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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redistricting arms race among states that have redrawn districts mid-decade. Even though Florida’s 2026 legislative session starts next week, DeSantis said he wanted to wait for a possible ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais could determine whether Section 2, a part of the Voting Rights Act that bars discrimination in voting syst

Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida's congressional districts

Trump is freezing funds for small but key welfare program. Here’s what TANF does

Man pardoned by Trump for participation in Jan. 6 riot says life hasn’t changed a year later

Trump threats against Greenland pose new, potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO

U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, perhaps even an existential one, for an alliance focused on external threats that could now face an armed confrontation involving its most powerful member. The White House says the administration is weighing “options” that could include military action to take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island, which is a semi-autonomous region that is part of NATO ally Denmark. Trump’s renewed interest in Greenland could put at

Watchdog report details allegations of sexual misconduct at Chicago Public Schools

New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar

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The number of available jobs in the US just hit its lowest level in more than a year

Finding a job continued to be a slog at the end of the year, new data shows: US businesses sought out fewer workers in November and hiring rates wilted even further.The number of estimated job openings – a closely watched indicator of labor demand – fell to its lowest level in more than a year, slumping to 7.15 million at the end of November from 7.45 million the month before, according to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.With the exception of retail and construction, job openings trended lower across the majority of industries.Hiri

Word of the Week: What makes a military attack ‘kinetic’?

Shooting at Airbnb reignites calls for regulation on short-term rentals

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ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown

A federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city, authorities said Wednesday. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot the woman in her vehicle in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. Video posted online showed the vehicle crashed in a residential neighborhood. The shooting drew throngs of angry protesters to the scene THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans still face deportation from US after Maduro capture

The fate of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants in the United States remains in limbo after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, as the country grapples with an uncertain future.President Donald Trump’s tough line on government abuses in Venezuela helped buoy him to a resounding victory in South Florida, where Venezuelans make up a large share of the population.But the relationship between his administration and the Venezuelan community has been turbulent. Last year, a series of moves by the Trump administration stripping deportation protections for Venezuelans, many

An Ohio couple was killed at home while their 2 children were inside. Here’s a timeline of the case so far

John Harbaugh is fired as the Baltimore Ravens' coach after 18 seasons, including a Super Bowl win

Trump says Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to US

President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, to be sold at market value and with the proceeds controlled by the US.Interim authorities in Venezuela will turn over “sanctioned oil” Trump said on Truth Social.The US will use the proceeds “to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States!” he wrote.Energy Secretary Chris Wright has been directed to “execute this plan, immediately,” and the barrels “will be taken by storage ships, and brought directly to unloading docks in the United Stat

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Whitewashing January 6th

The White House rolled out a new website Tuesday with a full-blown recast of the historical record of January 6, 2021, hailing the pro-Trump mob who stormed the US Capitol five years ago as “peaceful protesters” who were provoked by law enforcement.The new site baselessly claims the violence on January 6, 2021, was instigated by law enforcement and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It recasts the rioters as the victims that day, and depicts President Donald Trump as a hero for granting sweeping pardons for the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the deadly attack.For years, Trump

Day one of former Uvalde school cop's trial

Notorious New York City-area 'Torso Killer' confesses to 1965 killing

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Fossils unearthed in Morocco are first from little-understood period of human evolution

Fossils unearthed in Morocco from a little-understood period of human evolution may help scientists resolve a long-standing mystery: Who came before us?Three jawbones, including one from a child, teeth, vertebrae and a femur were unearthed from a cave known as Grotte à Hominidés in Thomas Quarry in Casablanca, Morocco, dating back 773,000 years. They are intriguing to scientists because they are the first hominin fossils from this period to have been discovered in Africa.“There are a lot of fossil hominins in Africa until about a million years ago, but then after that there is a jump to ar

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The US has tried to acquire Greenland before – and failed

On the heels of the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump has ramped up his rhetoric around his desire to acquire Greenland, once again raising the prospect of military intervention, sparking fears across Europe and widespread condemnation.But while American expansionism has regained steam under Trump, the idea of the US controlling the self-governing Danish territory long predates the current president.Greenland, a vast island of 836,000 square miles, occupies a strategic geopolitical position, sitting between the US and Europe and astride the so-called GIUK

Trump administration demands Venezuela cut ties with US adversaries to resume oil production

Rubio says he plans to meet Danish officials next week to talk about US interest in Greenland

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Snow and ice ground flights, choke highways in parts of Europe

More than 1,000 stranded passengers spent the night at Amsterdam's international airport as snow and ice that is pummeling parts of Europe grounded hundreds of flights and choked highways and railroads Wednesday. In Paris, a skier slid along the snowy bank of the Seine river and roads and parks around the Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum were blanketed in snow, which also snarled traffic in parts of France. There was good news for some Berlin residents during the cold snap as power was being restored to thousands of households in the German capital that had been with

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US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela

The US has seized an oil tanker linked to Venezuela after tracking it across the Atlantic, according to a social media post from US European Command.Originally called the Bella 1, the tanker was sanctioned by the US in 2024 for operating within a “shadow fleet” of tankers transporting illicit oil.News of the seizure was first reported Wednesday by Reuters, which quoted two sources as saying the operation was being carried out by the Coast Guard and US military.The Russian military had started to move around naval assets and a Russian submarine to protect the Bella 1 leading up to the US se