TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The son of a Leon County Sheriff’s deputy killed two people at Florida State University and wounded six others on Thursday after gaining access to his mother’s handgun and going on a campus rampage, police said.

The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, was shot by officers and taken into custody before ...Read more

Scientists using The James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered potentially earth-shattering evidence indicating a faraway world could be home to alien life.

A team at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy made the discovery while studying the atmosphere of K2-18 b, a planet orbiting a dwarf star in the constellation Leo, about...Read more

Aix Marseille University’s “Safe Place for Science” program, which aims to attract top U.S. graduates, claims it’s received nearly 300 applications from scholars “wishing to pursue their research in complete freedom.”

University President Eric Berton said Thursday the school proposed a bill this week requesting “scientific refugee...Read more

A rebound in U.S. stocks evaporated this week after Chair Jerome Powell pushed back on the idea of the Federal Reserve stepping in to bolster markets, rankling President Donald Trump who touted a smattering of deals Thursday.

The S&P 500 slumped 1.5% over the four-day span, briefly trimming losses after Trump said there would be a trade deal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear arguments in May on President Trump's proposed limits on birthright citizenship.

But it was not clear whether the justices would weigh in on the constitutionality of Trump's proposal or instead decide only whether it can be blocked nationwide by a federal judge acting on behalf of...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— The much-anticipated first public meeting of the Hope Florida Foundation board was canceled about 40 minutes after it started Thursday when participants’ screens were filled with images of swastikas, racial slurs and pornography.

Technicians tried unsuccessfully to stop the shocking images that flashed across the Zoom ...Read more

CHICAGO — Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III told a federal jury in his bribery trial Thursday that the FBI asked him to wire up on the CEO of Roseland Community Hospital as part of a cooperation bid that could keep Jones from being charged.

Jones, who is on the witness stand for a third day, made the disclosure during direct examination by...Read more

A Frontiers Airlines flight from Florida to Puerto Rico made three attempts at landing before finally touching down hard to the relief of frightened passengers.

Videos shot aboard Flight 3506 Tuesday night shows children crying and adult passengers phoning loved ones as the Airbus A321 hit the ground so hard its landing gear broke, according to...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. on Thursday called on the Department of Justice to investigate whether an early morning arson attempt at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence last weekend was a hate crime.

In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in the wake of the attack in Harrisburg, Schumer called ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County judge was supposed to begin hearing evidence Thursday in a critical hearing that could have put Erik and Lyle Menendez on a path to freedom for the first time in more than 35 years. But a fight over the creation of a parole document ordered by Gov. Gavin Newsom has stalled proceedings.

The Menendez brothers�...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One person is in custody and at least six people are wounded after a shooting erupted Thursday at Florida State University.

Police swarmed the university’s Tallahassee campus with guns drawn around noon, responding to reports of gunfire near the student union. A video recorded from behind bushes and shared with the ...Read more

The embattled MyPillow CEO and election denier Mike Lindell told a judge this week that his legal troubles have left him without liquid cash.

Voting software company Smartmatic filed a motion to hold Lindell in contempt last month, alleging that he has been dodging a court-ordered payment for months.

“I’m in ruins,” he told Judge Carl ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Two international students at a small Catholic college in Pennsylvania have sued the Trump administration over its cancellation of their ability to study in this country.

They asked the federal court to quickly issue a temporary restraining order to halt action against them, and assert that their capacity to pursue their ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One person is in custody and at least six people are wounded, one critically on Thursday after someone reportedly opened fire near Florida State University’s student union.

Police swarmed the university’s Tallahassee campus with guns drawn around noon. Students hid in classrooms. Some fled the area with hands in the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide the future of President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn birthright citizenship, agreeing Thursday to hear oral arguments next month.

Rather than rule on the Trump administration’s requests to pause rulings from lower courts in Washington, New Jersey and Maryland that kept the policy unchanged, ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Six people were wounded, one critically, on Thursday after a person reportedly opened fire near Florida State University’s student union.

Police swarmed the university’s Tallahassee campus with guns drawn around noon. Students hid in classrooms. Some fled the area with hands in the air, leaving behind backpacks, food ...Read more