TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Students in Florida’s public schools will soon be learning an interpretation of McCarthyism and the Cold War fight against communism that is steeped in the rhetoric of that era, after state education officials voted to approve sweeping new social studies teaching standards Thursday. The standards, which represent the core content Florida […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.S. proposal to provide a United Nations mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza is facing opposition from Russia, China and some Arab countries, which have expressed unease about a yet-to-be established board that would temporarily govern the territory and the lack of any transitional role for the Palestinian […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The return of millions of Afghan nationals to their home country is placing extreme pressure on already struggling communities, with nine in 10 families in areas with high rates of return now either going hungry, sliding into debt or selling their belongings to survive, according to the United Nations. A survey […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman had what his office says was a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up” that caused him to feel light-headed and fall during an early morning walk Thursday. Fetterman was doing well and hospitalized in Pittsburgh, his office said. He sustained minor injuries to his face and was under “routine observation” […]
President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday designated four European left-wing groups as terrorist organizations, following through on his vow to crack down on leftists after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The networks targeted by Trump’s Republican administration all appear to be based in Europe, with no operations in the United States. They are […]
Two Democrats have announced campaigns in a Utah congressional district with improved chances for their party after a judge adopted a new political map for the state. Ben McAdams, who represented Utah’s 4th Congressional District covering south Salt Lake City and central Utah from 2019 to 2021, announced his run Thursday in the district centered […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago day care center employee who was detained by immigration agents at work as children were being dropped off last week has been released, according to her attorney. Diana Santillana Galeano was detained Nov. 5 at the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center on the north side of Chicago. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026. The complaint filed in California federal court targets the new congressional map pushed by Democratic […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges appalling conditions at California’s largest immigration detention facility, a formerly mothballed prison in the desert where sewage bubbles up from shower drains and detainees are forced to use dirty bandages to wrap open sores. The American Civil Liberties Union and others are representing seven men […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is speeding toward a vote next week on releasing files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a step that comes after months of resistance from Republican leaders. They have no choice but to allow consideration of the bill after a petition on the measure reached the necessary […]
LONDON (AP) — British political commentator Sami Hamdi said Thursday on his arrival back in the U.K. that he was considering suing U.S. authorities for his detention in an immigration detention center over what he claims were his views on Gaza and Israel. Two days after revealing that he was leaving the U.S. voluntarily, Hamdi […]
With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people, though it still could take up to a week for some to receive their delayed aid. A back-and-forth series of court rulings and shifting policies from President Donald Trump’s […]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday denied Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver’s motions to toss out a prosecution against her stemming from a visit to an immigration detention center this year. U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper also said he would reserve judgment on one of the New Jersey congresswoman’s motions to toss the […]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Kimberly Guilfoyle, the first female U.S. ambassador to Greece and a close ally of President Donald Trump, visited the head of Greece’s Orthodox Church Thursday, telling him he was the first person she called after being nominated to her new post. Guilfoyle’s visit to Archbishop Ieronymos II came just over a […]
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. The signing ceremony came just hours after the House passed the measure on a mostly […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jessica Sweet spent the federal government shutdown cutting back. To make ends meet, the Social Security claims specialist drank only one coffee a day, skipped meals, cut down on groceries and deferred paying some household bills. She racked up spending on her credit card buying gas to get to work. With the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — On any day during her eight years as first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama said she could go from giving a speech to meeting with a counterpart from another country to digging in her vegetable garden with groups of schoolchildren. And her clothes had to be ready for that. There […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for two of President Donald Trump’s foes who have been charged by the Justice Department are set to ask a federal judge Thursday to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed in the role. The challenges to Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as interim […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump loves offering outlandish ideas and then repeating them until they start to become mainstream — even if they don’t always come to fruition. Some notions that once felt far-fetched are now the norm, like insisting his government has a Department of War, imposing global tariffs at rates unseen since […]
A House committee released 23,000 documents related to Jefferey Epstein on Wednesday, many of them emails the convicted sex offender sent to his rich or influential friends, or to reporters, over many years. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee initially released three emails where Epstein mentioned President Donald Trump. Republicans on the committee responded by […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he’s worried about how President Donald Trump might respond to the growing controversy over documents tying him to Jeffrey Epstein. “My great fear, of course, is that with the release of that information, which I think will be devastating for Trump, he’s going to do everything in […]
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has called lawmakers back for a special session to consider a long list of legislation, including a sweeping criminal reform proposal and a plan to bring film studios to Southern Nevada. The Republican governor announced the special session Wednesday evening, and it will begin Thursday morning […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Native tribes and conservation groups sued the federal government Wednesday, seeking in at least three separate lawsuits to overturn a land exchange aimed at allowing a road to be built through a national wildlife refuge. Legal challenges to the land exchange agreement reached last month between Interior Secretary Doug Burgum […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Steve Lanier of Aztec has launched his campaign for governor of New Mexico, bringing competition to the GOP nomination contest. In a campaign announcement Wednesday, Lanier highlighted his career as a high school history teacher and track coach and said he aims to rebuild trust in government […]
