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LA mayor ousts fire chief, saying LAFD needs 'new leadership'
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass has fired Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley over the chief’s handling of the Palisades fire. The move comes after the embattled mayor gave a series of increasingly ...Read more
Federal judge appointing independent lawyer to present arguments on DOJ bid to drop Adams' case
NEW YORK — The Manhattan federal judge presiding over Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Friday said he has appointed a special attorney to independently present arguments on the Justice Department’s bid to dismiss...Read more
Mayor Michelle Wu says Boston planning for 'extreme weather events' as effects of climate crisis intensify
BOSTON — Following recent weather disasters across the county, the Boston mayor outlined Thursday how the city is preparing for when more severe heat, coastal flooding, or extreme weather events hit here.
“Over the ...Read more
US puts deportees in limbo by foisting them on its neighbors
The hundreds of migrants from Asia and the Middle East deported to Central America by Donald Trump’s administration this week are among the first caught in a legal limbo that may take years to resolve.
The deportees ...Read more
This Republican says Georgia needs migrants in the workforce
ATLANTA — Republicans in the state House are debating whether proposed legislation could incentivize legal immigration.
Rather than focusing on punishment against migrants who are unauthorized to be in the country, ...Read more
Adnan Syed case: Hae Min Lee's family asks a Baltimore judge to reject 'Serial' subject's bid to have sentence reduced
BALTIMORE — Lawyers representing the family of Hae Min Lee asked a Baltimore judge to delay a ruling next week on whether Adnan Syed should have his life sentence reduced under a 2021 Maryland law.
Attorneys for the ...Read more
ICE moving a series of detainees from rural Minnesota to Texas jail
MINNEAPOLIS — A Venezuelan national was approaching the courthouse in Faribault for a hearing on his pending criminal case on Jan. 28 when ICE agents arrested him.
Immigration authorities brought the man, Hernando Fidel...Read more
I went to CPAC as an anthropologist to see how Trump supporters are feeling − for them, a ‘golden age’ has begun
At the start of his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump declared, “The golden age of America begins right now!”
A month later, Trump’s supporters gathered at the annual Conservative ...Read more
US consumers long-run inflation views rise to highest since 1995
U.S. consumers’ long-term inflation expectations rose to the highest level in almost three decades on concerns President Donald Trump’s tariffs will translate into higher prices.
Consumers expect prices will climb at ...Read more
NASA cuts deal, but losing 5% of workforce as DOGE opens up hood
ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA had cut a deal that may stave off sweeping layoffs seen across other federal agencies, but still will see about 900 less employees through a buyout plan, according to an agency statement.
The ...Read more
Maryland House passes legislation to allow condoms in school vending machines
BALTIMORE — To the chagrin of the Republican Party, the Maryland House of Delegates passed legislation Friday to repeal the prohibition of selling condoms in public school vending machines.
“Condoms for kiddies,” ...Read more
Senate adopts budget framework for border, defense package in vote-a-rama
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans finally pushed through their blueprint for the first phase of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda early Friday morning, after an all-night session that exposed some fissures in ...Read more
Lawyer for Sean 'Diddy' Combs quits ahead of sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK — An attorney representing Sean “Diddy” Combs in his high-profile federal sex trafficking case has announced that he’s stepping down as counsel, just over two months before trial is set to begin.
In a ...Read more
Chicago Police Board meets for first time without exiting COPA leader
CHICAGO — With little business to act on, the Chicago Police Board gathered Thursday night for its monthly meeting at CPD headquarters, the first since the head of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability announced ...Read more
Illegal border crossings down 94%, Border Patrol chief says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to ramp up action, and much of the impact of the new Trump administration can be seen at the southern border.
ICE agents are working to apprehend people who are in the ...Read more
Baby India's mother pleads guilty, gets 15 years in prison for abandoning child
ATLANTA — The mother of a newborn who was found abandoned in a plastic bag in the woods of Forsyth County in 2019 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to court records.
Karima Jiwani, 41, was arrested in ...Read more
Senate Democrats press HHS over FDA firings
WASHINGTON — A pair of Democratic senators are pushing back against the Trump administration’s decision to terminate a host of positions at the Food and Drug Administration, raising concerns that the firings could ...Read more
Independent attorney will argue against DOJ bid to dismiss Adams' corruption case
NEW YORK — The Manhattan federal judge presiding over Mayor Adams’ corruption case on Friday said he would appoint an independent attorney to argue against the Justice Department’s bid to dismiss the high profile ...Read more
Caribbean leaders agree Haiti needs elections. The debate is on how soon they can happen
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — As the sounds of automatic gunfire in a central working-class Port-au-Prince neighborhood once more sent desperate residents fleeing for refuge on Thursday, hundreds of miles away in this surf-...Read more
Luigi Mangione slated to appear at NYC court hearing for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder case
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione is slated to appear in court Friday for the first time since pleading not guilty to murder and terror charges stemming from the high-profile killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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