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War powers resolution fails in Senate as 2 Republicans bow to Trump pressure
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation. Trump put intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined with Democrats to advance...
Ohio authorities say Michael McKee, the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, is responsible for killings
COLUMBUS — Police in Ohio’s capital city said Wednesday that they have gathered enough evidence to link a man charged in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband in their Columbus home last month to the killings. Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant said in an Associated Press interview...
Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide
NEW YORK — The Trump administration has made abrupt and sweeping cuts to substance abuse and mental health programs across the country in a move that advocates said will jeopardize the lives of some of the country’s most vulnerable. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Tuesday night...
Democrats push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
U.S. Rep. Summer Lee has joined a longshot effort by a group of Democrats in the House to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “Right now, the Trump administration is commissioning the endangerment of the American public — (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is hunting human beings down, tearing families apart...
Trump signs law returning whole milk to school lunches
Whole milk is heading back to school cafeterias across the country after President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday overturning Obama-era limits on higher-fat milk options. Nondairy drinks such as fortified soy milk may also be on the menu in the coming months following adoption of the Whole Milk for...
Renee Good’s family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting
Renee Good ‘s family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents’ instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd ‘s family to press for answers and accountability. Her loved ones said in a statement...
Verizon outage disrupts calling and data services for phone customers across the country
NEW YORK — Many Verizon customers encountered a widespread outage on Wednesday, disrupting calling and other cellular services across the U.S. The New York-based carrier acknowledged that there was an “issue impacting wireless voice and data services.” Verizon didn’t specify what was causing the disruptions, but said in an update...
U.S. to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States. The State Department, led by Secretary...
FBI searches a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of a classified documents investigation
WASHINGTON — FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information, the Justice Department said. Hannah Natanson, who has been covering President Donald Trump’s transformation of the federal government, had a phone, two...
Pennsylvania health care professionals react to NYC nurses strike
Nearly 15,000 nurses from New York City’s top hospitals entered their second day striking on Tuesday, in what could be one of the largest labor clashes in the city’s health care industry in decades – and Pittsburgh’s health care workers are showing their support. The New York State Nursing Association,...
Buddhist monks captivate Americans during 2,300-mile walk
A group of Buddhist monks, along with their rescue dog from India named Aloka, are captivating Americans as they walk 2,300 miles across the United States to promote peace. The monks — who started their journey at a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in Texas — have amassed millions of followers online...
Some personnel at key U.S. base in Qatar advised to evacuate as Iran official brings up earlier attack
WASHINGTON — Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening, a U.S. official said. The decision came as a senior official in Iran brought up an earlier Iranian attack there. The official, who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday...
A construction crane falls onto a moving train in Thailand, killing at least 32 people
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand — A construction crane crashed onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, triggering a fiery derailment that killed at least 32 people and injured dozens more. The crash occurred in Nakhon Ratchasima, about 135 miles northeast of Bangkok, on a section of a planned...
Danish official says there’s a ‘fundamental disagreement’ with Trump over GreenlandVideo
WASHINGTON —A top Danish official said Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after holding highly anticipated White House talks with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The two sides, however, agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to...
From Minneapolis to Venezuela, Trump piles up the risks as he faces midterm verdict
NEW YORK — It’s only two weeks into the new year, and President Donald Trump has already claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and flooded American streets with masked immigration agents. And that’s not even counting an unprecedented criminal investigation at the Federal Reserve, a cornerstone of...
Tina Peters’ lawyers try to convince Colorado court to overturn conviction for voting system breach
DENVER — Lawyers for former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters will try to convince a state appeals court on Wednesday to overturn her conviction in a case revolving around the 2020 presidential election as her supporters, including President Donald Trump, continue to pressure the state to set her free. Peters,...
Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officers dropped tear gas and sprayed eye irritant at activists Tuesday during another day of confrontations in Minneapolis, while students miles away walked out of a suburban school to protest the Trump administration’s bold immigration sweeps. Meanwhile, the fallout from the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Beijing for landmark 4-day visit to China
BEIJING — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night, beginning a four-day visit designed to repair foundering relations between the two nations as Canada looks to develop relations with countries other than the United States. It’s the first visit of a Canadian leader to China in...
Free Starlink access for Iran seen as game changer for demonstrators getting their message out
BANGKOK — Iranian demonstrators’ ability to get details of bloody nationwide protests out to the world has been given a strong boost, with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service dropping its fees to allow more people to circumvent the Tehran government’s strongest attempt ever to prevent information from spilling outside its...
Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to sanctuary cities but also their states
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting his administration’s immigration policies, expanding on previous threats to cut off resources to the so-called sanctuary cities themselves. Such an action could have far-reaching impacts across...
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed...
Plane used in boat strike off Venezuela was painted to look like a civilian aircraft
WASHINGTON — The plane used by the U.S. military to strike a boat accused of smuggling drugs off the coast of Venezuela last fall was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, a move that appears to be at odds with the Pentagon’s manual on the laws of war. The...
Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, a top department official said Tuesday. The decision to keep the Justice Department’s Civil...
Greenland official calls it ‘unfathomable’ that U.S. is considering taking over the island
NUUK, Greenland — A senior Greenland government official said Tuesday it’s “unfathomable” that the United States is discussing taking over a NATO ally and urged the Trump administration to listen to voices from the Arctic island’s people. Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for business and mineral resources, said people in Greenland...
Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings
WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House committee’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons, in a letter released on social media, slammed the House Oversight probe as...
