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Texas grand jury rejects indictments in fatal shooting of US citizen by federal immigration agent
Read full article: Texas grand jury rejects indictments in fatal shooting of US citizen by federal immigration agentProsecutors say a grand jury has rejected indictments over the fatal shooting last year of a U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent during a traffic encounter in Texas.
Mamdani's relationship with NYPD gets icy after officers were pelted in a snowball fight
Read full article: Mamdani's relationship with NYPD gets icy after officers were pelted in a snowball fightA massive snowball fight in New York that ended in police officers being pelted is creating a frosty dispute between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his own police department.
Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says
Read full article: Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university saysFormer U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University as the campus reviews his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Court throws out judgment blaming Montana asbestos deaths on BNSF railroad
Read full article: Court throws out judgment blaming Montana asbestos deaths on BNSF railroadA federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a Montana mining town where thousands have been sickened by asbestos exposure.
Residents want local governments to end contracts that let ICE train on their gun ranges
Read full article: Residents want local governments to end contracts that let ICE train on their gun rangesResidents in a Southern California city want local police to stop letting federal immigration agents train at a publicly owned firing range.
As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability
Read full article: As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading abilityNationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3.
Power outages, piles of snow vexing parts of Northeast in snowstorm aftermath
Read full article: Power outages, piles of snow vexing parts of Northeast in snowstorm aftermathPower failures and waist-high canyons of snow bedeviled parts of the Northeast in the aftermath of a massive storm that dumped piles on streets and sidewalks from Maryland Maine, even as fresh snowfall coated the region.
Judge bars government from 'wholesale' search of Washington Post reporter's seized devices
Read full article: Judge bars government from 'wholesale' search of Washington Post reporter's seized devicesA magistrate judge has barred federal authorities from conducting an unsupervised, wholesale search of electronic devices that they seized from a Washington Post reporter’s Virginia home while investigating allegations that a Pentagon contractor illegally leaked classified information to the journalist.
Justice Department lawsuit says UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from hostility
Read full article: Justice Department lawsuit says UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from hostilityThe Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024.
States sue Trump administration over changes to childhood vaccine recommendations
Read full article: States sue Trump administration over changes to childhood vaccine recommendationsMore than a dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its changes to vaccine recommendations for children.
Man fatally stabs 4 people in Washington state as deputies head to serve him a restraining order
Read full article: Man fatally stabs 4 people in Washington state as deputies head to serve him a restraining orderAuthorities say a man fatally stabbed four people in Washington state as sheriff's deputies were on their way to deliver him a domestic violence protection order.
CIA offers tips to potential informants in Iran as Trump considers military action
Read full article: CIA offers tips to potential informants in Iran as Trump considers military actionThe CIA is offering help to potential informants in Iran as President Donald Trump mulls possible military action.
Pennsylvania residents question police response to student ICE protesters after juveniles detained
Read full article: Pennsylvania residents question police response to student ICE protesters after juveniles detainedSome residents in the Philadelphia suburb of Quakertown are calling for the police chief to resign after a scuffle between police and students protesting ICE policies left several juveniles in custody.
Penguins in party hats? Birthday cards cheer families of babies treated for botulism
Read full article: Penguins in party hats? Birthday cards cheer families of babies treated for botulismThe California program that identifies and treats cases of dangerous infant botulism also comforts families by sending silly cards on their babies' first birthdays.
Takeaways from Trump’s address: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, taking aim at Democrats
Read full article: Takeaways from Trump’s address: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, taking aim at DemocratsPresident Trump has used his State of the Union address to sell a booming America, even as voters worry about the economy.
Savannah Guthrie says her family is offering a $1 million reward for her mother's return
Read full article: Savannah Guthrie says her family is offering a $1 million reward for her mother's return“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie says her family is now offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother.
Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida
Read full article: Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and FloridaWaymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.
2 Missouri sheriff's deputies fatally shot, 2 others wounded, authorities say
Read full article: 2 Missouri sheriff's deputies fatally shot, 2 others wounded, authorities sayA man with a long criminal history fatally shot one Missouri sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop and then killed a second deputy in a gunbattle hours later as the Army veteran tried to save two wounded officers.
The Latest: Northeast US digs out from brutal snowfall as second storm may near
Read full article: The Latest: Northeast US digs out from brutal snowfall as second storm may nearNeighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” have been digging out from a brutal storm that forecasters are calling the strongest in a decade.
Northeast US digs out from brutal snowstorm that disrupted flights and canceled school
Read full article: Northeast US digs out from brutal snowstorm that disrupted flights and canceled schoolMillions across the northeastern United States contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines.
Utah judge rejects defense's motion to disqualify prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk killing case
Read full article: Utah judge rejects defense's motion to disqualify prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk killing caseA judge has decided to keep prosecutors on the case of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing in Utah.
Volunteers scour the desert for Nancy Guthrie despite authorities urging them to stop
Read full article: Volunteers scour the desert for Nancy Guthrie despite authorities urging them to stopThe disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother three weeks ago has inspired volunteers to launch their own searches in the dense desert near her home just outside Tucson.
RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he's backing their production
Read full article: RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he's backing their productionRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his support for an executive order that would aim to boost the production of a controversial weedkiller ingredient called glyphosate, even though it is widening a political fault line for the administration ahead of the midterm elections.
Federal court rejects GOP-led Utah Legislature's latest try to block House map that helps Democrats
Read full article: Federal court rejects GOP-led Utah Legislature's latest try to block House map that helps DemocratsA federal court ruling means the new Utah voting districts that give Democrats an improved shot at winning a U.S. House seat can be used in this year’s election.
FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases
Read full article: FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseasesThe Food and Drug Administration is proposing a system for approving customized drugs and medical treatments for patients with rare or hard-to-treat diseases.
Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin says
Read full article: Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin saysThe 21-year-old North Carolina man who entered a gate at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with a shotgun before he was shot and killed worked as a golf course groundskeeper and sold illustrations of golf courses.
The Latest: New York City remains under a state of emergency, Mamdani says
Read full article: The Latest: New York City remains under a state of emergency, Mamdani saysA massive snowstorm pummeled the northeast United States from Maryland to Maine, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong winds and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures.
The Latest: Trump warns countries to abide by tariff deals despite Supreme Court decision
Read full article: The Latest: Trump warns countries to abide by tariff deals despite Supreme Court decisionPresident Donald Trump is threatening countries around the world to abide by any tariff deals they agreed to, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his far-reaching taxes on imports.
Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns
Read full article: Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concernsCriminal investigators hoping to develop a suspect are turning to a powerful cyber tool by asking Google to disclose who had been searching for relevant information.
Trump’s big speech will be delivered to a changed nation and a Congress he has sidelined
Read full article: Trump’s big speech will be delivered to a changed nation and a Congress he has sidelinedPresident Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver the State of the Union address.
A Utah mom who wrote kids' book on grief after husband died killed him for money, prosecutors say
Read full article: A Utah mom who wrote kids' book on grief after husband died killed him for money, prosecutors sayProsecutors portrayed a Utah mother and children’s book author as a money-hungry killer Monday on the first day of a murder trial in her husband’s death.
Huge snowstorm in the Northeast forces millions to stay home, disrupts flights and closes schools
Read full article: Huge snowstorm in the Northeast forces millions to stay home, disrupts flights and closes schoolsA massive snowstorm is pummeling the northeastern United States, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures.
It's a quiet box office weekend as 'GOAT' edges 'Wuthering Heights'
Read full article: It's a quiet box office weekend as 'GOAT' edges 'Wuthering Heights'Sony Pictures Animation’s film “GOAT” is leading a quiet weekend at the North American box office, beating “Wuthering Heights” in a second-weekend showdown.
The Latest: Armed man shot, killed after entering perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
Read full article: The Latest: Armed man shot, killed after entering perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service saysAn armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
Read full article: Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service saysU.S. Secret Service says an armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
New law puts Kansas at vanguard of denying trans identities on drivers licenses, birth certificates
Read full article: New law puts Kansas at vanguard of denying trans identities on drivers licenses, birth certificatesKansas is set to invalidate about 1,700 driver's licenses held by transgender residents and roughly as many of their birth certificates.
Thanks but no thanks: Trump’s hospital ship plan provokes defense of Greenland health care system
Read full article: Thanks but no thanks: Trump’s hospital ship plan provokes defense of Greenland health care systemU.S. President Donald Trump says he is sending a U.S. Navy hospital ship to Greenland because people there are sick and lack care.
Blizzard warnings cascade across East Coast as winter storm hits
Read full article: Blizzard warnings cascade across East Coast as winter storm hitsSnow began falling over parts of the Northeastern U.S. with the onset of an intense winter storm that prompted blizzard warnings throughout the region.
Department of Homeland Security suspends Global Entry as the partial government shutdown drags on
Read full article: Department of Homeland Security suspends Global Entry as the partial government shutdown drags onThe Department of Homeland Security says the Global Entry program shuts down for as long as the partial government shutdown continues.
Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional
Read full article: Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutionalLawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to Jeffrey Epstein, saying a law used to force the recent public release of millions of documents is unconstitutional.
Trump says he'll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling
Read full article: Trump says he'll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court rulingPresident Donald Trump said Saturday that he was raising the global tariff he wants to impose to 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day earlier.
Blizzard warnings issued from Delaware to Massachusetts as storm threatens East Coast
Read full article: Blizzard warnings issued from Delaware to Massachusetts as storm threatens East CoastBlizzard warnings have been issued for New York City, New Jersey, Boston and communities along the East Coast as a late-winter storm approaches.
ICE's purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns
Read full article: ICE's purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating townsAt least 20 communities with large warehouses across the U.S. have become stealth targets for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s $45-billion expansion of detention centers.
New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women
Read full article: New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American womenIn the 1970s, the agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent.
She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her
Read full article: She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport herA woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriously dangerous for Christians and on the brink of war with the United States.