Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands days before shutdown
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government…
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Mexico praises its own migrants with a hymn, while abuses continue against those from other nations
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has unveiled a bilingual “hymn” to Mexican migrants living in the United States,…
Continue ReadingAtlantic City mayor indicted for allegedly asking his daughter to recant claims that he abused her
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small has been indicted on a witness tampering charge for allegedly asking…
Continue ReadingManhattan man pleads guilty to helping establish secret Chinese police station in NYC
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan resident has pleaded guilty to helping establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of…
Continue ReadingFlorida pursues charge against suspect in Trump assassination attempt for a crash after his arrest
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities say they’re pursuing a criminal case against a man accused…
Continue ReadingChargers aim to get back on track as they host surging Broncos on Thursday
Denver (9-5) at Los Angeles Chargers (8-6) Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime Video BetMGM NFL odds: Chargers by 2 1/2. Against the spread:…
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Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema delivers farewell speech
Earlier this year, Sinema announced that she won’t run for re-election, saying that she will leave the Senate at the end of the…
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Wisconsin school shooter had 2 guns and got messages from man accused of plotting his own attack
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the…
Continue ReadingMan charged with mass shooting at Illinois parade loses bid to bar his statements at trial
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A judge has declined to throw out statements made by a man charged with a mass shooting at a parade in suburban Chicago in…
Continue ReadingBiden honors the memory of his first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 car crash
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is remembering his first wife and baby daughter 52 years after they were killed in a…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court to weigh state moves to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider South Carolina’s move to cut off Medicaid funding to…
Continue ReadingPolice suspect a Utah father killed his wife and 3 kids, wounded a son, then killed himself
Police in a Salt Lake City suburb say they have no motive yet to explain why a man apparently killed his wife and three children before killing…
Continue ReadingOldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sells for over $5M
NEW YORK (AP) — The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingThe fate of the first-ever White House Gender Policy Council is uncertain in Trump’s administration
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — During the transition period between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, there has been at…
Continue ReadingFormer New Orleans priest, 93, is sentenced to life in prison for raping boy decades ago
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge sentenced a 93-year-old former Catholic priest Wednesday to spend the rest of his…
Continue ReadingCalifornia wants to give degrees based on skills — not grades. It’s dividing this college
CalMatters California’s community colleges are experimenting with a radical new model of education, but some professors are pushing back. Faculty…
Continue ReadingDemolition begins on former Chicago nightclub where stampede killed 21
CHICAGO (AP) — Demolition has begun on a historic downtown building two decades after a stampede at the dance club it housed left 21 dead and…
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Supreme Court to hear TikTok case next month
The court will hear oral arguments on January 10 before issuing a decision on whether to put the law on hold. That date is just nine days before the…
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Kofa High School MCJROTC Rifle Team earns spot in Service Championships
The Kofa High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (MCJROTC) Rifle Team has earned a spot at the Marine Corps Service…
Continue ReadingEndangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
Associated Press Two endangered whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off Massachusetts, and one is likely to die from its injuries, the…
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