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Man who snatched Peachy the flamingo from Las Vegas hotel exhibit found guilty of animal cruelty

A Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel. Prosecutors said it was a malicious prank while a lawyer for the tourist insisted it was drunken foolishness not meant to harm the bird.

Trump hopes to boost Kansas evangelical vote as Democrats threaten to end GOP dominance

President Trump rushed to Kansas on Monday in a bid to head off a Democratic Party surge in the Sunflower State, which hasn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 94 years.

Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned to fly to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say

A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device in a conference room to glean company details had been "mere days" away from absconding to Saudi Arabia before his arrest last week, federal prosecutors revealed in new court filings.

U.S. ties with Ukraine hit new low as Trump slights Zelenskyy and eases up on Russia

The U.S.-Ukraine alliance is careening toward a possible breaking point, with Moscow strengthened by President Donald Trump's recent rejection of new Russia sanctions and Kyiv undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones during the war.

Parents of Bend school shooting victim hire attorneys to investigate school plans and gun purchase

The parents of one of three children killed in last week's shooting at an elementary school in Oregon have hired attorneys to investigate the school's protocols and how the teenage gunman got his weapon.

Houthi missile strike on Yemeni government forces kills at least 53 as war escalates

A missile barrage from Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen killed at least 53 troops from the Yemeni government on Monday, according to reports, in one of the deadliest attacks since fighting erupted over the summer.

U.S. airman who died after rappel fall at a college football game in Texas is identified

The U.S. airman who died after a rapid fall while rappelling from the rafters of a stadium before a college football game in Texas was a 15-year service member from Georgia, according to the Air Force.

Minnesota teen accused of plotting terror attack at Mall of America to remain jailed

An 18-year-old from Minnesota who prosecutors say planned a terror attack at the Mall of America and who was arrested after buying an AK-47 from an undercover FBI employee must remain in custody, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Trump's economic boom reaches deep-blue states despite political hostility

President Trump is bringing jobs and billions of dollars in new investment to some of the nation's bluest states, delivering an economic windfall to Democratic strongholds whose political leaders have spent years battling his agenda.

Golf-gate: Trump slams 'crazed lunatic' judge, who says she fears death threats 'over a golf course'

A rather prosaic golf course tucked in a corner of the National Mall has become the center of Washington politics as President Trump pushes for a 'world-class' makeover and derided the judge standing in his way as a 'crazed lunatic' on Monday.

Short of funds, U.N. food agency cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, 200,000 in the West Bank

The United Nations has cut food assistance to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza and 200,000 in the West Bank due to a serious funding shortage, the head of the U.N. food agency said Monday.

Activist Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let U.S. judges quickly reverse immigration detentions

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asked the Supreme Court on Monday to let federal judges quickly determine the legality of immigration-related detentions so that people cannot be held for months or years without judicial oversight.