Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith announced Monday she is stepping down at the end of this year, a little more than two years after starting the D.C. role. “I am deeply humbled, ...

WASHINGTON — D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith is stepping down after two years, she and Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday. Smith was appointed in 2023 and is the first Black woman to serve as chief ...

The International Monetary Fund’s head of mission to Zambia is set to take up the same role for Senegal early next year, overseeing a country facing a financial crunch after uncovering billions of ...

Pledging a transparent and compassionate approach to justice, Cook County’s new chief judge, Charles Beach, on Monday took his oath of office before a crowd of judges, attorneys and state and local ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The new chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court was installed Monday morning. The Honorable Charles S. Beach II took the oath during a packed ceremony inside the Chicago-Kent ...

BRIDGEPORT — A Bridgeport was sentenced Monday to serve 47 years in prison for sexually assaulting several girls he knew between 2019 and 2022. A six-member jury had deliberated for about two hours at ...

Zambia is seeking to capitalize on the green energy boom through copper and other critical minerals, but campaigners warn that without real accountability and community participation, the next mining ...

NEW YORK, New York (WABC) -- After over three decades with the NYPD, Chief John Chell is retiring from the force and his current role as Chief of Department. Chief of Department is the NYPD's highest ...

Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, today announced the acquisition of The Free Press, a leading independent subscription media company. The combination brings together CBS News' scale and reach with ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday fired Navy chief of staff Jon Harrison, delivering a blow to the insider who helped rewire internal protocols to fit the vision of the Trump administration’s ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Defense Secretary Pete ...

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