BOSTON — Citing “chaos” on the streets of cities like Minneapolis and Lewiston, Maine, and referencing the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Mayor Michelle Wu announced a series of executive actions designed to hold federal officials accountable in Boston.

Wu said in an executive order Thursday that city departments shall “...Read more

A federal judge on Monday paused the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of Haiti’s temporary protected status, a move that preserves deportation protections and work permits for more than 300,000 Haitians living in the United States.

TPS benefits had been set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. DHS has said it “vehemently ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California legislator wants the state to be able to sue oil companies to pay for costs from wildfires and other disasters.

The proposed bill from state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, aims to allow the attorney general to bring lawsuits for losses suffered by insurance policyholders and the California FAIR Plan, a ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — An estimated 8,000 invasive green iguanas were removed from various Florida communities this week after a record-breaking freeze event that sent overnight temperatures down to the mid-30s for two nights in a row.

On Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife and Conservation Commission released official numbers for its iguana ...Read more

SpaceX launched 26 missions from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39-A in 2025, including four human spaceflight missions. That era is coming to an end.

A massive crane has been put in place this week with speculation it will soon remove the crew access arm from the historic launch site that hosted most the Apollo and space shuttle missions ...Read more

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday set a May trial date in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case accusing a group of Democrats and other protesters of conspiring to impede immigration agents at the ICE facility that became a lightning rod for opponents of Operation Midway Blitz.

During a brief status hearing, U.S. District Judge...Read more

Arizona officials expressed hope Thursday afternoon that Nancy Guthrie will soon be found, but identified no suspects nor a motive for her apparent abduction.

“We believe Nancy is still out there,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters at a news conference.

The 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie was ...Read more

A decadelong trial into large-scale corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands concluded Wednesday, when a judge found the one-time premier of the British territory, his brother and a former minister of land and natural resources guilty of a series of offenses involving bribery and the fraudulent sale of government-owned land.

The judge found ...Read more

Nancy Guthrie appeared to have been abducted just minutes after a security camera at her home was disabled, according to a new timeline officials shared in the case Thursday.

The new facts — including that blood found at her home belonged to the 84-year-old — were shared the day after her children made a desperate plea to a possible ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Businessman Perry Johnson, a Republican candidate to be Michigan's next governor, is planning to sponsor commercials in the coming days that encourage viewers to change the channel during musician Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.

Bad Bunny, who's Puerto Rican and backed Democrat Kamala Harris over Republican Donald Trump...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A Democratic campaign manager was charged Monday in Chester County with filing fraudulent nomination petitions in the 2024 primary for auditor general, including the forged signature of a Chester County judge, authorities said.

Mariel Kornblith-Martin, 40, of Philadelphia, allegedly filed false nomination petitions when serving...Read more

In a defiant gesture, Cuba’s handpicked president Miguel Díaz-Canel blasted President Donald Trump on Thursday and vowed his government will resist the U.S. “oil blockade” with creativity, but warned the population will go through difficult times.

“The collapse lies in the imperial mindset, but not in the mindset of the Cubans,” he ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The tradition arrives with the Super Bowl every year, as much as part of the pregame lead into the contest as the arrival of the two teams, the weeklong Super Bowl Experience, and the never-ending parties with high rollers. When America’s biggest sporting event comes to town, so does the assumption that human trafficking ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin won't voluntarily cooperate with federal prosecutors' investigation into a social media video that she organized with fellow Democrats telling members of the military and intelligence communities that they may refuse "illegal" orders.

Slotkin's lawyer called the inquiry "meritless" and an "unconstitutiona...Read more

Nancy Guthrie appeared to have been abducted just minutes after a security camera at her home was disabled, according to a new timeline officials shared in the case Thursday.

The new facts — including that blood found at her home belonged to the 84-year-old — were shared the day after her children made a desperate plea to a possible ...Read more

MIAMI — Armed volunteers would be permitted to provide security services at houses of worship without having to obtain licenses that normally apply to professional security officers under proposed legislation that is advancing in the Florida Legislature. The bill passed unanimously through a Senate committee on Tuesday.

The bill, which has ...Read more

Far right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon is calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to “surround” polling places in the upcoming midterm elections, a move that would amount to an unprecedented effort to intimidate voters.

The ally of President Donald Trump claimed that ICE agents, who have spearheaded the president’s ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A bald eagle found recently at a Kentucky state park with a gunshot wound will need to be euthanized, according to a Facebook post from Kentucky State Parks.

The eagle was found Monday at Lake Cumberland State Park in Russell County. The park said an employee spotted the eagle alongside the road, and other employees helped ...Read more