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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

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 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

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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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’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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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

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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The Red Cross is appealing to past donors and potential new donors as it says a "severe blood shortage" could result in delays for surgeries and other medical procedures.

During a virtual news briefing Tuesday, officials ...Read more

Many everyday chemicals can impact your gut health and even male fertility, research shows. Proper food preparation, including washing and peeling fruits and vegetables, can protect from common pesticides.

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The newly formed Maryland House Rural Caucus aims to give rural communities a stronger voice in legislative leadership and policymaking, House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk said Tuesday at the group’s first news briefing...Read more

U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff on Tuesday decried the inadequacy of medical care within the state’s newest and largest immigration detention center.

The two California Democrats spent hours conducting an ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced plans Tuesday to subpoena the group pushing to get recreational marijuana on the 2026 ballot, saying the subpoenas were part of an “escalation” of the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal prosecutors began delivering subpoenas Tuesday to the offices of Minnesota’s governor, the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and other officials as part of an investigation into whether they’...Read more

WASHINGTON — Nine months ago, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum instructing his administration to "achieve maximum speed and efficiency" in moving to block invasive Asian carp from reaching the ...Read more