New York City child welfare agencies routinely investigate parents who report being abused, but a state appellate court ruled on Wednesday that the practice is illegal. New York City child welfare agencies routinely investigate parents who report being abused, but a state appellate court ruled on Wednesday that the practice is illegal. New York City child welfare agencies routinely investigate parents who report being abused, but a state appellate court ruled on Wednesday that the practice is illegal. New York City’s practice of requiring child welfare investigations of parents who are victims of domestic violence is illegal, a state appellate…
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President Trump’s improbable proposal for a U.S. takeover of Gaza prompted plenty of pushback and questions.
The Trump administration’s offer to extend deferred resignations to the intelligence community poses a grave threat to U.S. national security interests, ex-officials say.
Bryant Walton, a 39-year-old Oakland man who went by “Mook Mook,” was killed not far from the location where he was accused of fatally shooting a 29-year-old man in 2009. OAKLAND — Police here have confirmed that a man who turned up shot to death last month was actually killed in West Oakland, but the mystery behind the killing continues. Bryant Walton, 39, of Oakland, was shot and killed on the night of Jan. 17 in West Oakland, something police only ascertained after weeks of investigative work. Walton was brought to Highland Hospital by a 31-year-old man who claimed the…
Follow our live coverage here. Follow our live coverage here. Perth Festival has had to cancel five days of screenings of its film program at the University of Western Australia’s Somerville Auditorium after a branch fell at the rear of the venue on Saturday. On Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the festival announced the closure of the auditorium and cancellations of screenings of Black Dog until February 10. Somerville Auditorium has been closed as arborists look at the tree.Credit: Perth Festival “Perth Festival regrets that it has cancelled its Lotterywest Films program until Monday 10 February, following an incident last Saturday…
Utah lawmakers in a bill draft Wednesday restored a proposed ban on collective bargaining rights for public employees, backtracking after days of negotiations with public sector unions who were hoping to reach a comprise with legislators. Utah legislators abandoned efforts Wednesday to compromise on HB267, restoring a sweeping proposed prohibition on collective bargaining for public employees in the latest bill draft. Utah lawmakers in a bill draft Wednesday restored a proposed ban on collective bargaining rights for public employees, backtracking after days of negotiations with public sector unions who were hoping to reach a comprise with legislators. Lawmakers in an…
A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday.
San Jose is negotiating a long-term agreement for the development and operation of the future Levitt Pavilion at St. James Park (CMG) Levitt Pavilion, a component of the St. James Park revitalization proposal, located near the corner of North First Street and West St. James Street in downtown San Jose, concept. (CMG) Levitt Pavilion is moving closer to becoming reality in San Jose, providing the first phase of the city’s plan to revitalize and transform St. James Park The city is negotiating an agreement for the development and operation of the future Levitt Pavilion with the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation…
IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season will not be allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration until May 15th, according to a letter sent Wednesday to IRS employees. The letter says that “critical filing season positions in Taxpayer Services, Information Technology and the Taxpayer Advocate Service are exempt” from the administration’s buyout plan until May 15, 2025. The news comes after President Donald Trump announced a plan to offer buyouts to federal employees through a “deferred resignation program” to quickly reduce the government workforce. The program deadline is Feb. 6. The buyouts, sent to roughly…
Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Donald Trump gave billionaire Elon Musk and his staff access to sensitive data and classified secrets as part of their work to overhaul the federal government. The lawmakers on Wednesday wrote to Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, and asked what security precautions had been taken to prevent unauthorized leaks of information by staff at the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE. Trump tapped Musk to run the taskforce, which has quickly gotten to work dismantling whole agencies of the federal government. As part of that…
Argentina’s president has signed a decree banning gender-affirming care for people under age 18, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday. The announcement comes days after a massive mobilization of the LGBTQ+ collective in repudiation of President Javier Milei’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, during which he slammed “wokeism,” feminism and referred to homosexuals as “pedophiles.” Presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni in a statement to the press announced the repeal of a 2012 gender identity law provision allowing such practices with parental or guardian consent. “Gender ideology taken to the extreme and applied to children by force or…
