BOISE, Idaho - Gov. Brad Little has signed the Legislature’s anti-transgender bathroom bill into law, making it a crime to use a restroom or changing room that doesn’t align with a person’s sex at birth.

The law, which will apply to government-owned buildings and places of public accommodation, makes it a misdemeanor if someone “...Read more

SAN DIEGO — William Briggs, deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, traveled to Imperial Beach on Tuesday to hear directly from small business owners about the economic impact of the ongoing Tijuana River pollution crisis, framing the visit as a fact-finding mission ahead of potential federal action.

Briggs convened a ...Read more

A proposed law to add a three-month employment verification for low-income residents seeking health care coverage through Idaho’s Medicaid expansion program sailed through the Senate on Tuesday to head to the governor’s desk.

Nearly 80,000 Idahoans rely on the government-subsidized program for health insurance. But state lawmakers estimate ...Read more

Every week that passes without a face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping gives fresh grievances time to accumulate. That growing list is testing both sides’ ability to keep ties steady between the world’s top economies.

In the past few days, China has launched retaliatory probes into U.S. trade practices, while a bipartisan...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday intended to make it harder to cast mail-in ballots, escalating his long-running campaign against a practice used by millions of Americans.

The order seeks to ensure that state election officials have lists of eligible voters, according to White House staff secretary Will ...Read more

In an earlier era, the American Heart Association and the U.S. federal government were very closely aligned on what the American public should eat and why.

Dietary guidelines from the cardiovascular research nonprofit largely mirrored those published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. American Heart Association representatives...Read more

DETROIT — Federal authorities have filed a criminal charge against an airline passenger who allegedly made a bomb threat, forcing a New York to Chicago flight to make an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport.

Jason Douglas Pazol was aboard American Airlines Flight 2819 on Sunday, the FBI alleged in a complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. ...Read more

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge Tuesday denied Rudy Giuliani’s motion to dismiss a $10 million lawsuit brought by a woman who claims the former mayor subjected her to sexual assault, “alcohol-drenched rants” and withheld $2 million in wages, instead ordering the years-old case to proceed promptly to discovery.

In a seven-page decision, ...Read more

Gov. Joe Lombardo did not sign a proclamation declaring Cesar Chavez Day in Nevada after the labor rights leader’s legacy was roiled by allegations of sexual assault less than two weeks ago.

Nevada governors have until March 31 to issue the ceremonial declaration under a 2009 state law.

At the deadline Tuesday, Lombardo’s office said he ...Read more

China and Pakistan issued a joint call Tuesday for an immediate ceasefire in the Iran war and for the safeguarding of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely closed, hobbling global energy supplies.

The appeals were part of a five-point joint proposal to restore peace and stability in the Gulf and Middle East, following ...Read more

When her best friend finally appeared from the doorway, Damaris Bello didn’t say words. She simply opened her arms.

Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez didn’t hesitate. Estrada Juarez collapsed into her daughter’s embrace. For the next 20 minutes, they exchanged many tears but few words – just a flurry of hugs and kisses, trying to make up ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he expects the United States to end its involvement in the war with Iran within three weeks, declaring there will likely be “no reason” for American forces to stay in the region even as top defense officials maintain Tehran’s military capabilities have not been fully eliminated.

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WASHINGTON — The Michigan chapter of a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization criticized Democratic U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin for her weekend appearance on comedian and pundit Bill Maher’s television program, which the senator sidestepped by rejecting religious hate against Jews and Muslims.

The first-term Michigan senator from Holly ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom on the former site of the White House’s East Wing cannot move forward without authorization from Congress, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Richard J. Leon said when issuing a preliminary injunction on Tuesday.

Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, found that the ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers got what some of them have been wanting to do since 2025: The city of Boise took its Pride flag down.

Idaho legislators first passed a law in 2025 preventing the state and local governments from flying most flags. During debate, supporters shared photos of Boise’s flag as an example of what they hoped the law ...Read more

All six New England governors to outline a regional commitment to explore advanced nuclear energy technologies and to continue supporting existing facilities.

A joint statement issued Tuesday by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee and ...Read more

MIAMI — President Donald Trump’s presidential library tower in Miami will likely include a hotel and could have an office component, too, the president told reporters Tuesday.

“It’s gonna be most likely a hotel, you know? This concept could be office, but it’s most likely gonna be a hotel with a beautiful building underneath and a 747...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — House Republicans voted against a bill that seeks to require counties in Idaho to allow citizens to carry firearms into courthouses — but still ban them from courtrooms — and sent it along for possible amendment, leaving its prospects in doubt.

House Bill 621 aims to grant gun owners the ability to bring their concealed ...Read more

King Charles III will not see his son Prince Harry when the British monarch visits the United States in April.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will host the King and Queen of the United Kingdom’s “Historic State Visit” on April 27.

That three-day visit won’t include a meeting between the King and his 41-year-old son, who lives ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he foresaw the United States ending the war on Iran within two to three weeks, suggesting the U.S. had largely accomplished its military goals and would leave it to other nations to resolve issues with the Strait of Hormuz.

“I would say that within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three,” Trump ...Read more