said one person has been transported to Memorial Regional Hospital as a trauma...

Another day of rain in communities already flooded in Cutler Bay and residents are struggling to deal with the water. At least 24 inches of rain has come down in this community in the past seven days and counting. Many roads have been under water for days and still causing trouble for some...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled down on his arms buildup in the face of what he described as an aggravating security environment as he concluded a major political conference that came as U.S. and South Korean officials say North Korea is pressing ahead with preparations for another...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed American support for Taiwan on Saturday, suggesting at Asia's premier defense forum that recent Chinese military activity around the self-governing island threatens to change the status quo. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Austin...

The earliest photo Joo-Rei Mathieson has of herself was taken when she was about four. Her head is shaved, her eyes cast downward. She has just arrived at perhaps the worst place a child could be sent in South Korea. The black-and-white mugshot is from a November 1982 Brothers Home intake...

The leaders of the National Governors Association said Friday they're forming a bipartisan working group to come up with recommendations to stop mass shootings following the Texas school massacre. Reaching consensus could be a tall order given that the nation's governors have been divided along...

A former Republican lawmaker is calling for a former Republican senator and Miami-Dade Commissioner to take action to remove members of the far-right group Proud Boys from the Miami-Dade GOP Executive Committees. Seven current or former Proud Boys are members of the Miami-Dade GOP Executive...

Detectives are searching for a group of thieves who stole $900k worth of watches from Grobartig Watch Co. in Miami. Surveillance video shows the group on May 1 rummaging through the luxury watches at Grobartig Watch Co. at 13501 Southwest 128th Street. Detectives are asking anyone with...

Justin Bieber says a rare disorder that paralyzed half of the superstar performer’s face is the reason behind his tour postponement. The multi-Grammy winner is suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, he said in video he posted Friday on Instagram. The syndrome causes facial paralysis and affects...

Tesla proposed a three-for-one split of its stock on Friday, a move that will make a single share of the electric car maker more accessible to investors but not affect the company's overall market value. Tesla Inc. made the announcement in its annual proxy statement, which also said Oracle...

The New York attorney general's lawsuit against the National Rifle Association is no mere “witch hunt,” a New York judge ruled Friday in dismissing the gun rights advocacy group's claims that the case is a political vendetta. Manhattan Judge Joel M. Cohen's decision means the nearly 2-year-long...

Superstar singer Justin Bieber took to Instagram Friday to tell fans that he is taking a break from performing and revealing the reason why: a medical condition that has left him with facial paralysis. “Hey everyone, Justin here. I wanted to update you guys on what’s been going on. Obviously...

They Might Be Giants singer-guitarist John Flansburgh was seriously injured in a car crash this week while being driven home from the alternative rock band's first gig on a pandemic-delayed tour, prompting the postponement of shows at least until late August. Meanwhile, the driver of the car...