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Vance asks voters to stick with GOP, nods to Iran War angst
Vice President JD Vance urged voters to stick with the Republican party even if they disagree with the Trump administration on some issues — a call to look beyond tensions with the MAGA movement and frustration over the war in Iran.
Vance, 42, took the stage in Dallas Thursday at the Republican midterm convention, an event that President ...Read more
Trump loyalist tapped to lead controversial DOJ probe quits
Joseph diGenova, a loyal ally of President Donald Trump chosen to lead a sprawling criminal investigation into whether former government officials conspired to stymie him, has resigned.
“Yes I did resign,” diGenova said when reached by phone. “It was an honor and a privilege to serve the president and the department. That’ll be it.”
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Carney calls US trade bans 'modest,' signals Canada won't retaliate
OTTAWA, Canada — Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week’s round of U.S. trade measures against Canada will hurt some businesses but will have a “modest” impact overall — and signaled that his government isn’t planning to retaliate.
President Donald Trump’s administration escalated its trade war with Canada on Sept. 8, ...Read more
Russian drone over Moldova grounds plane carrying Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s planned flight to Oslo was disrupted on Tuesday by a Russian drone as he was set to depart for the funeral of King Harald, according to Norwegian and Moldovan authorities.
It wasn’t immediately clear how close a call it was for the Ukrainian president. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told public broadcaster ...Read more
Business leaders demand action, plan from Seattle mayor on public safety
SEATTLE — Seattle business leaders asked Mayor Katie Wilson and the Seattle City Council to commit to a series of demands on public safety on Thursday, including increasing police patrols and clearing encampments in some areas.
The letter, signed by 35 local CEOs and business leaders, pointed to an August public-opinion poll of 500 registered...Read more
Judge weighs whether to hold Children's Hospital Colorado in contempt for not providing gender-affirming care
DENVER — A Denver district judge opened a multiday hearing Thursday to determine whether Children’s Hospital Colorado should be held in contempt of court because transgender minors still can’t receive gender-affirming care there.
Judge Ericka Englert closed the courtroom following opening statements, preventing the public from hearing ...Read more
Man arrested near Kris Jenner's Calabasas home. Suspect has allegedly stalked her before
LOS ANGELES — A man was arrested this week near Kris Jenner’s home in Calabasas on suspicion of stalking. It wasn’t the reality TV star’s first brush with the alleged stalker.
Officers with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Monday arrested the man, identified as 25-year-old Zenwilliam Robson, after he was detained by ...Read more
Young NYC schoolchildren prepare for a new classroom experience with less screen time
NEW YORK — New York City students returning to class on Thursday found themselves bracing for a bold new world with limited screen time under the Department of Education’s new effort to cut down on younger children’s use of electronic devices.
While most of the debate around Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s education technology policy has so far ...Read more
Kodak Black's felony charge of fleeing, eluding dismissed by Broward judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward County judge on Tuesday dismissed a felony fleeing and eluding charge against rapper Kodak Black that stemmed from an encounter with a Broward sheriff’s deputy earlier this year.
Just after 3 p.m. Feb. 27, a BSO deputy patrolling in Pompano Beach pulled over a pink Jeep Grand Cherokee in the area of ...Read more
Hugo woman sentenced to probation for 'violent and evil' threatening messages left for Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth
A Hugo woman who left a series of threatening voicemails for Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth was sentenced Thursday to three years of supervised probation.
Rachel Marie Welsch, 43, pleaded guilty in Washington County District Court to one felony count of threats of violence in July.
Judge Juanita Freeman also ordered Welsch to complete 180...Read more
Illinois issues flu, COVID-19, RSV vaccine guidance, amid confusion over federal recommendations
Illinois is issuing its own guidance about flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccinations for this fall – amid continuing confusion over federal vaccine recommendations.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday released its guidance for this fall respiratory virus season, with recommendations including:
• Flu vaccines for everyone ages 6 ...Read more
Emergency declared to save Highway 101 from beach erosion in Carlsbad, California
SAN DIEGO — Carlsbad declared a local emergency Wednesday to expedite repairs of coastal erosion that threatens to undermine Carlsbad Boulevard, also known as the historic Highway 101.
Early next week crews will begin placing boulders weighing 4 to 8 tons each on the beach beside the highway just north of the Encinas Creek outlet, city ...Read more
Bringing the 'Wild King' home: P-22 mountain lion statue coming to LA's Griffith Park
LOS ANGELES — Angelenos who miss P-22, a beloved mountain lion who lived in the heart of Los Angeles for more than a decade, will be able to see him again — in bronze — as a statue is set to be unveiled at Griffith Park.
The statue, which was created by Los Angeles-based artist Adam Matano, will live at the Griffith Park Visitors Center, ...Read more
After recount, Massachusetts state Sen. Brownsberger defeats Boston Mayor Wu-backed challenger
BOSTON — A two-day recount found state Sen. William Brownsberger defeated Daniel Lander, a former senior aide to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, by 35 votes, and fended off Wu’s bid to oust him from the Senate for killing her tax bill.
Brownsberger, the President pro tempore of the state Senate and a Belmont Democrat who represents parts of ...Read more
Multiple Oakland police officers indicted on federal conspiracy charges to defraud FAA
OAKLAND, Calif. — Two Oakland Police Department officers with the agency’s helicopter unit were arraigned Thursday on several federal charges, including conspiring to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration.
Brandon Mart and David Mac pleaded not guilty during their first appearance in an Oakland federal courtroom on the charges, which ...Read more
Confusion over protected status leaves employers and Salvadoran immigrants scrambling
Thousands of Salvadoran immigrants nationwide faced uncertainty after the federal government failed to decide by a Wednesday deadline whether to extend or terminate their longtime temporary protections against deportation.
Those protections, known as temporary protected status, or TPS, allow immigrants to obtain work permits and by Thursday ...Read more
No change in SC's mail-in voting rules as courts weigh Trump plan, state absentee law
COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Donald Trump wants to change mail-in voting procedures before November’s general election, and federal judges deemed a South Carolina absentee voting rule to be unconstitutional and age-discriminatory.
At this point, neither means absentee voting policies will change in South Carolina ahead of the general election...Read more
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Trump promises $500 rebates for Obamacare ‘overcharges’ he blames on Biden
President Donald Trump on Thursday promised to send $500 rebate checks to an estimated 1 million enrollees in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, who he says were overcharged when former President Joe Biden was in the White House.
Trump claimed the money ...Read more
Deportation flight delays, ICE's last-minute adds leave Haitian officials scrambling
Haitian officials tasked with receiving migrants deported from the United States were forced to scramble Thursday after what was supposed to be a routine Immigration and Customs Enforcement charter flight turned chaotic.
GlobalX Flight 6122 flight left Alexandria, Louisiana, for South Florida at 7:34 a.m. and was initially supposed to arrive in...Read more
The Trump administration wants to revise the latest National Climate Assessment -- three years after publication
The Trump administration is seeking to revise a federal climate report published three years ago to recast worst-case climate scenarios as implausible and limit their use in federal decision-making.
The White House has proposed an “amendment and clarification” to the findings of the National Climate Assessment 5, published in 2023. National...Read more
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