The Trump administration has ordered states to investigate certain individuals enrolled in Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting they’ve together received more than 170,000 names — an “unprecedented” step by the federal government that ensnares the state-federal ...Read more

VENICE, Fla. — MAGA and MAHA are happily married in Florida, and nowhere more at home than in Sarasota County, where on a humid October night a crowd of several hundred gathered to honor state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, his wife, and an unlicensed Canadian radiologist who treats cancer with horse paste.

The event, titled “The 3 Big C’...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota schools are confronting a student mental health crisis with a fragile patchwork system — and without much of the federal money that was supposed to help fix it.

The state received just two of the grants Congress approved after the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting to expand school-based mental health ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Raised in Northeast Philadelphia, sisters Perla and Aydee Trinidad do everything together, from speaking with a similar cadence to enrolling in the same college program. But these days, only one of them feels like she can move through the city without the worry of being taken away.

Even as a legal resident, “with all this ...Read more

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is preparing for a potential summit meeting between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump as the idea was broached during Trump’s recent visit to Asia, based on an assessment by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service.

Pyongyang gathered intelligence on American officials involved in North ...Read more

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At least seven fatalities and 11 injuries were reported following an early evening plane crash in Louisville on Nov. 4, officials said Tuesday evening.

Some of the injuries were “very significant,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in a 7:30 p.m. update.

Beshear said he expects the number of dead and injured to grow, and updated ...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — At the end of a tight race, former Del. Jay Jones emerged victorious in the race for attorney general. The Associated Press called the race at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday.

Jones, a Democrat, unseated Republican incumbent Jason Miyares for the position. With 82% of votes counted, Jones led the race 51.6% to 48%, according to unofficial ...Read more

Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee repeatedly voiced frustration with a lack of information coming from the Pentagon at a confirmation hearing Tuesday for several assistant secretary nominees.

Austin Dahmer, who is currently serving as the acting deputy undersecretary of Defense for policy and has been nominated to be the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department has released a report that identifies several shortcomings in its response to the devastating Palisades fire, including communication breakdowns, inconsistent record-keeping and poor coordination at times with other agencies — most notably the city's Fire Department.

The after-action report ...Read more

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At least four fatalities and 11 injuries were reported following an early evening plane crash in Louisville on Nov. 4, officials said Tuesday evening.

Some of the injuries were “very significant,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in an update at 7:30 p.m.

Beshear said he expects the number of dead and injured to grow. The ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced he was running for a third term in office, he said he was motivated in part by the people who have tried to stop him: the lawmakers who impeached him, the Democratic establishment who opposed him, and the president who has vilified him.

Krasner predicted Philly voters ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with BNSF Railway, putting an end to a lawsuit over the railway's trespass over tribal land.

The terms of the agreement are confidential.

In June 2024 a Seattle judge ordered BNSF Railway to pay the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community nearly $400 million ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — At least three fatalities and 11 injuries were reported following an early evening plane crash in Louisville on Tuesday, officials said.

Some of the injuries were “very significant,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said in an update at 7:30 p.m.

Beshear said he expects the number of dead and injured to grow. The governor ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the government shutdown poised to become the longest in U.S. history, tens of thousands of residents in the Kansas City area continue to wait for food assistance as the government hashes out what resources will be doled out and when.

After two judges on Friday ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to ...Read more

A state panel voted Tuesday to end the contract of an independent watchdog tasked with ensuring legal compliance for the past 12 years within the Michigan Strategic Fund, an arm of state government that directs the state's largest job-creation incentive programs.

The decision, made during a four-minute meeting of the State Administrative Board,...Read more

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — An education safety expert testified Monday that a former Richneck Elementary School administrator acted appropriately when she did not search for a gun on a 6-year-old boy who later shot his teacher.

Amy Klinger was the primary witness on behalf of Ebony Parker, the former assistant principal at Richneck.

Abby Zwerner, ...Read more

Two-time space traveler and billionaire Jared Isaacman had been on the cusp of becoming NASA’s next administrator last May when President Donald Trump yanked his nomination.

Trump has changed his mind.

“Jared’s passion for Space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Injuries were reported after a plane crashed in Louisville Tuesday afternoon, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department.

UPS said one of its planes, carrying three crew members, was involved.

“UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Nov. 4, after departing from Louisville Muhammad Ali ...Read more

CHICAGO — Nearly two months into “Operation Midway Blitz,” the controversial use-of-force tactics by immigration agents under the Trump administration will take center stage Wednesday in a Chicago federal courtroom, where a judge is deciding whether to put more long-term restrictions on the use of tear gas and other chemical agents on ...Read more