President Donald Trump’s administration cannot force states to hand over detailed information on people who have applied for or received aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a…
Read more A Judge Says She’ll Rule That the US Still Cannot Force States to Provide Data on SNAP RecipientsPresident Donald Trump has justified sending National Guard troops into U.S. cities as part of an effort to combat crime and support local law enforcement. Critics of the…
Read more Federal Troop Deployments to US Cities Cost Taxpayers $496M and CountingDays after taking office, Attorney General Jay Jones (D) is reversing his predecessor’s position on the Trump administration’s fight against in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. Yesterday (Wednesday), Jones…
Read more Virginia’s New AG Jones Fights DOJ on In-State Tuition for Immigrant StudentsAt a time when productivity means optimizing every second and screens blur the line between work and home, some people are slowing down and disconnecting by looking to…
Read more Letter Writing Enjoys a Revival as Fans Seek Connection and a Break From Screen TimeExcessive speeding was so common on parallel one-way streets passing a massive electronics plant that Indianapolis residents used to refer to the pair as a “racetrack” akin to…
Read more Cities Designed 1-Way Streets to Speed up Traffic. Now They Are Scrapping Them to Slow It DownMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats across the country are proposing state law changes to rein in federal immigration officers and protect the public following the shooting death of…
Read more Democrats Propose State Laws to Limit ICE After Minneapolis Shooting of Renee GoodA wild winter storm was expected to bring strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast on Tuesday, a day after a bomb…
Read more Winter Storm Packing Snow and Strong Winds to Descend on Great Lakes and NortheastSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder, his son said Tuesday.…
Read more Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Leaves Hospital After Treatment for Neurological DisorderCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago has entered what many consider a new uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led to thousands of arrests. While…
Read more Aftermath of Chicago’s Intense Immigration Crackdown Leaves Lawsuits, Investigations and AnxietyNEW YORK (AP) — There was a time when presidential hopefuls played coy about their ambitions, crisscrossing the country under the guise of helping other candidates and deflecting…
Read more Potential Presidential Candidates Are Less Coy About 2028 Plans: ‘Of Course I’m Thinking About It’CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock care at home, has been hospitalized with a rare neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization.…
Read more Chicago Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Hospitalized for Rare Neurological Disorder“My great fear, of course, is that with the release of that information, which I think will be devastating for Trump, he’s going to do everything in his…
Read more Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Worries That Trump Will Go to Extremes to Distract From Epstein FilesMore than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application…
Read more More Than 80 Nonprofits Receive $250M for Global Women’s Health From Melinda French GatesFederal and state health officials are investigating 13 cases in 10 states of infant botulism linked to baby formula that was being recalled, authorities said Saturday. ByHeart Inc.…
Read more Infant Botulism in 10 US States Linked to Formula Being RecalledCHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia confirmed Thursday that he won’t seek a fifth term, days after the Illinois Democrat backed a quiet effort to get…
Read more Illinois Congressman Forgoes Reelection With Eyebrow-Raising Move to Place Chief of Staff on BallotCHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday she will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against peaceful protesters and news media outlets, saying current…
Read more Judge Will Order Federal Agents in Chicago to Restrict Using Force Against Protesters and MediaA federal judge in Texas has agreed to dismiss a criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing in connection with two 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346 people. In…
Read more Criminal Case Against Boeing Over Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes Is Dismissed by a US JudgeThe preliminary injunction hearing stems from a lawsuit filed by news outlets and protesters who say agents have used too much force, including tear gas, during demonstrations. U.S.…
Read more Excessive Force Allegations Will Be the Focus of a Chicago Court HearingAn active-duty U.S. Marine has been arrested on accusations of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from Indiana with the intent of sexually assaulting her, the FBI said Thursday. William…
Read more US Marine Arrested and Accused of Kidnapping Girl With Intent to Sexually Assault Her, FBI SaysThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to encase a segment of an aging oil pipeline that runs beneath a Great Lakes…
Read more US Army Corps of Engineers Approves Enbridge Plan to Encase Aging Great Lakes Oil Pipeline