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
Who is Jake Lang, target of improvised bombs at NYC Gracie Mansion anti-Islam protest?
NEW YORK — Jake Lang, the far-right provocateur who staged an anti-Islam protest at Gracie Mansion that drew a pair of ISIS-inspired counterprotesters accused of throwing improvised bombs at him, first rose to notoriety ...Read more
As the war rages, Pa. Sen. McCormick worries about terrorists, says US should avoid Iranian governance
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick has strongly supported President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran, but he also warned Monday that the conflict “poses a threat here at home.”
During a visit to ...Read more
Police protocol under fire after two Connecticut fatal officer-involved shootings renew need for mental help
HARTFORD, Conn. — Two fatal shootings at the hands of police officers in a little over a week in Hartford that involved men experiencing mental health crises have drawn criticism and raised concerns over what services ...Read more
NYC 'ISIS-inspired terrorists' wanted to carry out attack bigger than Boston Marathon bombings, FBI says
The “ISIS-inspired terrorists” who allegedly tried to bomb a protest in New York City wanted to carry out an attack bigger than the Boston Marathon bombings, according to the FBI.
The feds have charged Emir Balat and ...Read more
Anthropic sues US government over supply chain risk label
Anthropic PBC sued the Defense Department for declaring that the artificial intelligence giant posed a risk to the U.S. supply chain, further ramping up a high-stakes dispute with the Pentagon over safeguards on the ...Read more
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