New vehicles sold in the United States will have to travel an average of at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its fuel economy requirements will undo a rollback …

The Biden administration on Monday unveiled the president’s budget proposal for 2023, totaling more than $5.7 trillion in spending and including a new tax on billionaires as the president looks to lower the deficit moving forward. In it, President Biden lays out his priorities for the coming year, which could …

The parents of 4-year-old murder victim have made an extraordinary choice — to let go of decades of anger so they can begin to heal. In 1993, 13-year-old Eric Smith killed Derrick Robie in a fit of rage. Smith was convicted and locked up for 28 years. Then, in February, …

Iowa may have trouble holding onto its status as the first state to weigh in on the Democrats running for president, if a new draft proposal by the leaders of a powerful Democratic Party committee gains support. The proposal, which was circulated Monday, outlines three criteria for selecting up to …

An intense manhunt ended early Tuesday when federal agents in Washington, D.C. arrested a suspect in the shootings of at least five homeless men there and in Manhattan. Two of the victims were killed. D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee III confirmed Tuesday that the suspect is 30-year-old Gerald …

Americans will wager an estimated $3.1 billion on this year’s March Madness college basketball championship tournament, the gambling industry’s national trade group predicts. That figure includes legal bets as well as those placed with illegal bookies or offshore websites, the American Gaming Association (AGA) said in a new report. An …

Tom Brady announced Sunday that he’s returning to professional football, less than two months after he said he was retiring from the NFL. The 44-year-old quarterback said he will once again play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he spent the last two seasons after ending a 20-year run with …

San Jose, California — Santa Clara County authorities charged former MMA heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez with attempted murder and several other crimes Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a car chase and shooting days before, CBS San Francisco reports. Dozens of Velasquez’s supporters filed into the Santa Clara County Hall …

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices are jumping following a plunge this week in the value of Russia’s currency — a sign, according to some analysts, that Russian investors are shifting their money out of the ruble as economic sanctions against the country for its invasion of Ukraine take hold. Bitcoin on …

Vincent Simmons said he used to have visions of walking out of Angola State Penitentiary, where he has been for the last several decades.  Those visions came true after Louisiana Judge Bill Bennett ruled Monday that Simmons did not get a fair trial in 1977 when he was convicted of …