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Trump targets hospitals to restrict transgender kids' care
Hospitals that offer gender-affirming care to minors will be forced to forgo federal insurance funding under a rule ... Read More
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Pope Leo XIV names Illinois Bishop Ronald Hicks as archbishop of New York
CHICAGO — Pope Leo XIV made his most important U.S. appointment to date Thursday, naming a fellow south suburbanite as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest archdioceses as it navigates relations ...Read more
US indicts alleged Tren de Aragua boss on murder, drug- and sex-trafficking charges
U.S. prosecutors have charged Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the alleged leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, accusing him of masterminding a violent criminal enterprise responsible for murders, kidnappings,...Read more
Authorities looking into possible link between Brown University, MIT professor shootings, reports say
BOSTON — Investigators are looking into a possible connection between the Brown University shooting and the murder of an MIT professor in Brookline.
That’s according to reporting from WPRI, a Providence-based news ...Read more
Kennedy Center board votes unanimously to rename venue Trump Kennedy Center
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to change the name of the world-famous complex to the Trump Kennedy Center.
"I have ...Read more
Report calls for acknowledging Maryland's lynching history -- and offering up to $100,000 to victims' descendants
BALTIMORE — A final report produced by a commission established to investigate the history of lynchings in Maryland urges the state and several local jurisdictions to acknowledge their parts in the acts of racial terror ...Read more
US admits fault in deadly plane crash that killed 67 above DC
Calling the event a “wholly avoidable tragedy,” the U.S. government on Wednesday admitted liability in the fiery crash over the Potomac River that occurred early this year when a plane from Wichita, Kansas, to the ...Read more
Trial underway for Northern California mom charged with running alcohol-fueled teen sex parties
SAN JOSE — After four years, dozens of criminal charges and a superseding indictment, a trial is fully underway for a Los Gatos woman notorious for allegations she hosted boozy and raucous teen parties for her son and ...Read more
NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani names Sherif Soliman as budget director
NEW YORK — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Thursday named Sherif Soliman as his budget director, one of the most consequential roles at City Hall, as his administration seeks to follow through on its ambitious ...Read more
She was approved for a green card after 3 decades in the US. Then ICE arrested her
LOS ANGELES — Babblejit “Bubbly” Kaur and her husband, Amarjit Singh, celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary in Long Beach in late November. The pair cradled a mint-frosted cake in their hands and beamed as their ...Read more
Trump eases restrictions on marijuana by executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday fast-tracking a push to ease some restrictions on marijuana in one of the most significant shifts in federal drug policy in decades.
The move aims to reclassify ...Read more
6 dead after plane owned by former NASCAR driver crash lands in North Carolina
Six people were killed when a small plane owned by former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crash landed and exploded into flames at a regional airport in North Carolina on Thursday morning, authorities said.
Biffle, his wife, ...Read more
Plane owned by NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashes while landing at Statesville airport in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A plane crashed early Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport, about a 45-mile drive north from Charlotte, according to airport officials.
Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said shortly before 1:...Read more
Miami Judge lifts block on Trump library land transfer, tosses Sunshine Law case
MIAMI — A judge on Thursday cleared the way for Miami Dade College to give up prime downtown land to be used for Donald Trump’s presidential library, tossing a case that alleged the college broke state law when ...Read more
Powerball jackpot jumps to about $1.5 billion, the seventh largest in history
The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $1.5 billion for Saturday night's drawing, the fifth largest in game history and the seventh highest among all lottery jackpots in the United States.
The jackpot has an ...Read more
Board votes unanimously to rename building Trump-Kennedy Center
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to change the name of the world-famous complex to the Trump-Kennedy Center.
“I have ...Read more
Brentwood is mourning the Reiners, but also having OJ Simpson flashbacks
LOS ANGELES — Sandwiched between Bel-Air and Santa Monica, the tony Los Angeles neigborhood of Brentwood has long been home to more than its fair share of industry captains, actors, directors, musicians, media moguls and...Read more
Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options -- but with trade-offs
For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium increases and the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies have led to larger-than-expected costs. ...Read more
Board votes unanimously to rename venue Trump-Kennedy Center
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to change the name of the world-famous complex to the Trump-Kennedy Center.
“I have ...Read more
Racial profiling concerns grow as ICE expands presence in Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS — An 18-year-old Guyanese U.S. citizen had just finished a quick stop at a gas station near Hamline University in St. Paul when federal immigration agents approached him and demanded identification. His ID ...Read more
Marathon hearings conclude in state case against Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
NEW YORK — Marathon proceedings in Luigi Mangione’s state homicide case came to a close Thursday, as Manhattan prosecutors and lawyers for the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson rested without ...Read more
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