Trump-class warship may be among costliest military vessels
WASHINGTON — The first of the Navy’s proposed “Trump-class” battleships could cost up to $22 billion, a price tag ... Read More
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Operation Metro Surge has no end date. How long could it last?
MINNEAPOLIS — As Operation Metro Surge nears the 50-day mark, federal officials won’t say when it will end, an ambiguity consistent with how similar immigration enforcement campaigns have unfolded elsewhere in the ...Read more
Venezuela opposition leader Machado says she 'presented' her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that she “presented” her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump during a private meeting at the White House, but he has not changed ...Read more
WA has a housing crunch. Microsoft President Brad Smith has thoughts
Microsoft is recommending several policies to local lawmakers in an effort to help speed up housing development in Washington state.
In a playbook the company released Thursday are four proposals that Microsoft says are �...Read more
One Battle After Another's Chase Infiniti botched co-star Leonardo DiCaprio's beard when she cut it
Chase Infiniti botched Leonardo DiCaprio's beard when she cut it whilst they bonded before shooting One Battle After Another.
The 25-year-old actress failed her grooming task - set by the action-thriller film's director, ...Read more
Kelly Clarkson delighted about shark being named after her
A shark has been named after Kelly Clarkson.
The singer was delighted when couple, Andrea and Darrell Clulow - who teach youngsters about the importance of the marine beasts through their children's book, Finn and Friends...Read more
Bally's Chicago pushes back opening to 2027, seeks 12-month extension on temporary casino
Bally’s Chicago may not be opening its new permanent casino this year after all.
With its already extended temporary license to operate at Medinah Temple set to expire in September and construction of the new casino ...Read more
White House stashes Venezuela oil cash in Qatar banks, report says
The White House has reportedly stashed millions of dollars from sales of Venezuelan oil in Qatari banks since the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, raising huge questions about how the money will be allocated and if ...Read more
Germany says NATO will push back on Russia, China in Arctic
A stalemate between Denmark and the United States over Greenland is prompting Europeans to establish a military presence on the Arctic island after a high-level meeting failed to defuse U.S. threats over its future.
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Racist NJ mayor told cops to 'keep Black people out' of city, AG says
A North Jersey mayor caught on secret recordings using the N-word directed police to keep Black people out of the city, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin alleged Thursday in a lawsuit.
Longtime Clark Township ...Read more
Machado presents Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump in White House meeting
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that she presented President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal during her meeting with him at the White House, where the two discussed the South ...Read more
Demings, Jolly unknown to most Fla. voters, poll says, while Donalds leads GOP
Republican Byron Donalds enjoys a “significant early lead” among GOP voters in the race to be Florida’s next governor while Democrats have “no clear favorite” yet among their candidates, according to a new poll. ...Read more
Trump's 'Great Healthcare Plan' aims to lower drug prices and insurance premiums
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is asking Congress to pass legislation to implement health care reforms he unveiled Thursday aimed at lowering drug prices and insurance premiums, as he moves to address one of his ...Read more
ACLU sues feds over alleged racial profiling in Twin Cities immigration surge
The ACLU of Minnesota filed a class action lawsuit against the federal government on Thursday, Jan. 15, accusing immigration agents of racially profiling Somali and Latino people through unlawful stops and arrests during ...Read more
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota. What is it?
MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump is threatening to use the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to tamp down unrest and the pushback against ICE agents working in the state.
Trump gave the warning early Thursday, Jan. 15, ...Read more
Judge who blasted Operation Midway Blitz use-of-force tactics will hear new lawsuit by city, state
CHICAGO — The federal judge who issued a landmark preliminary injunction in November limiting the use of force by immigration agents agreed Thursday to take over a new lawsuit filed by the state and city of Chicago ...Read more
New Office of Inspector General data portal details misconduct patterns among Chicago police officers, crews
CHICAGO — In recent decades, some of the Chicago Police Department’s most notorious scandals were perpetrated by officers assigned to the same team or unit, including Jerome Finnigan of the special operations section ...Read more
Prosecutors decline to file hate crime charges in USF Muslim harassment case
TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County prosecutors declined to pursue hate crime charges against three men who harassed a group of Muslim students while they prayed on the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus in ...Read more
NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin slashes Councilwoman's Vickie Paladino's assignments due to 'abhorrent' posts
NEW YORK — New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin is only letting Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino serve on two committees this session due to her “abhorrent” social media posts about Muslims and other ...Read more
Mamdani names campaign adviser Afua Atta-Mensah head of racial justice office
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday appointed Afua Atta-Mensah, who was a top official on his mayoral campaign, to head the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice.
Atta-Mensah was the senior political ...Read more
Florida elections offices audited over marijuana amendment petitions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Florida’s recreational marijuana campaign again tries to get in front of voters, the state has levied pressure on local elections supervisors — putting them, one official said, “in the middle...Read more
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