Israel says it won't strike Iran energy sites after Trump rebuke
Israel said it will no longer target energy infrastructure after an attack on an Iranian gas field sparked retaliatory ... Read More
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Denver audit of homelessness initiative puts focus on cost dispute, with Mayor Mike Johnston pushing back
Denver Auditor Tim O’Brien released a critical report on Mayor Mike Johnston’s homelessness program Thursday, calling his key initiative “poorly planned” and claiming it had cost millions of dollars more than the ...Read more
Trump, Takaichi announce $40 Billion US reactor project
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced a nuclear power project in the southern U.S., the latest initiative stemming from an investment fund the countries established as part of a trade ...Read more
Federal immigration detainees testify how US government impeded access to attorneys at Minnesota's Whipple Building
MINNEAPOLIS — During testimony in a Minneapolis courtroom, attorneys and previously detained immigrants revealed more insight into their difficulties accessing counsel at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, ...Read more
St. Paul to be 'national flagship' for anti-Trump rallies across US
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Another round of “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, with organizers describing a rally at the Minnesota Capitol as a “national flagship” for ...Read more
'Agriculture Appreciation Day'? Fresno County weighs axing Cesar Chavez Day
FRESNO, Calif. — The Fresno County Board of Supervisors has called a special meeting next week to decide whether to strip civil rights leader Cesar Chavez from the eponymous holiday annually March 31.
The special ...Read more
SpaceX knocks Boeing from dominant role in NASA moon mission
NASA is revising its moon-landing plans, reducing Boeing Co.’s role while elevating SpaceX’s Starship rocket to do the job of propelling astronauts to lunar orbit, people familiar with the matter said.
Under the ...Read more
Judge weighs removing Santa Clara DA from Stanford felony vandalism retrial
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Santa Clara County judge is weighing whether to remove District Attorney Jeff Rosen and his office from retrying a felony vandalism case against five pro-Palestinian activists — a ruling that could...Read more
Chicago schools, parks consider renaming César Chavez monuments after bombshell sexual abuse allegations
CHICAGO — It has been more than 50 years since the Rev. Jorge Morales boarded a plane from Chicago headed toward Coachella, California, to join a picket line in support of higher pay and benefits for farmworkers.
But ...Read more
Kenyan troops start Haiti withdrawal as Gang Suppression Force deployment nears
After 21 months of struggling to help Haiti’s security forces reign in armed gangs, the international security mission led by Kenya is beginning to draw down, signaling the troubled Caribbean nation’s transition to a ...Read more
North Side lawmaker Margaret Croke secures Democratic nomination for Illinois comptroller
SPRINGFIELD — In a race that took nearly two full days to decide, North Side lawmaker Margaret Croke secured the Democratic nomination for Illinois comptroller on Thursday, edging out west suburban state Sen. Karina ...Read more
Museum board seeks to remove Cesar Chavez from California Hall of Fame
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Museum Board of Trustees is seeking to remove Cesar Chavez, a storied labor leader and civil rights icon, from the California Hall of Fame after an article published Wednesday in The ...Read more
More than $30M in outside spending shaped Illinois primaries, but wins were a split for big-monied interests
The flood of outside money that reshaped Illinois’ Democratic primaries on Tuesday delivered uneven returns for the big-money interests that fueled it.
So-called super PACs, or political action committees with unlimited...Read more
Texas activists latest group to condemn Cesar Chavez after sexual abuse report
FORT WORTH, Texas — Over the course of this week, numerous organizations have taken steps to withdraw support for labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, who died in 1993.
The backlash came after the New ...Read more
Ilhan Omar's State of the Union guest will face no charges after arrest at speech
Aliya Rahman, whose arrest during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis went viral, will not face charges after she was arrested at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech in February.
Rahman, a south ...Read more
After Maduro's fall, Colombia eyes gains in security, trade and border control
The political and security shockwaves unleashed by recent events in Venezuela are rapidly reshaping the regional landscape — and for Colombia, they may represent a rare moment of opportunity after years of instability ...Read more
Live Nation CEO pay tied to 'solving' DOJ-antitrust problem
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Rapino told a New York jury that his multi-million-dollar compensation is tied in part to his “solving the DOJ problem” — a reference to the threat posed...Read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders looks to block sale of bombs to Israel
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Thursday filed three joint resolutions to block a pending sale of nearly $659 million worth of weapons — including 22,000 bombs — to Israel after the Trump administration ...Read more
Kentucky court denies Fayette judge's request to stop impeachment proceedings
A Kentucky judge has declined for a second time to intervene in impeachment proceedings of a Fayette County judge.
Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd denied a request for a temporary injunction filed by Fayette ...Read more
Appropriators meet as deadline set for Homeland Security deal
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune set a deadline of next week for resolving the Homeland Security Department funding standoff, as Senate appropriators of both parties held a face-to-face meeting Thursday ...Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says there's no 'simple fix' for rising gas prices
With average gas prices in Florida approaching $4 a gallon, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday there is no “simple fix” the state could enact.
Democrats in the state Legislature have asked the governor to temporarily ...Read more
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