SEATTLE (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the U.S. out of an agreement with Washington, Oregon and four American Indian tribes to work together to restore salmon populations and boost tribal clean energy development in the Pacific Northwest, deriding the plan as 鈥渞adical environmentalism鈥� that could have resulted in the breaching of four […]
The notion that only one person survived the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board Thursday is sparking interest on social media about how that could happen and if such a thing has happened before. A medic has said Vishwashkumar Ramesh was thrown out of the plane and walked to a nearby […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) 鈥� Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo unexpectedly vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have required voters in the swing state to show a photo ID at the polls 鈥� a conservative priority across the country and something that has long been on the governor鈥檚 legislative wish list. The move brings a […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) 鈥� The two people killed in a shooting over the weekend on the Las Vegas Strip captured it on video while livestreaming to their shared YouTube channel, according to a police report. The married victims were identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Tanisha Finley, 43, and Rodney Finley, 44. Both […]
Israel attacked Iran鈥檚 capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran鈥檚 rapidly advancing nuclear program. The Board of Governors at the International Atomic Energy Agency for the first time in 20 years on Thursday censured Iran over it not working with its inspectors. Iran […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates 鈥� (AP) 鈥� Explosions rang out across Iran鈥檚 capital as Israel claimed it was attacking the country. People in Tehran, Iran, awoke to the sound of the blast. State television acknowledged the blast. Israel鈥檚 Defense Minister Israel Katz announced a 鈥渟pecial situation鈥� in Israel over Israel attacking Iran. He said schools […]
Baton Rouge, La. (AP) 鈥� Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Thursday she is investigating whether pharmaceutical giant CVS improperly used customers’ personal information to send out text messages lobbying against a proposed state law. Murrill also said she plans to issue a cease-and-desist letter to the company to stop the messages. As lawmakers debated […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered government agencies to consolidate their wildland firefighting into a single program, despite warnings from former federal officials that it could be costly and increase the risk of catastrophic blazes. The order aims to centralize firefighting efforts now split among five agencies and two Cabinet departments. […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥� A jury in federal court ruled that a New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy had violated its owners’ constitutional rights but was shielded from punishment under qualified immunity because of his government role, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney William Most. The jury awarded $10,000 in damages for […]
PHOENIX (AP) 鈥� A jury in Phoenix has convicted Lori Vallow Daybell of conspiring to kill her niece鈥檚 ex-husband in 2019, marking her second murder conspiracy conviction in Arizona in less than two months. Daybell was convicted Thursday on a charge of conspiring to murder Brandon Boudreaux, who was once married to Daybell鈥檚 niece, outside […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) 鈥� Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state’s capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record level of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if immediate steps are not taken to reduce demand. But the officials declined to explain what they believe has […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� When videos first rocketed around the Internet Thursday afternoon showing security officers forcibly removing Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla from a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in California, senators in both parties were already gathered together for a long series of votes. There are strict rules against using cellphones on […]
MIAMI (AP) 鈥� The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that it has begun notifying hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans that their temporary permission to live and work in the United States has been revoked and that they should leave the country. The termination notices are being sent by email to […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) 鈥� The high-level negotiations over China’s export controls of rare earths is giving U.S. businesses some relief, even though it may be only for now. China has approved 鈥渁 certain number鈥� of export permits for rare earth elements and related items, its commerce ministry said on Thursday, one day after U.S. President […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Republican tax bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually, according to a new analysis released Thursday by the Congressional Budget Office. Middle-income households would see a boost […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A lawyer for Sean 鈥淒iddy鈥� Combs protested the rising tide of secrecy at the hip-hop icon鈥檚 federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial on Thursday after Combs and the public were excluded from lengthy arguments over whether another famous rapper’s name could be disclosed. Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo complained to Judge Arun […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥� California’s top insurance regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into State Farm over the company’s handling of claims from the January Los Angeles-area wildfires. The investigation comes after survivors of the Palisades and Eaton fires said that the state’s largest home insurer was delaying and mishandling claims regarding damage to their […]
The deadly crash of an Air India flight carrying more than 240 people on Thursday arrives after years of efforts to turn around the country’s flag carrier 鈥� which had been plagued by tragedy and financial losses under prior state ownership. In 2010, an Air India flight arriving from Dubai skidded off a runway in […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on Thursday was forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem鈥檚 news conference in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to speak up about immigration raids that have led to protests in California and around the country. Video shows a Secret Service agent […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) 鈥� JetZero Inc. announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina, a project that if successful would create more than 14,500 jobs there in a decade. The California-based startup intends to build the factory at Greensboro鈥檚 airport, investing $4.7 billion. The planned […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Two of the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters filed Jan. 6, 2021, attack. The officers claim the failure to install the memorial plaque on the Capitol reflects an effort by President Donald Trump and his congressional allies to rewrite the history of the Jan. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports generated predictable partisan outrage on Thursday, with Democrats saying Republican-led draft legislation would claw back freedoms won by athletes through years of litigation against the NCAA. Three House committees are considering legislation that would create a national standard for name, image and likeness […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) 鈥� Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids are flaring up around the country, as officials in cities from coast to coast get ready for major demonstrations against President Donald Trump over the weekend. While many demonstrations against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency have been peaceful, with marchers chanting slogans and carrying […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) 鈥� As protests erupt across the country over aggressive immigration enforcement tactics, Louisiana lawmakers approved a package of legislation this week that’ll aid the ongoing federal crackdown on deportation. Amid growing national tensions, Louisiana is the latest red state that expanded its immigration enforcement role 鈥� crafting a legislative promise to […]
