Suit against Los Angeles Unified School District alleges 'overt discrimination' against white students
A long-running effort to help disadvantaged students of color in Los Angeles schools is under legal challenge by a group that claims the nation's second-largest school system is discriminating against white students.
The ...Read more
Rady Children's in San Diego drops gender-affirming procedures, prescriptions
Amid the threat to lose all federal reimbursement for the services that it provides to its young patients, Rady Children’s Hospital confirmed Tuesday that it has stopped offering gender-affirming “medical interventions...Read more
Maryland panel backs new House map aimed at all-Democratic delegation
WASHINGTON — A Maryland commission tasked with considering whether to redraw the state’s congressional lines voted Tuesday to recommend a new map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s House districts...Read more
Timothy Busfield released from jail ahead of trial in child sex abuse case
Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield was released from jail Tuesday pending trial on child sex abuse charges.
“I don’t find that there’s been sufficient presentation that this defendant may commit new crimes if ...Read more
'You'll find out': Trump hints at Greenland takeover, touts his 2025 accomplishments
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took command of a White House press briefing Tuesday to tell reporters directly why he believes his first year back in office has been a success — though his showcase at times ...Read more
Trump signs order targeting institutional housing investors
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking to advance his effort to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, before a trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos...Read more
JD Vance to visit Minnesota this week as federal immigration surge continues
MINNEAPOLIS — Vice President JD Vance will travel to Minnesota on Thursday, according to a source with knowledge of the visit. Details about Vance’s trip weren’t immediately available.
A source familiar with his ...Read more
Court issues order on special judge in murder case against former Kentucky sheriff
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court has sent back to the lower court a request by former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines to have the special judge in his case removed.
Stines was charged with ...Read more
Daily Herald, longtime suburban Chicago newspaper, notifies state of potential sale
The publisher of the Daily Herald filed notice with the state earlier this month that it is considering a sale of the northwest suburban newspaper.
In a Jan. 6 letter to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity...Read more
Meta lays off hundreds in Seattle area
Meta is laying off 331 workers in the Puget Sound region as part of broader cuts to its virtual reality division.
The Facebook parent company last week said that it was cutting about 10% of its 15,000-employee Reality ...Read more
Microsoft CEO warns AI needs to spread beyond Big Tech to avoid bubble
As tech companies spend billions on artificial intelligence data centers and computer chips, fears of an AI bubble held privately by Wall Street traders and some Big Tech titans are beginning to pop into public view.
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Bill filed to ban ICE operations at Massachusetts courthouses
BOSTON — Emergency legislation has been filed at the State House that would prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents from detaining or arresting illegal immigrants in Massachusetts ...Read more
Maryland redistricting panel approved maps. General Assembly to consider
Maryland’s Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission on Tuesday voted to recommend a new congressional map to Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland General Assembly, adding fire to an already contentious debate. The ...Read more
Appeals court upholds most of Maryland's 'restricted areas' firearms ban
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld most of Maryland’s law banning firearms in designated “restricted areas,” rejecting a challenge from the Maryland chapter of the National Rifle Association while striking ...Read more
Fate of 4 charged in Michigan hyperbaric chamber death awaits judge ruling
DETROIT — Whether four people will stand trial in a lethal hyperbaric chamber fire that killed a 5-year-old boy last year is in the hands of a Troy judge.
The attorney general's office and each defendant's attorney made...Read more
NYC Mayor Mamdani calls for abolishing ICE as anger grows over Renee Good Minneapolis killing
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday he supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the agency escalates its immigration crackdowns across the country.
Mamdani’s, who’s long been a critic of ...Read more
'A cable news talk show': Federal judges seek replacement for Halligan as US attorney
Federal judges in the U.S. Eastern District Court announced Tuesday that they’re seeking candidates for the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
The move comes in the midst of a monthslong ...Read more
Virginia will rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Spanberger says
NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia will rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the multistate coalition that aims to reduce the use of fossil fuels as an energy source, Gov. Abigail Spanberger told lawmakers Monday.
“...Read more
After Mamdani reversal, Gov. Hochul proposes 4-year extension of mayoral control over NYC schools
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a four-year extension of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s control of the New York City public schools, after the mayor backed off a campaign promise to end the much-debated ...Read more
State GOP seeks Supreme Court injunction to block California's new, voter-approved congressional districts
The California Republican Party on Tuesday filed an emergency application asking the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an injunction to stop the congressional districts state voters approved last year from going into effect.
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