Funding will come from the Defense Department following the emergency declaration that President Donald Trump signed this year.
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House Democrats made a preemptive strike Thursday to block the Trump administration from shifting money for military projects to construction of a Southwest border wall.
Schools trying to protect kids from mass shootings are turning to gunshot detection systems, cellphone apps and artificial intelligence — a high-tech approach designed to reduce the number of victims.
Suspects to appear in court on Friday, three weeks after 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez disappeared and two days after her body was discovered in a garbage can.
Facebook says it has banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has canceled dozens of accounts engaged in spreading disinformation.
One of the world’s busiest airports and a nuclear power plant under construction could be at risk after a Yemen rebel drone strike this week on a critical Saudi oil pipeline.
Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed Tehran for a drone attack by Yemen’s rebels that knocked out a key oil pipeline and a newspaper close to the palace called for the U.S. to carry out “surgical” strikes on Iran.
Five state attorneys general announced lawsuits Thursday seeking to hold the drug industry responsible for an opioid addiction crisis.
Police have arrested a woman who allegedly tried to kidnap a 4-year-old boy from a McDonald’s restaurant in South Los Angeles.
Ten people, including five Russian fugitives, have been charged in connection with malicious software attacks that infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide, authorities announced Thursday.
The Venezuelan government and opposition have sent envoys to Norway to attend talks on ways of ending the South American country’s crisis, though their mutual mistrust and differences on key issues are likely to slow chances of progress.
Lawmakers from both parties in Congress demand more information on the White House’s claims of rising threats in the Middle East.
President Donald Trump will lay out yet another immigration plan as he tries to convince the public and lawmakers that the nation’s legal immigration system should be overhauled.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for president, adding his name to a list of nearly two dozen candidates.
In a swipe at telecommunications giant Huawei, the Trump administration has issued an executive order aimed at banning its equipment from U.S. networks and said it was subjecting the Chinese company to strict export controls.