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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion for violating New Mexico's consumer protection law

A district judge on Wednesday ordered that Meta pay a $25 billion civil penalty to New Mexico for violating the state's consumer protection law.

Justice Department won't investigate handling of Reflecting Pool vandalism case, say lawyers

The Justice Department's internal watchdog has declined to investigate the failed prosecution against former Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of intentionally vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to his lawyers.

Driver charged in connection with fatal collision suspected of watching porn minutes before crash

Utah prosecutors charged a California woman in connection with a fatal collision in which she was suspected of watching pornography on her phone minutes before she allegedly slammed into two other cars.

Feds bust massive marriage fraud ring that arranged 200 bogus weddings to get green cards

Federal authorities announced charges Wednesday against six people they said were part of a major marriage fraud ring in Massachusetts that charged immigrants as much as $40,000 and set them up in sham unions with American citizens so they could get quick legal status here.

Clerical error helped keep sunken German U-boat hidden off British coast 82 years

British divers and a German historian who found the German World War II submarine U-672 in the English Channel say it stayed hidden for over eight decades due to a paperwork mistake.

Feds charge social media influencer Shawty Dred with fraud in food-stamp crackdown

Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against Shawty Dred, an Atlanta-based social media figure, accusing him of stealing more than $4 million in food stamp benefits.

Hilary Swank pushes back against criticism of pregnancy in her 50s

Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank is pushing back on criticism of her decision to give birth at the age of 52.

Justice Dept. clamps down on $42 million fraud scheme in food stamp program

Nearly $42 million in food stamp fraud has been uncovered by a joint federal enforcement initiative involving suspected illegal immigrants.

Police detain 4, Montgomery County schools in secure status after shooting reports

The Montgomery County Police Department detained four people it suspects are linked to reports of shots fired Wednesday in the 6600 block of Rockledge Drive in Bethesda, Maryland.

Trump's political groups spend nearly $277 million in late midterm blitz on behalf of GOP candidates

President Donald Trump's political groups have spent more than one-quarter of a billion dollars to bolster Republicans in the final stretch of this year's midterm elections, an unprecedented amount for a sitting president that underscores the stakes on Nov. 3.

Kissimmee mayor arrested on grand theft and fraud charges

Jackie Espinosa, the Democratic mayor of Kissimmee, Florida, was arrested on charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud Wednesday.

House subpoenas New Jersey over how 6,600 noncitizens ended up on voter rolls

Two House committees issued a subpoena Wednesday to New Jersey as part of an effort to get the state's documents detailing how thousands of noncitizens ended up on its voter rolls.