Colorado Gov. Jared Polis moves to end his monthslong effort to comply with an ICE subpoena
Denver — Gov. Jared Polis has moved to drop his nine-month effort to comply with a federal immigration subpoena, arguing that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials apparently no longer need the employment ...Read more
Kentucky House GOP fast-tracks bill enrolling state in federal tax credit scholarship program
Kentucky House Republicans are fast-tracking a bill that would incentivize donations to school scholarship programs in exchange for tax credits.
House Bill 1, which would allow the state to enroll in the federal Education...Read more
Flights, court filings and encounters indicate fewer federal agents in Minnesota, observers remain wary
Since mid-February, the planes Nick Benson watches on the frosty tarmac of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are mostly empty, with federal agents on average loading less than a dozen immigration detainees on ...Read more
Rare Sierra Nevada red fox spotted near Tahoe, may be making a comeback
A rare and threatened species of red fox has been spotted in the Tahoe Basin for the first time since the mid-1900s, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced.
The Sierra Nevada red fox strolled through the...Read more
Push for a 'talking filibuster' stalls in Senate GOP conference
WASHINGTON — A handful of House Republicans have flooded social media and brought a MAGA influencer to Capitol Hill in a pressure campaign for Senate Majority Leader John Thune to move forward on passing their voter ID ...Read more
Massachusetts mother rescues toddler during Taunton house explosion, fire chief says
BOSTON — A Taunton mother and her toddler suffered life-threatening burns during a house explosion, as the woman went inside the engulfed structure to rescue her 2-year-old child, according to authorities.
The mother ...Read more
Ilhan Omar's State of the Union guest arrested by Capitol Police during Trump's speech
One of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s guests at the State of the Union was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday evening after she stood up in the gallery in protest during President Donald Trump’s speech.
Omar’s office ...Read more
Charges dropped against 3 Minnesotans accused of assaulting federal agents
MINNEAPOLIS — Three Minnesotans accused of assaulting federal law enforcement officers during Operation Metro Surge had their charges dismissed this month.
The new dismissals are in addition to at least three other ...Read more
Bill would ban prop bets on sports apps in Colorado as lawmakers seek to curb gambling addictions
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers who are concerned about rising gambling addiction and betting scandals in professional sports filed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit sports betting apps from offering proposition bets on ...Read more
Philadelphia opens new LGBTQ+ visitor center, one of few in country
PHILADELPHIA — It is a simple, sleek storefront in the Gayborhood. And it is now a welcoming spot.
On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro, city tourism and marketing leaders, and LGBTQ+ advocates officially opened the ...Read more
CUNY professor Allyson Friedman caught on hot mic making racist comments, placed on leave
NEW YORK — Hunter College professor Allyson Friedman, who made racist remarks caught on a hot mic at an Upper West Side school board meeting, has been placed on leave, Hunter President Nancy Cantor said Wednesday.
The ...Read more
Pa. joins 14 other states in filing suit against new federal child vaccine recommendations
Pennsylvania joined 14 other states in suing the federal government over recent changes to childhood vaccine recommendations.
“I’m going to court to ensure doctors and qualified experts are making vaccine ...Read more
D4vd is 'target' of grand jury murder probe into dismembered teen found in his Tesla
LOS ANGELES — D4vd is the “target” of a Los Angeles County criminal jury investigation into the death of a teenage girl. The singer’s star was on the rise, with a global tour in his future, before the discovery of ...Read more
Venezuela's controversial attorney general forced to resign amid post-Maduro reshuffle
Venezuela’s National Assembly said Wednesday it had received the resignation of Attorney General Tarek William Saab, setting in motion a process to appoint a temporary replacement for the controversial prosecutor who has...Read more
Colorado wolves pushed farther into the southern Front Range this month
DENVER — Two wolves roamed separately into the southern end of Colorado’s Front Range mountains in February, passing through watersheds west of Pueblo and Colorado Springs, a map released Wednesday by Colorado Parks ...Read more
Amid Mamdani outreach, applications for NYC 3-K, pre-K programs running short of last year's tally
NEW YORK — The 75,000-plus families that have signed up for New York City’s free 3-K and pre-K programs are still thousands short of last year’s final count with only two days to go until the deadline, the Daily News...Read more
Evacuations ordered for eastern Colorado grass fire as crews battle high wind
Residents in a small town on Colorado’s Eastern Plains were ordered to evacuate Wednesday afternoon after a grass fire sparked nearby, fueled by strong winds and dry vegetation, according to fire officials.
Evacuation ...Read more
Analysis: Trump threw some elbows in his speech, but hardly beat back his critics
Capitalizing on a grand stage Tuesday night, President Donald Trump delivered a State of the Union speech laced with political broadsides blaming Democrats for the nation’s problems, including on immigration and the ...Read more
How private are Facebook messages? Minnesota Supreme Court opinion tackles murder, social media
In upholding a first-degree murder conviction for an execution-style killing in 2019, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled for the first time on the legal space that digital messages and social media occupy in Minnesota ...Read more
Maryland sheriffs say two new ICE-related bills will further limit needed interactions
Two weeks after Gov. Wes Moore signed a law banning 287(g) agreements between local law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sheriffs representing seven Maryland counties gathered in Annapolis on...Read more
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