(NEW YORK) -- A sanctioned Ukrainian politician who U.S. authorities said has ties to Russian intelligence services was hit with new criminal charges Wednesday over his alleged purchase of two condominiums in Beverly Hills, California.

The charges were announced by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn and the Justice Department's KleptoCapture task force again...

(RICHMOND CITY, Calif.) -- After his race for a Northern California city council seat ended in a tie, candidate Cesar Zepeda wore several good luck charms to the drawing that would determine the winner -- including a pocket square pin and "love is love" socks.

Luck ended up being on his side: Zepeda won the Richmond City Council District 2 race after his name was drawn out of a red gift ...

(AUSTIN) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies on Wednesday to ban the use of social media platform TikTok on government-issued devices over concerns about how the China-owned app handles data on American infrastructure and other sensitive information.

"TikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users' devices -- including when, where and ...

When two Saturday Night Live legends are scheduled to host the show together, you'd be right to expect a funnier than usual promo. Such is the case, no pun intended, with Steve Martin and Martin Short's upcoming return to Studio 8H.

The spot starts with Martin casually pulling a rolling suitcase out of an elevator at 30 Rockefeller Center as he focuses on the cellphone in ...

(NEW YORK) -- Kirstie Alley's unexpected death at age 71 has put a spotlight on colon cancer, the disease that took her life.

Alley had been recently diagnosed with colon cancer prior to her Dec. 5 death, a rep for the actress confirmed to ABC News.

"We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a ba...