WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency faced fresh upheaval Thursday just weeks before the start of hurricane season when the acting administrator was pushed out and replaced by another […]
Iranian student in Alabama to self-deport despite withdrawal of initial charge behind his arrest
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Iranian mechanical engineering student at the University of Alabama has decided to self-deport after six weeks in a Louisiana detention center despite the government dropping a […]
Democrats block stablecoin bill as they raise concerns about Trump’s crypto ventures
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency, after arguing that the bill needed stronger protections and airing concerns that it could help President […]
Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin prosecutors on Thursday charged the father of a teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting last year with allowing her […]
North Carolina lawmakers focus on guns, immigration and parental rights ahead of a key deadline
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gun access, parental rights and the response to illegal immigration were front and center this week in North Carolina as Republican lawmakers worked to keep their high-priority […]
Alabama sets a June date for its 5th execution using nitrogen gas
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama plans to carry out another execution by nitrogen gas and has set a June execution date for a man convicted of the 1988 killing of a […]
Suit challenges new rules on children in federal custody who crossed into US
McALLEN, Texas — McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Two advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday asking the courts to halt new Trump Administration vetting procedures for reuniting children who crossed […]
Founder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prison
NEW YORK — The founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison after a prosecutor labeled him a predator […]
NY set to lower hiring age of prison guards to 18 amid correction officer shortage
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18, seeking to boost the ranks of corrections officers during a […]
Judge awards $680K to families exposed to jet fuel-tainted water at Hawaii naval base
A federal judge has awarded a total of more than $680,000 to 17 families who say they were sickened by a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water […]