Virginia judge pauses redistricting referendum
A Virginia judge on Thursday sided with national and local Republicans who challenged the commonwealth’s effort to have ... Read More
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Mamdani to hire a deputy mayor to oversee new Department of Community Safety
Mayor Mamdani is planning to appoint a deputy mayor for community safety as he readies to issue an executive order to launch the new department that the role would oversee, City Hall confirmed Thursday.
Creating a ...Read more
'Ripped from me': Soldotna family taken by ICE deported to Mexico as teen remains in Anchorage jail
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On Tuesday morning, Alexander Sanchez-Ramos went outside to smoke a cigarette on the porch of his Soldotna home when he noticed a cluster of unmarked SUVs with tinted windows gathering on his street. ...Read more
Unprecedented videos expose Cuban prison protest; inmates decry hunger, dictatorship
Unprecedented videos coming out of a high-security prison in Cuba have shown, possibly for the first time, inmates staging a protest against their living conditions and shouting anti-government slogans, providing both a ...Read more
Mass. Reps. Moulton, McGovern slam Trump for federal SNAP cuts amid flurry of fraud
Massachusetts Congressmen Seth Moulton and Jim McGovern blasted President Trump on federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) during a press conference Thursday as Massachusetts has seen a ...Read more
Trump says he 'won' on affordability, signaling messaging shift
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared victory in the fight over cost-of-living concerns, signaling a new approach that sought to deny problems with his economic agenda and touting successes in job growth and other...Read more
Florida lawmakers OK renaming Palm Beach County airport after President Trump
Florida lawmakers have approved renaming the Palm Beach International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport — a move expected to cost as much as $5.5 million.
The Florida Senate on Thursday approved...Read more
FCC confirms 'enforcement action' against 'The View' after James Talarico interview
The Federal Communications Commission has confirmed an “enforcement action” is underway against ABC’s “The View” after the talk show featured James Talarico, a Democratic Texas representative running for U.S. ...Read more
Two months into 2026, Maryland mumps cases already six times last year's total
Maryland has reported six times as many mumps cases in early 2026 as it did all of last year, with most infections concentrated in the Baltimore metropolitan area, state health officials said Thursday.
The Maryland ...Read more
Trump library foundation officially owns downtown Miami land, after legal battle
MIAMI — Donald Trump’s presidential library foundation became the legal owner this month of the downtown Miami land adjacent to the Freedom Tower where he plans to build his highrise legacy project, county property ...Read more
New York Democrats urge Supreme Court to stay out of redistricting case
Democratic New York officials and voters urged the Supreme Court in court filings Thursday not to intervene in a state court order requiring a new district for the Staten Island-based seat currently held by Republican Rep....Read more
Cuba takes back deportees with US rap sheets amid growing pressure from administration
Amid its escalating economic and political pressure campaign against Havana, the Trump administration has sent 170 deportees back to Cuba, including several with criminal records in the U.S., something Cuba has ...Read more
Wes Moore focused on Maryland 2026, insists he's not running for president
Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday said he’s being “genuine” when he says he’s not running for president in 2028, once again highlighting that he’s focused on Maryland. The Thursday statement, though, is his most brazen ...Read more
Algee Smith hails 'giving and caring' James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek was a "great leader on set", according to Algee Smith.
The Dawson's Creek star passed away on February 11, aged 48, and Algee has now opened up about his experience of working with James on The Gates, ...Read more
Travis Kelce's teammate defends NFL star
Kansas City Chiefs star Chris Jones has launched an impassioned defence of Travis Kelce.
The 36-year-old sports star - who is engaged to Taylor Swift - recently received criticism from NFL analyst Mike Tannenbaum, who ...Read more
Florida AG defends $100K UF teaching salary at Miami anti-corruption event
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier cut off questioning during a corruption-focused Miami press conference Thursday after reporters asked him about his substantial paycheck for just two hours of lecturing per week and ...Read more
Boeing's Starliner mishap labeled as one of worst NASA disasters
NASA is putting the botched 2024 test flight of the Starliner capsule in the same category of disaster as the Challenger and Columbia shuttle accidents, underscoring the dramatic failures that kept a pair of astronauts ...Read more
Federal judge finds DOJ lawyer in contempt amid swell of immigration cases
Attempts by the federal judiciary in Minnesota to force prosecutors to comply with court orders in immigration cases sharply escalated on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino found Special Assistant U....Read more
In Tampa, storm-weary residents detail the costs of extreme weather
TAMPA, Fla. — An Ybor business owner closed her yoga studio repeatedly from worries over moldy, waterlogged walls.
A Pinellas woman’s home flooded in one hurricane, and a tree crushed her car in another.
A Tampa ...Read more
Coalition of lawmakers, community leaders push back against ICE detention center plans in Michigan
A coalition of lawmakers, religious leaders and grassroots organizers on Thursday pledged to keep fighting plans for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Romulus, and decried the secrecy that has ...Read more
Illinois' Cook County top prosecutor circulates policy outlining process for charging federal immigration agents
CHICAGO — The Cook County state’s attorney’s office on Thursday released a protocol outlining the steps for filing charges against federal immigration agents, marking the first official policy from the office on the ...Read more
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