The New York City Council Thursday overturned a record 17 vetoes left over from the final days on the Adams administration, including measures that would lift the cap on street vending licenses, prohibit ICE from having an office on Rikers Island and extend the lookback window for lawsuits filed under the city’s gender-motivated violence law. ...Read more

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday threatening tariffs on countries providing oil to Cuba, in an effort to press the island’s communist government to engage in negotiations that could lead to regime change.

The executive order declares a national emergency with relation to Cuba, calling the island’s government “an ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing for the president to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to announce his pick to lead the U.S. central bank on Friday morning.

The people, who requested anonymity to discuss ...Read more

A Minnesota man was arrested Wednesday night in New York after impersonating an FBI agent in a bid to free Luigi Mangione from jail, according to a law enforcement source and a federal criminal complaint.

Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn at 6:50 p.m. He claimed he was an FBI agent and had ...Read more

Thousands of products, including Cheerios, Pringles, Heinz Ketchup and Nutella, have been recalled in multiple states over possible contamination from rat and bird waste.

The recall originated from an unsanitary Gold Star Distribution facility, where “rodent excreta, rodent urine and bird droppings” were found, according to the Food and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump’s foray this week into the fire rebuilding process in Pacific Palisades has been met with confusion and rolled eyes from local officials who say he’s now railing against projects that have never even been proposed.

Trump said Thursday he planned to stop a low-income housing project from being developed...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he would be announcing his pick for a nominee to chair the Federal Reserve on Friday morning, signaling an end to a months-long process that has spurred speculation over the future of the world’s most powerful central bank.

Trump, asked at an event Thursday evening in Washington when he would make ...Read more

Efforts to establish a United Nations office in Haiti to provide logistical and operational support for the newly authorized Gang Suppression Force are on track to meet Security Council deadlines, Secretary-General António Guterres’ office said.

“The first air asset from the mission, which is a helicopter, is now in Port-au-Prince,” Sté...Read more

The mother of two elementary school students in Columbia Heights was detained during an immigration check-in Jan. 29, prompting school officials to take her children to the Whipple Federal Building at her request.

Valley View Elementary School Principal Jason Kuhlman confirmed the mother was detained Thursday morning and is currently seeking ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s border policy adviser, Tom Homan, said Thursday that federal authorities would wind down immigration crackdowns in Minnesota only if agents were given access to jails to seize undocumented immigrants for deportation.

Speaking to reporters publicly for the first time since arriving in Minnesota on Monday after Border ...Read more

NEW YORK — Thousands of New Yorkers, including a large contingent of nurses, gathered outside the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Manhattan for a vigil for Alex Pretti, the second person to be gunned down by federal agents amid the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

The massive crowd — estimated at up to 2,000 people — gathered outside ...Read more

SEATTLE — Washington announced $12 million in awards for electric vehicle chargers Thursday after a monthslong tussle with President Donald Trump’s administration, which had attempted to withhold the congressionally approved funds.

The grants will go toward building 14 electric vehicle charging stations, with a total of 96 ports, along ...Read more

The Sierra Nevada snowpack, the source of nearly one-third of California’s water supply, is looking a little like a New Year’s resolution: full of hope and promise at the beginning of January, but now struggling with a bothersome reality check.

Starting on Christmas Eve, big storms dumped 7 to 8 feet of new snow across the Lake Tahoe area ...Read more

President Donald Trump sued the U.S. Treasury and IRS for at least $10 billion over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns to the press during his first term in office, potentially putting American taxpayers on the hook for a massive payout.

The suit was filed Thursday in Miami federal court by Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, and ...Read more

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Senate lawmakers voted to pass legislation Wednesday to lower the legal drinking limit when driving, a move some say will provide more safety on Washington roads.

Sponsored by Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek, at the request of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, Senate Bill 5067 decreases the blood alcohol content limit ...Read more

SEATTLE — Another citizen-led initiative affecting public education will likely appear on Washington voters’ ballots in November’s general election.

Initiative IL26-001 asks for voter approval to expand the Washington “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” which currently allows parents of public school students to access certain school records...Read more

SEATTLE — Three more measles cases have been confirmed in Snohomish County after an outbreak began two weeks ago, public health officials said Wednesday.

Earlier this month, three children in Snohomish County tested positive for measles after being exposed to a contagious family visiting from South Carolina, where a massive ongoing outbreak ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — After the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, a large group of people came together outside of the Idaho Capitol to mourn his death. Police said the gathering soon turned contentious, with multiple fights breaking out, and a judge recently sentenced one of the men involved.

Police said they arrested Alfonso ...Read more