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A federal court ruling has cleared the way for Idaho to begin enforcing a long-dormant state law that prohibits people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates, a move critics say disproportionately affects transgender residents seeking documents that align with their gender identity. The law had been frozen since 2018, when U.S. District … Read more
President Donald Trump has renewed and escalated his call for the United States to take ownership of Greenland, arguing that outright control of the Arctic island is necessary to prevent Russia or China from expanding their influence closer to U.S. territory. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday during a meeting with oil … Read more
Pop star Billie Eilish has publicly condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amplifying growing national outrage following the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. On Friday, Jan. 9, Eilish shared a series of posts on her Instagram Story criticizing ICE, two days after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good … Read more
The U.S. government has begun an unprecedented review of refugee cases involving Minnesota residents, a move federal officials say is part of a nationwide effort to strengthen immigration oversight and counter fraud. The operation arrives against a backdrop of rising public outrage after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a Minneapolis … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump confirmed this week that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs formally sought a presidential pardon for his prison sentence but said he is not moving forward with clemency, according to an interview published Thursday in The New York Times. Trump noted that he received a letter from Combs seeking relief from … Read more
A federal appeals court has halted a Trump administration health policy that judges say would shift billions in financial burden onto low-income and rural hospitals while favoring pharmaceutical manufacturers. In a unanimous decision issued Wednesday, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is barred from … Read more
A 93-year-old California man is facing a murder charge after allegedly admitting to police that he planned the killing of his wife of 60 years as her health continued to decline. According to the Fremont Police Department, Richard Hocking placed a 911 call shortly after midnight on Jan. 3, telling dispatchers that he had shot … Read more
A three-year legal saga in Central Florida reached a definitive end this week as 75-year-old George Hachey was transported to state prison to begin an 18-year sentence. The sentencing follows his “no contest” plea regarding the 2022 attempted murder of his wife, an attack motivated by a looming divorce in the retirement community of The … Read more
President Donald Trump has ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 United Nations agencies and international organisations, a sweeping move that would significantly reduce Washington’s participation in global efforts on climate change, democracy, public health, and conflict protection. The decision was laid out in a presidential memorandum released by the White House on Wednesday … Read more
A New York man who brutally stabbed the mother of his children inside their shared home then attempted to erase evidence of the attack has been sentenced to up to 17 years behind bars. Albaro Chacon, 38, received a prison term of 15 to 17 years on Monday following his conviction in Suffolk County Court. … Read more