The end of Title 42, the pandemic-era rule that allowed government authorities to turn away migrants seeking entry at the U.S.’ southern border, is raising questions about a possible increase in the number of people entering the country and the potential cost to taxpayers. So far, a spike in illegal border …

A woman was killed in the crossfire of a shooting on a Dallas street as she and one of her daughters were on their way to get a prom dress, her family said. No suspects were in custody in the deadly shootout between two vehicles over Mother’s Day weekend, police …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a surprise last-minute appearance in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday night shortly after former President Donald Trump canceled his scheduled rally in the area, citing weather conditions.  DeSantis spoke at a fundraising event for Rep. Randy Feenstra in Sioux Center earlier in the day before …

Washington — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pushing Republican donor and real estate magnate Harlan Crow to provide a full accounting of the gifts, trips and travel accommodations he has given to Justice Clarence Thomas and any other members of the Supreme Court. The letter from the 11 …

Facebook says it is not dead. Facebook also wants you to know that it is not just for “old people,” as young people have been saying for years. Now, with the biggest thorn in its side — TikTok — facing heightened government scrutiny amid growing tensions between the U.S. and China, Facebook …

On a warm day on Sept. 22, 1990, a 14-year-old boy walking near a creek bed in Opelika, Alabama, discovered the dead body of a young Black man with a single gunshot wound to his head, Opelika Police Department said. For 33 years, investigators have been trying to learn the …

May the fourth be with you, Carrie Fisher. The “Star Wars” actress, who died in 2016, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 4. Radio personality Ellen K will presented the honor, and Fisher’s daughter, actress Billie Lourd, accepted the star. May …

Washington — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson made an inflammatory, racist comment in a text message to a producer about a video that showed a group of “Trump guys” attacking “an Antifa kid,” writing in the message that “it’s not how white men fight,” according to the New York …

A Louisiana woman accused of killing her boyfriend’s 6-year-old daughter and leaving the child’s body in a bucket outside the home where the girl’s mother lives has been jailed without bond in a New Orleans suburb, authorities said. Bunnak Landon, 43, of Harahan, was booked Wednesday on charges of first-degree …

A government report Friday showed that companies continued to provide solid pay raises to their employees last quarter. The report, called the employment cost index, which measures wages, salaries and benefits, rose 1.2% in the first three months of the year. That was up from 1.1% in the final quarter …