Kentucky would ban 'Glock switch' devices on semi-automatic handguns under House bill
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky would enact a state ban against a thumbnail-sized device that can convert semi-automatic handguns into automatics under a measure moving to the House floor.
The House Committee on Veterans, ...Read more
Coffee's 'fourth wave' rides into Bay Area with Brewbird's high-tech, single-serve machine
SAN CARLOS, California — Mickey Du was wandering through San Francisco’s Hayes Valley during a college break when he noticed some commotion in a dead-end alley. Curious, he moved closer, finding himself in front of a ...Read more
Queens assistant principal arrested on federal prostitution charges for pimping out porn star
NEW YORK — A Queens public school assistant principal has been arrested on federal charges over accusations he had a lucrative side hustle pimping out a California-based online porn star, officials said Tuesday.
Bond Ng...Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery says its reviewing Paramount's new bid
Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday that it was "reviewing" a revised offer from Paramount Skydance — the latest twist in the high-profile auction to claim one of Hollywood's corporate jewels.
The company did not ...Read more
Kansas governor declared a World Cup emergency. GOP senators may let it expire
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Republicans in the state Senate are at an impasse over the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Earlier this month, the Democratic governor declared a state of emergency in three counties — Johnson, ...Read more
Massachusetts power outages persist today: 250,000-plus without heat, Cape Cod in the dark
BOSTON — Cape Cod and the South Shore are still coping with the wrath of the Blizzard of ’26.
The 11 o’clock tally for power outages remains above a quarter of a million customers without power. The exact number is ...Read more
New on DVD: Take another charming visit to animated city in 'Zootopia 2'
A long-awaited sequel tops the DVD releases for the week of March 3.
"Zootopia 2": Unlikely buddy cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde tackle another case of corruption in Zootopia, where all animals live together in somewhat ...Read more
Lawmakers seek to boost CFTC budget to take on crypto oversight
WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission would need more resources as its regulatory purview expands with the addition of cryptocurrencies, experts say, and one bill that’s moving in the Senate would ...Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Trump have vowed to crack down on corporate homebuying. A new bill aims to curb it
LOS ANGELES — In a rare moment of political alignment last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump vowed to crack down on corporate homebuying. Now, a new bill aims to make it a reality.
AB 1611, introduced ...Read more
Savannah Guthrie offers $1 million for information about mother, says she might be 'already gone'
Savannah Guthrie said Tuesday her family is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to her kidnapped mother, saying it’s possible Nancy Guthrie is “already gone.”
“But we need to know where she is. We...Read more
Why Baz Luhrmann can't help thinking about Elvis
LOS ANGELES — Baz Luhrmann's startling new movie about Elvis Presley began, the director says, with an accident.
As he was making 2022's "Elvis" — his Oscar-nominated biopic starring Austin Butler as the King of Rock ...Read more
Hilary Duff mourns TV dad Robert Carradine, who died by suicide
“Lizzie McGuire” star Hilary Duff is mourning the loss of her on-screen father, Robert Carradine, who died by suicide after battling bipolar disorder for nearly two decades. He was 71.
“This one hurts. It’s really...Read more
Escaped police K-9 found shacked up with shady gang – of goats, NC cops say
A potentially “aggressive” police dog defied stereotypes when he escaped his kennel and joined up with a gang of goats, according to investigators in North Carolina.
The dog, named K-9 Macho, went on the run after ...Read more
Why standing in solidarity with immigrants is an act of accompaniment in Catholic philosophy
In Portland, Oregon, people wearing inflatable frog costumes – The Portland Frog Brigade – danced outside immigration offices. In Chicago, parents and neighbors walked children to and from school, forming “magic ...Read more
Florida’s proposed cuts to AIDS drug program threaten patient care and public health
More than 128,000 Floridians are living with HIV. The state has the second-highest rate of new HIV diagnoses after Georgia, with approximately 4,500 new diagnoses in 2023, the most recent year for which data is ...Read more
Supreme Court’s Michigan pipeline case is about Native rights and fossil fuels, not just technical legal procedure
What began as a straightforward question from one water-quality advocate has morphed into a high-stakes battle over an oil pipeline at the highest levels of the U.S. government – with implications that go far beyond ...Read more
When civil rights protesters are killed, some deaths – generally those of white people – resonate more
Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two white Minneapolis residents killed in January 2026 by federal agents while protesting the Trump administration’s immigration policy, have become household names. National media outlets ...Read more
50 years ago, the Supreme Court broke campaign finance regulation
In 2024, spending on federal elections totaled almost US$15 billion in the United States. The United Kingdom, in contrast, spent approximately $129 million on its 2024 parliamentary elections – less than 1% of 2024 U....Read more
Honoring Colorado’s Black History requires taking the time to tell stories that make us think twice
For the past eight years, the Colorado Springs City Council has issued proclamations and recognitions paying homage to the achievements of its African American citizens.
In 2005, the Colorado Springs City ...Read more
Why ICE’s body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency
Amid growing demands by Democrats to overhaul U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after federal immigration officials killed two U.S. citizens in Minnesota, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said in early ...Read more
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