Biden appointee added to prosecution in Bryan Kohberger's Idaho student murder trial
BOISE, Idaho — A former U.S. attorney for Idaho has joined the team prosecuting Idaho college student homicide defendant Bryan Kohberger.
Josh Hurwit, 44, chosen by former President Joe Biden for his prior role, left ...Read more
Karen Read murder retrial: Jury selection day 3 ends with 10 total jurors
BOSTON — On the third day of juror selection in the Karen Read retrial attorneys brought the total number of jurors in the final pool to 10.
Attorneys added seven to the final jury pool during the previous two days and ...Read more
Karen Read files double jeopardy petition with Supreme Court
BOSTON — As jury selection unfolds in the Karen Read retrial in Dedham her attorneys have taken their efforts to overturn the murder charge all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read, 45, of Mansfield, is accused of ...Read more
Tariffs are affecting NC small businesses. It's not just about higher costs
In 2024, Chris Pence was in talks with multiple Canadian distributors to bring his North Carolina company’s products to additional customers.
Haand, the Burlington-based ceramics company he co-founded with Mark Warren ...Read more
Emails expose attack on Maine Social Security over Trump's feud with governor
President Trump’s administration intentionally made a mess of Social Security operations in Maine as part of an unrelated feud with the state’s governor, according to emails released Wednesday.
Trump’s pick to lead ...Read more
Europeans are outliving Americans -- even the wealthy, study finds. Why?
Americans are falling behind Europeans in lifespan, even among older and wealthier groups, a Brown University study found.
The study compared age groups and income across the United States and 16 European countries, ...Read more
Could Nevada legalize medical aid in dying?
A push to legalize medical aid in dying in Nevada is in the Legislature is once again, despite several failed efforts that included a veto from Gov. Joe Lombardo two years ago.
Assembly Bill 346 would allow terminally ill...Read more
Trump's tariff hikes raise concerns on impact to schools, economy, Whitmer says
ALPENA, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday she is worried about the effects of the tariff hikes President Donald Trump announced Wednesday and the damper they could have on economic growth and state tax revenues...Read more
California announces plans to relax protections for wolves as population grows
In the latest sign that wolves are continuing to make a comeback across California after being hunted out of existence for nearly a century, state wildlife officials have announced that population numbers have increased ...Read more
Philly clergy build an altar outside of ICE headquarters, demanding return of church protection from immigration arrests
PHILADELPHIA — Clergy from across Philadelphia erected an altar in front of ICE headquarters on Thursday, decorating it with fruit, flowers and crosses in a prayerful protest against the Trump administration’s decision...Read more
Georgia GOP lawmakers make eleventh-hour bid to expand government secrecy
ATLANTA — State legislators and the police could shield more of their work from the public under a surprise last-minute proposal which emerged in the General Assembly.
Under Senate Bill 12, legislators could keep secret...Read more
Florida lawmakers sending demand letters to state agencies amid government-spending probe
Citing “deep frustration” and a lack of cooperation by officials in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, House budget leaders are issuing demand letters to some state agencies amid a probe into possibly wasteful ...Read more
Stock meltdown fuels worst S&P 500 day since 2020: Markets wrap
The “America First” trade is unraveling in the sweeping turmoil in global markets, with stocks acutely exposed to the U.S. economy sinking alongside the dollar. As Wall Street’s rebellion against Donald Trump’s ...Read more
Michigan review finds 15 probable non-US citizens who voted in November
LANSING, Mich. — A months-long review by the Michigan Secretary of State's office has identified 15 individuals who allegedly are not U.S. citizens but still cast ballots in the November presidential election in Michigan...Read more
Substitute teacher offered student $2,000 to kill her husband, Ohio officials say
An Ohio substitute teacher was arrested after officials said she tried to hire a student to kill her estranged husband.
Stephanie Demetrius, 44, was arrested April 2 on a charge of felony conspiracy, according to court ...Read more
Federal cuts to Title X health programs put Western Pa. clinics on alert
Health clinics throughout the state, including dozens in Western Pennsylvania, are among those impacted by federal funding cuts to a program that directs millions of dollars to help low-income people access family planning...Read more
Emmer cheers on tariffs, Trump's second term during first telephone town hall
Rep. Tom Emmer, the No. 3 Republican in the U.S. House, held his first town hall of the year Wednesday night.
The town hall came as activists across the state and in his district have been urging Emmer and Minnesota’s ...Read more
Thousands of Oakland docs seized by feds reveal inner workings of ex-Mayor Sheng Thao's orbit
OAKLAND, Calif. — Long before the FBI raids last summer that sent Mayor Sheng Thao’s career into a nightmarish spiral, an army of staffers appeared hard at work getting her governing plans for Oakland off the ground.
...Read more
Pentagon watchdog to investigate Signal chat on Houthi attack
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s inspector general will conduct an investigation of the Signal group chat where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump administration officials discussed details of an impending ...Read more
Rubio says US won't quit NATO in push for defense spending
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted that Donald Trump’s administration has no intention of leaving NATO even as the U.S. envoy demanded members of the military alliance ratchet up spending.
The comments offer a ...Read more
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