Inside a chaotic digital record of the Brown University shooting: What students saw, feared, shared
Read full article: Inside a chaotic digital record of the Brown University shooting: What students saw, feared, sharedAs a shooting unfolded at Brown University on Dec. 13, students turned to the anonymous app Sidechat to document fear, confusion and grief in real time — often before receiving official alerts.
Hochul and Mamdani to unveil free child care plan in New York City
Read full article: Hochul and Mamdani to unveil free child care plan in New York CityNew York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan set to be unveiled by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
How Americans feel about crowdfunding websites like GoFundMe, according to an AP-NORC poll
Read full article: How Americans feel about crowdfunding websites like GoFundMe, according to an AP-NORC pollA new AP-NORC poll finds that about 2 in 10 U.S. adults donated money to a crowdfunding campaign over the last year, with medical expenses proving most common.
Newsom will punch back at California critics in his final State of the State speech
Read full article: Newsom will punch back at California critics in his final State of the State speechCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to deliver his final State of the State address to lawmakers in Sacramento on Thursday.
Minneapolis protesters vent their outrage after an ICE officer kills a woman
Read full article: Minneapolis protesters vent their outrage after an ICE officer kills a womanMinneapolis is on edge following the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer taking part in the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown.
Trump’s 'beautiful' new law means states have big decisions this year on Medicaid, SNAP and taxes
Read full article: Trump’s 'beautiful' new law means states have big decisions this year on Medicaid, SNAP and taxesState lawmakers and governors will have decisions to make in 2026 about the budgets for their biggest social safety net programs.
Wisconsin man accused of killing parents to fund Trump assassination plot pleads guilty to homicide
Read full article: Wisconsin man accused of killing parents to fund Trump assassination plot pleads guilty to homicideA Wisconsin man accused of killing his parents and stealing their money to fund his plan to assassinate President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to homicide.
Harvey Weinstein weighing plea on unresolved charge after judge declines to nix conviction
Read full article: Harvey Weinstein weighing plea on unresolved charge after judge declines to nix convictionA judge says Harvey Weinstein is weighing a potential guilty plea to resolve an undecided rape charge and avoid going to trial for a third time in New York.
After losing home in wildfire, reality TV personality Spencer Pratt says he will run for LA mayor
Read full article: After losing home in wildfire, reality TV personality Spencer Pratt says he will run for LA mayorSpencer Pratt, a reality television personality who lost his home in the deadly Palisades wildfire last year, said Wednesday that he intends to run for mayor of Los Angeles.
Federal prosecutors slam Mangione lawyers’ 'meritless' claims about Bondi’s lobbying ties
Read full article: Federal prosecutors slam Mangione lawyers’ 'meritless' claims about Bondi’s lobbying tiesFederal prosecutors are slamming Luigi Mangione’s lawyers for making what the government said were “meritless” and “misleading” claims about Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ties to a lobbying firm and her decision to seek the death penalty against Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus
Read full article: Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focusThe fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration and customs enforcement agent in Minneapolis is raising questions about when law enforcement officers are justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle.
California loses $160M for delaying revocation of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants
Read full article: California loses $160M for delaying revocation of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrantsU.S. transportation officials say California will lose $160 million for delaying the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants.
Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in US immigration crackdown
Read full article: Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in US immigration crackdownA motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year.
US suspends assistance to Somalia’s federal government, alleging it seized food aid
Read full article: US suspends assistance to Somalia’s federal government, alleging it seized food aidThe State Department says it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali officials destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for impoverished civilians.
Trump urged mid-decade redistricting. One-third of states have now looked at reshaping House seats
Read full article: Trump urged mid-decade redistricting. One-third of states have now looked at reshaping House seatsOfficials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump called for mid-decade redistricting.
The Latest: ICE officer shoots and kills a woman during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Read full article: The Latest: ICE officer shoots and kills a woman during Minneapolis immigration crackdownAn Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in a major U.S. city — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary.
Rescuers use drone technology to find dog that escaped along New Jersey Turnpike
Read full article: Rescuers use drone technology to find dog that escaped along New Jersey TurnpikeA dog traveling from a South Carolina shelter to a planned new home in Maine escaped during a bathroom break along the New Jersey Turnpike.
Trump says he wants to ban large investors from buying houses. It's part of his affordability plan
Read full article: Trump says he wants to ban large investors from buying houses. It's part of his affordability planPresident Donald Trump says he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes.
