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Aldermen pass 2026 budget in historic revolt against Mayor Brandon Johnson
CHICAGO — Aldermen passed the final part of a counterproposal to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget on Saturday, in a... Read More
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House plan seeks tax safe harbor for stablecoins, crypto staking
A bipartisan House duo is drawing up a cryptocurrency tax framework that would provide a safe harbor for some stablecoin transactions and delay taxation of rewards earned by verifying blockchain transactions.
The ...Read more
A disabled Ecuadoran immigrant faces deportation. Del. Gov. Matt Meyer hopes to stop it
PHILADELPHIA — Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer has stepped into the case of a 52-year-old disabled Ecuadoran immigrant, telling the judge it would be “cruel” and “egregious” to deport the Seaford resident to face gang ...Read more
Rubio says US can support Japan while working with China
The U.S. can maintain close ties with Japan while pursuing productive engagement with China, even as tensions rise between Asia’s two largest economies, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
“We feel very strongly that...Read more
Hungary's Orban lists PM alternatives before defending his role
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he’s not the only person who could be the ruling party’s candidate for premier in next year’s election, though he added a defense of his qualifications to continue leading ...Read more
Thousands protest ICE in Minneapolis as 'Operation Metro Surge' continues
MINNEAPOLIS — On a frigid, blustery Saturday, Rick Vandendolder stepped outside to follow in his immigrant father’s footsteps.
“My dad was with the Dutch resistance, and he helped hide Jews and others who were ...Read more
Calls grow for homeless man who led investigators to Brown mass shooter to receive $50,000 reward
BOSTON — Public calls are growing for the FBI to give its promised $50,000 reward to a homeless man who provided information essential to leading authorities to the gunman they say killed two Brown University students ...Read more
Amid surging ICE raids, Twin Cities protesters mobilize to document arrests
MINNEAPOLIS — By now, it’s become a familiar scene across the Twin Cities. Federal agents descend on a home or stop a car to apprehend someone who appears to be a Latino or Somali immigrant.
Within minutes, activists ...Read more
Lawmakers weigh impeachment articles for Bondi over Epstein file omissions
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers unhappy with Justice Department decisions to heavily redact or withhold documents from a legally mandated release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein threatened Saturday to launch impeachment ...Read more
Nick Reiner may remain in solitary confinement, on suicide watch for 'a long time'
Nick Reiner may remain on suicide watch and in solitary confinement for the foreseeable future as he faces charges for the double murder of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
Nick was arrested last Sunday and later ...Read more
Will measles outbreak spread to Georgia? With holiday travel, it could
ATLANTA — One of the biggest measles outbreaks of the past two decades is taking place less than 200 miles from Atlanta.
More than 130 people in South Carolina have contracted the infection in recent months — almost ...Read more
U.S. Space Force awards $1.6 billion in contracts to South Bay satellite builders
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Space Force announced Friday it has awarded satellite contracts with a combined value of about $1.6 billion to Rocket Lab in Long Beach and to the Redondo Beach Space Park campus of Northrop ...Read more
Newport News police officer shoots person, placed on administrative leave
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A police officer is placed on administrative leave after shooting a person after a struggle over a gun, according to a news release.
At about 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to call about ...Read more
Ronald Reagan biographer, legendary California journalist Lou Cannon dies
LOS ANGELES — Journalist and author Lou Cannon, who was widely considered the nation's leading authority on the life and career of President Ronald Reagan, died Friday in a Santa Barbara hospice. He was 92.
His death ...Read more
US says it intercepted second tanker in Venezuela blockade
The U.S. Coast Guard stopped and boarded an oil tanker in the Caribbean early Saturday that was last docked in Venezuela, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade.
The...Read more
Pakistan's Imran Khan sentenced to 17 years in graft case
A Pakistani court sentenced Imran Khan to 17 years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption when in office, another setback for the former prime minster who has been in jail since 2023.
Judge Shahrukh Arjumand of ...Read more
Epstein files spotlight prior DOJ probes, but leave many questions unanswered
MIAMI — After nearly two decades, the Justice Department on Friday finally released a small a portion of its voluminous criminal case files on the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
The DOJ, under pressure to comply ...Read more
Southern California's Christmas weather forecast keeps getting worse. What you need to know
LOS ANGELES — The Pineapple Express storm bearing down on Southern California could bring heavy rain and strong winds throughout Christmas week, potentially triggering mudslides, downing trees and flooding not only ...Read more
4 times as many: Shootings by LAPD officers far outpace LA County deputies
LOS ANGELES — Shootings by Los Angeles police officers have increased dramatically this year, prompting Mayor Karen Bass to issue a statement Friday that said she is "deeply concerned" and seeking an explanation.
LAPD ...Read more
The high-tech tools used to track down Nick Reiner after his parents' slayings
LOS ANGELES — It didn’t take long for police to focus on Nick Reiner after his parents were found fatally stabbed in the master bedroom of their Brentwood home Sunday afternoon.
The challenge became finding him.
...Read more
Europe stumbles in its attempt to bypass Trump's world order
Ursula von der Leyen was supposed to sign the European Union’s largest free-trade agreement on Saturday, proving the bloc’s standing as a geoeconomic force.
Instead, the European Commission president will have to ...Read more
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