President Donald Trump is testing how far Republicans are willing to go in supporting his supercharged “Make America Great Again” agenda, tearing down government agencies and taking actions fundamentally at odds with once-traditional party principles. For now, Republicans are marching largely in lockstep. They are backing Cabinet nominees with troubling histories, turning a blind eye as he halts spending they appropriated and defending policies once anathema to mainstream GOP thinking — policies that would have drawn alarm if Democrats had been responsible. “They’re pushing the envelope of what their power looks like. It’s a normal part of a transition,” said…
Wall Street drifted higher Wednesday as gains for most stocks outweighed drops for Alphabet and some other big-name companies following their latest profit reports. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% following mixed trading across European and Asian markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 317 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.2%. Toymaker Mattel jumped 15.3% after blowing past analysts’ forecasts for profit in the latest quarter. Strength for its Hot Wheels brand helped make up for some softness for Barbie and other dolls. Mattel also gave a forecast for profit this upcoming year that topped analysts’ expectations. Amgen…
With the ongoing scarcity of eggs across the country, police in central Pennsylvania say nearly 100,000 eggs were stolen from the back of a distribution trailer. Leer en español According to a report by the Pennsylvania State police, 100,000 Pete and Gerry’s organic eggs were stolen on Saturday from a company distribution trailer. Police said the current retail of the eggs is about $40,000. Police urge anyone with information to contact the Chambersburg patrol unit at 717-264-5161. The crime comes as farmers across the country deal with the Bird Flu. The average price of eggs is now more than four…
A man accused of shooting to death a coworker and wounding five others at an Ohio warehouse has spoken with police as they probe for a motive, authorities said Wednesday, hours after he was arrested in an apartment. Bruce Reginald Foster III, 28, will be arraigned Thursday morning, New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones said during a late afternoon news conference. “He has spoken with investigators,” Jones said. “I wouldn’t call him fully cooperative.” Police responding to a report of shots fired at the New Albany industrial park business after 10 p.m. just missed Foster as he took a ride…
Ford Motor Co. is forecasting weaker earnings growth for this year and further losses in its electric vehicles business as it works to control costs. The automaker said Wednesday that it expects its full-year adjusted pretax income to range between $7 billion and $8.5 billion. The company’s adjusted pretax income was $10.2 billion in 2024. The company cited “headwinds related to market factors.” Ford has been grappling with stubbornly high warranty expenses and lagging cost-cutting efforts. In the July-September quarter, the company took $1 billion in accounting charges to write down assets for a canceled three-row electric SUV. Model e,…
At Michocana Paleteria, an ice cream shop in Homestead’s historic main street district, workers say business has been down since images of ICE raids swept the nation. That’s because their customers are afraid and are staying home. Jonathan Osbun is a local content creator and retired New York City firefighter. “A lot of the local restaurants who are real busy on a Friday night were empty, it is concerning,” he said. “It effects everybody, these businesses are expensive to run and if nobody is there to patronize them, they are going to lose out.” Osbun is the co-organizer of Friday’s…
Demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s early actions, decrying everything from the president’s immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Protesters in Philadelphia and at state capitols in California, Minnesota, Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana and beyond waved signs denouncing President Donald Trump; billionaire Elon Musk, the leader of Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency; and Project 2025, a hard-right playbook for American government and society. “I’m appalled by democracy’s changes in the last, well, specifically two weeks — but it…
At Michocana Paleteria, an ice cream shop in Homestead’s historic main street district, workers say business has been down since images of ICE raids swept the nation. That’s because their customers are afraid and are staying home. Jonathan Osbun is a local content creator and retired New York City firefighter. “A lot of the local restaurants who are real busy on a Friday night were empty, it is concerning,” he said. “It effects everybody, these businesses are expensive to run and if nobody is there to patronize them, they are going to lose out.” Osbun is the co-organizer of Friday’s…
Congressional Democrats are continuing their push for answers as Elon Musk continues to dismantle and disrupt government services.