Richmond, Va. Virginia Democrats on Thursday released a proposed congressional map designed to shift 10 of the state’s 11 U.S. House districts toward Democrats, pending voter approval via a referendum if courts allow the process to proceed. The proposal, posted on the General Assembly website with accompanying data, would create...
COLORADO SPRINGS — Prosecutors say a Colorado funeral home owner will be sentenced Friday after he and his then-wife stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a Penrose office building from 2019 to 2023, supplied families with fake ashes and admitted to nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief fraud. Investigators found bodies stacked...
Los Angeles officials say a car struck a bicyclist and then crashed into a Westwood grocery store on Thursday, killing three people and injuring six. Emergency crews arrived shortly after noon at the 99 Ranch Market on Westwood Boulevard, where witnesses and fire officials said victims were pinned beneath a...
Cleveland this week reported that a grand jury indicted East Cleveland Police Officer Latasha Moore on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts after prosecutors said body-camera footage contradicted her account of a January 7, 2024, traffic stop. The 15-count indictment alleges falsified reports, workers’ compensation fraud, tampering with evidence, unauthorized computer...
United States — Local governments and utilities announced water advisories, modified consumption orders, and funding plans after contamination, winter storm damage and aging systems prompted testing, financial reviews. Wayne officials changed 'do not consume' order to 'do not drink' after tests found no harmful contaminants and advised flushing; Overton County...
Washington — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a Senate Banking Committee week that whether President Donald Trump would pursue legal action against Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh for failing to lower interest rates would be the president’s decision. The statement followed Trump's weekend joke at an Alfalfa Club dinner that...
Washington — President Donald Trump unveiled TrumpRx.gov on Thursday, a website designed to connect consumers with discounted prescription medicines. The White House announced a 7 p.m. ET launch and said the site will link users to manufacturers’ direct-purchase platforms rather than dispense drugs. Trump announced the initiative with CMS Administrator...
Minneapolis and Livingston, U.S., federal prosecutors arrested a Minneapolis man, Kyle Wagner, on Feb. 5 after alleging he posted escalating threats and doxxed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during protests; earlier this week a complaint filed in Eastern Michigan cites social media videos and posts. In Livingston, N.J., Officer Christopher...
Flagstaff, Arizona — Two Arizona Department of Public Safety crew members died Wednesday night when their Ranger helicopter crashed while providing aerial support during an active shooting response. Officers had responded to a domestic violence call around 8:30 p.m., after which a suspect fired from multiple rooftops in a prolonged...
Washington. The Labor Department reported Thursday that initial U.S. jobless claims rose by 22,000 to 231,000 for the week ending Jan. 31, the largest weekly increase in two months. The four-week moving average increased to 212,250. Economists surveyed by FactSet had forecast 211,000 claims. Officials and analysts view initial claims...
