When presidents try to make big changes through executive orders, they often hit a roadblock: A single federal judge, whether located in Seattle or Miami or anywhere in between, can stop these policies across the entire country.

These court orders have increasingly become a political battleground, increasingly sought by both ...Read more

The first hurricane forecast of the year from the experts at Colorado State University released Thursday calls for an above-average season with nine hurricanes and a better than 50% chance a major hurricane will strike the U.S.

The CSU seasonal forecasts were originated by the late William Gray in 1984, but continue out of the school’s ...Read more

Amid a widening trade war launched by President Donald Trump, Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell is leading a bipartisan push to give Congress more authority in setting tariffs.

Cantwell on Thursday introduced legislation that would limit the ability of the president to impose tariffs unilaterally. Cantwell, a Democrat, co-sponsored the bill with ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Nearly three months after flames engulfed Altadena, the death toll from the Eaton fire climbed to 18 on Wednesday after investigators with the L.A. County Medical Examiner's Office discovered human remains.

A six-person special operations response team responded Wednesday to the 900 block of Boston Street to investigate ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A proposed bill would allow students in Nevada to choose which school they attend, regardless of their ZIP code.

Assembly Bill 533, sponsored by Education Committee Chair Selena Torres-Fossett, D-Las Vegas, would allow students to apply for schools outside of their attendance zones. It gives priority to students in the zone and ...Read more

BALTIMORE — It took just two days to seat a jury in the trial of the man accused in the 2023 killing of Rachel Morin, despite concerns from lawyers on both sides about pre-trial publicity and potential juror bias. The case became a political talking point in the immigration debate during the 2024 presidential race.

Victor Antonio Hernandez-...Read more

NEW YORK — Two NYPD officers fled the scene when the driver of a stolen SUV they were pursuing died in a fiery Manhattan crash, returning to their Bronx precinct without reporting what happened, police sources said Thursday.

Both officers have been suspended as the NYPD’s Force Investigation Division investigates their actions, a police ...Read more

Europe’s automakers are raising prices and preparing to shift car production to the U.S. to try to protect themselves from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Volkswagen AG plans to add import fees to the sticker prices of its vehicles shipped into the U.S., indicating Trump’s 25% auto duties will have an immediate effect on Europe’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is facing global blowback after announcing a dramatic series of tariffs on countries around the world, with U.S. adversaries and allies alike promising crushing responses that could devastate the American economy.

Stock markets in the United States, Europe and Asia plunged in the aftermath of President ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who has been tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as ambassador to China, will have a nomination hearing Thursday morning with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The hearing will allow Perdue, who led companies like Dollar General and Reebok before entering politics, to share how he plans ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — When it comes to recycling the most precious resource in the Colorado River Basin, Nevada blows the other six states out of the water, a new report has confirmed.

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, combed through often-inaccessible wastewater data to show that Nevada leads the seven states with a rate of ...Read more

What attracted Katlin Keeran to occupational therapy for older adults was the chance to help provide them with dignity. Having enough mobility to get out of bed or use the bathroom yourself – those are the kinds of things that help maintain an individual’s independence.

So when Powerback Rehabilitation, which provides services at Town ...Read more

NEW YORK — Teens are struggling with their mental health. Families are concerned about bullying, vaping and drug use. Students do not always feel safe commuting to school.

Over two months late last year, the newly minted leader of New York City’s public schools, Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, held feedback sessions in each of the five ...Read more

President Donald Trump Thursday defended his shocking plan for massive tariffs by claiming “the patient lived,” a less-than-reassuring message about the American economy as global markets melted down in a stunning sell off.

“The operation is over. The patient lived, and is healing,” Trump wrote on his social media site. “The prognosis...Read more

NEW YORK — Shootings dropped to record levels in New York City during the first three months of this year, NYPD officials said Thursday.

The city saw a 23% drop in shootings for the first three months of the year compared to the same period last year, from 182 incidents to 140.

Crime in the subway system has dropped by 18%, helped by a ...Read more

BOSTON — It’s the third day of juror selection in the Karen Read retrial.

Attorneys have added seven to the final jury pool over the previous two days. There was a total of 19 jurors selected for trial in the first go-around. That meant seven of them would serve as alternates, though the alternates wouldn’t be selected until just before ...Read more

As Ecuador approaches a decisive presidential runoff election on April 13, the race between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist candidate Luisa González is locked in a virtual dead heat. The election encapsulates a nation at a crossroads, with voters deeply divided over security concerns, economic instability and political governance. ...Read more

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has in its early stages separated local families and led to a surge in detainee populations inside Georgia’s immigrant jails. There are signs that the administration’s deportation campaign also has begun impacting the local labor market.

According to HireQuest, a recruiting agency...Read more

Meteorologists began warning that extremely dangerous storms were likely coming days before tornadoes tore across the Central and Eastern U.S. in March and April 2025. But pinpointing exactly where a tornado will touch down still relies heavily on seeing the storms developing on radar. Chris Nowotarski, an atmospheric scientist, explains why,...Read more