NEW YORK — Council member Vickie Paladino filed a lawsuit against the New York City Council on Monday in an effort to stop a disciplinary process against her for a series of posts disparaging Muslims.

Paladino argued in the Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit that her comments, including a post where she called for the “expulsion of Muslims ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Monday her office won't appeal the dismissal of felony charges against 15 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely claiming President Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

The decision came after what the Democratic attorney general described as a "thorough assessment of the ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — U.S. President Donald Trump has deployed military might to fight drug cartels, blowing up dozens of alleged smugglers at sea and helping Ecuador bomb an apparent criminal training camps.

In recent days he announced the formation of a "brand-new military coalition" of mostly right-wing governments from across the Americas that, ...Read more

DENVER — Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin may reduce the amount of water delivered during the spring runoff to just a third of normal, according to federal forecasters.

Modeling released late last week showed the river system on track to deliver a scant 2.3 million acre-feet to Lake Powell, one of the river system’s ...Read more

For the second time in two years, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson has declined to issue an order setting limits on how federal agents carry out immigration enforcement in and around state courthouses, citing a lack of constitutional authority and potential conflict from being “perceived as taking a stand on a political ...Read more

Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill may face an uphill battle in the Nevada governor’s race, but on Wednesday morning, dozens of her supporters packed a wing of a downtown Las Vegas restaurant to hear her economic proposals.

The Democrat vowed that her administration would ask more from big businesses that have benefited from tax cuts. She...Read more

WASHINGTON — As oil prices rise in the wake of U.S. military operations in Iran, Senate Democrats have begun calling for a solution to the increasing costs.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, in a Sunday post on X, called on President Donald Trump to draw down oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to slow rising costs.

“Due to ...Read more

DETROIT — The Hamtramck, Michigan, city clerk who reported election fraud in the 2023 City Council election and in whose office unopen ballots for last year's close mayoral election were found has been fired, city officials confirmed.

Former City Clerk Rana Faraj had been on paid administrative since Nov. 10, according to a lawsuit she filed ...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — The circulation of campaign flyers urging Black Virginians to vote against a redistricting referendum was roundly criticized by Democrats this week for invoking Jim Crow and using imagery from the civil rights era.

The Democracy and Justice Political Action Committee paid for the campaign mailer, but campaign disclosures did ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jake Lang, the far-right provocateur who staged an anti-Islam protest at Gracie Mansion that drew a pair of ISIS-inspired counterprotesters accused of throwing improvised bombs at him, first rose to notoriety for his role in the Jan. 6 riots.

Lang, described in court filings as a proud participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection,...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — More than 100 additional women have joined a lawsuit against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and its executives that alleges they allowed an obstetrician and gynecologist to perform unnecessary surgeries on his patients.

In two separate lawsuits filed in Chesapeake City Court since Dec. 29, the plaintiffs — now totaling ...Read more

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick has strongly supported President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran, but he also warned Monday that the conflict “poses a threat here at home.”

During a visit to two Conshohocken technology companies, the Pennsylvania Republican said that Iran has “proxies in the United States” who ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Two fatal shootings at the hands of police officers in a little over a week in Hartford that involved men experiencing mental health crises have drawn criticism and raised concerns over what services are available to individuals and how calls for help are handled.

The shootings of 53-year-old Everard Walker and 55-year-old ...Read more

The “ISIS-inspired terrorists” who allegedly tried to bomb a protest in New York City wanted to carry out an attack bigger than the Boston Marathon bombings, according to the FBI.

The feds have charged Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi with numerous charges — including a terror charge and using a weapon of mass destruction charge — after ...Read more

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran chose Mojtaba Khamenei, the hard-line son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as its new supreme leader, signaling Tehran won’t back down in a war raging across the Middle East and causing a surge in energy prices.

The choice was criticized by U.S. President Donald Trump, who is under mounting ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was just after 1 p.m. Sunday when the gunfire rang out at the home of pop star Rihanna.

Neighbors said the shots echoed through the canyon near Beverly Hills, leaving them on edge.

Authorities allege a Florida woman inside a Tesla opened fire on the front gate and a nearby RV at the music legend’s mansion. The woman, ...Read more

Every now and then, SpaceX has a customer other than itself including a planned launch Monday night that won’t be the company’s Starlink satellites. Instead, it’s looking to send a pay-TV satellite to space for EchoStar Corp.

A Falcon 9 rocket on the EchoStar XXV mission is aiming to send the communications company’s satellite to a ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says she wants Gov. Josh Stein to opt into a federal program he previously vetoed.

Congress passed legislation last July establishing the Education Freedom Tax Credit, which allows families in participating states to receive up to $1,700 off their federal taxes for contributions made...Read more

CHICAGO — A Cook County judge on Monday denied the requests of a former Chicago Police Officer to expunge and seal records of his arrest and criminal trial in the fatal 2021 shooting of his girlfriend at her home on the Northwest Side.

Judge Mary Anna Planey denied the motions from former officer Pierre Tyler to expunge and seal records in ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The 6-year-old deaf Hayward boy who was deported to Colombia last week alongside his mother and brother has finally received the devices he needs to hear and communicate with those around him, though the child appears no closer to returning to the U.S. anytime soon.

The delivery — announced Monday by Democratic Bay Area ...Read more