Jan 22 Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says By Kathy McCormack, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Agent David Maland, 44, was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement. A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed. Continue reading
Jan 22 Evacuations ordered as new fast-moving wildfire threatens remote mountain homes north of Los Angeles By Christopher Weber, Associated Press The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and quickly burned through hundreds of acres of trees and brush, sending up a huge plume of dark smoke near the Lake Castaic area… Continue reading
Jan 22 Ichiro Suzuki elected to Baseball Hall of Fame with more than 99 percent of the vote By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Continue reading
Jan 22 One student killed, another wounded in Nashville school shooting By Kristin M. Hall, Travis Loller, Associated Press Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron says the 17-year-old shooter wounded another student Wednesday at Antioch High School before turning the gun on himself. Continue reading
Jan 22 A new Oklahoma rule could track how many students have undocumented immigrant parents By Adam Kemp Advocates say the new proposal is another attack on the undocumented community in the state and unnecessary as the immigration status of a parent does not indicate the status of their child. Continue reading
Jan 22 Republican-led states emboldened to continue rolling back trans rights as Democrats struggle with response By Andrew DeMillo, John Hanna, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender rights and gender-affirming care. Continue reading
Jan 22 Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A day that began with the outgoing president's pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president's pardon of supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol… Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in the U.S. By Farnoush Amiri, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Refugees who'd been approved to travel to the United States before a deadline next week suspending America's refugee resettlement program have had their travel plans canceled by the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jan 22 Key career officials at Justice Department reassigned to different positions, AP sources say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department has reassigned key senior officials across multiple divisions as part of a leadership shakeup ahead of the expected confirmation of President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi. Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters faces no push back despite many Republicans disagreeing with action By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Many Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump's decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol… Continue reading