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Sen. Andy Kim doesn't know what's next for Delaney Hall ICE facility, and that terrifies him
Sen. Andy Kim had been pepper sprayed in Afghanistan and Iraq, but never in the United States – until Monday.The South... Read More
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Schools, police risk losing revenue under Florida Gov. DeSantis' property tax plan
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The long-awaited property tax plan touted by Gov. Ron DeSantis is now in writing — and not only does it drastically cut how much local governments can raise from homeowners, it also ties officials�...Read more
Treasury Secretary Bessent defends proposal for Trump's face on special $250 bill
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the idea of putting President Donald Trump’s face on a specially issued $250 bill, a move that is currently barred by U.S. law.
Bessent was pressed on Thursday ...Read more
From Chesapeake to Mars: City worker spent year with NASA on simulated Mars habitat
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — In his day-to-day, Ross Brockwell works as the operations manager of Chesapeake’s public works department, where he helps oversee the crews responsible for keeping the city’s water, trash, sewer and...Read more
California Democrats advance anti-ICE bills, but friction emerges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Both the California Assembly and their counterparts down the hall in the Senate voted in favor of bills to push back against President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda, and the federal...Read more
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs campus abortion pill access bill, optional registration fee and more new laws
DENVER — College campuses across Colorado will have to provide students access to abortion medication starting next summer, under new legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Jared Polis.
Under House Bill 1335, any...Read more
Gov. Shapiro announces almost $30 million highway investment for Philly stadium district
PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Josh Shapiro promised to “fix traffic congestion” around the South Philadelphia sports complex, with an almost $30 million infrastructure investment from the state.
Major changes include a new ...Read more
The Trump administration installed dozens of new immigration court judges this month, including 3 in Philly
President Donald Trump’s administration has added three new judges to Philadelphia’s immigration court, part of a sweeping and ongoing effort to transform the country’s immigration system and dramatically increase ...Read more
Mpox (formerly called monkeypox) cases jump in Boston, as officials push vaccine
BOSTON — Hantavirus, Ebola, and now mpox.
Yet another virus has caught the attention of public health officials, as mpox (formerly called monkeypox) cases jump in the city.
The Boston Public Health Commission and ...Read more
Minneapolis police rarely responded to ICE calls but still spent millions on overtime
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police rarely responded to immigration-related emergency calls during Operation Metro Surge, even as the department spent $10 million on overtime and standby pay preparing for unrest that ...Read more
Cuban pilot charged in 1996 shoot-down is sentenced to 7 months for visa fraud
MIAMI — A Cuban Air Force veteran — who was charged in Miami last week along with former President Raul Castro in the 1996 shoot-down of two exile planes — was sentenced to seven months in prison on Thursday for ...Read more
If the US attacks Cuba: Experts see swift military strike, uncertain fallout
If President Donald Trump were to order military action against Cuba, analysts say the operation would likely unfold not as an invasion but as a race, one measured in minutes rather than weeks.
The opening moves could ...Read more
How strong is Cuba's military? Large on paper, but Soviet-era weapons are aging
Cuba’s military is both larger and weaker than it might at first appear.
On paper, the island fields tanks, fighter aircraft, missile batteries and more than a million militia members. In practice, much of that arsenal ...Read more
Judge declines to block parts of Trump mail voting order, for now
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday denied an effort to pause President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict mail voting in federal elections, finding that it was too early to say whether anyone has ...Read more
'We need answers': Politicians demand accountability from Southern California company after hazmat crisis
LOS ANGELES — In the aftermath of a six-day chemical crisis that displaced tens of thousands of Orange County residents, elected leaders are calling for accountability from the company at the center of the chaos — GKN ...Read more
MS-13's 'Salvadoran rules' led gang to cut out man's heart, feds say at LA trial
LOS ANGELES — Angel Guzman had been locked up for years, awaiting trial in one of the most grisly gang murder cases in Los Angeles history, when prosecutors say he chose a new tattoo.
The black image, inked across his ...Read more
Bondi is set to face questions about the Epstein files. It isn't clear how much she will say
WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is scheduled to meet with the House Oversight Committee on Friday to discuss the Justice Department's investigations into deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and its ...Read more
DOJ investigating Trump sex abuse accuser E. Jean Carroll, reports say
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, a magazine advice columnist who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s in a widely-publicized civil ...Read more
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson invites Pope Leo XIV to officiate mass in Grant Park
ROME — Mayor Brandon Johnson invited Pope Leo XIV to Grant Park next year and delivered him a key to the city during their much-awaited meeting Thursday afternoon in Vatican City, where the son of a pastor and chief ...Read more
Kenya, US are in Ebola complex talks after quarantine report
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya is in talks with the U.S. on Ebola-related health cooperation after media reports that the Trump administration is planning to send Americans exposed to the virus to a quarantine facility in the ...Read more
Illinois set to OK regulatory framework for big AI companies, including independent safety audits
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. JB Pritzker says he intends to sign legislation that would give Illinois a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence developers after a measure sailed through the General Assembly with ...Read more
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