Olympics-US to send largest Winter Games team to Milano Cortina with 232 athletes
Jan 26 (Reuters) – A group of 98 veteran Olympians such as Mikaela Shiffrin will anchor the U.S. team in Milano Cortina, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said on Monday, as it prepares to send 232
Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate drops out, citing opposition to federal ‘retribution’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican candidate for Minnesota governor Chris Madel, a Minneapolis attorney who offered free legal advice to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed Renee Good, ended his campaign in
US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East as tensions with Iran remain high
WASHINGTON (AP) — The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East, bringing a renewed potential that President Donald Trump could opt to order airstrikes on Iran over its crackdown
Businesses face pressure to respond to immigration enforcement while also becoming a target of it
From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, whether it’s public pressure for them to speak out against aggressive immigration enforcement or becoming the sites
Former candidate Perry Johnson joins crowded Republican field running for governor of Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former GOP gubernatorial candidate who once tried to unseat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking the office again, joining a crowded field of Republicans running in the battleground state. Oakland County businessman
Columbia taps University of Wisconsin chancellor to lead school after 2 years of turmoil
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has named Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as its next president as it tries to move forward from two years of turmoil that included campus protests over
California Post brings brash New York-style tabloid news to the West Coast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aiming to shake up the Golden State’s media landscape, the California Post launched on Monday with a new tabloid newspaper and news site that brings a brash, cheeky and conservative-friendly fixture of the
Treasury cancels all Booz Allen Hamilton contracts
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday it had canceled all of its contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, accusing the company of failing to protect sensitive data, including at the Internal Revenue
31,000 nurses to strike at Kaiser Permanente in California, Hawaii, union says
Jan 26 (Reuters) – Around 31,000 registered nurses and healthcare professionals will go on strike at Kaiser Permanente’s facilities in California and Hawaii on Monday, a union said. “Kaiser management unlawfully undermined contract negotiations and attempted to
US names 232-athlete roster for Milan Cortina Olympics, led by five-timers including Vonn, Humphries
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. team released its 232-athlete roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday and it includes Lindsey Vonn and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, who are among the seven