Meet Dale E. Ho, the second-year judge weighing the future of NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams’ lawyer asked, top officials in President Donald Trump’s Justice Department agreed, and seven prosecutors resigned in protest. Now, it’s up to Dale E. Ho, a second-year federal judge
Native American activist released from prison will be welcomed to North Dakota home
BELCOURT, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of Native American activist Leonard Peltier plan to welcome him back to his North Dakota community on Wednesday, a day after his release from a Florida prison where he had been serving
Winter’s next wave of storms takes aim at the East Coast
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The latest in a long line of winter storms is taking direct aim at the East Coast, threatening to dump heavy snow and some ice in several states. A storm that dropped snow
Justice Department and New York City mayor face judge’s scrutiny in bid to dismiss criminal charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Justice Department lawyers and New York City Mayor Eric Adams are set to face a federal judge who is signaling that he’s unlikely to rubber stamp their request to drop the mayor’s corruption
Trump imposes his vision on America in departure from first-term stumbles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Months into his first term as president, Donald Trump was furious with the snowballing Russia investigation and ordered White House Counsel Don McGahn to make sure that special counsel Robert Mueller got fired. “Mueller
Los Angeles FC striker Olivier Giroud’s home was burglarized, police say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC striker Olivier Giroud’s home was the target of a burglary earlier this month, police said. The 38-year-old French soccer star moved to Los Angeles last year after signing with LAFC
Trump to nominate career government official Lukas as No. 2 spy chief, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Aaron Lukas, a career government official, as deputy to newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, a source familiar with the plan said. Gabbard, a
Literacy advocates in Ohio defend difficult texts as they mark Toni Morrison Day
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawmakers and literacy advocates in Ohio used the birthday of one of America’s most frequently banned authors on Tuesday to defend difficult texts that they fear could be impacted by new pushes against
US man accused of hate crime after Israelis thought to be Palestinian were shot
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Local prosecutors pursued hate crime charges against a Florida man who, according to police, shot two men he thought were Palestinians but turned out to be Israeli visitors, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella
Trump administration reverses plan to shut down free COVID test program, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has reversed a plan to shut down the government website that ships free COVID-19 tests to households, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by Tom Hogue)
