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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.
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.
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.
New York police officer charged in cooler throw death says he was trying to protect colleagues
Read full article: New York police officer charged in cooler throw death says he was trying to protect colleaguesA New York City police sergeant who hurled a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorized scooter, causing a crash that killed the driver, says he was trying to protect other officers from being injured.
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.
Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration's Medicaid cuts
Read full article: Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration's Medicaid cutsPlanned Parenthood has dropped its legal challenge against the Trump administration's decision to cut off Medicaid funding to its abortion providers.
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.
Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North Slope
Read full article: Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North SlopeResearchers at Washington State University and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are using collar cams to study a remote population of grizzly bears on Alaska's North Slope.
Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico in first stand-alone case by state
Read full article: Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico in first stand-alone case by stateThe first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico.
Right-wing influencers target Somali child care centers after viral Minneapolis video
Read full article: Right-wing influencers target Somali child care centers after viral Minneapolis videoA video alleging fraud in Somali-run child care centers in Minneapolis has drawn attention throughout the United States.
Black History Month centennial channels angst over anti-DEI climate into education, free resources
Read full article: Black History Month centennial channels angst over anti-DEI climate into education, free resourcesDespite proclaiming last February as National Black History Month, President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by what critics say are attacks on Black history in the United States.
NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years
Read full article: NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 yearsNASA has begun a two-day practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in 53 years.
New Epstein files include emails between LA Olympics leader Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell
Read full article: New Epstein files include emails between LA Olympics leader Wasserman and Ghislaine MaxwellThe latest collection of government files released on Jeffrey Epstein include emails from 2003 between Casey Wasserman, the head of the Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, and Epstein’s one-time partner, Ghislaine Maxwell.
From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a who’s who of powerful people named in Epstein files
Read full article: From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a who’s who of powerful people named in Epstein filesProminent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump says feds won't intervene during protests in Democratic-led cities unless asked to do so
Read full article: Trump says feds won't intervene during protests in Democratic-led cities unless asked to do soPresident Donald Trump says he's instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests in Democratic-led cities unless local authorities request federal help.
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention
Read full article: Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detentionA judge has ordered the U.S. to release a father and 5-year-old son who were taken into custody during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former prince to cooperate
Read full article: Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former prince to cooperateNewly released files on Jeffrey Epstein have prompted the resignation of a top official in Slovakia and revived calls in Britain for a former prince to cooperate with authorities.
