A Good Samaritan tried to save a man suffering the latest medical emergency to strike Walt Disney World — after a string of deaths at the Orlando park throughout October.

According to dramatic video obtained by TMZ on Thursday, an unidentified man collapsed during the Magic Kingdom’s new “Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away” parade ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Supreme Court said Thursday that it would allow Texas to use a new congressional map that targets five seats held by Democrats in next year’s midterms.

The brief, unsigned order paused a ruling from a lower court that had found the state’s new map was likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and ordered...Read more

In the high-frequency churn of President Donald Trump’s first term, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s repeated missteps would have fueled guessing games about his imminent firing. In the second, he has maintained White House support — at least for now.

On Thursday, a Pentagon inspector general found that Hegseth risked endangering U.S. ...Read more

NEW YORK — The City Council on Thursday voted to override Mayor Eric Adams’ vetoes of four pieces of legislation, and members slammed the mayor’s attempts to shut the legislation down as attacks on working-class New Yorkers.

“This Council… has been steadfast in working for the people of the city of New York, particularly for the least...Read more

President Donald Trump’s administration restricted employment authorization for asylum seekers and other immigrants, the latest bid to increase scrutiny of migrants entering the country.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Thursday limited work permits for asylum seekers and others with temporary legal status to 18 months. Current ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s projected budget surplus has grown to nearly $2.5 billion in the current two-year budget cycle, though a projected shortfall of almost $3 billion is expected in the following two years.

The new budget forecast released Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Management and Budget shows a larger surplus in the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday did not rule out revoking an executive order issued by outgoing Mayor Eric Adams that threatens city government employees with disciplinary action if they take any official actions that “discriminate” against Israel or its citizens.

“The mayor is free to issue as many executive orders...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday over President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, in a case that could expand the control a president has over the executive branch.

Directly, the Trump administration asked justices to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals ...Read more

A group of Environmental Protection Agency workers fired for signing a letter criticizing EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin have formally challenged their dismissals to a federal oversight board. Among them are two North Carolina scientists who worked at the agency’s large campus in Research Triangle Park.

“Beyond the legal reasons, I still ...Read more

An attorney for the Trump administration claimed in court Thursday that the dismissal of a lawsuit over the use of force by immigration agents in Chicago would bar journalists and protesters from bringing similar claims of constitutional violations in the future.

In making her argument, Department of Justice attorney Elizabeth Hedges also told ...Read more

After an active case of tuberculosis was detected in the Sacramento area, you may be wondering about your risks of contracting the highly contagious disease.

An individual with contagious tuberculosis was recently identified within the UC Davis “campus community,” the university said in a Tuesday, Dec. 2 news release.

In conjunction with ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has tapped a new architect to help plan his $300 million White House ballroom wing, assigning the former lead designer to a consultant role in the high-profile and controversial project.

Shalom Baranes Associates, a Washington-based architecture firm, will design the ballroom that will be built in place of ...Read more

President Donald Trump gathered the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to sign a peace accord and economic agreements with the U.S., though it’s unclear whether the efforts will resolve a 30-year conflict that continues to fester.

“They’ve spent a lot of time killing each other and now they’re going to spend a lot of...Read more

The immigration process for hundreds in Central Florida and thousands across the country has ground to a stop following the Trump administration’s sweeping directive aimed at immigrants from 19 countries dubbed high-risk.

As the region’s largest of the listed groups, Venezuelans and Haitians awaiting their asylum, green card or ...Read more

NEW YORK — Cops have arrested a teenager for setting a homeless man on fire aboard a No. 3 train in Manhattan, police said Thursday.

Hiram Carrero, 18, is facing charges of attempted murder, arson, assault, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment for the shocking 3 a.m. attack Monday.

NYPD warrants officers apprehended Carrero Thursday ...Read more

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida House Republicans appear ready to throw Florida into a mid-decade redistricting battle. But they don’t agree on when to start.

Over the summer, President Donald Trump began pushing for red states to redraw their maps to protect the House Republican majority in the upcoming midterm elections and add more GOP-...Read more

A U.S. appeals court will allow President Donald Trump to keep thousands of National Guard troops in Washington for now, temporarily halting a district judge’s ruling that declared the deployment unlawful.

The order on Thursday from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit isn’t a final decision, but it bolsters ...Read more

The House unanimously passed legislation this week to bar noncitizens involved with the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel from being allowed into the United States or be permitted to remain in this country if already here.

The bill, which now goes to the Senate, was sponsored by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Elk Grove.

He said the law would “...Read more