More snow piled up across the U.S. Northeast on Monday under the tail end of a colossal winter storm that brought lingering misery to parts of the South, where freezing rain left hundreds of thousands shivering without electricity. for the full article, click here.
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Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis – AP News
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration’s massive immigration crackdown. for the full article,...
Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida ordered released – AP News
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida on Friday ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. for the full article, click here.
Minnesota officials and organizers gear up to fight Trump ending Somalis’ TPS – The Guardian
In the days since the president said he would be ending a legal immigration status program for Somalis in Minnesota, local elected officials and community members said they will fight back. for the full article, click here.
Authorities make an arrest related to deadly January wildfire that leveled LA neighborhood – AP News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in California charged a 29-year-old man with starting a fire that days later erupted into the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history and destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, federal law enforcement officials...
31 California workers rescued after tunnel collapse traps them 300 feet below LA: officials
Thirty-one construction workers were rescued when an underground industrial tunnel they were working in collapsed in Los Angeles Wednesday night. for the full article, click here.
National pride is declining in America. And it’s splitting by party lines, new Gallup polling shows – AP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, according to a new Gallup poll, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride that’s also clear among young people. for the full article, click here.
Trump, Xi hold ‘very good’ phone call ‘focused almost entirely on trade’
WASHINGTON — President Trump held a much-anticipated phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, “focused almost entirely on trade” — with the leaders agreeing to have their reps meet soon and laying the groundwork for more bilateral talks. for...
Iran rejects US nuclear ‘red line’ and vows to continue uranium enrichment even if deal is reached
Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran will continue its uranium enrichment program regardless of whether a nuclear deal with the US is reached — just hours after the Trump administration slammed any form of enrichment as a “red line.” for the full article, click...
Trump says US close to a nuclear deal with Iran
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had “sort of” agreed to the terms. for the full article, click here.
