DENVER — An Aurora municipal judge granted an emergency order to close the troubled Edge of Lowry apartments, finding the property presents “an imminent threat to public safety and welfare,” city officials said Monday.

Aurora filed an emergency closure order seeking to shutter the 60-unit apartment complex last week, describing the ...Read more

Democrats torched GOP lawmakers Monday for what they called a lack of progress on restoring the popular tax deduction for State and Local Taxes (SALT) at a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend,

Team Blue says suburban moderate Republicans showed how little leverage they have with Trump when they left the sit-...Read more

NEW YORK — Jim Walden, a prominent New York lawyer running for mayor this year on an anti-corruption platform, raised nearly $630,000 for his campaign in the most recent reporting period — a sizable haul for a first-time candidate.

Walden’s $629,736 cash pull in the latest period, which spanned between Oct. 8 and this past Saturday, is ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray defended the bureau as it faces a barrage of attacks from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. And he offered a chilling warning about China, saying it posed a “unique and unprecedented” threat that is taking aim at critical U.S. infrastructure.

In his only exit interview with a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Nine mailboxes exploded this weekend in Manchester and Westminster and the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office is asking the public for help with identifying suspects.

The explosions happened in rural areas where mailboxes are lined up on the road, far away from houses, and officials believe they happened overnight Saturday ...Read more

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue is being greeted with a stern warning from one powerful voice — Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.

“You’ve got to be honest with them, and they’re going to hear ‘no’ a lot,” ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A trio of lawsuits were filed Monday accusing Southern California Edison of sparking the Eaton fire — one of the deadly blazes that broke out last week amid a historic windstorm and destroyed thousands of homes.

Lawyers for homeowners in the Altadena area announced the suits Monday, saying their clients either had to evacuate ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling lawmakers back to Tallahassee later this month for a special session to help boost President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.

DeSantis, during a news conference at the state Capitol on Monday, said Florida needed to help Trump’s expected “ambitious policy changes” on immigration...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday he’s naming two top advisers to deputy mayor positions — a move that comes after one of the aides sought to leave City Hall for a private sector job, the Daily News has learned.

Tiffany Raspberry, Adams’ intergovernmental affairs director, and Camille Joseph-Varlack, his chief of staff, will ...Read more

Gov. Ron DeSantis called Monday for a special legislative session to help implement President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, saying he anticipates the new administration will enact “ambitious policy changes” on day one and Florida needs to be ready to assist.

DeSantis, speaking at the Florida Capitol, said he wants to ensure ...Read more

SEATTLE — Don't expect any grand or sweeping climate and environmental laws out of Washington's Capitol during this long legislative session, starting Monday.

Rather, this session is largely about "implementation," said state Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, D-Burien. That is to say, it's about making sure the state's current policies and initiatives —...Read more

BALTIMORE — His convictions reinstated, Adnan Syed remains free while his legal saga continues in Baltimore Circuit Court. Whatever happens with his convictions, Syed could avoid a return to prison if a judge agrees with prosecutors that his sentence should be reduced to time served.

Since Syed’s arrest in 1999 in the killing of Hae Min Lee...Read more

Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California face a second week of fierce winds that are turning wildfires into blowtorches, putting lives at risk and destroying homes, businesses and cultural landmarks.

Extreme fire conditions are forecast across 2,267 square miles (5,872 square kilometers) around Los Angeles Monday and Tuesday as winds ...Read more

WASHINGTON ― Federal officials awarded $73.4 million to Michigan for a project that will separate a busy railroad crossing in Trenton from Fort Street or M-85, where pedestrians and drivers are often delayed by trains passing through the Downriver community.

The Federal Rail Administration said it would provide the grant to the Michigan ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Last year proved one of the deadliest on Nevada roads, with 412 deaths resulting from vehicle crashes.

The 412 traffic deaths in 2024 resulted from 377 crashes involving a fatality, according to an annual report from the state Office of Traffic Safety. That makes 2024 the fourth-deadliest year on record, according to state records...Read more

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul is introducing cell phone restrictions in New York public schools as part of the upcoming state budget amid concern over the mental health of youngsters, she said Monday.

The specifics of her plan will be unveiled later this month, according to a press release from the governor’s office.

“We got to talk ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — A program to provide homeless women and children temporary shelter in small cabins at an El Cajon church has resulted in most clients finding permanent housing over the past two years and has the city’s blessing to continue indefinitely.

The nonprofit Amikas, which oversees the emergency sleeping cabins, for years had promoted ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court dealt a major setback to the oil industry on Monday, refusing to block lawsuits from California and other blue states that seek billions of dollars in damages for the impact of climate change.

Without a comment or dissent, the justices turned down closely watched appeals from Sunoco, Shell and other energy ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento-area prosecutors have wasted no time using a new law that was approved by voters in November.

It was a key component of Proposition 36 and it toughens the punishment for possessing drugs, but also offers people a chance to go through a treatment program and have their charge dropped, instead of receiving a jail...Read more