The Senate has voted to confirm Markwayne Mullin as the new secretary of Homeland Security. The vote late Monday fell largely on party lines. President Donald Trump tapped the Republican senator from Oklahoma to take over the department after firing Secretary Kristi Noem. Mullin takes over t… Read moreSenate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens

A California civil jury has found Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972. On Monday, jurors in Santa Monica awarded Donna Motsinger nearly $60 million after a nearly two-week trial. The amount included $40 million in punitive damages. Motsinger said in a lawsu… Read moreJury finds that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted woman in 1972 and awards her nearly $60 million

The U.S. Defense Department says it will issue new press credentials but remove media offices from the Pentagon. The announcement comes after a judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit regarding limits on reporters’ access to the building. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell says the … Read morePentagon will remove media offices after judge reinstates New York Times press credentials

Jury deliberations have begun in a landmark trial where New Mexico prosecutors are accusing social media conglomerate Meta of misleading people about the safety of its platforms for children. Meta denies violating state consumer protection laws. Nationwide, social media companies are contend… Read moreJury begins deliberations in landmark New Mexico trial over children's safety risks on Meta

Colombian officials say that a military cargo plane with 121 people, most of them soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off in southwestern Colombia. The deputy mayor of Puerto Leguizamo, were the accident happened, said 33 people died in the crash. The air force says at last 77 people have… Read moreMilitary plane with 121 aboard crashes in Colombia, killing dozens