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Democratic representives drop sponsorship of Thanedar's resolution to impeach Trump
WASHINGTON — Four Democratic members of Congress removed their names as original co-sponsors of the articles of impeachment that Michigan U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar introduced this week targeting President Donald Trump.
The lawmakers' offices indicated that Thanedar's staff had not followed up with their bosses to confirm that they wanted to be ...Read more

Gov. Ron DeSantis said experts for Hope Florida charity are in every sheriff's office. That's news to some sheriffs
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis and first lady Casey DeSantis led a news conference in Tallahassee on April 1 to announce that trained Hope Florida liaisons were in every sheriff’s office.
The DeSantises, flanked by uniformed sheriffs and deputies in the state Capitol, touted the liaisons as dedicated conduits between the program and ...Read more

Florida passes bill to change constitutional amendment petition process
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On the last scheduled day of Florida’s regular legislative session, lawmakers passed a Gov. Ron DeSantis priority to change the state’s ballot initiative process.
The measure passed by the Legislature didn’t go as far as DeSantis’ office wanted. But opponents of the bill said it would still make it difficult for ...Read more

Video shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee
Newly released video shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia interacting with Tennessee state troopers during a traffic stop back in 2022, an incident the Trump administration has used to justify his deportation from the United States to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
Abrego Garcia was driving from Texas to Maryland when he was stopped for speeding on ...Read more

In reversal, FDA rehires staff tasked with releasing public records
The FDA has rehired at least some workers tasked with releasing public records generated by the agency’s regulatory activities, two employees said. The recall reverses firings carried out roughly a month ago by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the agency.
Workers who process records about medical device and tobacco ...Read more

'Extremely rare' unidentified fossil sitting in museum is a new extinct species
For decades, an “extremely rare” fossil sat unidentified in Japan’s Museum of Unique Insect Fossils.
Discovered in 1988 in Hyogo Prefecture, the imprint of a large butterfly wing and body is now confirmed to belong to an extinct species that’s new to science, according to a May 2 study published in the journal Paleontological Research. ...Read more
Cape Cod seals, watch out: White shark migrating north 'getting a head start' on shark season
BOSTON — Hopefully Cape seals pay attention to the news.
If they do, this is their warning: The great white sharks are coming.
The latest sign that the apex predators will soon arrive is on a popular shark tracker, which shows a 9.5-foot subadult male white shark near Martha’s Vineyard and Rhode Island.
The 450-plus pound shark named “...Read more

Review of Pa. governor's mansion security failings is complete, but findings are not released
HARRISBURG, Pa. — An independent review of the security failings at the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg that enabled last month’s arson attack to occur has been completed, but its findings are not being publicly released.
“The sensitive nature of the specific findings uncovered as a result of our review precludes their release to the ...Read more

Memorial remembering 21 killed at Texas school vandalized, cops say
White crosses displaying the names of the 19 children and two teachers killed when a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School were “lovingly placed” near the school by family and community members.
Then, on May 1, the memorial remembering one of Uvalde’s darkest days was vandalized, local police said.
“This act is not only ...Read more

Second rock-thrower in fatal Colorado spree sentenced to 32 years in prison
DENVER — The second of three men who hurled rocks at passing cars in a fatal Jefferson County spree two years ago was sentenced to 32 years in prison Friday.
Zachary Kwak, 20, received the maximum possible sentence on convictions of assault and attempted assault in the April 19, 2023, spree in which he and two other then-18-year-old men threw...Read more

White House unveils reconciliation-augmented fiscal 2026 budget
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is proposing steep cuts to domestic and foreign aid spending for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 coupled with hefty increases for defense and border security, with the help of GOP lawmakers already writing separate legislation outside of the annual appropriations process.
The “skinny” version of the ...Read more

MS-13 gang member sentenced to 17 years after running fentanyl ring from Florida prison, feds say
MIAMI — A Fort Lauderdale federal judge sentenced a MS-13 gang member to 17 years in prison for running a fentanyl drug-trafficking operation while locked up in a Florida prison.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 32-year-old Mario Clifford Rivera, who goes by the nickname “Chuky,” was organizing shipments of illegal drugs from Mexico to ...Read more

Trump budget would slash NASA funds, kill off Artemis' SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget looks to end the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft and Gateway space station central to NASA’s existing Artemis program — but only after a successful moon landing as the nation remains in a race with China.
A preliminary overview of the White House’s planned 2026 discretionary budget ...Read more

Illinois man gets 53-year prison term for hate crime that left 6-year-old Palestinian American boy dead
JOLIET, Ill. — A Will County landlord was sentenced to 53 years in prison Friday for the murder of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and the attempted murder of the boy’s mother in October 2023, an attack a jury found to be a hate crime spurred by the war in Gaza.
Given his age, Joseph Czuba, 73, will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars ...Read more

ACLU lawsuit challenges Georgia law requiring cash bail for minor offenses
ATLANTA — A class-action lawsuit filed Friday is challenging a law passed in 2024 requiring people accused of minor criminal offenses such as trespassing and failure to appear in court to pay bail for their release from jail.
As the bill moved through the legislative process last year, its sponsor, Republican state Sen. Randy Robertson, said ...Read more

NYC Mayor Eric Adams exploring abandoning current plan to shut down Rikers Island jail
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams is exploring a move to abandon the current plan to close Rikers Island, and instead and turn the borough-based sites intended to replace the notorious jail complex into housing, the Daily News has learned.
The mayor has asked top staffers to look into how many units of housing could be built at the borough sites in...Read more

NASA takes possession of Orion for Artemis II moon mission
For the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, NASA officially has its hands on a spacecraft expected to fly humans to the moon.
Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the Orion space capsule, transferred possession of the Artemis II spacecraft Thursday to the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems team base at Kennedy Space Center.
Artemis II is ...Read more

Connecticut lawmakers move to give minors access to contraception without parental notice
HARTFORD, Conn. — The state House of Representatives in Connecticut voted overwhelmingly Thursday night to codify into state law that minors can consent to contraception without parental notification.
After a lengthy debate, the House voted 117 – 27 as four Democrats joined with 23 Republicans against the measure.
The issue of parental ...Read more

RFK Jr. said his agency will find the cause of autism. These researchers have actually been looking
The annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research took place in Seattle this week.
The field's premiere scientific conference was scheduled to be held in the Emerald City five years ago, until COVID-19 dashed those plans. This time, U.S. autism researchers face a very different kind of crisis: massive cuts to federal funding, ...Read more

Israel strikes Damascus after plea for help from Druze minority
Israel struck a target near the presidential palace in the Syrian capital after the Druze community in both countries called for help following a series of violent clashes between the minority group and Syrian government forces.
The Israel Defense Forces said in a post on Telegram on Friday that its fighter jets hit an area close to the People�...Read more
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