TALLAHASSEE, Fla. State and local officials responded to student-led walkouts protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, warning schools to prevent disruptions during instructional hours. The Florida Department of Education sent districts a letter advising administrators to protect instructional time, acknowledging students retain free-expression rights. Florida districts reported lunchtime and class-period...
Washington, President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion funding bill Tuesday, ending a partial federal shutdown after the House approved the measure 217-214. The package funded most agencies through Sept. 30 but only extended DHS funding briefly, setting an urgent deadline for negotiations. Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem...
Albany, New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she selected former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her lieutenant governor running mate and introduced legislation to ban state police departments from entering formal cooperation agreements with federal immigration authorities. Hochul said fewer than 10 of New York’s 62 counties...
United States — This week, seven HelloNation articles via PRNewswire presented local experts giving practical consumer guidance on housing, estate planning, HVAC maintenance, security services, real estate timing, e-commerce returns, and window defogging. Experts in Mount Pleasant, Charleston, Reading, Brockport, Rochester, Phoenix, and Bentonville outlined actionable steps, trade practices, and...
Washington, The United States will hold talks with Iran in Oman on Friday after U.S. forces shot down an Iranian drone this week for approaching the USS Abraham Lincoln, officials said. Iran moved the meeting from Istanbul to Muscat and insisted the session focus on its nuclear program, while the...
Tampa — Hillsborough County officials advanced discussions week over a proposed Tampa Bay Rays ballpark and mixed‑use district at the Hillsborough College Dale Mabry campus. County commissioners reviewed funding frameworks on Wednesday and heard details Feb. 4 about a proposed $2.3 billion stadium within a 113‑ to 120‑acre development. The...
Washington. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Wednesday by phone, discussing Iran and broader U.S.-China ties, including trade, Taiwan and Trump's planned April visit to Beijing. Trump posted that their personal relationship remains strong and that both leaders sought to maintain stable ties. The Chinese readout noted talks...
BATON ROUGE — State Sen. Blake Miguez announced this week he will withdraw from the U.S. Senate race and instead run for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, after Rep. Julia Letlow entered the Senate contest. President Donald Trump posted his endorsement of Miguez on Truth Social Wednesday, calling him a “MAGA...
Nogales, Arizona — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the U.S.-Mexico border this week, praising Department of Homeland Security and border agents for reduced encounters and outlining prior investments. Noem cited a 95 percent drop in daily encounters and an average apprehension decline from 5,100 to under 250 per day,...
United States: Lawmakers, industry and technology firms are addressing a rapid expansion of data centers and associated energy, regulatory and community concerns. This week state legislatures in Ohio, Michigan, Alabama and South Carolina introduced bills or hearings to study incentives, utility regulation, grid reliability and environmental impacts, while companies and...
