The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky to repeal the 2001 measure. Senators rejected the amendment 86-9 as they are debating a separate repeal of two …

Crypto ATMs, or kiosks, are increasingly being used as a tool for scams across the country. The machines are often unregulated and unregistered, providing a loophole for criminals to take advantage of unsuspecting victims.  In Oct. 2021, artist Joe Samuels thought he was contacting his computer company’s IT department. During …

A suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday, accused of killing four people in shootings across two Alabama counties, authorities said. Daniel Parker Watson, 28, of Pell City, is being detained at the St. Clair County Detention Center on murder charges, the county sheriff’s office said Tuesday. Charges including one count …

The Federal Reserve may need to increase the size of its interest rate hikes and raise borrowing costs to higher levels than previously projected if evidence continues to point to a robust economy and persistently high inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday in prepared testimony to a Senate …

President Joe Biden said he has a plan to shore up the finances of Medicare, the health insurance plan for America’s seniors: Raise the Medicare tax on people earning more than $400,000 to 5% from its current 3.8%.  Mr. Biden, writing in a Tuesday guest essay in The New York Times, …

At least five people were wounded in a shooting at Royal Palms Beach in San Pedro, California, on Saturday evening, authorities said. All five individuals are hospitalized, with at least two in critical condition the morning after the shooting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.  Conditions of two of …

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida on Thursday released body camera footage of the arrest of the suspect accused of killing three people — including a 9-year-old girl and a local TV news reporter — in shootings on Wednesday in Orlando. The suspect, Keith Melvin Moses, 19, is accused …

Last year, one of my family’s credit cards was used to rack up hundreds of dollars in bogus charges at Apple.com. Another card was compromised four times in a row, as thieves repeatedly charged merchandise and Uber rides. We ultimately got our money back, but repeated credit card fraud can …

Colorado police officer has died just over a week after he was critically injured when he fell from a 40-foot bridge while pursuing suspects in a carjacking, the Fountain Police Department said. Officer Julian Becerra, 35, was put on life support, CBS Colorado reported, and died Saturday night at Penrose …

Several babies made their debuts on Super Bowl Sunday – including twins born to a Super Bowl champ. Kansas City Chiefs offensive guard Nick Allegretti’s wife, Christina, gave birth on Sunday morning.  The 26-year-old Allegretti was not able to be there for the birth of the couple’s twin girls at …