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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Tried To Return Controversial $25,000 Donation From Trump

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to return a controversial $25,000 donation from Donald Trump's foundation, but it was not accepted, an...

Woman Who Left U.S. To Join ISIS Denied Request To Expedite Her Case To Return

A judge ruled there isn't sufficient evidence proving Hoda Muthana and her toddler face imminent harm in Syria. It's a setback for the ISIS bride who hoped to fight her citizenship claim from the U.S.

A woman walks to her home in Porter Ranch, Calif., last month, after state regulatory officials announced that SoCalGas Co.'s leaking well had finally been plugged.

Appeals Court Gives Residents 30 Days, Not 8, To Return Home After Porter Ranch Leak

Los Angeles County lawyers had argued that some residents who had returned home already were reporting health issues, so the Southern California Gas Co. should continue paying for temporary housing.

Israel says returned body isn't a hostage. And, FEMA cuts building code efforts

FEMA has cut employees and is now halting efforts to improve building codes. And, Israel says one of the bodies Hamas returned does not belong to any known hostage.

Jordan Chiles, of the United States, competes during the women's artistic gymnastics individual floor finals Monday at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Chiles won bronze after a last-minute inquiry found the judges had underscored her by a tenth of a point. On Saturday, an appeals court vacated the inquiry, saying it had come four seconds too late.

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles may have to return Olympic bronze medal after ruling

Chiles won bronze after a last-minute inquiry found the judges had underscored her by a tenth of a point. On Saturday, an appeals court vacated the inquiry, saying it had come four seconds too late.

Trump Picks William Barr, Attorney General Under H.W. Bush, To Return To DOJ Helm

The Justice Department veteran served as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush and now serves as a corporate lawyer. He's said to hold an expansive view on executive power.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, speaks during a meeting with military commanders in Tehran on Sunday.

Biden Says U.S. Won't Lift Sanctions Before Iran Returns To Nuclear Deal

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remarks confirm Tehran's position that all sanctions must be lifted before Iran returns to full compliance. President Biden said the United States won't lift sanctions first.

USS Lexington Museum executive director Steve Banta (left) and Toshihiro Mutsuda, the son of Japanese soldier Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, hold together the late soldier's "good luck flag" during a handover ceremony in Tokyo, on Saturday.

A WWII Japanese soldier's 'good luck flag' is returned to his family from U.S. museum

The flag belonging to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda was returned to his son from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years. "It's a miracle," 83-year-old Toshihiro Mutsuda said.

President Trump speaks at the Snap-on tools company in Wisconsin on Tuesday.

Simple Beats Nuance, Which Is Part Of Why Trump Isn't Releasing Those Tax Returns

This has been said repeatedly, but it's worth repeating: There is nothing preventing the president from releasing his taxes while under audit.

Haven, a thirty-five-pound green sea turtle, took her time at her release on Friday, August 1, 2025, at a crowded Sombrero Beach in Marathon while marking her entry as the only rehabilitated and only juvenile in this year’s Sea Turtle Conservancy Tour de Turtles event.

Green sea turtle rescued from fishing line and cancer returns to sea to provide helpful data

A thirty-five-pound green sea turtle named Haven that spent the last six months in rehab at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida, finally got her chance to go home Friday.The 8-year-old endangered green sea turtle spent the last six months rehabilitating at The Turtle Hospital after being rescued, wrapped in fishing line and covered in fibropapilloma tumors. Following months of rehab, laser treatment, and cancer-fighting eye drops, Haven was declared healthy and ready to return to the sea.

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