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

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely, fueling optimism that a deal to end their war is in reach after Tehran announced the Strait of Hormuz was open again.

In a Friday phone interview, Trump asserted that any moratorium on Iran’s nuclear activities would not expire, saying it ...Read more

NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday posted alarming video to social media showing teenager Jaden Pierre being beaten and fatally shot at point-blank range in a Queens playground.

The 15-year-old victim was shot in the chest inside the Nautilus Playground at Roy Wilkins Park near Baisley and Merrick Blvds. in South ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — All of North Carolina is under a drought with about 95% of North Carolina now experiencing severe and extreme drought, prompting water restrictions in some parts of the state.

More than 40 water systems throughout the state have mandatory or voluntary water restrictions related to the drought on Friday, according to North ...Read more

Over the last decade, poison control centers around the country have received tens of thousands of calls from consumers of kratom products reporting adverse and life-threatening health effects, with researchers saying reports in 2025 reached a new level.

Last month, researchers analyzed information from the National Poison Data System and found...Read more

LOS ANGELES — ICE on Thursday arrested a plaintiff involved in a class action lawsuit challenging Los Angeles immigration raids, 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 Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ...Read more

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona is facing backlash not just for its investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s abduction but for posting that it had found another elderly Nancy, leading many to believe it was the matriarch who’s been missing for more than two months.

The department shared on X, formerly Twitter, late Thursday, “...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — A transgender man was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison earlier this month after threatening a mass shooting in Raleigh because he said he could not receive continued gender-affirming care.

Federal court documents refer to the person as Ashley Moore. The News & Observer was not able to determine if Moore goes by a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Details are emerging about the arrest of the musician known as D4vd in the 2025 slaying of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez in Hollywood.

David Anthony Burke, 21, was taken into custody Thursday shortly after 4:30 p.m. in Hollywood and booked at LAPD’s 77th Street jail hours later.

Images, posted on social media, show members...Read more

MIAMI — A 27-year-old Cuban man died this week in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Florida — the second presumed suicide in the Sunshine State in less than a month.

Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt was found in his cell “in what appeared to be a suicide attempt” on April 12, ICE said in a press release Thursday. The...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely, fueling optimism that a deal to end their war is in reach after Tehran announced the Strait of Hormuz was open again.

In a Friday phone interview, Trump asserted that any moratorium on Iran’s nuclear activities would not expire, saying it ...Read more

TACOMA, Wash. — It’s been more than 15 years since Washington state executed a death row inmate.

In 2014, then-Gov. Jay Inslee placed a moratorium on executions for the remainder of his term. This followed continuing federal conversations on capital punishment and increasing actions by states to pause or prohibit the practice.

Four years ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Iran agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely, and will not receive any frozen funds from the Untied States.

Trump said in a phone interview Friday that a deal to end the war, which the U.S. and Israel began with Iran in late February, is mostly complete. Talks over a lasting agreement will �...Read more