NATIONAL NEWS
Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court ruling
Read full article: Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court rulingArkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda.
Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction
Read full article: Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud convictionA self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a fraud conviction.
San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuits
Read full article: San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuitsThe San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle over 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials.
More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
Read full article: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missingSurvivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble.
Echoes of deadly Arizona wildfire with 3 firefighters killed in Colorado-Utah blaze
Read full article: Echoes of deadly Arizona wildfire with 3 firefighters killed in Colorado-Utah blazeA wildfire that has killed three firefighters along the Colorado-Utah border is one of the deadliest for firefighters since an Arizona wildfire 13 years ago.
New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets
Read full article: New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streetsNew Mexico's governor says the state could seek billions in civil damages after DEA agents allowed fentanyl shipments into communities.
Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballots
Read full article: Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballotsElection officials in states that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day say they are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to outlaw the practice.
Royalties. Teaching gigs. A concert in Puerto Rico. Financial forms offer view inside Supreme Court
Read full article: Royalties. Teaching gigs. A concert in Puerto Rico. Financial forms offer view inside Supreme CourtSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was gifted concert tickets in Puerto Rico last year as members of the high court continued to accept international teaching gigs and and receive royalties for books they have authored.
Luigi Mangione gets stuck in an elevator as judge delays his federal trial until January
Read full article: Luigi Mangione gets stuck in an elevator as judge delays his federal trial until JanuaryA judge has delayed Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Professor known for 'torture memos' will advise conspiracy probe focused on perceived Trump foes
Read full article: Professor known for 'torture memos' will advise conspiracy probe focused on perceived Trump foesJohn Yoo, a conservative law professor known for his views on presidential power, confirms he will advise a team investigating whether officials conspired against Donald Trump.
Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users' location history
Read full article: Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users' location historyThe Supreme Court has held that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant.
Authorities end a takeover at a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpowered the guards
Read full article: Authorities end a takeover at a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpowered the guardsAuthorities have retaken control of a jail in eastern North Carolina where inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of the facility.
3 firefighters killed in Western wildfire were trying to shield themselves from flames
Read full article: 3 firefighters killed in Western wildfire were trying to shield themselves from flamesFederal officials say the three firefighters killed over the weekend in a Colorado wildfire were part of a specialized crew that goes into remote areas to quickly put out new fires.
Former NBA players Malik Beasley, Ed Davis are latest to be charged in gambling scandal
Read full article: Former NBA players Malik Beasley, Ed Davis are latest to be charged in gambling scandalFormer NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government’s gambling investigation.
Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNN
Read full article: Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNNThe Supreme Court is refusing to revive a $300 million defamation lawsuit filed against CNN over its coverage of a prominent attorney’s remarks during President Donald Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial.
Live updates: Supreme Court lets Trump fire agency heads, a dramatic expansion of presidential power
Read full article: Live updates: Supreme Court lets Trump fire agency heads, a dramatic expansion of presidential powerPresident Donald Trump has won and lost some as the Supreme Court wraps its final week of a term focused on executive power.
Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find
Read full article: Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls findA new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past several years.
Thousands of immigrants got scammed by an attorney exploiting humanitarian visas, lawsuits say
Read full article: Thousands of immigrants got scammed by an attorney exploiting humanitarian visas, lawsuits sayAn attorney in Washington state promised “miracles” to tens of thousands of immigrants seeking legal status.
At least 117 dead dogs found in 'horrific scene' at California 'no-kill' shelter
Read full article: At least 117 dead dogs found in 'horrific scene' at California 'no-kill' shelterAuthorities say the remains of at least 117 dogs were found on the grounds of a California “no-kill“ animal shelter, many of them with gunshot wounds.
America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come
Read full article: America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's comeAmerica is getting ready to celebrate the 250th anniversary since it split from Britain's monarchy and embarked on its experiment in democracy.
A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed
Read full article: A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmedA new Mississippi law authorizes the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of immigrants illegally living in the state.
3 firefighters killed in Colorado as wildfires stoked by heat, wind rage across the West
Read full article: 3 firefighters killed in Colorado as wildfires stoked by heat, wind rage across the WestThree firefighters have died and two were injured while battling fires on the Colorado-Utah border.
Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director
Read full article: Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE directorPresident Donald Trump says he is nominating Lance Schroyer as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise
Read full article: Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs riseNew federal figures show that about 3 million fewer people had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year.
Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? What we know
Read full article: Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? What we knowReports are swirling about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce possibly getting married at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules
Read full article: Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rulesAn Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary.
States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans
Read full article: States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plansLegislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies that handle drug coverage for health insurers.
Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highway
Read full article: Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highwayA polygamous sect leader has been convicted on child abuse charges in Arizona while already serving a 50-year sentence in federal prison for orchestrating sex involving children.
Saks officially emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with less debt and a new name
Read full article: Saks officially emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with less debt and a new nameSaks Global, the parent company of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with fewer stores, less debt, a more focused strategy to pamper the affluent — and a new name.
New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets
Read full article: New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streetsNew Mexico's attorney general has opened a criminal investigation into claims that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets.
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says
Read full article: Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio saysSecretary of State Marco Rubio has joined Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the U.S. to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportation
Read full article: Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportationFear is ricocheting through Haitian communities across the United States after the Supreme Court decided to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disasters.
DC reaches court settlement with man detained while protesting troops' patrol with Darth Vader song
Read full article: DC reaches court settlement with man detained while protesting troops' patrol with Darth Vader songThe District of Columbia has reached a settlement agreement for an undisclosed amount of money with a resident who claims police illegally detained him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone.
Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services
Read full article: Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital servicesPresident Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tariff on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services provided by United States companies.
10 jurors said Palisades Fire suspect isn't guilty. Now he faces an October retrial
Read full article: 10 jurors said Palisades Fire suspect isn't guilty. Now he faces an October retrialAfter a deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial, a new federal trial date is set in the arson case against the man accused of sparking one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.
Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom
Read full article: Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loomTensions are evident in a rare display among the Supreme Court justices at the end of the term.
Utah declares a state of emergency and restricts fireworks as US largest wildfire grows
Read full article: Utah declares a state of emergency and restricts fireworks as US largest wildfire growsUtah is restricting fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation grows, fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds.
Lawmakers subpoena billionaire Leon Black after contentious interview on Epstein payments
Read full article: Lawmakers subpoena billionaire Leon Black after contentious interview on Epstein paymentsThe House Oversight Committee has served subpoenas to a billionaire investor who made payments to Jeffrey Epstein.
Touring Trump's Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation's capital
Read full article: Touring Trump's Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation's capitalAmerica is celebrating its 250th anniversary, and the nation's capital is undergoing significant changes under President Donald Trump.
Rainbow flags dot Iran and Egypt's match as Seattle celebrates Pride during the World Cup
Read full article: Rainbow flags dot Iran and Egypt's match as Seattle celebrates Pride during the World CupRainbow flags fluttered among the sea of Iranian and Egyptian banners at Seattle’s World Cup stadium, as teams from two of the most repressive countries for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people took to the field.
National pride meets breathable mesh: A look at the design of World Cup uniforms
Read full article: National pride meets breathable mesh: A look at the design of World Cup uniformsIn designing the uniforms for this year's World Cup, Nike and other apparel makers sought to channel national pride and maximize comfort.
Parents of former NFL player Doug Martin allege excessive police force led to his wrongful death
Read full article: Parents of former NFL player Doug Martin allege excessive police force led to his wrongful deathThe parents of former NFL running back Doug Martin have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Oakland, California, police officers and an ambulance company.