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Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ cities
CHICAGO — The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that ‘sanctuary’ laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws. The lawsuit, which also names the state of Illinois, is the latest effort to crack down on places that limit cooperation between federal immigration agents...
19 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. The case, filed in federal court in New York City,...
Search underway along Alaska’s western coast for plane carrying 10 people
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Rescuers searched Friday for any sign of a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people across Alaska’s Norton Sound south of the Arctic Circle. The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot,...
Bills’ Josh Allen wins AP NFL MVP over Ravens’ Lamar JacksonVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Josh Allen edged two-time winner Lamar Jackson for the AP NFL MVP award in the closest race since Matt Ryan beat out Tom Brady in 2016. Allen, who led Buffalo to a fifth straight AFC East title, got 27 first-place votes to Jackson’s 23 and finished with...
Who dat finding new life in Philly? It’s All-Pro Eagles LB Zack Baun
NEW ORLEANS — Jason Kelce stood on stage during a taping of his late-night talk show when he spotted his former boss and Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman hanging out in the balcony. Kelce turned the cameo into a Q&A and asked what every fan in Philadelphia — heck,...
Antonio Gates, Jared Allen, Eric Allen, Sterling Sharpe make Pro Football HOFVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Antonio Gates, Jared Allen, Eric Allen and Sterling Sharpe were voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the smallest induction class in 20 years after offseason rule changes meant to make it harder to get inducted. Sharpe got in as a seniors candidate in voting...
Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government’s media subscriptions
NEW YORK — Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York Times and The Associated Press for subscriptions or to license content are in the crosshairs of Trump administration spending hawks, with the president on Thursday calling it potentially “THE BIGGEST SCANDAL OF THEM ALL.” It’s the...
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump’s power into one of the most influential positions in the federal government. Vought was confirmed on a party-line vote of 53-47. With...
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter sentenced to nearly 5 years in sports betting case
SANTA ANA, Calif. — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account. Ippei Mizuhara, who was supposed to bridge the gap between...
Wyndham Clark shoots 7-under 64 to take 1st-round lead in Phoenix OpenVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A rough start to the season had Wyndham Clark digging through past notes, listening to old books, anything to get his mind out of the negative. The mindset reset paid off in the opening round of the Phoenix Open, particularly after a late tee shot into the...
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near D.C.Video
President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed the deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter last week on what he called an “obsolete” computer system used by U.S. air traffic controllers. He vowed to replace it after NTSB officials told members of Congress that advanced surveillance technology available on...
Fox officiating analyst Mike Pereira dismisses ‘myth’ of pro-Chiefs favoritismVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Mike Pereira walked out to his spot during Fox’s media day and was greeted by a larger contingent of reporters than usual for an officiating expert when there were Super Bowl-winning coaches and players around the room. “You know there’s something wrong,” he said. For the past...
The Chiefs gave Kareem Hunt and Matt Araiza another chance. Both players are making the most of itVideo
NEW ORLEANS — There were moments not long ago when Kareem Hunt wondered whether he would ever carry a football in an NFL game again. There were times when Matt Araiza wondered whether he would ever punt one. Yet through a combination of need and want, the Chiefs provided both...
Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, leaving fewer than 300 workers out of thousands. Two current USAID employees and one former senior USAID official told The...
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S. nor Israel is a member of or recognizes the court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
New kickoff rule gets chance on Super Bowl stage after last year’s game had no returnsVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Last season’s Super Bowl featured just about everything. There were trick plays, clutch performances and plenty of high drama as Kansas City rallied for a 25-22 overtime win against San Francisco. The one thing missing — a single kickoff return. All 13 kickoffs went for touchbacks, marking...
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal workers by offering them financial incentives, the latest tumult for government employees already wrestling with upheaval from the new administration. The ruling came hours before the midnight deadline to apply for the deferred...
House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from government devices
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan duo in the the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices, similar to the policy already in place for the popular social media platform TikTok. Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Darin LaHood, R-Ill., on Thursday introduced the...
Bears owner Virginia McCaskey, daughter of George Halas, dies at 102Video
Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died. She was 102. McCaskey’s family announced through the team that she died Thursday. She had owned the Bears since her father’s death Oct. 31, 1983. “While...
Bond set at $20M for man accused in shooting at Ohio warehouse that killed 2 and wounded 4
NEW ALBANY, Ohio — A warehouse worker said in a frantic 911 call that he was shot in the neck and then took the gun from a co-worker after he had shot several others. Two people died and four were injured in the Ohio shooting that sent panicked employees fleeing....
NCAA changes transgender policy to limit women’s competition to athletes assigned female at birthVideo
The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes Thursday, limiting competition in women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth only. The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls and women’s sports. The order gives...
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says some fans concerned over lack of salary cap
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over the sport’s lack of a salary cap following an offseason spending spree by the Los Angeles Dodgers that sparked increased attention over the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement in December 2027. “This...
Winter storms bring flooding and ‘thunder ice’ in several statesVideo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Storms spawned at least one brief tornado, sent creeks over their banks and caused flash flooding Thursday in portions of West Virginia and Kentucky, while a wintry mix coated trees and roads in ice and even dropped “thunder ice” in several states. Residents and storm spotters in...
Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors
WASHINGTON — The emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who’s using one of the world’s most powerful information platforms to sell the government’s talking points while intimidating its detractors. In recent...
2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks President Trump’s birthright citizenship order
SEATTLE — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, decrying what he described as the administration’s attempt to ignore the Constitution for political gain. U.S. District Judge John C....
