United States. A fast-moving winter storm tracked east from Montana this week, bringing heavy snow to parts of the Plains and northern Midwest before spreading into the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Chicago region and Mid-Atlantic. National Weather Service offices issued winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories and cold weather alerts...
BRASILIA/WASHINGTON, The United States lifted sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday, rescinding July Global Magnitsky designations and related measures affecting his wife and a family-linked institute. The Treasury Department said continued designation no longer served US foreign-policy interests, following diplomatic outreach between Washington and Brasilia...
Atlanta, The U.S. Department of Justice sued Fulton County on Friday, seeking copies of used and void 2020 ballots, ballot stubs, absentee signature envelopes and digital files, saying county officials refused requests tied to a state election board resolution and a prior demand letter. The complaint invokes the Civil Rights...
Washington — The U.S. removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list on Friday and rescinded related designations affecting his wife and the legal institute she leads, according to Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control official documents. The Trump administration had designated de Moraes in July...
Chicago — Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday officially allowing terminally ill Illinois adults to obtain prescribed life-ending medication, making Illinois the 12th U.S. jurisdiction to authorize medical aid in dying. The Medical Aid in Dying Act, known as Deb’s Law, takes effect in September 2026 and allows qualifying patients...
Boston, US. California and 19 states filed suit on Friday to block President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, alleging the fee exceeds statutory authority and bypasses required rulemaking. Plaintiffs argue federal law limits visa fees to cost recovery and that DHS implemented the charge without congressional authorization....
Washington. President Donald Trump said Friday that Thailand and Cambodia agreed to renew a ceasefire after days of deadly border clashes that caused casualties and mass displacement. Trump posted on Truth Social that he spoke with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and credited Malaysian...
STEWARTVILLE, Minn. The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office said a student wrestler was critically injured after a shooting in the school parking lot early Friday, Dec. 12, as the team prepared to board a bus for a meet. Deputies found the student on the ground, transported him to Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint...
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders unveiled a health care package Friday and set a floor vote for next week after centrists and bipartisan lawmakers pressured leadership to allow amendments extending expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies. Nearly a dozen Republicans filed discharge petitions to force separate votes as subsidies face...
Washington Preservation group National Trust for Historic Preservation sued President Donald Trump on Friday, asking a federal court to stop construction of his planned White House ballroom until officials complete required design reviews, hold public comment periods and obtain congressional approval. The complaint filed in U.S. District Court says the...
