Washington, Republican Representative Randy Fine posted on X on Feb 15 that "the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one," prompting bipartisan condemnation. Democrats, civil-rights groups and some Republicans called for his censure or resignation, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations noted Fine's prior designation as anti-Muslim...
Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina lost 82-58 at NC State on Tuesday after missing leading scorers Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar due to a fractured left hand and a lower-extremity issue. The Tar Heels previously fell at Miami on Feb. 10, where Wilson sustained the fracture, then beat Pittsburgh before...
DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intensified his U.S. Senate campaign Monday, holding a rally since announcing his challenge to four-term Republican Sen. John Cornyn 10 months ago. Paxton plans stops across Texas with early voting beginning Tuesday for the March 3 primary and is airing ads linking him...
Annapolis, Maryland — Gov. Wes Moore signed emergency legislation Tuesday banning formal 287(g) agreements that allowed local law enforcement to enter memoranda of understanding with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Maryland General Assembly passed the bills Feb. 13, and the measures took effect immediately upon the governor’s signature. Nine...
Los Angeles: A powerful winter storm struck California this week, bringing heavy rain, high winds, flash flood warnings and significant mountain snow, officials said. The National Weather Service issued watches and winter storm warnings across the state Monday, prompting evacuation warnings for burn scar areas and travel restrictions. Pacific Gas...
Polk County, Fla. authorities arrested a Bartow High School teacher on Feb. 15 after a backyard debris fire spread to about five acres, police said. The blaze occurred amid a county burn ban and a state of emergency declared for drought conditions. Deputies said the homeowner burned cardboard and materials...
Baton Rouge, Local authorities arrested a man accused of setting a woman's car on fire, continued a search for a work-release inmate who walked off a job site, and ceremonially commissioned a 13-year-old cancer patient into the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office this week. Fire officials say the car...
Atlanta, NAACP and allied groups asked a federal judge this week to restrict federal use of voter records seized by FBI agents from the Fulton County elections hub on Jan. 28, seeking limits to prevent use beyond the criminal probe and demanding inventories of seized materials. Fulton County separately filed...
United States. Regional gasoline prices moved modestly this week as national averages edged higher, according to GasBuddy and AAA surveys. Michigan averages rose to $2.98 per gallon after a 15-cent weekly increase, while Indiana averaged $2.80 and Ohio's Toledo area held at $2.74. South Carolina's state average fell to $2.55,...
Indianapolis and regional forecasts report an unseasonable warmup this week, with dense fog advisories Monday morning and highs expected to climb into the 60s and 70s by midweek. Meteorologists warn gusty southerly winds Wednesday with a midweek cold front bringing scattered showers and limited rain late week. Forecast models show...
