The Trump administration filed a new lawsuit on Thursday aiming to block California’s ability to set stricter-than-federal emissions standards for cars.

It targets current and future clean car rules in the state, including some that have been in place since 2012 that set declining limits on smog-causing pollutants and required automakers to ...Read more

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate Republican Caucus is calling on Senate President Karen Spilka, a Democrat, to formally request the Supreme Judicial Court to issue an advisory opinion “to effectively resolve any remaining issues” regarding the voter-approved Legislative audit.

The Caucus sent a letter to Spilka on Thursday, referencing �...Read more

WASHINGTON — Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed retaliation Thursday against the United States and Israel and signaled that Tehran will continue to choke off the world’s most crucial oil route, as the war strained global energy markets and deepened the humanitarian crisis across the region.

In his first public remarks ...Read more

NASA plans to roll back to the pad as early as next week for the Artemis II mission to fly crew around the moon, which could set up a shot to launch as soon as April 1.

“All the teams polled ‘Go’ to launch and fly Artemis II around the moon, pending completion of some of the work before we roll out to the launch pad,” said NASA’s Lori...Read more

DENVER — People who visited an Arvada sports bar on Tuesday night should watch for measles symptoms and get the vaccine immediately if they haven’t already received it, Colorado public health officials said Thursday.

Someone who lives in the same household as one of the people sickened in the Broomfield schools outbreak — which has grown ...Read more

More than 100 people stood outside the State House on Thursday, faced with sleet in March, and heard testimonies from people with developmental disabilities who said they are worried about losing their support services under Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed state budget.

A Maryland State Senate committee is slated to finalize its version of the ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State lawmakers approved giving Gov. Ron DeSantis broad new powers to name “terrorist” organizations, despite concerns from Democrats that he would abuse it to go after left-leaning college students and Islamic schools that receive public voucher money.

House lawmakers on Thursday passed HB 1471 along party lines, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Since taking office, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has treated her 2023 campaign slogan — to make Philadelphia the “safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation with access the economic opportunity for all” — as a to-do list for her administration.

With the homicide rate down and high-profile efforts to improve ...Read more

NEW YORK — A German tourist sued New York City’s famous taqueria Los Tacos No. 1 over salsa he said was so spicy he was left suffering “nonstop pain.”

Faycal Manz was visiting NYC in August 2024 when he stopped in at the taco joint in Times Square, opting to top his trio of tacos with Los Tacos’ green salsa. According to his lawsuit, ...Read more

School officials in New Richmond, Wisconsin, say they are cooperating with a federal investigation into their bathroom protocol, while maintaining that they are in compliance with Title IX policies.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced last week it was investigating the New Richmond School District for allegedly...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — One person has died and two others were injured in a shooting Thursday morning inside a classroom at Old Dominion University.

The gunman is dead, according to a news release from the university.

Two sources close to the investigation said the shooter was Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guardsman who was sentenced...Read more

Legislation that would allow Florida leaders to designate domestic “terrorist” groups is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, even as critics say it unfairly targets Muslims.

The House first signed off on the proposal last week, but it had to vote on it again on Thursday because the Senate approved an amended version of the bill.

After ...Read more

Researchers say the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in California elephant seals has spread to other marine mammals, including a sea otter and sea lion.

However, wildlife officials are cautiously optimistic the outbreak will remain contained. It has so far only been detected on beaches in San Mateo County, although testing is being conducted along the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Iran’s new supreme leader both struck defiant tones on the 13th day of the war, offering little relief to energy markets despite fresh U.S. efforts to curb oil prices.

The U.S. president said in a social media post Thursday that preventing Iran from having nuclear weapons and threatening the Middle ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Days after he was named Iran’s next supreme leader, and over a week since U.S. and Israeli bombing wiped out much of his family, Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement on Thursday demanding vengeance against the alliance over the war it unleashed.

He called on Iranian forces to continue thwarting vital shipping traffic ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the second year in a row, a bill that would allow Kentucky school staff members to wear silent panic alert systems has passed out of a state House committee.

Alyssa’s Law, a measure aimed at improving school safety and emergency responses to incidents at schools, was approved Wednesday by the House Committee on Primary ...Read more

MIAMI — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will be in Miami Friday night in the latest stop on a book tour that has looked a lot like an early campaign for a likely 2028 presidential run.

Longtime Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos and his daughter Paola Ramos — a journalist whose latest book interrogates the rise of the Latino far right — are ...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — One person has died and two others were injured in a shooting Thursday morning inside a classroom at Old Dominion University.

The gunman is dead, according to a news release from the university.

Two sources close to the investigation said the shooter was Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guardsman who was sentenced...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A gunman rammed his truck into a West Bloomfield Township synagogue Thursday afternoon and then opened fire on the temple, exchanging gunfire with security guards before he was killed.

The shooting happened before 1 p.m. at Temple Israel at 5725 Walnut Lake Road, west of Orchard Lake Road and east of Drake. ...Read more