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Ted Cruz: Investment accounts for newborns would make them into future capitalists
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, envisions a future where every American newborn starts life with an investment account seeded ...Read more
California lawmakers urge USDA to rescind plan to close nine agency offices
A coalition of California lawmakers is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse its decision to close nine agency offices in the state as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to cut costs. ...Read more
Group that got $5 million from Hope Florida charity spent it without board knowing, chairman says
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One of the nonprofits that received millions from a Medicaid settlement steered through a Hope Florida charity by the DeSantis administration took in and spent the money without the knowledge of its ...Read more
Florida executes Glen Rogers for 1995 murder
STARKE, Fla. — Glen Rogers, who almost 30 years ago stabbed a woman to death in a Tampa motel room, died Thursday evening as chemicals coursed through his veins.
Rogers was executed by lethal injection at Florida State ...Read more
Egg prices drop, but the cost of beef hits record high. Here's how everyday costs are changing under Trump
It’s been more than 100 days since President Donald Trump took office. He vowed during the campaign to bring down food prices on day one, and while egg prices are finally falling, the cost of other consumer goods remains...Read more
Human remains found near Taylor Swift's Rhode Island mansion
NEW YORK — Authorities are investigating what they believe to be human remains found near Taylor Swift’s oceanside mansion in Rhode Island.
The gruesome discovery was made on Wednesday around 9:30 a.m., just a few ...Read more
Harvey Weinstein trial prosecutors call witnesses to set up testimony for accuser Jessica Mann
NEW YORK — Prosecutors set the stage Thursday for Harvey Weinstein accuser Jessica Mann to take the stand in the disgraced movie mogul’s sexual assault retrial in Manhattan.
Mann, now 39, testified at Weinstein’s ...Read more
Former Maryland chief medical examiner misclassified police custody deaths that were homicides
BALTIMORE — A first-of-its-kind audit report released Thursday revealed that 36 deaths in police custody should have been deemed homicides. Instead, they were misclassified as undetermined, accidental or natural by the ...Read more
Judge rejects Trump administration's attempt to apply Jan. 6 pardon to Baltimore County gun case
A federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s attempts to apply the president’s Jan. 6 pardons to a separate, but similar gun case against a YouTuber from Baltimore County.
Elias Costianes Jr. was one of ...Read more
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' defence team ask his ex-girlfriend why she 'kept going back' to the rapper
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' defence team have asked his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura why she "kept going back" to the rapper.
The Bad Boy Records founder, 55, is on trial on federal charges including sex trafficking and ...Read more
Tiffany Trump announces birth of her first child
Tiffany Trump has announced the birth of her first child.
The daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, 31, had the baby with husband Michael Boulos, 27, and she shared the news in a joint post with her partner on social ...Read more
Olivia Rodrigo always carries cheese in her handbag to remind her of childhood
Olivia Rodrigo always carries cheese in her handbag to remind her of her childhood.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, 22, made the admission while speaking on Vogue's 'In the Bag' video series, in which celebrities ...Read more
Questions loom over Trump's order to create housing for 6,000 homeless veterans in LA
LOS ANGELES — President Trump's executive order calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to house thousands of homeless veterans on its West Los Angeles campus by the end of his term promises the relief veterans ...Read more
Would Trump or Harris win in an election rematch today? What a new poll found
If the 2024 presidential election were held again today, President Donald Trump might not win the White House, according to new polling.
In a Strength in Numbers/Verasight survey, 40% of respondents said they would vote ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: What happens to our mother's house after she died without a will?
Q: Our mother recently passed away in Florida. I live in another state, so the last year before she died, my brother moved in with her to be able to help. The house was owned for decades by both our parents, and our father...Read more
Woman pleads guilty to vandalizing Jewish buildings in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — A woman pleaded guilty Thursday to her role in vandalizing several Jewish institutions in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood last year, records show.
Talya Lubit pleaded guilty to two counts of ...Read more
Medical examiner in Karen Read case could not determine manner of death
DEDHAM, Mass. — The conclusions of the medical examiner who performed John O’Keefe’s autopsy left more questions than answers, which both the prosecution and Karen Read‘s defense team seized on to promote their own...Read more
CUNY warns $17M in research grants at risk after Trump stop-work orders
The City University of New York could lose up to $17 million in federal research funding after the Trump administration issued dozens of stop-work orders, school officials said Thursday.
The federal agencies’ directives...Read more
Supreme Court sounds open to limits on nationwide injunctions
WASHINGTON — A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready Thursday to place some limits on the power of single federal district judges to freeze presidential actions nationwide, in oral arguments over the future of ...Read more
Justices skeptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship and judges who blocked it
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Thursday to a lawyer for President Trump who was appealing rulings that blocked his plan to deny citizenship to newborns whose parents were in this country ...Read more
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