Trump immigration policies and a lower fertility rate slow US growth projection, budget office says
Read full article: Trump immigration policies and a lower fertility rate slow US growth projection, budget office saysThe U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years than previously predicted.
Trump administration funding threats set child care providers and parents on edge
Read full article: Trump administration funding threats set child care providers and parents on edgeThe Trump administration’s crackdown on the $12 billion Child Care and Development Fund, which subsidizes care for 1.4 million children from low-income households, has rattled child care providers and families that rely on the aid money.
Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida’s congressional districts
Read full article: Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida’s congressional districtsGov. Ron DeSantis is calling for a special session in April for Florida’s legislature to redraw congressional districts.
ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump's latest immigration operation
Read full article: ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump's latest immigration operationAn Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot and killed a Minneapolis driver during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city.
Trump officials loosen strings on federal education money for Iowa. More states could follow
Read full article: Trump officials loosen strings on federal education money for Iowa. More states could followThe Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money.
Georgia counties offer free flu shots for children, adults without insurance as state hits peak flu activity
Read full article: Georgia counties offer free flu shots for children, adults without insurance as state hits peak flu activityOn a scale of 1-13, Georgia is at a 13 for flu activity according to the latest report released from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The health departments in Glynn and Camden counties are each offering FREE flu shots for uninsured and underinsured children and adults as long as supplies last.
New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar
Read full article: New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugarNew guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar.
Horror of school attack in Uvalde, Texas, brings tears as officer faces trial over police response
Read full article: Horror of school attack in Uvalde, Texas, brings tears as officer faces trial over police responseThe first day of testimony in the trial of a former police officer accused of failing to protect students who died in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school massacre turned emotional right away.
A town in North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Read full article: A town in North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee IndiansThe Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for years, DOJ says
Read full article: Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for years, DOJ saysThe U.S. Department of Justice has revealed that the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor planned the attack for years.
Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns
Read full article: Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concernsPresident Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats.
What’s next in deposed Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro’s criminal case
Read full article: What’s next in deposed Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro’s criminal caseNicolás Maduro’s first court hearing — a heavily secured spectacle where he proclaimed he is still Venezuela’s president and pleaded “soy inocente” — was merely the beginning of a legal odyssey that could keep him locked up and out of power for years, maybe even the rest of his life.
Homeland Security plans 2,000 officers in Minnesota for its 'largest immigration operation ever'
Read full article: Homeland Security plans 2,000 officers in Minnesota for its 'largest immigration operation ever'The Department of Homeland Security says it has launched in Minnesota what it's calling the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency.
Pamela Smart seeks to overturn conviction for having teenager murder her husband
Read full article: Pamela Smart seeks to overturn conviction for having teenager murder her husbandPamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, is seeking to overturn her conviction over what her lawyers claim were several constitutional violations.
Suspect in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home is behind bars
Read full article: Suspect in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home is behind barsAn individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance and causing other property damage is behind bars pending a Friday hearing.
Alaska Airlines pilot who safely landed plane after panel blew out says Boeing unfairly blamed him
Read full article: Alaska Airlines pilot who safely landed plane after panel blew out says Boeing unfairly blamed himThe Alaska Airlines pilot who was praised as a hero for safely landing a plane after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff in 2004 is suing Boeing because he believes the plane maker wrongly tried to blame him and the rest of the crew in past legal filings.
Joseph McGettigan, prosecutor in Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont cases, dies at 76
Read full article: Joseph McGettigan, prosecutor in Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont cases, dies at 76Joseph McGettigan III, a Pennsylvania prosecutor known for convicting Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont, has died at the age of 76.
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
Read full article: Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill banAbortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down two laws that include the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.
Indiana US Rep. Jim Baird expected to make a full recovery following car accident, his office says
Read full article: Indiana US Rep. Jim Baird expected to make a full recovery following car accident, his office saysRepublican U.S. Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana is recovering from a car crash and expected to make a full recovery, A statement from Baird's office says he is recovering, but details of the crash are not immediately clear.
Uvalde schools officer did nothing until it was too late during shooting, prosecutor says
Read full article: Uvalde schools officer did nothing until it was too late during shooting, prosecutor saysA Texas prosecutor says a school police officer made no attempt to distract or stop the gunman during the school shooting in Uvalde in 2022.