Wall Street was poised to open with significant losses on Friday as the possibility of government shutdown right before Christmas came closer to reality after the House resoundingly rejected President-elect […]
International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration
CONCORD, N.H. — A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, over concerns that he might […]
Internal divisions doom Michigan Democrats in their final days of legislative control
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats, recently hailed as a model of electoral and legislative success, are ending their final days in complete control of the state government mired by divisions […]
FBI agents search home of Los Angeles deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat
LOS ANGELES — FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor this week as part of an investigation into whether he made a bomb threat against City […]
Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad’s fall
WASHINGTON — The United States doubled the number of forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group before the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government, the Pentagon said Thursday. […]
Indiana man to learn his sentence following conviction in 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
DELPHI, Ind. — An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike will face up to 130 years in prison when […]
US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster
WASHINGTON — The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad’s ouster earlier this month are now in Damascus to hold talks with the country’s new leaders and […]
Michigan school shooter loses bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deaths
PONTIAC, Mich. — A judge on Thursday refused to allow a Michigan school shooter to withdraw his guilty plea to two dozen charges, including terrorism and first-degree murder. Ethan Crumbley’s […]
Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on […]
Arizona secretary of state overstepped his authority on elections manual, judge rules
PHOENIX — A ruling by a Maricopa County judge has invalidated provisions of Arizona’s elections manual, including one that said the secretary of state must canvass election results even if […]