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North Carolina soldiers on standby for Minneapolis deployment, report says

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The Pentagon has reportedly ordered hundreds of additional active-duty U.S. soldiers to gear up for potential deployment to Minneapolis.

According to MS Now, a prepare-to-deploy order was issued Tuesday for members of an Army military police brigade stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. It comes days after the Pentagon issued a similar order...Read more

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Trump claims to have struck Greenland deal after bellicose Davos speech

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he had “formed the framework of a future deal” on Greenland and backed away from his threat to impose tariffs on European allies who opposed the U.S. taking over the Arctic island.

Trump said he forged what he called a Greenland breakthrough during talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, ...Read more

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Veteran astronaut Suni Williams, part of the Boeing Starliner saga, retires from NASA

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For Suni Williams, 608 days in space was enough to call it a career.

The 60-year-old NASA astronaut who flew on three missions to the International Space Station, the most recent as part of the Crew Flight Test of Boeing’s Starliner, retired from the agency last month.

“Suni Williams has been a trailblazer in human spaceflight, shaping the...Read more

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'This is personal': Bill to create Charlie Kirk Day in Florida generates debate

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A Republican-backed bill to enshrine a “Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance” advanced in the Florida Senate on Wednesday — but only after emotionally charged rebukes from Democrats and Black activists who condemned honoring the slain conservative leader, whom they say promoted divisive and discriminatory rhetoric.

The bill, filed by Sen. ...Read more

Fentanyl testing law named for California teen gets bipartisan Senate support

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WASHINGTON — Senators from both parties are advancing “Tyler’s Law,” legislation that would require emergency rooms to improve how they test for deadly fentanyl overdoses.

The bill, unanimously approved last week by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, is named for Tyler Shamash, a Los Angeles teenager who died in...Read more

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Chicago paid $26.5 million in OT to ineligible employees, report says

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CHICAGO — Chicago doled out $26.5 million in overtime in recent years to government employees who should not have gotten it, according to a report released Wednesday by the city’s Inspector General.

Over 1,000 likely ineligible employees received the extra pay from 2020 to 2024, according to the report by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg....Read more

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Colorado launches platform to report misconduct by federal officers

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DENVER — Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser rolled out a new online platform for residents to report misconduct by federal officers on Wednesday amid growing public concern about overreach and violence by the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agents.

Weiser’s office has already received at least 180 complaints over the ...Read more

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Supreme Court wary of Trump's bid to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s claim that he has the power, acting alone, to fire Federal Reserve board governor Lisa Cook for a past mistake on a mortgage application.

Most of the justices said they were not convinced that what Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. described as ...Read more

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'I won't use force' and other key quotes from Trump's Davos speech

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump delivered a sharp critique of U.S. allies and rivals alike during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, questioning Europe's political direction, casting down on NATO's reliability and reiterating his intent to push to acquire Greenland.

Speaking before an audience of global ...Read more

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Trump backs away from military force, says US has 'framework' for Greenland's future

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NUUK, Greenland — President Donald Trump retreated Wednesday from his most serious threats toward Denmark, easing trans-Atlantic tensions and lifting Wall Street after rejecting the prospect he would use military force to annex Greenland, a Danish territory and the world’s largest island.

Instead, the United States struck a “framework”...Read more

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom accuses White House of blocking speech as US officials sling mud in Davos

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is in Switzerland at the World Economic Forum in Davos, is accusing the U.S. State Department and White House of denying him a speaking slot that was previously scheduled to come after President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

According to Newsom’s spokesperson, Trump officials pressured event organizers to have ...Read more

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FCC says 'The View,' 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' may not be exempt from 'equal time' rules for politicians

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LOS ANGELES — The Federal Communications Commission is taking aim at broadcast networks’ late-night and daytime talk shows, including ABC’s “The View,” which often feature politicians as guests.

On Wednesday, the FCC’s Media Bureau issued a public notice saying broadcast TV stations would be obligated to provide equal time to an ...Read more

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Michigan LDS church attacker called in bomb threats before rampage, 911 call shows

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DETROIT — The gunman who attacked a Church of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township in September tried to divert law enforcement away from his target beforehand, a newly released 911 call shows.

Thomas "Jake" Sanford on the morning of Sept. 28, 2025, drove his truck into the church on McCandlish Road and opened fire on the congregation, ...Read more

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Parents of transgender kids sue Children's Hospital Colorado for pausing gender-affirming care

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DENVER — Parents of four transgender children sued Children’s Hospital Colorado this week, alleging its decision to suspend gender-affirming care amounts to discrimination under state law.

Both Children’s and Denver Health stopped prescribing puberty blockers and hormonal treatment to patients under 18 in late December or early January. ...Read more

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Colorado confirms it won't release more wolves this winter after feds stopped deal with Canada

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DENVER — Colorado will not release more wolves this winter to supplement its reintroduction program after federal officials stopped the planned relocation of wolves from Canada.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials confirmed Wednesday that they have no plans to release more wolves this season and are instead exploring options for next winter...Read more

Supreme Court airs doubts over Trump power to fire Fed member

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready to rule against President Donald Trump’s attempt to immediately remove Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook, expressing skepticism during oral arguments Thursday about a president’s control over the central bank.

The Trump administration had asked the justices to overturn lower court rulings...Read more

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'I'm really confused about this': Jurors see agents' interview of Chicago man accused of putting bounty on Bovino's head

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CHICAGO — Shortly after his arrest in early October, Little Village construction worker Juan Espinoza Martinez was led by three federal agents into a windowless interview room, still dressed in a green work T-shirt and carrying a small bottle of water.

“You’re probably a little confused about what’s going on today, so I’m gonna try to...Read more

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Celebrity PR firm helped LAFD shape messaging after Palisades fire

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LOS ANGELES — In the months after the Palisades fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation raked in millions of dollars in charitable donations to pay for training and equipment for firefighters, as LAFD leaders publicly complained about not having enough money to keep the city safe.

But some of the funds were quietly spent on something...Read more

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Man charged in 'largest jewelry heist in US history,' avoids trial by getting deported

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LOS ANGELES — A man facing federal charges in what authorities have called the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history was deported to Ecuador late last month, bringing the case against him to a crashing halt, according to recent court filings.

Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores was one of seven men charged last year with breaking into a Brinks big ...Read more

Bay Area chess grandmaster had methamphetamine, active ingredients of kratom in his system at time of death

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A chess grandmaster from the San Francisco Bay Area who died in October was found to have methamphetamine and the active ingredients of kratom in his system at the time of his death, which was ruled to be an accident, authorities said.

Daniel Naroditsky, 29, a Foster City native who became one of the most influential voices in the sport of ...Read more