MIAMI — A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Saturday morning while assisting the Florida Highway Patrol with a traffic crash.

The deputy was stopped on the Turnpike near Northwest 74th Street when the crash happened around 7 a.m., according to the Sheriff’s Office.

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BOSTON — A political advocacy group has filed to be an intervenor on behalf of Massachusetts in a lawsuit brought this month by the Department of Justice over the refusal of 22 states to provide the federal government with private voter data and information.

Common Cause has filed a motion in U.S. District Court, in partnership with a ...Read more

A New Jersey man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting at law enforcement officers as they responded to a domestic violence incident on Christmas night, police said.

Officers with the Hamilton Township Police Department responded to a residence on the 500 block of North Street in Mays Landing on Thursday, after a woman reported ...Read more

BOSTON — A bill is making its way through the Massachusetts State House that would require employers to notify workers ahead of an I-9 audit, allowing any hired illegal immigrants the chance to avoid federal probes into employment eligibility and their individual immigration status.

The bill, “An Act to Notify Employees of an I-9 Audit” (...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi River snakes below the bluffs at Spring Lake Park Reserve near Hastings, where people stroll or ski along the trails to take in the view of the majestic river.

But some local officials and river lovers are raising alarms about the prospect of that scenic vista changing. A proposal for a new phase of gravel mining...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Southern Californians mopping up from record-breaking rains over the Christmas holiday may be in for more wet weather to usher in the new year — including a high likelihood of rain on the Rose Parade.

The last time the parade got drenched was in 2006, when sheets of rain soaked the floats and marching bands making their way ...Read more

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, underwent a medical procedure on Saturday afternoon at a hospital in Brasília to treat a bout of persistent hiccups.

The intervention, described as successful by his medical team in a Saturday news conference, involved blocking the phrenic nerve, which runs from the neck to the diaphragm. Saturday�...Read more

BALTIMORE — The year 2025 marked a time when Baltimore put a check mark next to two capital projects that have been stuck in the talking stages for too long to remember.

Little noticed, except by annoyed drivers on the North Avenue Bridge, was the eight-month rebuild of the Howard Street Tunnel. The tunnel was lowered so that shipping ...Read more

NEW YORK — Clemson University’s president on Saturday said his decision to suddenly retire had nothing to do with an ongoing controversy surrounding a local development project and his potential conflicts of interest with it.

Jim Clements, Clemson’s president since 2013, has been criticized in recent months by local officials for his role...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Three people — including an officer — were injured in North Idaho after a gunman walked into a local sheriff’s office and opened fire the day after Christmas.

The suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement less than two hours after opening fire inside the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office in Wallace, Idaho, according...Read more

ATLANTA — Atlanta surpassed another record high temperature Saturday afternoon.

The average high for this time of year is around 54 degrees. But around 3 p.m., temperatures briefly climbed to 79 in the city, National Weather Service data reveals.

The previous record for the day was 75, set in 2015.

On Christmas Eve, Atlanta set a record ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of dozens of current and former inmates in Los Angeles County's women's jail claims male correctional officers watched them shower, harassed and groped them and retaliated when the alleged abuses were reported.

The suit accuses deputies of taking advantage of women incarcerated at Century ...Read more

NEW YORK — Christmas may officially be in the rearview, but there’s still plenty of winter ahead.

New Yorkers on Saturday woke up to the first major snowfall they’d seen in nearly four years. As of 7 a.m., the storm had passed, with the National Weather Service saying an approximate 4.3 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park.

It ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A look at some of the documents among the vast universe of records released from the investigation of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein reveals connections to the city of Orlando — and a photographed meeting with Piglet at Disney World.

As might be expected, given the volume of information and the proximity of ...Read more

California is in for a brief weekend reprieve from damaging holiday storms that killed four people and hobbled Christmas travel, but weather officials warned of more wet weather heading to the rain-soaked state starting on New Year’s Eve.

Heavy rains pummeled much of California over the past seven days, bringing flash floods, mudslides, and ...Read more

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate ceasefire for the second time in six months after the latest round of border clashes killed dozens of soldiers and civilians, while displacing more than half a million others.

The neighboring countries signed a pact on Saturday to end the use of all types of weapons as well as attacks on civilians ...Read more