WASHINGTON — Some Democratic-led states and cities are pushing back on a Trump administration threat to cut education funding over diversity, equity and inclusion programs, creating a standoff that could […]
Keystone oil pipeline shut down after a rupture in rural North Dakota
FORT RANSOM, N.D. — The Keystone oil pipeline ruptured Tuesday morning in North Dakota, with the spill confined to an agricultural field. The cause of the rupture and the volume […]
New York City congestion pricing is likely to remain through the summer
NEW YORK — New York’s $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering Manhattan appears likely to remain through the summer and possibly into the fall as a lawsuit seeking to […]
Ex-member of former Gambia dictator’s military unit on trial for torture in US
DENVER — Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of torturing political opponents of Gambia’s former military dictator Yahya Jammeh nearly 20 years ago, the […]
Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 20-23-48-59-66, Powerball: 4, Power Play: 2 (twenty, twenty-three, forty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty-six, Powerball: four, Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: […]
Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin
FRANKFORT, Ky. — After days of unrelenting downpours swelled rivers to near record levels across Kentucky, residents closely monitored waterways for signs they had crested, but freezing temperatures forecast for […]
DHS revokes legal status for migrants who entered the US on Biden-era CBP One app
MCALLEN, Texas — Migrants who were temporarily allowed to live in the United States by using a Biden-era online appointment app have been told to leave the country “immediately,” officials […]
Federal magistrate weighs arguments in Idaho news groups’ execution access lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho — A federal magistrate judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday morning in a lawsuit brought by three news organizations that say Idaho prison officials are unconstitutionally hiding […]
New Mexico opens major-party primary elections to growing ranks of unaffiliated voters
SANTA FE, N.M. — The growing ranks of New Mexico voters with no party affiliation will be allowed to vote in primary elections without changing their nonpartisan status, under a […]
Florida man faces execution for killing of woman on break from work at The Miami Herald
STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of killing a woman who was carjacked on her lunch break from her job at The Miami Herald is set to be executed on […]