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EPA administrator outlines Trump's plan to speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by LA wildfires
Read full article: EPA administrator outlines Trump's plan to speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by LA wildfiresTrump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires.
Veteran Olympics broadcaster Mary Carillo to replace Savannah Guthrie as co-host
Read full article: Veteran Olympics broadcaster Mary Carillo to replace Savannah Guthrie as co-hostNBC says that veteran Olympics broadcaster Mary Carillo will replace Savannah Guthrie as co-host of opening ceremonies for the Winter Games in Italy.
Former Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, congressional overseer of US foreign affairs, has died
Read full article: Former Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, congressional overseer of US foreign affairs, has diedFormer U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress, has died.
Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per year
Read full article: Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per yearA new study out in the journal Science Advances finds that chronic exposure to wildfire smoke has contributed to tens of thousands of deaths each year in the United States.
Government lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge 'this job sucks'
Read full article: Government lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge 'this job sucks'A government lawyer who told a judge that her job “sucks” during a court hearing stemming from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota has been removed from her Justice Department post.
Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, new Gallup polling shows
Read full article: Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, new Gallup polling showsNew international polling from Gallup shows that Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system.
Savannah Guthrie posts message to her mother’s kidnapper asking to provide proof she is alive
Read full article: Savannah Guthrie posts message to her mother’s kidnapper asking to provide proof she is aliveNBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie has sent a public message to her mother's kidnapper saying that her family is ready to talk but wants proof that she is alive.
Man once married to Jill Biden held without bail after being charged in wife’s killing
Read full article: Man once married to Jill Biden held without bail after being charged in wife’s killingAuthorities say a Delaware man who was once married to former first lady Jill Biden remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of his wife.
Legal fight escalates over Georgia voting records as Trump says he wants to ‘take over’ elections
Read full article: Legal fight escalates over Georgia voting records as Trump says he wants to ‘take over’ electionsOfficials in Georgia’s Fulton County have asked a federal court to order the FBI to return ballots and other documents from the 2020 election that it seized last week, The move escalates a voting battle as President Donald Trump says he wants to “take over” elections from Democratic-run areas with the November midterms on the horizon.
Trump's border czar is pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota immediately
Read full article: Trump's border czar is pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota immediatelyPresident Donald Trump's border czar says he is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to turn over arrested immigrants.
Judge appears skeptical of Trump’s latest bid to nix his hush money conviction
Read full article: Judge appears skeptical of Trump’s latest bid to nix his hush money convictionA federal judge appears poised to again reject President Donald Trump’s bid to erase his hush money conviction, slamming his lawyers for legal maneuvers he said amounted to taking “two bites at the apple.”.
Federal agents must limit tear gas for now at protests outside Portland ICE building, judge says
Read full article: Federal agents must limit tear gas for now at protests outside Portland ICE building, judge saysA judge in Oregon has temporarily restricted federal officers from using tear gas at protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.
Maine plane crash victims worked for luxury travel startup led by Texas lawyer
Read full article: Maine plane crash victims worked for luxury travel startup led by Texas lawyerThe six people killed when a private jet crashed in Maine were going to see a property for a luxury travel business led by a Houston lawyer.
Minnesota athletes head into the Winter Olympics with concerns about turmoil back home
Read full article: Minnesota athletes head into the Winter Olympics with concerns about turmoil back homeMany Minnesota-based athletes at the Winter Olympics this week have more on their minds than sports.
Trump administration's tongue-in-cheek names for immigration operations praised and slammed
Read full article: Trump administration's tongue-in-cheek names for immigration operations praised and slammedThe Department of Homeland Security’s approach to naming immigrant enforcement operations elicits polarizing opinions: Are the names funny or offensive.
New York attorney general to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration agents
Read full article: New York attorney general to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration agentsNew York’s attorney general has announced plans to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state.
Jill Biden's first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home
Read full article: Jill Biden's first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware homeThe first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December.
Immigration agents draw guns and arrest activists following them in Minneapolis
Read full article: Immigration agents draw guns and arrest activists following them in MinneapolisImmigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles Tuesday in Minneapolis.
Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote
Read full article: Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt voteFormer President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have finalized an agreement with House Republicans to testify this month in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
House lawmaker raises new concerns over FDA's ultra-fast drug review program
Read full article: House lawmaker raises new concerns over FDA's ultra-fast drug review programA Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs.
Savannah Guthrie says her mom is a woman of faith and a source of strength for the family
Read full article: Savannah Guthrie says her mom is a woman of faith and a source of strength for the family“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie has described her mother over the years as selfless, loyal and as a woman of great of faith.
Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepen
Read full article: Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepenPresident Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought previously as both sides appear to move further from reaching a deal.
Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling the trigger in auto store customer's death
Read full article: Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling the trigger in auto store customer's deathCharles “Sonny” Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though Burton didn't fire the gun or witness the killing.
More departures at the US attorney's office in Minnesota, AP sources say
Read full article: More departures at the US attorney's office in Minnesota, AP sources sayMore prosecutors are leaving the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota during a time of continued turmoil over the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement in the state and recent shootings of civilians by federal agents.
States scramble to gerrymander US House districts after Trump sought edge in midterm elections
Read full article: States scramble to gerrymander US House districts after Trump sought edge in midterm electionsRepublicans and Democrats in some states are redrawing U.S. House districts to gain an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections.
