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WASHINGTON — A group of states and a group of national nonprofits announced separate legal challenges Tuesday to halt the Trump administration’s vast freeze of federal grant funding, arguing that the move violated ...Read more

DENVER — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights will open an investigation into Denver Public Schools for “discriminating against its female students” by creating an all-gender bathroom at East ...Read more

ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who was banished from metro Atlanta after pleading guilty in the “Young Slime Life” case, is being allowed to fly through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as early as ...Read more

In another bold executive action, President Donald Trump has authorized a broad freeze on $3 trillion in federal funds until his administration completes a full spending review.

According to a two-page memo from Acting ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday approved Sean P. Duffy’s nomination to lead the Transportation Department in a 77-22 vote, marking an end to an easy confirmation process for the former Wisconsin lawmaker.

Duffy’s...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Stage and screen actor Linda Lavin's immediate cause of death has been revealed.

The "Alice" star's death certificate, obtained and posted online Monday by TMZ, said that her immediate cause of death was ...Read more

MIAMI — A Dubai-based developer has unveiled the details of an ultra-luxury project on the Surfside property where a building collapse in 2021 left 98 people dead and shattered a community.

In a press release, DAMAC ...Read more

WASHINGTON — An order from President Donald Trump to temporarily block the disbursement of most federal grants and loans could have a massive impact on health programs ranging from those addressing HIV and AIDS to ...Read more

ATLANTA — Two former “Young Slime Life” defendants can’t escape a previous murder conviction, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Damone Blalock and Rodalius Ryan were convicted in October 2019 on murder ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams, who’s on a limited public schedule this week due to health concerns, met privately Monday night with two key local labor leaders — at least one of whom reaffirmed support for the mayor’...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Gary Peters announced Tuesday that he won’t seek reelection in Michigan next year, opening up a key seat in a swing state won twice by Donald Trump.

“After three terms in the House and ...Read more

CHICAGO — Michael McClain, a longtime confidant of ex-speaker Michael Madigan, was a smart and diligent lobbyist who never agreed to or knew about any bribery scheme, his attorney told jurors Tuesday in closing arguments...Read more

NEW YORK — Federal ICE agents launched raids in New York City early Tuesday as part of President Donald Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.

The agents hit at least ...Read more

The Atlanta Police Department released preliminary findings into the death of a man who died after city workers cleared a homeless encampment before the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

But an attorney for ...Read more

Venezuela boasts of having the largest oil reserves on the planet, and a massive exodus of its people means that there are almost 8 million fewer mouths to feed, but still some 5 million Venezuelans are going hungry in the...Read more

BALTIMORE — A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a security guard during an altercation at a McDonald’s in Northwest Baltimore earlier this month, according to Baltimore Police.

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LAS VEGAS — The man accused of ordering the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed hip hop icon Tupac Shakur appeared in court on Tuesday for a separate battery case.

Duane Davis, 61, is accused of fighting with another ...Read more

CHICAGO — More than three years after his conviction on sweeping gang racketeering charges, reputed Four Corner Hustlers boss Labar Spann will get a new trial after a surprise disclosure showed a prosecutor had promised ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After handing Gov. Ron DeSantis two stunning and unprecedented defeats, and then facing a storm of criticism on social media, Florida lawmakers Tuesday unveiled changes to a $500 million immigration ...Read more

PARK CITY, Utah — The sword proves mightier than the pen in A24's messy slasher "Opus," one of the buzzier films at this year's Sundance. The thin comedic stab-fest is the debut feature of former GQ staffer Mark Anthony ...Read more