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CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson held a South Side town hall Tuesday evening to again hammer the city budget, the latest score-settling between him and the City Council bloc that passed its own plan in December after ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado will pay $245,000 to a Muslim man who was forced to shave his beard in prison in violation of his religious beliefs, court records show.

Tajuddin Ashaheed brought the lawsuit against the Colorado ...Read more

The Washington Post announced widespread layoffs on Wednesday, affecting multiple parts of the newsroom, the latest round off job losses at the nearly 150-year-old newspaper.

The paper’s staff was instructed to “stay ...Read more

Julian Ocampo’s family opened their first Mexican-American restaurant in Minneapolis in 2003, following it up over the years with a chain of Los Ocampo restaurants and bars, or sister eateries, including Mr. Taco in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, an Indiana Democrat who went on to chair the 9/11 Commission and was one of his party’s foremost foreign policy mavens, has died at the age of 94.

First elected in 1964, ...Read more

CHICAGO — A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a veteran police misconduct investigator against the city and the former chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability who ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that California this fall may use its new election map, which is expected to send five more Democrats to Congress.

With no dissents, the justices rejected emergency ...Read more

President Donald Trump sent a fresh warning to Iran’s leaders as U.S. military forces amass in the region, even as diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran appeared to remain on track.

“I would say he should be...Read more

WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday called for the panel to hear directly from Trump administration officials about a powerful but controversial surveillance authority that ...Read more

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that her agency is consulting with the Justice Department on how to proceed after a federal judge halted the administration’s decision to terminate temporary ...Read more

The gunman accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., killing one and seriously wounding the other, has pleaded not guilty to the nine charges against him — including first-degree murder.

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Democratic congressional leaders projected unity and demanded wide-ranging reforms to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown as they kicked off crucial talks with Republicans on funding the Department of Homeland...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed an executive directive requiring all state agencies to cancel their partnerships with ICE.

“Public trust is essential both to keep members of the community safe as well as...Read more

MIAMI — Ryan Wesley Routh, the man convicted of trying to kill Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for president was playing golf at his club in West Palm Beach, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday.

During ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — White House border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday that the federal government is immediately withdrawing 700 law enforcement officers from Minnesota, marking the first significant pullback of Operation Metro...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — White House border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday that after getting “unprecedented” cooperation from Minnesota political and law enforcement leaders, the Trump administration is withdrawing 700 federal ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The University of Southern California has named Beong-Soo Kim — interim president for seven months — as it 13th president, university officials announced Wednesday.

The USC board of trustees said it ...Read more

By the time Laura Farnsworth Dogu stepped onto the tarmac at Maiquetía International Airport near Caracas on Jan. 31, the assignment before her was already the most consequential of her career.

Tapped earlier this month ...Read more

Catherine, Princess of Wales has shared a heartfelt message to commemorate World Cancer Day (02.04.26).

The 44-year-old royal was diagnosed with cancer in early 2024, and after overcoming her health scare, the Princess ...Read more

Jason Kelce finds it "weird" that Travis Kelce isn't in this year's Super Bowl.

The 36-year-old sports star - who is engaged to musician Taylor Swift - has enjoyed significant success in recent years, winning the Super ...Read more