A sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service signals that the agency is planning to lean heavily on states to help manage millions of acres of federal land, foresters across the West say.

State officials and timber industry leaders say they’ve been given scant details about the plan, which will move the agency’s headquarters from ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has proposed regulations mandating colleges and universities be accountable for how much their graduates earn after leaving their programs, cutting off the institutions from accessing federal student loans if they leave them worse off financially.

The Department of Education’s “Do No Harm” or ...Read more

Virginia voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide on a Democratic gerrymandering plan that could flip four Republican-held seats in the House of Representatives as the coast-to-coast redistricting war started by President Donald Trump nears the finish line with no clear winner ahead of the pivotal midterm elections.

Polls and pundits ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is shaking up the team probing former CIA Director John Brennan as part of a broad investigation into an alleged years-long conspiracy against President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

The prosecutor leading the day-to-day operations in the Brennan investigation, which is being ...Read more

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Hundreds of friends, family members and fellow local and state government officials streamed into Church by the Glades in Coral Springs on Friday morning to celebrate the life of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer.

Some hugged and sobbed by her casket. Others wailed and screamed, raising their arms in the air. Many ...Read more

CHEBOYGAN, Mich. ― Levels of the Cheboygan River began to rise again Friday night, and after lowering much of the day as workers were able to reactiviate a turbine inside the hydroelectric dam at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex that had been offline for years.

As the hydroelectric plant restarted earlier Friday, the river fell to 6.48 ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho federal judge pushed back against the Trump administration over its immigration agenda in a recent court ruling.

The administration has hardened its attitude toward immigrants since President Donald Trump took office after promising mass deportations, for example, by pressuring immigration judges to deport more people....Read more

LOS ANGELES — Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday arrested a plaintiff involved in a class action lawsuit challenging raids in Los Angeles, prompting concerns from lawyers of retaliation and calls for his release.

Isaac Antonio Villegas Molina, a Pasadena resident, was detained Thursday during a check-in with ICE, according to his...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal prosecutor said Friday the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota is close to a recommendation on whether to seek the death penalty against alleged political assassin Vance Boelter, while a judge expressed concern over the U.S. government’s pace in the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Forbes said at the Friday hearing that...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — State Sen. John Hoffman and his family sued Vance Boelter in Hennepin County District Court on Thursday, seeking damages for their continued pain and suffering from his alleged stalking and attempted murder last summer.

As Boelter’s criminal case plods forward in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, Hoffman, his wife, Yvette,...Read more

Nearly two years after actor Alec Baldwin was cleared of criminal charges in the "Rust" movie shooting death, a long simmering civil negligence case is inching toward a trial this fall.

On Friday, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a summary judgment motion requested by the film producers Rust Movie Productions LLC, as well as actor/...Read more

NEW YORK — The New York City Democratic Socialists of America, along with a coalition of organizations that form Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s core political base, are pressuring him to veto a bill that would create “security perimeters” for protests at schools, calling the legislation a “radical overreach.”

The groups, including DRUM ...Read more

BOSTON — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is facing criticism for funding wellness grants for queer and transgender migrants amid a $100 million budget shortfall, spending that her office confirmed was inappropriate.

Wu has been the subject of online backlash after an advertisement from a nonprofit indicated the city was spending taxpayer money on �...Read more

WASHINGTON — Upbeat claims from President Donald Trump over an imminent peace deal to end the war with Iran were met with deep skepticism Friday across the Middle East, where Iranian and Israeli officials questioned the prospects for a lasting agreement that would satisfy all parties.

The outlines of an agreement began to emerge that would ...Read more

The Trump administration will soon offer leases to oil and gas companies in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, angering critics who say efforts to drill there will face court challenges.

The Bureau of Land Management said in a statement Friday that it will sell leases for tracts in the refuge’s 1.6-million-acre coastal plain. The bids for ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools will not cancel classes on May 1, though the district has agreed to provide buses for students and teachers who choose to attend an afternoon rally and other civic engagement events.

All CPS staff are expected to report for a full day of work, but principals can approve field trips to May Day events, the ...Read more

CHICAGO — The city of Chicago on Friday released long-awaited body camera videos showing the controversial death of Officer Krystal Rivera, the tactical officer fatally shot last year by her partner in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

The footage published by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability begins showing Rivera and her partner, ...Read more

NEW YORK — A state appellate judge has ordered Sgt. Erik Duran released on $300,000 bail as Duran fights his manslaughter conviction for killing a drug-deal suspect in the Bronx by hurling a heavy, ice-filled cooler at him, his union said Friday.

Several attorneys for the Sergeants Benevolent Association, including Andrew Quinn, Arthur Aidala...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two soldiers participating in a Thursday training exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson were injured following a brown bear encounter, military officials said Friday.

The U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division soldiers were hurt while participating a “land navigation training event” at the base’s Arctic Valley ...Read more