A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order pausing the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, siding with arguments that the order likely exceeded the president’s authority. “The president has substantial discretion to suspend refugee admissions. But that authority is not limitless,” U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead said in his decision. “He cannot...
A group of musicians is hoping the sound of their collective silence speaks volumes to lawmakers in the U.K. More than 1,000 artists — including Kate Bush, Imogen Heap, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Hans Zimmer — released a silent album titled “Is This What We Want?” on Tuesday in response to the U.K. government’s...
JOLIET, Ill. — A woman whose 6-year-old son was fatally stabbed in an attack that prosecutors say was motivated by hate for Muslims amid Israel-Hamas fighting in 2023, described for the first time publicly Tuesday how her son watched in fear as their landlord stabbed her in the face, eye and chest before turning the knife on the...
Idaho prosecutors want to present an FBI-constructed 3D model of the home where four college students were found brutally stabbed to death in 2022 at the suspect’s trial this summer. The request was part of a series of filings made public Tuesday, and comes after the three-story King Road house in Moscow, located on the...
A New Hampshire woman was arrested on Friday for allegedly contaminating items at a grocery store with her urine over the course of several years and posting videos of it online, police said. Kelli Tedford, 23, posted videos of herself to an unknown internet site showing her contaminating items at Monadnock Food Co-Op with her...
A Missouri woman who initially pleaded not guilty to federal charges related to an elaborate scam to steal the Graceland estate from Elvis Presley’s family is now accepting some responsibility. Lisa Jeanine Findley, who is also known by various aliases including Lisa Holden, pleaded not guilty last year to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. But...
Utah is gearing up to make history as the first state to ban fluoride in public water systems if Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill to prohibit the addition of the tooth decay-fighting mineral. If signed into law, HB0081 would prevent any individual or political subdivision from adding fluoride “to water in or intended for...
A cargo container and makeshift office for a centuries-old whiskey maker slid into the Kentucky River on Monday in the wake of heavy rains and flooding, officials said. A “weather-related mudslide occurred on the northeast side of Buffalo Trace Distillery” in Frankfort, Kentucky, early Monday, according to a statement by Victoria Zabel-Wirdak, a spokesperson for...
A North Carolina substitute teacher has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deaths of two teenage boys who died in an ATV crash last year, authorities announced. Ashley Marie Darity, 34, was arrested on Feb. 13 and charged with two counts of felony involuntary manslaughter in the Aug. 25, 2024, ATV accident...
Consumers grew more pessimistic about the economic outlook in February as worries brewed about a slowing economy and rising inflation, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board’s Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 98.3 for the month, down 7 points and below the Dow Jones forecast for 102.3. This was the lowest reading since June 2024 and the...