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New US space weapon adds to arsenal to counter Russia, China
The revelation by the Air Force this week that the U.S. now has a weapon in space stoked speculation — but few answers �... Read More
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Boston Mayor Wu says taxpayers may pay developers' costs to kickstart housing production
Mayor Michelle Wu said Boston’s housing crisis is so bad that in addition to enticing developers with $100 million in tax breaks, the city is now considering funding part of their construction costs to kickstart stalled ...Read more
Trump slams Democrat Cooper as 'weak' on crime as he campaigns in North Carolina
Amid powerful economic headwinds, President Donald Trump rallied loyalists Wednesday in North Carolina, aiming to drive up the Republican vote in a key Senate race in which his chosen candidate has been trailing in the ...Read more
More cruising ahead for classic cars thanks to Jay Leno's new smog check law
LOS ANGELES — Whether it’s a sleek, low-slung Impala, a candy apple red Monte Carlo or a roaring T-top Trans Am — the classic cars of the late 1970s and the ’80s are an iconic part of California’s automotive ...Read more
SC Gov. Henry McMaster recognized for environmental protection efforts
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster said Wednesday that South Carolina’s effort to improve the economy and educate the state’s children should be balanced with protecting a scenic landscape that includes ancient ...Read more
ICE agent wanted in Operation Metro Surge shooting of immigrant is booked into Hennepin County Jail
Minnesota law enforcement arrested an ICE agent Wednesday in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge last winter, culminating months of delays and legal maneuvers in efforts to ...Read more
Trump veers from 'blood-soaked killing fields' to economy in NC speech
GASTONIA, N.C. — President Donald Trump returned to the Charlotte region to campaign Wednesday evening alongside Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley in Gastonia.
Trump delivered remarks focused on crime and...Read more
Trump backs Warsh, faults 'hostile' Fed board for rate hike
President Donald Trump said he still had confidence in Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and criticized what he said was a “hostile” board even after the central bank unanimously defied his calls to lower borrowing ...Read more
Robust House majority backs sanctions on Russia and Iran
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday evening to pass sanctions legislation targeting Russia and Iran, sending the long-delayed package to the Oval Office.
The vote was 262-159 on the bill, which includes a childhood ...Read more
Feds must declare critical habitat for endangered Sierra Nevada fox, judge rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge in Sacramento has ordered the Trump administration to designate critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada red fox, a species so rare it was erroneously thought to be locally extinct.
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House holds Leon Black in contempt in Epstein subpoena clash
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with two subpoenas issued in a committee’s investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The matter now...Read more
Trump floats EU tariffs if Canada invite deemed hostile act
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump floated hitting goods imported from the European Union with fresh tariffs or even cutting off some trade if he determined that a push to make Canada a potential associate of the bloc ...Read more
Pepper spray, a chokehold and overcrowding at Krome Detention Center, report finds
Men in an immigration detention center were crammed in rooms so crowded they slept on the floor or standing up, federal inspectors found last year. An officer put a man in a chokehold while searching his cell. Another used...Read more
Kentucky Court of Appeals orders former Gov. Matt Bevin released from jail
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Wednesday granted emergency relief for former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, allowing him to be released from jail amid a 60-day sentence in Louisville Metro Corrections.
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Federal judge limits immigration arrests without a warrant in Southern California
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles federal judge has ordered immigration agents to stop making civil arrests without a warrant unless they first determine that a person is likely to escape before one can be obtained.
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US tracking cyberthreats against nearly 20 ships worldwide
U.S. government agencies are tracking cyberthreats against nearly 20 shipping vessels around the world, according to US officials familiar with the situation.
The Coast Guard has asked for advance notice if any of those ...Read more
Lake Mead's sacrifice to prop up Lake Powell shown in poor outlook
LAS VEGAS — The ramifications of propping up Lake Powell at Lake Mead’s expense are on full display in the federal government’s latest numbers for the two reservoirs along the Colorado River.
While Lake Mead may ...Read more
LA Unified School District faces tough choices: Which schools to close, update or rebuild as enrollment dives
LOS ANGELES — Enrollment in Los Angeles schools has taken another steep dive — about 4% this year — as officials press ahead with a multibillion-dollar modernization and rebuilding plan, raising questions about ...Read more
US indictment exposes Russian global assassination network
WASHINGTON — Last year, a former military officer in the Russian intelligence services named Yuri Khrameev offered $25,000 to a U.S. citizen to track and kill someone in Lithuania’s capital who was “telling lies ...Read more
Haitian pastor faces deportation even though he was on path to legalize status in US
A Haitian pastor whose wife had received notice that a petition to adjust his immigration status had been approved is facing deportation to Haiti anyway, days after he was arrested during a traffic stop while working as a ...Read more
Eyes in the sky: News chopper pilots follow chases, shootouts, but all in a dangerous gig
LOS ANGELES — They are the eyes in sky, bringing to your television screens live car chases, gunmen shooting from rooftops and horrific traffic collisions, all across the vast Southern California landscape at a moment�...Read more
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