The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald ...
Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also ...
A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ceremonial act that marked the launch of a system to ...
Connecticut realtors seeing interest from those impacted by Los Angeles fires: 'Climate migration'
The fires in the Palisades and other Los Angeles neighborhoods have led to Ryan Serhant and other Connecticut realtors fielding calls.
‘I feel unsafe,’ CT woman posted on Snapchat before fatal Old Saybrook boat crash, warrant says
Clayton Hackling of Lyme, charged with manslaughter in a fatal Connecticut boat crash, was operating the vessel intoxicated, an arrest warrant said.
Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top Iran aide
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide Brian Hook, who have faced threats from Iran ever since ...
Why Netanyahu's political future is as fragile as the ceasefire
The battlefield in Gaza also is changing. The first phase of the ceasefire allows Gaza’s nearly 2 million displaced people to leave crowded tent camps and return to what remains of their homes. This ...
U.S. court approves proposed sale of Buckland Hills mall to Namdar Realty Group
As part of the Manchester shopping mall's foreclosure, the property will be sold to Namdar and two partners for $25.8 million ...
On Dakota prairie, home of Trump's DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy
A co-op of ethnic German Hutterite farmers, who arrived in the 19th century, own the Dakota Provisions plant. But migrants from Venezuela, Thailand and other countries, earning around $14 per hour, ...
Sean McVay wants to know QB Matthew Stafford's status for next year with Rams 'sooner than later'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay says he would like to know “sooner than later” about Matthew Stafford's ...
Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist
Numerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations. They are ...