WASHINGTON — Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid to countries overseas, with dozens of senior officials put on leave, thousands of contractors laid […]
Honolulu police have arrested 6 people in connection with deadly New Year’s fireworks blast
HONOLULU — Police arrested a total of six people in connection with a deadly explosion of illegal fireworks in a Honolulu neighborhood on New Year’s Eve and confiscated 500 pounds […]
2 Navajo men and a business partner are indicted for illegal marijuana grow operations
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father and a business partner on charges that they were running illegal marijuana growing operations in New […]
Tour boat captain gets prison after boat capsizes off NYC, killing woman and child
NEW YORK — The captain of an unauthorized tour boat that capsized in the Hudson River, killing a woman and a 7-year-old child, was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in […]
11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
LOS ANGELES — What was once the world’s largest solar power plant of its type appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening, under pressure from cheaper green energy […]
Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to boost fossil […]
Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump’s executive order
Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation’s capital said Thursday they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they evaluate President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at cutting federal […]
Door appeared ajar on a kit plane in California crash that killed 2 and injured 19
FULLERTON, Calif. — The homebuilt airplane that crashed into a California warehouse earlier this month appears to have had a door ajar while in flight, according to a preliminary report […]
Tennessee GOP passes school voucher expansion bill with backing from Trump
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income, a long-sought victory for […]
Man charged with stabbing Vegas showgirls and tourists pleads guilty but mentally ill to murder
LAS VEGAS — A man accused in a series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip in 2022 that left two people dead and six injured has pleaded guilty but […]