ICE whistleblower warned of ‘unprecedented lowering of standards’ during hiring spree
A supervisor overseeing background checks warned last year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was hiring many new officers who had…
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Teen and his mother charged in stabbing death of his girlfriend
Authorities released police bodycam footage Thursday showing the discovery of a Pennsylvania college student’s body that led to the arrest…
Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers want to put off accuser’s recantation hearing
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked Thursday to cancel a court…
US Forest Service closing 23 research facilities as part of reorganization under Trump
BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research stations in more than a dozen states as part…
Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt…
Unemployment claims tick up to 206,000 but remain at historically low levels
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs are still rare and jobless…
Trump plan for fence at Lafayette Park near White House gets review by federal panel
The latest pieces of President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging Washington makeover are set for an airing Thursday in front of a…
Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds
NEW YORK — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug…
A US journalist sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent for China
WASHINGTON — An American journalist has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for acting as an agent of…
Dollywood theme park will add waterful, other new features to honor Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton’s theme park in east Tennessee will unveil new features for fans to honor the life of the “dreamer-in-chief,”…