Some residents north of Highway 16 near Elk Island National Park have been ordered to evacuate due to an out-of-control grassfire that has spread to multiple structures in the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village….
N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James: Mortgage fraud claims part of Trump's 'revenge tour'
New York Attorney General Letitia James called the Trump administration’s mortgage fraud allegations against her “baseless” and said they were part of a “revenge tour” by President Trump, whom she successfully prosecuted…
Trump administration moves to reclassify federal employees, making them easier to fire
The Trump administration announced it is moving forward with a new rule to reclassify some career civil servants as “at will” federal employees, a plan it says will make it easier to…
Pentagon says U.S. reducing troops levels in Syria as situation evolves on ground
The Defense Department is reducing its military footprint in Syria over the coming weeks and months in a consolidation of forces that reflects a changing security landscape in the country since the…
Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting transgender Americans
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing…
Federal judge rules against Maine Rep. Laurel Libby in transgender-athlete flap
A federal judge ruled against a Maine state lawmaker who was censured by the state House for a viral post drawing attention to a male-born high school athlete who won a girls’…
EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say
The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority, essentially putting them on indefinite hold, according to two agency employees….
Winnipeg’s rock history put on the map as road gets honorary Bachman-Turner Overdrive name
A stretch of Winnipeg’s Disraeli Freeway has been given an honorary name to celebrate an iconic Canadian band that helped put Winnipeg on the rock ‘n’ roll map. The southernmost portion of street,…
Judge denies Sean 'Diddy' Combs' request to delay May 5 trial
The sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will proceed as scheduled in early May despite his lawyer’s claims that they need an extra two months to prepare, a judge said Friday….
Van Hollen accuses El Salvador of 'set-up' in meeting with Abrego Garcia
Sen. Chris Van Hollen said the Salvadoran government fabricated the situation that led to a photo of him and deported MS-13 gang suspect Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting at a table with margarita…