Being mayor was good for Francis Suarez. Was it good for Miami?
MIAMI -- Relaxed and chatty on a Friday morning in November, Francis Suarez sat behind the wheel of his wife’s spotless ... Read More
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New England unions push back against Trump administration's move to freeze offshore wind projects
BOSTON — Worker unions and politicians in New England are pushing back against the Trump administration’s move to implement a 90-day freeze on five industrial-sized offshore wind projects off the East Coast, including ...Read more
Republicans, Democrats have a way for clergy to rejoin Social Security rolls
WASHINGTON — Because of religious principles, a young clergyman or woman wants to follow an age-old tradition of not relying on public insurance as they age. So they take the very common step of opting out of Social ...Read more
Alligator Alcatraz to Panhandle Pokey: Sizing up Florida's detention centers
TAMPA, Fla. — In May, Florida officials announced a plan outlining to the federal government new measures to curb illegal immigration, including new detention centers.
Two months later, the state opened Alligator ...Read more
Families reeling, businesses suffering 6 months after ICE raided California cannabis farms
LOS ANGELES — A father who has become the sole caretaker for his two young children after his wife was deported. A school district seeing absenteeism similar to what it experienced during the pandemic. Businesses ...Read more
Christmas Eve storm soaks Las Vegas Valley; flooding hits Death Valley
Christmas Eve has arrived and so has the rain for the Las Vegas Valley.
A fire hose of tropical moisture from the Pacific Ocean is bringing widespread showers to Southern Nevada. The valley is under a flood watch until 4 ...Read more
Texas H-E-B supermarket gives free groceries for Christmas amid register outage
Texas supermarket chain H-E-B gifted customers free groceries this week when a computer glitch upended the registers at a Fort Worth-area store, resulting in a Christmas miracle for those already in line.
The Burleson ...Read more
Roseville couple accused of murder in girl's death appear in Placer court
A Roseville couple accused of murder and torture in the death of a 7-year-old girl, who was found with injuries Monday at the couple’s home, made their first appearance Wednesday in Placer Superior Court.
Along with the...Read more
Public health emergency declared for Washington after flooding
SEATTLE — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared a public health emergency for Washington after dozens of communities across the western side of the state were pummeled by ...Read more
Dunleavy appoints two Mat-Su Republicans to fill vacant Alaska House seats
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed two Mat-Su Republicans to fill vacant seats in the state House on Wednesday.
Dunleavy chose Garret Nelson, an online salesman and father of nine who lives in Sutton, to fill a seat ...Read more
A nurse who 'came here to make a difference' was among those killed in fiery explosion at Pa. nursing home
BRISTOL, Pa. — As first responders arrived at the Bristol Health & Rehab Center on Tuesday afternoon, they were faced with a nightmarish scene: A nursing facility that housed 120 people had exploded, and dozens were ...Read more
Gov. Little follows Trump, puts Idaho on holiday rest of the week. What's open?
Federal employees were given two additional days off this week after President Donald Trump designated Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas federal holidays.
This week, Gov. Brad Little followed suit for Idaho state ...Read more
Ukraine says Chinese satellites may be aiding Russian attacks
Russia may be getting help from Chinese satellite imaging data to carry out strikes on energy targets in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
“There have been correlations between Chinese satellite imaging of ...Read more
Mayor Adams vetoes bill that'd make it easier for gender violence victims to sue
As one of his final acts in office, Mayor Eric Adams late on Christmas Eve vetoed a City Council bill that would temporarily allow victims of gender-based violence to sue their perpetrators even if the statute of ...Read more
Kansas City fire captain sues, saying he faced retaliation over raising racism concerns
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City Fire Department captain has filed a lawsuit alleging he was retaliated against after raising concerns about racist hiring and promotion practices, including claims that department ...Read more
US chased oil tanker away from Venezuela amid blockade
WASHINGTON — A sanctioned oil tanker pursued by U.S. forces turned away from Venezuela and retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration continues a ...Read more
Long Island break-in foiled by 12-year-old boy left home alone
In a scene reminiscent of the 1990 Christmas classic “Home Alone,” a quick-thinking Long Island boy foiled a robbery by leaping out of his bedroom window and calling police as he hid in the backyard of his Medford home...Read more
Justice Department says it's uncovered more than a million more Epstein documents
Federal prosecutors in New York and the FBI have “uncovered” over 1 million additional documents related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday, five days after last ...Read more
LA wasn't dreaming of a wet Christmas, but that's what we got. And it can't be returned
LOS ANGELES — The most powerful Christmas storm in years slammed into Southern California on Wednesday, closing roads, flooding streets and drenching last-minute holiday shoppers.
The region’s wet Christmas is ...Read more
Hack of Aflac potentially affected more than 22 million people, company says
A cybersecurity breach of Columbus, Georgia-based insurance giant Aflac Inc. potentially exposed the personal information of approximately 22.65 million people, the company said in a statement last week.
The affected ...Read more
With the smoke cleared, key questions emerge in the wake of a deadly nursing home blast
PHILADELPHIA — Twenty-four hours after two gas explosions ripped through a Bucks County nursing home, the dead and injured had been identified, survivors were accounted for, and the cleanup was underway. But unanswered ...Read more
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