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Massachusetts Gov. Healey calls haggis executive order a 'joke' amid Scotland's World Cup takeover
BOSTON — Off-sides!
Gov. Maura Healey has apologized for the confusion she sparked when she signed an executive order making haggis legal in Massachusetts, which she said was entirely a “joke.”
Haggis has been illegal to import or produce in the U.S. since 1971, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture classified the sheep’s lung as an ...Read more
Luigi Mangione's legal team abruptly withdraws psychiatric defense plan one day after filing it
NEW YORK — Lawyers for Luigi Mangione on Thursday withdrew a notice regarding an affirmative psychiatric defense in his state homicide case, a day after a Manhattan judge ordered them to share his mental health records with the prosecution.
In a brief letter to the court, Mangione’s lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo said his team was ...Read more
ICE reverses plan to detain migrants in mega-warehouses
The Department of Homeland Security is backing away from a controversial plan to turn empty warehouses into immigration detention centers and will keep relying largely on existing jails run by private contractors and state and local partners.
The decision marks a sharp retreat from one of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s ...Read more
California asks for $32 million in emergency funds to fight glassy-winged sharpshooter
U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., are urging U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to provide emergency funding to the state to combat the threat of the glassy-winged sharpshooter. The invasive pest was recently found on grapevines sold at Costco stores in Sacramento County and other counties throughout the ...Read more
North Carolina man accused of targeting Life Flight helicopters on life-saving missions
RALEIGH, N.C. — As Duke Life Flight crews worked to save lives this April, someone on the ground below worked to distract them.
Just before 10 p.m. April 14, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office got a call from the Federal Aviation Administration. Lasers were being pointed at Duke Life Flight helicopters for several nights in a row, federal...Read more
Timothy Busfield asks court to toss indictment due to grand jury process
Actor Timothy Busfield’s defense team is asking a New Mexico court to throw out the indictment against its client that was handed down in February.
The Emmy Award winner is charged with four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child under the age of 13. He denies any wrongdoing.
His attorneys now claim the case should be dropped ...Read more
Denver International Airport flight aborts takeoff after 'emergency' incident, WestJet says
DENVER — A Canada-bound flight aborted takeoff at Denver International Airport on Thursday afternoon after the flight crew declared an emergency following an “incident” and evacuated passengers onto the runway, airline officials said.
WestJet officials confirmed there was an issue involving a flight headed to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in ...Read more
California fireworks murder suspect denied bail; co-defendant must hire attorney
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Yolo County judge on Thursday denied bail to one defendant charged in the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion and ruled one of his seven co-defendants must hire his own attorney after determining he inherited more than $1 million in property.
Jack Lee, the longtime operations manager for Devastating Pyrotechnics, the ...Read more
NYPD investigating Central Park carriage horse crash that killed teen tourist
NEW YORK — The NYPD is investigating the Central Park carriage horse crash that killed an 18-year-old tourist, officials confirmed Thursday.
Cops from the Central Park Precinct are looking into the crash and have interviewed the carriage horse driver, who had stepped away from the carriage to take a photo of victim Romanch Mahajan and his ...Read more
Florida could soon ban undocumented students from public universities, colleges
Florida could soon ban undocumented students from enrolling in state universities and colleges, moves that would make it the fourth state and by far the largest to shut these immigrants out of at least some publicly financed higher education options.
The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s 12 universities, wants to amend ...Read more
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Rubio lets Vance take the fall as Iran deal questions mount
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood silent and stone-faced behind Donald Trump on Wednesday as the president joked of passing the buck if his deal with Iran, under increasingly withering criticism and scrutiny, ultimately falls apart.
The blame, Trump said, would ...Read more
After nearly two decades, this massive New Mexico wind project is now powering California
The largest wind energy project in U.S. history is now online, delivering power from a massive array in New Mexico to Arizona and California — and signaling a new era for sending clean electricity across the West.
Nearly two decades in the making, the estimated $11-billion SunZia project from Pattern Energy is now fully operational, company ...Read more
Arson case handled by 'Broadview Six' prosecutor now in jeopardy amid new allegations of wrongdoing
CHICAGO — A man accused of conspiring to torch his father’s grocery became the latest defendant to allege serious grand jury misconduct by the federal prosecutor who led the “Broadview Six” case that collapsed in spectacular fashion last month.
Lawyers for Alla Ishkirat said in a court filing Thursday that grand jury transcripts ...Read more
Sen. Andy Kim has 'no confidence in any aspect' of Trump's deal to end war in Iran
WASHINGTON — As lawmakers on Capitol Hill grapple with President Donald Trump’s deal to end the war in Iran, the New Jersey Democrat who spent years weighing national security issues in the Middle East described the agreement as a “mind-boggling” move that will have damaging reverberations across the globe.
“It’s like setting your ...Read more
Gov. Dunleavy threatens second special session if Senate doesn't pass bill supporting Alaska LNG
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday upped the stakes in his bid to pass a multibillion-dollar tax break for the state's long-sought Alaska LNG megaproject, saying on social media that he'll call a second special session if senators can't come to an agreement.
The statement came as the Senate considers a bill that passed the ...Read more
Obamas hope presidential center in Chicago will be a 'beacon of hope' for democracy
CHICAGO — The Obama Presidential Center was dedicated Thursday in Jackson Park to the sounds of celebration and aspiration, music and motivation to amplify Barack and Michelle Obama’s message that it serve as a “beacon of hope” for democracy and help pave the way for a new generation of political leadership.
Surrounded by former ...Read more
Long list of US concessions to Iran raises specter of a 'lost war'
WASHINGTON — The White House pushed back Thursday against growing bipartisan criticism of a negotiated settlement to the war with Iran, arguing its concessions to the Islamic Republic were contingent on its conduct and essential to securing peace.
The administration's defensive posture came as details of the framework agreement, known as a ...Read more
Sovereign wealth fund tax on AI companies unveiled by Sanders
Newly released text offers details on legislation from progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for the federal government to take a 50% share in leading artificial intelligence companies.
The text of the as-yet unnumbered bill, released Thursday, would put a one-time tax on AI companies with more than $200 million in annual sales, to be paid in...Read more
Feds probe 3 Michigan school districts over Title IX controversies
DETROIT — Three Michigan school districts are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for possible Title IX violations involving gender-identity controversies.
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced it opened new investigations into Ann Arbor Public Schools, Monroe Public Schools ...Read more
Jewish residents in Pacific Palisades say neighbor terrorized them; member of Lion Raisins family arrested
LOS ANGELES — A member of a family that runs a California raisin company is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly terrorized his Jewish neighbors in Pacific Palisades.
On Wednesday, Bruce Lion, who was arrested over the weekend, was set to be arraigned. But the proceeding was reportedly postponed because the 64-year-old would not come ...Read more
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