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Video shows suspect in plot to kill Trump lay out scheme on a napkin
Would-be Donald Trump assassin Asif Merchant was caught on video as he spread a napkin out on a hotel room table, put down a creamsicle-colored vape, and said, “This is the target. How will it die?”
Merchant, who’s ...Read more
Cuba IDs final 3 men killed in Florida boat 'terrorist infiltration' shooting
Cuban officials identified Thursday the remaining three men who were killed in a shooting with a Cuban coast guard vessel and one who was detained after a group of 10 allegedly used a Florida-registered boat for a “...Read more
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For first time in 90 years, more people are leaving the US than moving in
NEW YORK — For the first time in roughly 90 years — dating back to the Great Depression — the United States has seen more people moving out ...Read more
Gov. Wes Moore invites US women's hockey gold medalists to Maryland
BALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore — stepping into territory more often associated with presidents — invited the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. women’s hockey team to visit Maryland’s capital.
Moore’s invitation ...Read more
Colorado law firm accuses Western Slope sheriff of illegal coordination with ICE
A Denver law firm accused the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday of illegally coordinating the arrest and transfer of an immigrant without proper legal status last year.
The nonprofit law firm, Towards Justice...Read more
Maryland lawmakers target loophole limiting watchdog investigations
Two Maryland lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday aimed at protecting the independence of inspectors general and ensuring they can access records needed for official investigations.
GOP Del. Ryan Nawrocki and ...Read more
Former DOJ lawyers call federal attempt to get Minnesota voter rolls a 'fishing expedition'
A group of former U.S. Department of Justice attorneys say the ongoing federal attempt to force Minnesota officials to turn over its voter rolls amounts to a “fishing expedition” not supported by law.
Sixteen former ...Read more
States are told ICE won't target voting stations in November
WASHINGTON — Two Democratic secretaries of state said they were told the Trump administration isn’t planning to send federal immigration enforcement agents to polling locations during November’s congressional ...Read more
Massachusetts power outages drop to under 30,000, while some residents still 'snowed in'
Let there be light!
Power restoration crews are making major progress in their storm recovery efforts, as the Bay State power outage totals significantly dropped on Thursday.
Meanwhile, some roads were still blocked on ...Read more
British citizenship applications by US nationals hit record high
The number of U.S. nationals applying for British citizenship hit an all-time high in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House.
A total of 8,790 Americans sought citizenship through ...Read more
NC Democrats, advocates warn of 'child care crisis' as more centers close
Democratic state lawmakers and child care advocates sounded a warning Thursday about a “child care crisis” due to the growing number of day care centers and other facilities closing.
Speakers at the State of Child ...Read more
Kanaiyah's Law: After tragedy, legislators consider reforms to foster care
Wearing a pink top bearing her daughter’s photo, Kanaiyah Ward’s mother asked Maryland legislators Thursday to spare other parents the pain of burying a child whose care had been entrusted to the state.
“Kanaiyah ...Read more
Sierra Nevada snowpack just 68% of normal after whiplash winter, but water supplies are OK, experts say
There’s still a month left, but this winter in California so far can be summed up in two words: roller coaster.
It began so dry that Lake Tahoe ski resorts couldn’t open for their usual Thanksgiving kickoff. Then 10 ...Read more
Boat shot by Cuban authorities reported stolen from Florida Keys home, sheriff's office says
MIAMI — The boat the Cuban government says arrived in its waters Wednesday carrying 10 armed men was reported stolen hours later from the Florida Keys according to a report from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
The...Read more
Florida Senate passes data center regulations amid Trump AI intrigue
The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to add regulations to large-scale data centers aimed at protecting consumers from potential price increases for electricity or water.
The bipartisan move came as ...Read more
Wife of UPS pilot who died in Louisville plane crash files lawsuit
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The wife of a senior UPS pilot who was killed in a plane crash last year in Louisville, Kentucky, has filed a lawsuit against the companies that manufactured the plane and its engines, according to court...Read more
10 cases of measles already reported in Minnesota this year
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has reported 10 measles cases so far in 2026 amid a declining vaccination rate that’s left more people vulnerable to the highly infectious disease and its characteristic head-to-toe rash.
The ...Read more
What we know about the Florida men accused of trying to invade Cuba
The Cuban government’s accusations that several Floridians attempted to invade the island Wednesday on a speedboat carrying Molotov cocktails and sniper rifles has set off shockwaves across the Sunshine State.
For now, ...Read more
Pentagon's first kamikaze drone unit ready for Iran strikes
The Pentagon’s first kamikaze drone unit is ready to participate if President Donald Trump decides to launch strikes on Iran, according to U.S. officials and analysts.
The drone unit is known as Task Force Scorpion and ...Read more
An angry Gov. Josh Shapiro pledges to block ICE detention centers in Pa.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro met with leaders in Berks and Schuylkill counties Thursday as those communities confront the planned federal conversion of two warehouses into ICE detention centers, pledging to do everything...Read more
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