BALTIMORE — Maryland Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, said he will refuse to mark his attendance on the Senate floor until the chamber hears a proposal to redraw the state’s congressional maps — a protest intended to pressure staunch opponent, Senate President Bill Ferguson, to change course.

The escalation comes just days ...Read more

In late 2010, Jeffrey Epstein had finished serving a 13-month sentence and one year of house arrest in connection with sexually abusing a minor at his mansion in Palm Beach. As part of a sweetheart deal his lawyers negotiated with federal prosecutors in South Florida, Epstein was able to walk free despite the fact that he was accused of raping ...Read more

It started out as a routine night for Nancy Guthrie.

At around 5:32 p.m. Saturday she left her home in the hills north of Tuscon to have dinner at the home of a family member. She took an Uber to the dinner but was driven home by family, officials said.

The 84-year-old mother of NBC “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie arrived back home at 9:48...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday mocked House Republicans who he said routinely need presidential attention before they can support GOP bills and roasted congressional Democrats amid ongoing talks about possible immigration enforcement restrictions.

The president struck a noticeably partisan tone in his annual remarks at the National ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Despite two court orders to return Emilio Pena Jimenez to Minnesota from a detention center in Texas, the government sent the undocumented immigrant to Juárez, Mexico.

Now, Pena Jimenez’s attorney is asking a federal judge in Minnesota to hold the government in contempt of court for failing to comply with the orders.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has signed a new executive order directing various state agencies to “take unified action” to strengthen the state’s behavioral health and criminal justice systems.

“Recently, there have been several tragic instances in North Carolina where people experiencing serious mental health crisis...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leadership blocked a Democrat-backed measure Thursday that would direct the chamber to take legal action over the Justice Department’s much-criticized handling of the Jeffrey Epstein documents.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, on the floor, criticized the Trump administration’s response to the law ...Read more

BOSTON — Citing “chaos” on the streets of cities like Minneapolis and Lewiston, Maine, and referencing the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Mayor Michelle Wu announced a series of executive actions designed to hold federal officials accountable in Boston.

Wu said in an executive order Thursday that city departments shall “...Read more

A federal judge on Monday paused the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of Haiti’s temporary protected status, a move that preserves deportation protections and work permits for more than 300,000 Haitians living in the United States.

TPS benefits had been set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. DHS has said it “vehemently ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California legislator wants the state to be able to sue oil companies to pay for costs from wildfires and other disasters.

The proposed bill from state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, aims to allow the attorney general to bring lawsuits for losses suffered by insurance policyholders and the California FAIR Plan, a ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — An estimated 8,000 invasive green iguanas were removed from various Florida communities this week after a record-breaking freeze event that sent overnight temperatures down to the mid-30s for two nights in a row.

On Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife and Conservation Commission released official numbers for its iguana ...Read more

SpaceX launched 26 missions from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A in 2025, including four human spaceflight missions. That era is coming to an end.

A massive crane has been put in place this week with speculation it will soon remove the crew access arm from the historic launch site that hosted most the Apollo and space shuttle missions ...Read more

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday set a May trial date in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case accusing a group of Democrats and other protesters of conspiring to impede immigration agents at the ICE facility that became a lightning rod for opponents of Operation Midway Blitz.

During a brief status hearing, U.S. District Judge...Read more

Arizona officials expressed hope Thursday afternoon that Nancy Guthrie will soon be found, but identified no suspects nor a motive for her apparent abduction.

“We believe Nancy is still out there,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters at a news conference.

The 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie was ...Read more

A decadelong trial into large-scale corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands concluded Wednesday, when a judge found the one-time premier of the British territory, his brother and a former minister of land and natural resources guilty of a series of offenses involving bribery and the fraudulent sale of government-owned land.

The judge found ...Read more

Nancy Guthrie appeared to have been abducted just minutes after a security camera at her home was disabled, according to a new timeline officials shared in the case Thursday.

The new facts — including that blood found at her home belonged to the 84-year-old — were shared the day after her children made a desperate plea to a possible ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Businessman Perry Johnson, a Republican candidate to be Michigan's next governor, is planning to sponsor commercials in the coming days that encourage viewers to change the channel during musician Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.

Bad Bunny, who's Puerto Rican and backed Democrat Kamala Harris over Republican Donald Trump...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A Democratic campaign manager was charged Monday in Chester County with filing fraudulent nomination petitions in the 2024 primary for auditor general, including the forged signature of a Chester County judge, authorities said.

Mariel Kornblith-Martin, 40, of Philadelphia, allegedly filed false nomination petitions when serving...Read more