WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.

John has won two Oscars prior to this nomination. Both were in the original song category: in 1994, he won for “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King” and in 2019 for " (I’m Gonna) Love ...

Damien McDaniel, 22, is accused of killing 11 people between July and September of last year in Birmingham, Alabama — which would account for over 7% of all homicides in the city in 2024. McDaniel is ...

As Louisiana schools remain stuck in the middle of a legal battle over a new state law requiring every public classroom to display the Ten Commandments, a panel of three judges heard arguments over ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Days after a winter storm dropped ice and record-breaking snow, cleanup efforts were underway Thursday in several major Southern cities such as New Orleans, where crews were ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register ...

A 'big' Lotto Texas jackpot is up for grabs for Saturday's drawing on Jan. 25, estimated to reach $72 million with a $39 million cash value.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California bolstered funding to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires under a more than $2.5 billion fire relief package approved Thursday by the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also ...

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court on Thursday to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make ...