Crews search for backcountry skiers after avalanche reported in California mountains
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Search and rescue crews were looking for multiple backcountry skiers feared missing Tuesday after a reported avalanche in Northern California as a powerful winter storm moved through the state, authorities said. The Nevada
Police in Nancy Guthrie investigation say glove DNA didn’t match anything in national database
DNA from gloves found a few miles from the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie did not match any entries in a national database, authorities said Tuesday, the 17th day of her disappearance. “There were no DNA hits
Key quotes from the Rev. Jesse Jackson that define his politics and legacy
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators. He spoke tirelessly for
Pediatricians group sues over US FTC launching gender-affirming care probe
By Nate Raymond Feb 17 (Reuters) – The American Academy of Pediatrics filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the U.S. Federal Trade Commission of launching an investigation concerning its support of gender-affirming care for transgender youth as
US Air Force unveils new paint scheme for Air Force One and executive aircraft fleet
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is rolling out a new paint scheme across its executive airlift fleet, including the next-generation Air Force One aircraft, in a color palette of red, white, gold and
Prosecutors drop racketeering case against New Jersey Democratic power broker, co-defendants
New Jersey’s acting attorney general said Tuesday she will not ask the state Supreme Court to review the dismissal of racketeering charges against Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III and those charged alongside him. The decision
New state laws force some sheriffs to stop cooperating with Trump’s immigration crackdown
Over the past 18 years, officers at Maryland’s Frederick County jail have asked thousands of inmates two standard questions: What country are you a citizen of? And where were you born? If the answer was anything other
Bayer agrees to $7.25 billion proposed settlement over thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement Tuesday to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller
Minnesota’s Legislature braces for a federal immigration fight as the enforcement surge winds down
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democrats hope to rein in the power of federal immigration officers in Minnesota as the state’s legislative session gets underway Tuesday, while Republicans will focus on combatting fraud in taxpayer-funded programs that
Trump administration backs Kalshi, Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is throwing its support behind the prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket in a critical legal battle between the growing prediction market industry and states that wish to ban these