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WASHINGTON — A long-delayed plaque honoring officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack will temporarily hang in the Senate side, after a resolution was adopted by unanimous consent Thursday ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican lawmakers are a super-minority in the California Legislature, but that didn’t stop them from providing full-throated criticism of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final State of the State speech on...Read more

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Thursday banning cellphones in New Jersey public schools from “bell to bell” in an effort to help students focus on learning.

New Jersey joins a growing number of states that ...Read more

Sen. Matt Nunn, R-Sadieville, on Friday plans to introduce a bill to “strengthen protections for Kentucky’s teachers” from student violence, a news release said.

The bill calls for:

• Expulsion from school for ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota political and law enforcement leaders heavily criticized a decision by federal officials to remove the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from what had been a joint investigation with the FBI ...Read more

It was the type of standoff that has become routine since the Trump administration launched its immigration crackdown in June: Unmarked federal vehicles, sirens blaring, move toward a maroon SUV stopped crosswise in the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Minnesota leaders during a visit to the Twin Cities on Thursday, calling the state “ground zero for what may be one of the most egregious welfare scams in our ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday voted to advance a resolution aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from taking more military action against Venezuela days after U.S. forces bombed Caracas and captured ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Flu cases are surging in Kansas City and more people are hospitalized with the virus this year, mirroring a nationwide uptick, medical staff at the University of Kansas Medical Center said Thursday.

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CHICAGO — Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has launched an “ICE Accountability Project,” an independent initiative she said would collect and document federal immigration agents’ alleged criminal or abusive ...Read more

General Motors Co. on Thursday disclosed another $6 billion hit from unprofitable electric vehicle investments.

GM reported the loss to the Securities and Exchange Commission as what's known as an impairment charge. ...Read more

After 13 days on strike, the Telluride Professional Ski Patrol Association has accepted a new contract offer from Telluride Ski & Golf to end the work stoppage that has created economic trouble in the town and pitted ...Read more

CHICAGO — The plaintiffs in a landmark injunction case limiting the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz are expected to formally dismiss their lawsuit on Thursday, a day after agents shot and...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Local and state leaders urged federal immigration agents to stay away from Minnesota schools Thursday, Jan. 8, as a surge of agents descended on the state and one day after a Minneapolis woman was shot by ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was directing the purchase of $200 billion in mortgage bonds, which he cast as his latest effort to bring down housing costs ahead of the November midterm election.

Trump announced the...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled new data on Thursday showing daily homicides have dropped 40% nationwide since she took office, a major reduction that she has highlighted in part to show the ...Read more

In a decision that could complicate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to build a giant water tunnel and remake California’s water system, a state appeals court has rejected the state’s plan for financing the project.

The 3rd...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The newly elected Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board opened its first business meeting of the year on Wednesday evening, Jan. 7, with a moment of silence for Renee Good, who was shot and killed by ICE in...Read more

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is admitting an “error” made by paying fired aide LaMar Cook over $31,000 in a contract buyout after he was fired for his arrest on cocaine trafficking and gun charges is “unacceptable.�...Read more