NYPD officers who nabbed terror suspect, grabbed explosive at Gracie Mansion protest honored
NEW YORK — Two NYPD officers who played a critical role in preventing the ISIS-inspired mayhem outside Gracie Mansion Saturday from becoming a potentially deadly terror attack deserved special commendation, Mayor Zohran ...Read more
Colorado lawmakers plan to abandon bill decriminalizing prostitution
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers are set to abandon their long-shot bid to decriminalize sex work across the state at the bill’s first committee hearing this week.
Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, a Pueblo Democrat and the measure’...Read more
Starbucks will shutter five Seattle stores
Starbucks plans to shutter five coffeehouses, including four unionized stores, in Seattle next month.
The affected stores are located on First Hill, in the University District, in the Seattle Center Armory, in Seattle ...Read more
Alexander brothers guilty on all counts in sweeping federal sex trafficking case
NEW YORK — The Alexander brothers were found guilty on all counts Monday in one of the largest sex trafficking cases ever tried by the Department of Justice.
The jury found Tal, 39, and twins Alon and Oren Alexander, 38...Read more
US and Israeli war in Iran, which Trump says will be 'short term,' has global reach
Dozens of civilians, including children, wounded by an Iranian drone strike in Bahrain. France deploying warships to secure shipping commerce in the Strait of Hormuz. Australia taking heat from President Donald Trump over ...Read more
Bill to enhance penalties for repeat domestic violence offenders passes Florida Legislature
A bill to enhance penalties for repeat domestic violence offenders unanimously passed the Florida Legislature and will head to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s desk for final approval.
The House of Representatives last week ...Read more
Appointment of top federal prosecutors in New Jersey was unconstitutional, judge rules
A federal judge on Monday ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration had acted “unlawfully” in appointing three new officials to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey — the third time in seven ...Read more
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Washington state's judges say threats against them are at an all-time high
SEATTLE — The rule of law is protected by a thin, black-robed line, and it’s in trouble. That’s according to experienced judges in ...Read more
Rihanna 'home shooter' said to have hurled abuse at singer on social media days before attack
Rihanna's alleged home shooter reportedly targeted the singer's mansion days after posting a threatening message directed at the performer on social media.
Ivanna Ortiz, 35, has been accused by police of opening fire with...Read more
Harry Styles reveals how he learned how to 'be private'
Harry Styles learned how to "be more private" after launching his solo career.
Reflecting on how fame during his years in One Direction encouraged him and his bandmates to share large parts of their personal lives with ...Read more
Gene Hackman and his wife's joint grave marked only by a conch
Gene Hackman and his wife's joint resting place is marked only by a conch.
Two-time Oscar-winning actor Gene, who died aged 95, lies buried beside his partner Betsy Arakawa, 65, beneath a tree in a quiet plot in Santa Fe,...Read more
NYC Council member Vickie Paladino sues to block council discipline over posts disparaging Muslims
NEW YORK — Council member Vickie Paladino filed a lawsuit against the New York City Council on Monday in an effort to stop a disciplinary process against her for a series of posts disparaging Muslims.
Paladino argued ...Read more
Michigan AG Dana Nessel won't appeal false Trump electors decision
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Monday her office won't appeal the dismissal of felony charges against 15 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely claiming President Donald Trump won ...Read more
Trump wants a war on cartels. Mexico's president says he should start by combating guns and addiction
MEXICO CITY — U.S. President Donald Trump has deployed military might to fight drug cartels, blowing up dozens of alleged smugglers at sea and helping Ecuador bomb an apparent criminal training camps.
In recent days he ...Read more
Colorado River may deliver just a third of normal water supplies this spring, projections show
DENVER — Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin may reduce the amount of water delivered during the spring runoff to just a third of normal, according to federal forecasters.
Modeling released late last ...Read more
Minnesota's chief justice declines, again, to restrict immigration enforcement at courthouses
For the second time in two years, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson has declined to issue an order setting limits on how federal agents carry out immigration enforcement in and around state courthouses, ...Read more
'Dark horse' Nevada governor candidate Alexis Hill fights to break through
Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill may face an uphill battle in the Nevada governor’s race, but on Wednesday morning, dozens of her supporters packed a wing of a downtown Las Vegas restaurant to hear her economic ...Read more
Rising pump prices draw calls to action from Democrats
WASHINGTON — As oil prices rise in the wake of U.S. military operations in Iran, Senate Democrats have begun calling for a solution to the increasing costs.
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, in a Sunday post on...Read more
Michigan clerk who reported fraud, uncounted ballots has been fired
DETROIT — The Hamtramck, Michigan, city clerk who reported election fraud in the 2023 City Council election and in whose office unopen ballots for last year's close mayoral election were found has been fired, city ...Read more
Who's behind an anti-redistricting flyer invoking Jim Crow? A former GOP delegate
NORFOLK, Va. — The circulation of campaign flyers urging Black Virginians to vote against a redistricting referendum was roundly criticized by Democrats this week for invoking Jim Crow and using imagery from the civil ...Read more
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