
Feds make long-promised move to drop charges against former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis
CHICAGO — The U.S. attorney’s office officially has moved to drop the criminal case against high-profile government ... Read More
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Nasdaq 100 is now in bear market amid growth scare: Markets wrap
A selloff in stocks deepened, bonds climbed and oil tumbled to a four-year low as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the damage of a trade war will be bigger than anticipated, with the potential effects including...Read more
Billboard bashes Rubio, Miami's Republican Congress members as 'traitors' to immigrants
MIAMI — The Miami-Dade Democratic Hispanic Caucus is taking a campaign against Florida’s Cuban American Republicans not to the airwaves, but the highway.
A new billboard, which is going up on the Palmetto Expressway ...Read more
Supreme Court OKs Trump's cuts to teacher training grants
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled for the Trump administration on Friday and lifted a judge’s order that had blocked the canceling of $148 million in grants for recruiting and training new teachers nationwide.
By ...Read more
Venezuelan migrant temporarily released from ICE to donate kidney to brother: 'He will get to save my life'
CHICAGO — A dying Venezuelan man was reunited with his brother Friday morning in an emotional reunion outside a restaurant near the ICE processing center in Broadview that federal authorities released him from so he ...Read more
Man arrested for stabbing woman in her face at World Trade Center Memorial
NEW YORK — Police arrested a man who stabbed a 57-year-old woman in the face early Friday morning at the World Trade Center Memorial, cops said.
Just before 2 a.m. Amir Thompson walked up to the victim near Liberty St. ...Read more
After a decade of debate, Georgia now has a 'religious liberty' law
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed a “religious liberty” measure Friday, resolving a decade-long debate over a divisive measure that supporters say protects faith-based beliefs from government overreach and critics ...Read more
In unprecedented payout, LA County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County plans to pay $4 billion to settle nearly 7,000 claims of childhood sexual abuse that allegedly occurred inside its juvenile facilities and foster homes, dwarfing the largest sex abuse ...Read more
Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson reveals new health diagnosis
Kenan Thompson has been diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
The 46-year-old actor was diagnosed with the disease - which causes stomach acid to repeatedly flow back into the tube that connects his mouth to his...Read more
Rap star Sean Combs faces new charges in sex trafficking case
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is facing two new charges in his sex trafficking case.
The 55-year-old rap star - who is due to go on trial in the sex trafficking case in May - is now facing one more count each of sex trafficking and ...Read more
Blake Lively accuses former co-star Justin Baldoni of 'trying to destroy her'
Blake Lively's legal team has accused Justin Baldoni of "trying to destroy" the actress.
The 37-year-old movie star recently asked a court to dismiss Baldoni's defamation lawsuit, arguing that the actor should be subject ...Read more
Ex-Mayor Sheng Thao considered using Oakland's funds to cover her campaign debt, new documents suggest
OAKLAND, Calif. — Nearly six months after Sheng Thao took office as mayor of Oakland, she still owed tens of thousands of dollars to the campaign manager who had helped deliver her a victory.
Long-established state law ...Read more
Democrats criticize Trump's firing of National Security Agency director
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders on Friday decried the Trump administration’s abrupt firing of a top Pentagon intelligence and cyber officer, the most high-profile dismissal of a senior military official since the ...Read more
Second planeload of Venezuelans deported from the US this week lands in Caracas
A new planeload of migrants deported from the U.S. landed Friday morning in Caracas, as the Trump administration continues to send Venezuelans back to their home country.
The flight with 208 passengers on board, which ...Read more
Bayer asks high court to take $1.25 million Roundup appeal
Bayer AG said it’s seeking a U.S. Supreme Court review of litigation over the weedkiller Roundup, its latest effort to get beyond a mountain of legal woes.
The German conglomerate asked the high court Friday to take its...Read more
SpaceX's private polar space trip returns to Earth
The four crew members of the private Fram2 mission returned to Earth on Friday after spending more than 3 1/2 days circling the planet on the first human spaceflight on a polar orbit.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience ...Read more
South Korea's Constitutional Court removes President Yoon Suk Yeol from office
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of martial law in December involved special forces storming the National Assembly and National Election Commission, was officially removed from...Read more
Markets devastated as recession fears grow over Trump tariff plan
WASHINGTON — A second day of market devastation shook Washington on Friday, vanishing more than $5 trillion in value in one of the largest 48-hour losses on record — an extraordinary rout caused not by pandemic, war, ...Read more
Hailee Steinfeld appreciates 'warm welcome' from fans of Josh Allen's NFL franchise
Hailee Steinfeld appreciates the "very warm welcome" she's received from fans of the Buffalo Bills.
The 28-year-old actress got engaged to Bills star Josh Allen in 2024, and Hailee has admitted to being overwhelmed by the...Read more
Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand has been charged with rape, sexual assault and indecent assault.
The 49-year-old comedian has been charged by the Metropolitan Police in London, which has alleged that Brand assaulted four separate women ...Read more
Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to expand protections for undocumented immigrants
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers introduced legislation Friday to expand protections for undocumented immigrants in the state, including by further limiting where federal immigration authorities can operate and how ...Read more
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