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2 students injured in Evergreen High School shooting in Colorado remain in critical condition

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DENVER — The two students wounded in the Wednesday shooting at Evergreen High School remain in two separate hospitals in critical condition.

One student is in CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood and is in critical but stable condition. The other person was moved from St. Anthony to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora and was in...Read more

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Flower vendor arrested at launch of Trump's 'Operation Midway Blitz' in Chicago deported to Mexico

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CHICAGO -- A flower vendor arrested by federal immigration agents last weekend in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood is now back in Mexico, according to his family and a social media post.

Last Sunday afternoon, bystanders filmed federal immigration agents arresting the vendor. The videos quickly gained traction across Chicago as President...Read more

Trump sending National Guard to Memphis in next deployment

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President Donald Trump said he plans to deploy the National Guard to Memphis in the latest escalation of his administration’s efforts to crack down on what it casts as rampant crime in Democratic-run cities.

“We’re going to Memphis,” Trump said Friday morning in an interview with Fox News, adding that the city was “deeply troubled.�...Read more

Maryland highway administration charged $359 million in unauthorized expenses, audit finds

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BALTIMORE — Maryland’s State Highway Administration charged $358.7 million in unauthorized expenditures in the form of federal fund projects, according to an audit released by the Department of Legislative Services on Thursday.

The State Highway Administration, an agency of the Maryland Department of Transportation, was found to have ...Read more

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Missouri senators pass gerrymandered map that slashes through Kansas City

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Facing pressure from President Donald Trump, the Missouri Senate on Friday passed a gerrymandered congressional map that dilutes the voting power of Kansas City.

The map, sponsored by Rep. Dirk Deaton, a Seneca Republican, carves Kansas City into three Republican-leaning congressional districts. The goal is to push out ...Read more

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Stephen King apologizes for Charlie Kirk comment that sparked outrage

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In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination earlier this week, Stephen King has issued an apology after claiming the conservative activist supported “stoning gays.”

The bestselling author found himself in the crosshairs after replying to a tweet from Fox News host Jesse Watters, who said Kirk was not “controversial” or “polarizing�...Read more

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Cuomo pans Mayor Eric Adams' plan for additional polling to help decide whether to stay in NYC mayoral race

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Andrew Cuomo blasted Mayor Eric Adams on Friday for pushing ahead with a plan to do additional polling to help determine whether he should stay in the race for City Hall, contending the effort is redundant and only stands to benefit Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani.

In a surprise move, Adams’ campaign revealed earlier this week he plans...Read more

Missouri legislature sends new congressional map to governor

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The Missouri state legislature passed a new congressional map Friday, sending to GOP Gov. Mike Kehoe a new set of districts that would target one of the state’s two Democrat members of Congress.

The 21-11 state Senate vote is the latest in a rising partisan gerrymandering war nationwide, with the new map splitting the Kansas City-area seat ...Read more

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Charlie Kirk killing suspect arrested on murder, weapon offenses

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The man accused of killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk— identified as Tyler Robinson — was arrested on suspicion of murder and weapons offenses.

Robinson is being held in county jail in Utah without bail, according to court documents. He was arrested by law enforcement, after a family member alerted authorities that he had ...Read more

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass appoints Mitch Kamin as her third chief of staff in 3 years

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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has hired Mitch Kamin, a lawyer who has fought the Trump administration and provided legal services for underserved communities, to be her next chief of staff.

Kamin, who, like the mayor, is a graduate of Alexander Hamilton High School, will be Bass' third chief of staff in her nearly three years ...Read more

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker calls for 'full, factual accounting' after ICE agents fatally shoot man in suburban traffic stop

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CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker called for transparency after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a man in northwest suburban Franklin Park after the agency reported the man tried to flee a traffic stop and struck the officer with his vehicle.

The man who was killed was identified by the Department of Homeland Security as Silverio Villegas-...Read more

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After Charlie Kirk's shooting, how will security change for polarizing public figures?

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LOS ANGELES — Less than 24 hours after a bullet whizzed across a Utah college campus and claimed the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, polarizing figures from across the political spectrum swiftly canceled public events.

Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, decided to postpone a North Carolina stop on the “Fighting Oligarchy�...Read more

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams admin official fired after calling Charlie Kirk killing 'karma'

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NEW YORK — Tony Herbert, a senior City Hall aide and friend of Mayor Eric Adams, was fired this week after claiming on social media that the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk amounted to “karma,” the Daily News has learned.

Tony Herbert, a perennial political candidate who has served as a community affairs staffer in Adams’ ...Read more

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Amid quiet mourning, some are calling Charlie Kirk a 'martyr' and want vengeance

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LOS ANGELES — A few hours after Charlie Kirk was killed, Sean Feucht, an influential right-wing Christian worship leader, filmed a selfie video from his home in California, his eyes brimming with tears.

The shooting of one of the nation's most prominent conservative activists, Feucht declared, was no less than "a line in the sand" in a ...Read more

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California's incarcerated firefighters, who earn about $1 per hour, may soon get a hefty raise

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In howling winds and choking smoke during the January fires that devastated Altadena and Pacific Palisades, more than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters cleared brush and dug fire lines, some for wages of less than $30 per day.

Those firefighters could soon see a major raise. On Thursday, California lawmakers unanimously approved a plan to pay ...Read more

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Strikes on Qatar, Poland shake US sway among friend and foe

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The shock Israeli strike against Hamas officials in Doha, followed by Russian drones piercing the airspace of NATO ally Poland, delivered twin blows to President Donald Trump’s longtime boast that friends and foes respect the U.S. under his leadership like never before.

Trump voiced unhappiness with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...Read more

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Administration seeks to halt judge's ruling to keep Cook at Fed

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WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are seeking to block a federal judge’s decision to allow Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to remain on the Fed board while courts consider her lawsuit against Trump.

The Department of Justice filed a motion Thursday in a Washington federal court to stop a preliminary injunction ordered by U....Read more

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Accused Massachusetts wife killer Brian Walshe stabbed in jail

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BOSTON – Accused Cohasset wife killer Brian Walshe was stabbed shortly before lights out at the Norfolk County Jail.

The attack on the convicted international art fraudster and indicted murder defendant happened at around 9:55 p.m. Thursday, according to the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office, which manages the jail. That office does not name ...Read more

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10 women allege abuse at Missouri jail. Jean Peters Baker represents them

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ten women who say they were detained in unsafe and inhumane conditions at the Ray County jail in Henrietta, Missouri, have asked a federal judge for permission to take sworn statements from two former county commissioners ahead of a planned lawsuit.

In their filing, the women describe enduring sweltering heat, overflowing ...Read more

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Migrant staying at Massachusetts shelter convicted of raping child, Plymouth DA's office says

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BOSTON — A migrant who was staying at a state-run shelter has been convicted of raping a child at the motel, according to the Plymouth DA’s office.

A jury on Friday convicted Cory Alvarez of aggravated rape at the Rockland migrant shelter.

The case garnered national attention last year — sparking a Congressional inquiry and leading to ...Read more