A municipal judge in New Mexico appears to have been fatally shot by her husband before he killed himself, authorities said. Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputies found the bodies of Diane Albert, 65, and Eric Pinkerton, 63, several dogs and a cat on Friday at their home in the Village of …

Comedian Jay Leno was released from a California hospital on Monday after sustaining burns to his face, chest and hands in a fire at his home.  The Grossman Burn Center in West Hills Hospital shared a photo of Leno with hospital staff before he left. The picture shows Leno smiling, …

Washington — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Sunday that he “probably” would not have appointed a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s two ongoing investigations involving former President Donald Trump, as Attorney General Merrick Garland did last week. “In this case, Merrick Garland clearly made a discretionary …

Two twin infants were among the five family members found dead inside their north Phoenix home in what now is being investigated as a murder-suicide, authorities said Thursday. Police said two adults and three children had obvious signs of trauma, but the causes of death haven’t been released yet. The …

Disney is raising ticket prices for most of its Florida theme parks for the second time this year — and boosting the cost of a day at the Magic Kingdom, its most popular Orlando theme park, even higher than the other parks. Starting December 8, ticket prices for the Magic …

Fans gathered Friday to remember slain rapper Takeoff, a member of the hip-hop trio Migos, in downtown Atlanta near where the 28-year-old grew up. State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks, hosted a memorial service to celebrate the rapper’s life and music. Takeoff, born Kirsnick Khari Ball, was shot …

Paintings and sculptures from the collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were auctioned off for a historic $1.5 billion Wednesday, Christie’s auction house said, with records set for works by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Seurat and Klimt. Calling it “the biggest sale in auction history,” Christie’s said the collection …

Twitter employees awaited word of widespread layoffs Friday, as its new billionaire owner Elon Musk moves quickly after his big takeover to make the messaging platform financially sound.  A company-wide email reported by multiple news outlets said Twitter employees will receive word on their fate via email at the start …

A longtime Trump attorney oversaw an internal investigation of the Trump Organization’s tax practices in 2017 and 2018, leading the company “to do things differently,” an executive testified Tuesday. The revelation came amid the second day of sworn testimony by Trump Organization controller Jeffrey McConney, who was the first witness …

Cormac Roth, a musician and son of actor Tim Roth, has died at 25 after a battle with cancer, the family announced Monday. Roth “died peacefully in the arms of his family who loved and adored him” on Oct. 16, the family said in a statement, adding that “he maintained …