Associated Press

Iran said Friday it seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a fresh escalation in the strategic waterway between Tehran and the West.

Republican leaders are urging state attorneys to continue enforcing marijuana laws after the legalization of hemp in our state earlier this summer.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw will examine financer Jeffrey Epstein's time spent out of jail after he was convicted of sexually abusing underage girls.

The Mexican drug kingpin has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a notorious drug lord who's evaded justice countless times.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to end the procedural rule that requires 60 votes to steer most bills through the chamber if Democrats win in 2020.

John Cornyn has raised $9 million for a re-election bid likely to be among the closest-watched Senate races of 2020.

The House on Friday overwhelmingly approved a bill ensuring that a victims compensation fund for the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.

The FTC has voted to approve a fine of about $5 billion for Facebook over privacy violations. The report cites an unnamed person familiar with the matter.

An indictment unsealed Friday includes charges of racketeering, kidnapping, forced labor, and the sexual exploitation of a child.

Alexander Acosta is resigning following renewed scrutiny of his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with Jeffrey Esptein, accused of sexually abusing children.