WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump called for the creation of a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia, as the existing New START agreement between the two nations expires and fuels concern about the possibility of a new arms race.

“Rather than extend ‘NEW START’ (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Idaho’s $50 million tax credit program that directs public money toward private schools and homeschooling expenses.

In an opinion released Thursday, the court denied a request from a coalition of education groups and advocates asking justices to prohibit the tax credit program, ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A police officer accidentally fired a rifle during a Wednesday lockdown at Lake Nona Middle School, according to the Orlando Police Department.

OPD and other partner agencies responded to the school around 5 p.m., two hours after dismissal, following a 911 call that there was possibly an armed person on campus. Officers ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Three people were killed and several others injured when a silver Mercedes sedan crashed into the 99 Ranch Market in Westwood on Thursday.

The driver, identified only as an older woman, first hit a bicyclist, then continued for about a block before crashing into the grocery store, trapping multiple people beneath her car, ...Read more

RICHMOND, Va. — A Senate committee advanced legislation to create a marijuana retail market this week. But along the way, the committee voted to adopt changes that some advocates say will unfairly penalize marginalized communities and undermine marijuana decriminalization efforts.

Amendments to the legislation create a felony penalty for ...Read more

Fred Guttenberg blames the Broward Sheriff’s Office for the murder of his 14-year-old daughter Jaime.

He and other parents of the students who died in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High gathered Thursday, ahead of the eighth anniversary of the tragedy, and blasted BSO for their lack of accountability in the Feb. 14, 2018, ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Lawyers for residents in Broward and Miami-Dade counties have filed a petition challenging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call for a special session where lawmakers would redraw congressional boundaries mid-decade instead of every 10 years.

After months of trying to convince the Legislature to take up redistricting on its ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended a Nome judge be reprimanded for behavior including using offensive accents to impersonate people from other ethnic groups, and keeping a courtroom of attorneys waiting for an hour while he watched a sports game.

The recommendation came after a brief hearing last ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday took the first step toward getting New York City’s planned universal child care for 2-year-olds off the ground, asking providers if they’re interested in offering the new program.

In a lively City Hall news conference featuring nearby preschool students and TikTok influencer Julian Shapiro-...Read more

A bill that would make oil and gas companies pay for rising insurance costs due to climate-related disasters was introduced this week in the California Legislature.

SB 982, the Affordable Insurance Recovery Act, would authorize California's attorney general to file civil litigation against fossil fuel companies to recover losses from climate-...Read more

Kristin Cabot, the scandalized HR executive embroiled in the Coldplay kiss cam controversy, has been tapped to talk about crisis management at a pricey conference in Washington, D.C.

The former Astronomer chief people officer is confirmed as a keynote speaker for PRWeek’s Crisis Comms Conference taking place on April 16 at the Ronald Reagan ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is keeping Florida from recouping $608 million in taxpayer funds to pay for the Alligator Alcatraz detention center and other immigration-enforcement activities, the state’s emergency management director said Thursday.

Director Kevin Guthrie told reporters that the Federal Emergency Management ...Read more

Arizona officials expressed hope Thursday afternoon that Nancy Guthrie will soon be found, but identified no suspects in her apparent abduction.

“Right now, we believe Nancy is still out there,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters at a news conference, while acknowledging authorities have no proof that she’s alive.

The 84-year...Read more

BALTIMORE — A federal immigration agent was treated and released from a hospital Wednesday after being struck by a vehicle in an apparent hit-and-run case, Wicomico County officials say.

Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis said agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were conducting an operation in the area, with one person ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A billionaire Republican megadonor is behind a bill moving through the Florida Legislature that the state’s insurance commissioner warned could force cash-strapped condo owners into riskier and more expensive policies.

SB 1028 would require Citizens Property Insurance to create a new platform to allow a largely ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Following pressure from advocates and residents over concerns that the Bay Area would be targeted for immigration raids during Super Bowl week, Santa Clara has enacted a last-minute policy ahead of the game to prevent federal agents from using city-owned property for immigration enforcement activities.

The influx of law ...Read more

DETROIT — The attorney for the family of a 19-year-old University of Michigan student who was found dead after being reported missing is requesting that the university and a campus fraternity preserve all evidence related to the student's death.

Attorney Bobby Raitt of Ann Arbor-based Raitt Law said his office has opened an investigation into...Read more

MIAMI — The Miami inmate who made national headlines when she became pregnant while behind bars — and was found guilty of killing her husband — will get a new trial, a judge ruled Thursday.

Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lody Jean granted Daisy Link, 30, a new trial, according to an order filed in court Thursday afternoon. Link, the judge...Read more