CIA offers tips to potential informants in Iran as Trump considers military action
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Central Intelligence Agency offered help to potential informants in Iran on Tuesday, providing Farsi-language instructions on ways to safely contact the U.S. spy agency as President Donald Trump mulls possible military strikes. The
Gov. Gavin Newsom takes heat from Republicans and LGBTQ+ lawmakers during book tour
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If politicians write memoirs to generate online buzz and headlines, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting plenty of both — favorable and not. Just a few days into a national book tour, the
Government fines businesses over 6 deaths at Colorado dairy
Federal workplace safety regulators fined three businesses Tuesday over their failure to protect six Colorado dairy workers who were killed by exposure to highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas after a manure pipe disconnected in an enclosed space.
Trump to hold meeting on plan to revamp Washington Dulles airport
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans to hold a meeting on Wednesday about his plan to overhaul the primary international airport for the U.S. capital area, the White House said,
FBI chief Patel’s travel, decision-making hampered investigations, Senate Democrat says
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – A top Senate Democrat alleged on Tuesday that FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal travel and decision-making have undermined high-profile investigations, citing a whistleblower report. Senator Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the
Court says the IRS can continue to share immigrants’ taxpayer data with ICE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday rejected a request from an immigrant rights group to temporarily block the IRS from sharing certain taxpayer data that could make it easier to identify and deport
Suspect and 4 others are dead after stabbing near Tacoma, Washington, authorities say
KEY PENINSULA, Wash. (AP) — A man fatally stabbed four people before being shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a home northwest of Tacoma, Washington, on Tuesday, authorities said. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said deputies initially
Appeals court questions shifting reasons for Trump’s EPA killing clean energy contracts
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday grilled both the Trump administration and the nonprofits picked to run a $20 billion “green bank” program over the termination of their contacts, questioning whether federal officials made
Justice Department suit accuses UCLA of failing to protect Jewish employees from campus hostility
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024. The lawsuit,
Fun or felony? New York police investigate snowball fight after officers got pelted
By Jonathan Allen and Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The New York Police Department is investigating a boisterous snowball fight in a Manhattan park after several officers were hit in the face, dividing the