Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE’s sweeping enforcement action in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s leading Republican and Democratic officials, now engaged in one of the nation’s highest profile Senate races, offered starkly different comments on Friday as a surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents racked
US hits 9 tankers with sanctions over Iranian oil during protest crackdown and internet shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a fleet of nine ships and their owners accused of transporting hundreds of millions of dollars in forbidden Iranian oil to foreign markets. The sanctions are
Massive sewer spill flowing into Potomac River upstream from Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington D.C., polluting it ahead of a major winter storm that has
Snow starts falling in Texas, Oklahoma as eastern US braces for winter storm
By Rich McKay and Julia Harte Jan 23 – Heavy snow was falling over Northwest Texas and Oklahoma City on Friday morning as a major winter storm began moving east across the U.S., bringing deadly cold and
Michigan sues oil companies, saying they colluded to restrain EV competition
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday filed an antitrust lawsuit against four major oil companies, asserting they have colluded for decades to forestall competition from renewable energy, including electric vehicles. The
Renée Fleming cancels Kennedy Center appearances
NEW YORK (AP) — Renée Fleming has withdrawn from two scheduled May appearances at the Kennedy Cente r, the latest in a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the previous leadership and the new leadership’s
Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The National Park Service has removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history” in displays at
Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list, has been arrested
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder from Canada who was among the FBI’s top fugitives and faces charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness, has been arrested in
Judge rejects DoorDash, Uber bid to block New York City tipping laws
NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) – A federal judge rejected DoorDash’s and Uber Technologies’ request for an injunction to block New York City laws that would require food delivery apps to provide customers an option to tip
Luigi Mangione due for court hearing in CEO killing case
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive outside a hotel in Manhattan, is due in federal court on Friday as a judge considers
