President Donald Trump cancels $583 million in energy projects for Illinois, one of many blue states affected
Amid a funding stalemate in Congress and a federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s planned termination of nearly $8 billion for energy projects primarily in states that didn’t vote for him includes $583 ...Read more
Trump administration cancels nearly half-a-billion dollar grant to Minnesota for power lines serving five states
The U.S. Department of Energy is canceling 12 grants for energy projects in Minnesota, including a $464 million proposal to build large transmission lines in seven states, according to a list reviewed by The Minnesota Star...Read more
Judge keeps DC National Guard legal fight moving during shutdown
WASHINGTON — A federal judge denied the U.S. Justice Department’s request to pause several upcoming deadlines during the government shutdown in a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard...Read more
Brightline West high-speed rail cost skyrockets in new document
LAS VEGAS — The cost to build the long-touted Brightline West Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail line has ballooned to $21.05 billion, according to a U.S. Transportation Department document.
Brightline ...Read more
Fuming over transgender driver's license ruling, Kobach asks for special session
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, unwilling to accept defeat at the hands of the Kansas Supreme Court, is asking lawmakers to take extraordinary measures to help him prevent transgender Kansans from...Read more
Chicago-area veterans, who saw one of their own arrested by ICE and charged, say feds are undermining democracy
Days after a 70-year-old Air Force veteran was among five people charged while protesting outside a suburban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, fellow veterans and others gathered Thursday at the same spot ...Read more
Washington state loses more than $1 billion in federal funding for clean energy projects
The Department of Energy is canceling $1 billion in federal funding intended to jump-start a green hydrogen hub in the Pacific Northwest.
The federal spending cuts are part of a broader effort announced this week by the ...Read more
Admired climber dies in fall from Yosemite's El Capitan during apparent live-stream
LOS ANGELES — A popular and promising young mountaineer fell to his death on Yosemite's El Capitan on Wednesday, a tragedy that was reportedly live-streamed on social media.
Balin Miller, 23, from Anchorage, Alaska, had...Read more
Unprecedented water rationing to begin in Washington's Yakima Basin
Drought conditions east of the Cascade crest are so dire that state officials plan to cut off water for farmers, ranchers and more, something they’ve never done before.
Reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin are expected ...Read more
Minnesota high school sports leaders 'reviewing' Trump administration transgender policy threat
Leaders of the organization that oversees high school sports in Minnesota gave no indication Thursday of how they plan to respond to a looming threat by the Trump administration to withhold federal education aid if the ...Read more
Ozzy Osbourne declares in upcoming posthumous memoir he was left 'p***** off no end' by being unable to walk on stage at final gig
Ozzy Osbourne has revealed being forced to sit on a throne during his last-ever concert "p***** me off no end".
The 76-year-old Black Sabbath frontman, who died less than three weeks after the July 2025 show at Villa Park...Read more
Bruce Springsteen inspires hotel suite dedicated to The Boss
Bruce Springsteen has inspired a hotel suite.
The 76-year-old rocker's decades-long link to Asbury Park has been immortalised in a grand room complete with photographs, records and even his favourite late-night snack.
...Read more
Emily Blunt's children largely unimpressed by her Hollywood career
Emily Blunt's children are largely unimpressed by her Hollywood career.
The 42-year-old actress, whose latest film is the The Smashing Machine, joked one of her daughters even recoiled at seeing her in full makeup after a...Read more
Ford investigating vulgar anti-return-to-office conference room display
Ford Motor Co. is investigating an incident in which a vulgar anti-return-to-office message was displayed on Thursday in Dearborn corporate buildings.
A photo of the face of CEO Jim Farley with a red prohibition symbol ...Read more
Democrats slam Trump for politicizing military in speech. 'Deeply un-American'
Congressional Democrats accused President Donald Trump of politicizing the U.S. military in a recent speech, denouncing his remarks as alarming and “deeply un-American.”
Twenty-five House Democrats outlined their ...Read more
CASA brings tenant rights battle to Maryland Supreme Court
The Maryland Supreme Court will hear arguments Friday in a case that could reshape tenant rights across the state, testing whether unlicensed landlords can collect rent through the courts.
The legal battle involves a ...Read more
Raid of church leader's Florida mansion reveals 57 forced laborers, feds say
An FBI raid revealed 57 victims of forced labor living in cramped quarters at a lavish Florida mansion connected to the leaders of a church, federal officials say.
The raid, which targeted a Tampa mansion where one of the...Read more
Shutdown to extend into next week as Trump readies budget knife
WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown rolled on Thursday with both sides dug in and President Donald Trump using the funding lapse as an excuse to cut billions of dollars in “dead wood,” as he put it, ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: Who pays to replace hurricane windows removed during condo restoration?
Q: My condo apartment’s back lanai has been undergoing concrete restoration for a year, and my unit was the first completed. There is an ongoing debate between the association and engineers about what to do with the ...Read more
Shutdown risks leaving millions with costlier health insurance
Millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance face higher premiums in 2026. Just how much higher will depend on who blinks first in the government-shutdown fight.
Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies put in ...Read more
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