NEW YORK —Harvey Weinstein brazenly made a shameless comment to an officer at the lower Manhattan criminal courthouse when he was first tried for rape and sexual assault, prosecutors claimed Tuesday as the disgraced film producer’s third New York trial got underway.

Assistant District Attorney Candace White told Justice Curtis Farber that ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Amid growing outrage about deaths of Mexican citizens in immigration custody, President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday ordered Mexican diplomats to step up scrutiny of U.S. detention centers where Mexican nationals are being held for deportation.

Daily visits by consular personnel to immigration lockups will henceforth replace ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Another woman came forward Tuesday to describe rape allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell, who announced his resignation from Congress on Monday amid a torrent of sexual misconduct accusations.

Lonna Drewes said at a news conference called by her attorneys that she was drugged and raped by Swalwell (D-Calif.) in 2018 while she ...Read more

As of July 1, a new law will allow the state of Maryland to determine what vaccines can be administered to individuals at least seven years of age, while also reducing certain out-of-pocket costs for families. Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday signed the “Vax Act,” officially decoupling the state’s vaccine policy from shifting federal guidelines. ...Read more

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear nixed a funding cap for natural disaster response, state audits of local school district finances and a designated spot in the Capitol for a statue of Sen. Mitch McConnell as part of line-item vetoes issued in recent days, though lawmakers moved quickly to override them Tuesday.

The vetoes come as Beshear ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said his committee will be “fully prepared” to process a Supreme Court nomination if a justice retires at the end of this term, and he would recommend President Donald Trump appoint either Texas Senator Ted Cruz or Mike Lee of Utah to fill the vacancy.

Asked Tuesday whether he thought ...Read more

OTTAWA, Kan. — Kendal Anderson had just moved from Kansas City to Ottawa two months ago, bringing his wife, Natalie, and their five children to their new home after securing a job at TruComp Pipe, a manufacturer of high-pressure gas and oil pipes.

On Monday evening, a EF-2 tornado from the west swept through four blocks of the Franklin County...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho officials are encouraging high school students to start or join chapters of a conservative group that has in the past advocated for political candidates including President Donald Trump and has called to mobilize the country’s most “spirited, anti-woke warriors.”

Last week, Gov. Brad Little signed a proclamation ...Read more

Israel and Lebanon met for their first high-level talks in more than 30 years in what the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. called a “victory for sanity,” even as officials played down hopes for an end to the war with Hezbollah.

The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to Washington met under U.S. mediation for “productive discussions on steps ...Read more

With the World Cup kickoff less than two months out, Miami-Dade labor leaders want to ensure that the benefits of hosting games reach the people who staff them.

At a press conference Tuesday, organizers presented a letter signed by 30 labor leaders and addressed to Alina Hudak, the president of Miami’s World Cup Host Committee. In it, they ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran are looking to arrange a second round of peace talks in the coming days, with Tehran mulling a pause in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to help ease the path toward an agreement on time and place.

The objective is to hold more discussions before an April 7 ceasefire expires next week, according to people familiar with ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the first time since filing an impeachment petition against a Fayette Circuit Judge in January, former lawmaker Killian Timoney has spoken out about the proceedings, saying he did so in pursuit of justice.

Timoney — who is seeking election again for a Lexington-area house seat — said in a Facebook post on Tuesday he ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The NAACP’s city branch on Tuesday called on Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore to investigate whether recent deaths of city jail inmates could be the result of criminal neglect — or even negligent homicide — by city employees and contractors.

Chapter President Adolphus Pruitt said local hospital staff told his group that inmates ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rising levels of noroviruses, a highly contagious infection, have been detected in wastewater in several California cities, testing shows.

WastewaterSCAN data shows “high concentrations” of noroviruses in Sacramento, Davis, San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Vallejo, Novato, Redwood City, Turlock and San Rafael.

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BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is hiding behind her exemption to the public records law to withhold hundreds of entries sent to the ICE Misconduct Portal she created last month with Attorney General Andrea Campbell, as the Bay State keeps up its reputation as the least transparent state in the country.

The Boston Herald had requested the first ...Read more

The Justice Department on Tuesday said federal prosecutors under former President Joe Biden “weaponized” the law to target people with anti-abortion views, and said one of the key examples was a case in which the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia charged a Bucks County activist with seeking to intimidate workers and patients outside a...Read more

CHICAGO — Just hours after hearing arguments, a Chicago federal appeals court on Tuesday announced it will grant new trials to former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and lobbyist Michael McClain and ordered them released from prison on bond.

The extraordinary development comes nearly three years after Pramaggiore and McClain were convicted as part...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS – A new study by University of Minnesota researchers found no evidence to support fears that childhood consumption of fluoride and fluoridated water reduces intelligence.

Utah and Florida in 2025 banned the use of fluoride in public water supplies, despite its well-documented benefits for oral health, after a report showed an ...Read more