Trump's Homeland Security pick is pressed on the president-elect's threats to put conditions on wildfire aid
WASHINGTON — One of the flashpoints of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s confirmation hearing Friday before the Senate’s Homeland Security Committee came when Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said he was disappointed ...Read more
Appeals court rejects push from Fani Willis to reinstate 6 charges in Trump indictment
ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can’t revive part of her racketeering case against incoming President Donald Trump and more than a dozen others, an appeals court ruled Friday.
In a unanimous ...Read more
Man upset about Supreme Court abortion ruling defaces crisis pregnancy centers, feds say
A man defaced two crisis pregnancy centers in Texas in light of the leaked Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court draft opinion that indicated the high court was going to turn abortion decisions back to the states in 2022, federal...Read more
Homeland Security pick details immigration policy plans
WASHINGTON — Kristi Noem on Friday sailed through a confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of Homeland Security, with responses on major issues related to illegal immigration, international terrorism and ...Read more
Duo break into fish farm to take exotic fish that grows to 440 pounds, Florida cops say
An exotic fish that can reach 14 feet landed two men in hot water, after they tried to sneak it out of a Florida fish farm, investigators say.
It happened around midnight Monday, Jan. 13, at an aquaculture facility in ...Read more
Train law officers to help immigration officials or face criminal charges, Florida Gov. DeSantis says
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the power to suspend or criminally charge local officials who don’t train at least 10% of their law enforcement staff to detain and deport undocumented immigrants or follow ...Read more
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver later State of the State this year
LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her seventh State of the State address on Feb. 26, weeks later into the year than the annual speech has been held in at least three decades.
On Friday, Whitmer, a ...Read more
My career has been a miracle, says Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell thinks she's been "lucky" throughout her career.
The 66-year-old movie star has starred in a host of big-budget films during her career, but Andie doesn't take anything for granted.
She told PEOPLE: "It's...Read more
Jamie Foxx's stand-up special 'was a cleansing experience'
Jamie Foxx found making his stand-up special to be a "cleansing" experience.
The 57-year-old star suffered a stroke while working on his new movie, 'Back in Action', in April 2023 - but Jamie relished the experience of ...Read more
Ryan Reynolds becomes co-owner of Colombian soccer club
Ryan Reynolds has become the new co-owner of a Colombian soccer team.
The 48-year-old actor and his showbiz pal Rob McElhenney are among a star-studded group of investors who have purchased La Equidad.
The Colombian club...Read more
Brooke Shields: I'm an empty nester
Brooke Shields is adjusting to life as an "empty nester".
The 59-year-old actress - who has Rowen, 21, and Grier, 18, with husband Chris Henchy - has joked about having mixed feelings when her daughters returned home from...Read more
DOJ sues Georgia's Houston County for allegedly denying Black voters' rights
ATLANTA — Countywide elections for all five seats on the Houston County Commission block representation for Black voters, resulting in an all-white board, according to lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice filed ...Read more
New York man accused of killing, beating four homeless people in Miami. Possible hate crime
MIAMI — A 36-year-old man from New York City has been arrested in the beating death of two homeless people in downtown Miami early Thursday morning, police said Friday, with the head of the county’s homeless agency ...Read more
Supreme Court upholds law to force TikTok sale or ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law mandating the social media giant TikTok sell its U.S. subsidiary or face a ban in the United States, setting the stage for the app potentially to be banned as early ...Read more
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed JD Vance in Senate
WASHINGTON — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday appointed his lieutenant governor and fellow Republican, Jon Husted, to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.
Husted said at a news conference with ...Read more
Senators use confirmation hearings to press views on spy authority
WASHINGTON — Some Senate Republicans have turned attention to a powerful spy authority as Donald Trump’s picks for key national security roles go through the confirmation process, with the lawmakers seeking to ...Read more
DeRon Horton of 'Dear White People' reveals he was shot in the arm before Christmas
LOS ANGELES — "Dear White People" star DeRon Horton is recovering from a gunshot wound to his arm after being shot last month.
The 32-year-old actor, who played geeky Lionel Higgins in Netflix's college-set series ...Read more
New EPA rule means local governments must check more pipes for lead
ATLANTA — Metro Atlanta’s largest water utilities, in response to a federal deadline, reported this fall that there were no lead pipes in their drinking water systems that they knew of.
But thousands of pipes on ...Read more
How Ashley Moody's deep roots shaped the future of Florida's next US senator
TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ announcement that he’s appointing Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio places the Tampa area native in an exotic locale far from ...Read more
What Trump's promised pardons could look like for North Carolina's Jan. 6 Capitol rioters
In the weeks leading up to President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office, at least two U.S. Capitol rioters from North Carolina have tried to delay their federal sentences in hopes that he will pardon them.
Federal ...Read more
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