White House reverses $2 billion cut to mental health, addiction grants
WASHINGTON — A day after the Department of Health and Human Services implemented a late-night rollback of $2 billion in ... Read More
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Senate OKs fixes to Florida's school voucher funding model
The Florida Senate took a step Wednesday toward reforming the funding model for the state’s $4.3 billion school voucher system, unanimously adopting legislation aimed at fixing problems identified in a recent scathing ...Read more
Immigrant mothers are being detained by ICE, despite federal protections
Mabelyn Hernandez-Diaz was still breastfeeding her 6-month-old son in September when Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies approached the vehicle she and her boyfriend, the boy’s father, were sitting in while it was ...Read more
Survey of Chicagoans: 65% say President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has 'gone too far'
Sixty-five percent of Chicagoans think the Trump administration’s recent federal immigration enforcement activities have “gone too far,” according to results from a survey commissioned by the Mansueto Institute for ...Read more
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon strike landmark deal with Netflix
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon struck a deal with Netflix to boost pay for all crew members on The Rip.
The Hollywood duo star in and produce the new Netflix film, and they struck a first-of-its-kind deal with the streaming ...Read more
Pete Davidson launches podcast series on Netflix
Pete Davidson is launching a new podcast series.
The 32-year-old comedian is set to host a weekly video podcast filmed inside his home, with The Pete Davidson Show premiering on Netflix on January 30.
Pete - who enjoyed ...Read more
Kendra Wilkinson: I don't think I'm qualified to be a spouse
Kendra Wilkinson doesn't think she's "good enough to be a wife or a girlfriend".
The 40-year-old star insists she's happily single at the moment, explaining that she's not "qualified to be a spouse or a girlfriend".
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Trump's credit card threat casts shadow over Wall Street's profit parade
Donald Trump’s return to the White House unleashed a market rally, dealmaking went into overdrive, and bankers embraced all things Trump to rake in the big money.
The new year is offering Wall Street enough reason to ...Read more
Federal court upholds California's new congressional districts in a victory for Democrats
In a major victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic Party, a federal court in Los Angeles ruled Wednesday that California can use its newly configured congressional district boundaries for the 2026 midterm ...Read more
Trump prevails in halting Venezuela war powers measure in Senate
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to unify his party behind his takeover of Venezuela succeeded Wednesday when all but three Senate Republicans voted to block a resolution opposing further ...Read more
Newsom rejects Louisiana effort to extradite abortion doctor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday rejected a request to extradite a California physician accused of providing abortion medication to a Louisiana patient, marking the latest clash between states with ...Read more
California watchdog says Newsom budget plan sidesteps 'alarming' deficits ahead
A new state report warns that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to close a projected $2.9 billion budget shortfall fails to confront what it calls “alarming” multibillion-dollar deficits looming in the years ahead....Read more
Colorado Democrats aim to allow for ICE lawsuits, seek oversight of immigration detention centers
DENVER — Twelve months into President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation program, Democratic lawmakers in Colorado are preparing a three-pronged package of bills aimed at regulating immigration enforcement and the ...Read more
Colorado appeals court questions sentence of ex-elections clerk Tina Peters, but appears skeptical her conviction should be overturned
DENVER — A panel of Colorado Court of Appeals judges appeared to seriously consider Wednesday whether discredited elections clerk Tina Peters’ nine-year prison sentence was unfair, while also expressing skepticism that...Read more
Feds face skeptical judge in lawsuit to overturn California's ban on masked ICE agents
LOS ANGELES — A top Trump administration lawyer pressed a federal judge Wednesday to block a newly enacted California law that bans most law enforcement officers in the state from wearing masks, including U.S. ...Read more
Trump administration opens probe into NYC policy on transgender athletes in school sports
NEW YORK — The Trump administration on Wednesday opened an investigation into New York City’s public school system over a policy that allows students to participate in sports based on their gender identity, federal ...Read more
SC state Rep. Jermaine Johnson to focus on governor's race; won't seek reelection
State Rep. Jermaine Johnson, D-Richland, is all in on his bid for the governor’s mansion.
Johnson said in a news release Wednesday he will not seek reelection to his House seat, even though it is common in South ...Read more
Child porn concerns prompt California to launch investigation into Elon Musk's AI firm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California announced an investigation Wednesday into Elon Musk's xAI, with Gov. Gavin Newsom accusing the artificial intelligence company of becoming a "breeding ground for predators to spread ...Read more
Gaza deal's second phase to begin with truce under strain
The U.S. announced the “launch” of the second phase of President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip in an attempt to advance a fragile truce that has been challenged by Hamas militants refusing to ...Read more
Flu deaths have doubled in NC since week of Christmas. Has the season peaked?
The number of people who have died from complications of the flu in North Carolina more than doubled in the last two weeks to 134, according to state health officials.
Another 26 people died in the state last week, ...Read more
US Supreme Court denies appeal of Whitmer kidnap ringleader Barry Croft
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of Barry Croft Jr., one of the ringleaders of a plot to kidnap and harm Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, meaning he will likely remain in federal prison barring a pardon or ...Read more
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