Signs of forced entry found at Arizona home of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother
Read full article: Signs of forced entry found at Arizona home of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's motherInvestigators have found signs of forced entry at the Arizona home of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother.
Charity founded by Sarah Ferguson shuts down after release of Epstein emails with former duchess
Read full article: Charity founded by Sarah Ferguson shuts down after release of Epstein emails with former duchessThe charity founded by Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, is shutting down following the release of emails showing the depth of her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Don Lemon says a dozen agents came to arrest him even though he offered to turn himself in
Read full article: Don Lemon says a dozen agents came to arrest him even though he offered to turn himself inIndependent journalist Don Lemon says about a dozen federal agents came to his Los Angeles hotel to arrest him last week.
Defense objects to showing videos of Charlie Kirk's killing in murder case, claims bias
Read full article: Defense objects to showing videos of Charlie Kirk's killing in murder case, claims biasGraphic videos showing the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus have gone viral, drawing millions of views.
Trump's $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities
Read full article: Trump's $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communitiesState and local officials are pushing back against federal plans to expand immigrant detention facilities.
Virginia man in ‘au pair affair’ case convicted of murdering wife and another man in elaborate ruse
Read full article: Virginia man in ‘au pair affair’ case convicted of murdering wife and another man in elaborate ruseA Virginia man who was having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair has been found guilty of murdering his wife and another man lured to the house as a fall guy.
Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South
Read full article: Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the SouthThe Trump administration is eliminating four out of six planned locations for a 2030 census practice test.
Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outages
Read full article: Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outagesPeople in North Carolina are digging out from a foot or more of snow and Florida farmers need their frozen plants to thaw before they can assess the damage.
1 person is arrested after a suspected biolab is found at Las Vegas home
Read full article: 1 person is arrested after a suspected biolab is found at Las Vegas homeAuthorities are investigating a suspected biolaboratory found in a Las Vegas home linked to the owner of an unauthorized California biolab.
HHS unveils program to address homelessness and addiction, part of a set of new initiatives
Read full article: HHS unveils program to address homelessness and addiction, part of a set of new initiativesHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight cities.
Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for HaitiansA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States.
Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote
Read full article: Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress voteFormer President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are agreeing to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Government says it's fixing redactions in Epstein-related files that may have had victim information
Read full article: Government says it's fixing redactions in Epstein-related files that may have had victim informationThe Justice Department says it has taken down several thousand documents and “media” that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information after lawyers for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's victims complained of insufficient redactions.
Tragedy off America's oldest seaport claims 7 lives as fishing boat sinks in frigid waters
Read full article: Tragedy off America's oldest seaport claims 7 lives as fishing boat sinks in frigid watersU.S. Coast Guard officials say they have launched a formal investigation into the sinking of a commercial fishing vessel off Gloucester, Massachusetts, that resulted in seven deaths.
Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy
Read full article: Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boyThe father of a 5-year-old boy detained by immigration officers in Texas denies abandoning his son.
NASA hit by fuel leaks during a practice countdown of the moon rocket that will fly with astronauts
Read full article: NASA hit by fuel leaks during a practice countdown of the moon rocket that will fly with astronautsNASA has run into exasperating fuel leaks in a make-or-break test of the moon rocket that's supposed to send astronauts on a lunar fly-around.
Trump plans to lower tariffs on Indian goods to 18% after India agreed to stop buying Russian oil
Read full article: Trump plans to lower tariffs on Indian goods to 18% after India agreed to stop buying Russian oilPresident Donald Trump says he plans to lower tariffs on goods from India to 18%, from 25%, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi announces 2 more arrests in the St. Paul church protest
Read full article: US Attorney General Pam Bondi announces 2 more arrests in the St. Paul church protestU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced two more arrests in the protest at a church in Minnesota against the immigration enforcement crackdown.
Authorities believe 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother was taken against her will
Read full article: Authorities believe 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother was taken against her willAuthorities believe the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.
The Latest: Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter
Read full article: The Latest: Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winterPunxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued the most highly anticipated weather forecast of the season: six more weeks of winter.
Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
Read full article: Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weatherPunxsutawney Phil’s handlers say he’s seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather.
Man sentenced to 4 years in prison for throwing Molotov cocktail during LA immigration protest
Read full article: Man sentenced to 4 years in prison for throwing Molotov cocktail during LA immigration protestA 23-year-old man was sentenced to four years in federal prison after admitting he hurled a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids across the region last spring.
Police officer killed, another seriously wounded in hotel room shootout in Georgia
Read full article: Police officer killed, another seriously wounded in hotel room shootout in GeorgiaAuthorities say a police officer has been killed and another seriously wounded in a shootout at a suburban Atlanta hotel.
‘Melania,’ panned by some film critics, opens with strong ticket sales for a documentary
Read full article: ‘Melania,’ panned by some film critics, opens with strong ticket sales for a documentaryPromoted by President Donald Trump as “a must watch,” the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
More frigid temperatures expected in much of US after a weekend of heavy snow
Read full article: More frigid temperatures expected in much of US after a weekend of heavy snowForecasters warned that dangerous extra-cold conditions will persist for a huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into New England.
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from ICE facility in Texas
Read full article: 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from ICE facility in TexasFive-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have returned to Minnesota after being released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.