Oct 03 North Carolina Gov. Stein signs criminal justice bill into law after Ukrainian refugee’s death By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina’s Democratic governor signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that the state’s Republican-controlled legislature approved in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train. Continue reading
Oct 03 Amid shutdown fight, Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 By Jill Colvin, Associated Press In a post on his Truth Social site Thursday morning, Trump announced he would be meeting with his budget chief, “Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a… Continue reading
Oct 03 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years, 2 months in prison By Michael Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, capping a sordid federal case that featured harrowing testimony and ended in a forceful reckoning for one of the… Continue reading
Oct 03 Trump to withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects amid shutdown battle By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. White House budget director Russ Vought wrote on social media Friday that the money was “put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting.”… Continue reading
Oct 02 Former Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 7:29 Laotian refugee living in U.S. since childhood faces threat of deportation By Stephanie Sy, Ian Couzens As President Trump intensifies his sweeping crackdown on immigration, more longtime residents, people who have lived in this country for years, are being caught up in the effort. Deportation flights to Laos have resumed for the first time in years. Continue watching
Oct 02 Applying for college financial aid? Here’s what’s different about this year’s FAFSA By Genesis Magpayo The updated FAFSA form launched last week — the earliest it’s been available in the program’s history, according to the Department of Education. Continue reading
Oct 02 How your travel plans could be affected by a prolonged government shutdown By Rio Yamat, Associated Press The latest shutdown is unfolding at a time when both the TSA and the Federal Aviation Administration are already facing staffing shortages, including a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. Continue reading
Oct 02 Interactive: How the government shutdown affects different agencies By Associated Press President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors. Continue reading
Oct 02 How a shutdown affects the EPA’s effort to protect America’s air, water and land By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Former EPA officials express concerns that polluters may exploit the situation with an agency that has already seen massive staff cuts and dramatic shifts in policy. Continue reading