White House names new pick for Nevada top federal prosecutor after confirmation trouble
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Trump administration has selected a new candidate for Nevada’s top federal prosecutor after challenges to its first pick’s eligibility, marking another setback in the president’s efforts to appoint U.S. attorneys who can’t
FBI, St. Paul police probing ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and federal authorities are investigating the alleged beating of a Mexican citizen by immigration officers last month, seeking to identify what caused the eight skull fractures that landed the man in the intensive
Warren Buffett’s company invests in the New York Times six years after he sold all his newspapers
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Five years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers and predicted unending declines for most of the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in the New York Times
Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia
NEW YORK (AP) — An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student who led protests at Columbia University against Israel and the war in Gaza. In a ruling made
New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into the U.S. government’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. An initial wave of subpoenas in November
Medical groups sue over US FTC launching gender-affirming care probe
By Nate Raymond Feb 17 (Reuters) – Two major medical groups filed lawsuits on Tuesday accusing the U.S. Federal Trade Commission of launching investigations into them concerning their support of gender-affirming care for transgender youth as part
US lawmaker Fine criticized by rights advocates, Democrats after anti-Muslim remarks
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Rights advocates and multiple Democrats on Tuesday condemned anti-Muslim comments by Republican U.S. Representative Randy Fine who said on Sunday that “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not
New Orleans closes out Mardi Gras with color and style in photos
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — New Orleans celebrates with revelry and parades as the city bids farewell to the Mardi Gras season. Carnival events are popular for their spectacular and enormous floats, as well as the crafted
Exclusive-California preparing lawsuit over Trump administration vaccine changes
By Dan Levine and Robin Respaut SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The state of California is preparing a lawsuit challenging recent federal changes to U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations made by the Trump administration, the state’s
A ‘clown’ who wouldn’t go away: Inside Obama’s team’s blind spot on Trump
For eight years, President Barack Obama’s aides marveled that no amount of mockery, dismissal or scandal could make Donald Trump go away. Their bewilderment is threaded through hundreds of interviews with administration officials released Tuesday in a