Massachusetts police responding to group of ‘heavily armed men’ claiming to ‘not recognize our laws’  —  Police said the men fled into the Wakefield woods carrying rifles and handguns.  —  A bizarre incident is playing out Saturday morning in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Britney Spears's Conservatorship Nightmare  —  How the pop star's father and a team of lawyers seized control of her life—and have held onto it for thirteen years.  —  On June 22nd, Britney Spears's management team started getting nervous.  Spears, who is thirty-nine …

FBI launches flurry of arrests over attacks on journalists during Capitol riot  —  Nearly six months after the U.S. Capitol riot, the Justice Department has begun arresting a new category of alleged criminals — those who attacked reporters or damaged their equipment as journalists documented …

In Case Against Trump's Company, Echoes of His Father's Tactics on Taxes  —  The first criminal prosecution involving the former president's business hearkens back to Fred Trump's $16,135 purchase of boilers in the 1990s.  —  Long before Donald J. Trump's company was accused of plotting detours around …

‘Wasting my breath’: Southern faith leaders wary of promoting vaccines  —  Exhausted by backlash over pandemic restrictions, some faith leaders see little upside in urging skeptical congregants to get vaccinated.  —  A person receives their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine from a health care worker at a church.

DeSantis to forgo Trump rally in Sarasota  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will not be attending former President Trump's rally in Sarasota, Fla., on Saturday amid ongoing recovery efforts following the deadly condo building collapse in Surfside, Fla.  —  “We can confirm that the Governor will not attend the rally in Sarasota.

‘Eye of fire’ in Mexican waters snuffed out, says national oil company  —  A fire on the ocean surface west of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula early on Friday has been extinguished, state oil company Pemex said, blaming a gas leak from an underwater pipeline for sparking the blaze captured in videos that went viral.

Widespread ransomware attack is affecting hundreds of businesses  —  Researchers said cybercriminals were demanding $50,000 from smaller companies and $5 million from larger ones  —  A supply-chain ransomware attack that hit hours before the beginning of a holiday weekend has already affected …

Fewer people missing in collapse; nearby tower is evacuated  —  SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The number of people missing in the Florida condominium collapse fell Friday following a new review, but fears of another potentially catastrophic failure deepened after engineers found unsafe conditions …

BUSTED: Arizona official was told to ‘stop the counting’ during blitz by Trump, Giuliani and GOP chair  —  Donald Trump is under investigation in Georgia for his caught-on-tape efforts to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” 12,000 votes to overturn the election in the Peach State.

How to Vaccinate Wyoming Against Covid  —  Living on his 25,000-acre ranch about an hour outside Laramie, Wyoming, 67-year-old Scott Sims figures he's at lower risk of catching the coronavirus: He resides in relative isolation.  A fourth-generation cattle rancher, he takes his vitamins …

Biden administration formally launches effort to return deported veterans to U.S.  —  The Biden administration unveiled plans Friday to bring hundreds, possibly thousands, of deported veterans and their immediate family members back to the United States, saying their removal “failed to live up to our highest values.”