TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown

A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports across the country. Travelers with airline reservations may be nervously recalling a
Minneapolis left to decide future of streetside memorials to 2 people killed by federal officers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota winds down, Minneapolis will need to decide how to manage makeshift memorial sites for two U.S. citizens killed by federal agents last month. Piles of flowers,
Federal law would stop the cars of drunk or impaired drivers, but it isn’t happening yet

A federal law requiring impairment-detection devices inside all new cars survived a recent push to strip its funding but remains stalled by questions about whether the technology is ready. Rana Abbas Taylor lost her sister, brother-in-law, nephew
What we can learn from lovebirds, the rare birds that mate for life

PHOENIX (AP) — Minutes after getting to a park in the middle of Phoenix, you can see flashes of green in the sky and hear chatter because love is in the air — or at least, the
BYU says star wide receiver charged with felony rape is no longer a student there

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University said Friday that its standout wide receiver Parker Kingston is no longer a student at the Utah private school after he was arrested this week on a first-degree felony
Trump administration sued for attempted overhaul of public golf course in Washington

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – A non-profit organization and two residents in Washington sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday seeking to stop its attempted overhaul of a more than a century-old public golf
A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington

Two golfers in Washington, D.C., sued the federal government on Friday to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course, accusing the administration of violating environmental laws and polluting a
Mistrial declared in case of students charged after Stanford pro-Palestinian protests

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – A judge declared a mistrial on Friday in a case of five current and former Stanford University students related to the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests when demonstrators barricaded themselves inside
What to know about the counter drone technology that triggered the closure of the El Paso airspace

The government’s ability to deal with drones that pose a threat on American soil has been questioned this week after the use of a laser designed to shoot down drones near the border in Texas led to
Perjury probe into ICE testimonies marks latest shooting where evidence contradicts Trump officials

Federal authorities announced an investigation Friday into two immigration officers who appeared to have made untruthful statements under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month. It is among at least five shootings in which initial descriptions