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Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally can't remain anonymous, Washington high court rules

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police officers who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally and protests at the U.S. Capitol can be identified in public court records, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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Vance visits the Dachau concentration camp memorial with Holocaust survivor before Zelenskyy meeting

Vance visits the Dachau concentration camp memorial with Holocaust survivor before Zelenskyy meeting

DACHAU, Germany (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited the Dachau concentration camp memorial on Thursday, walking the solemn halls with a group that included a Holocaust survivor once held at the site of so much suffering and mass murder.
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Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump that would end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, becoming the fourth judge to do so.
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Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state's top health official says

Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state's top health official says

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Health “will no longer promote mass vaccination” according to a Thursday memo written by the state's top health official and obtained by The Associated Press.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas’ governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigation, has died. He was 81.
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The Latest: Trump signs plan for new tariffs on all US trading partners

The Latest: Trump signs plan for new tariffs on all US trading partners

Taxes on imports could soon go up, as President Donald Trump signed a measure to have tariff rates match what other countries charge . “We had a very unfair system to us,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “Everybody took advantage of the United States.
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More than a dozen state attorneys general challenge Musk and DOGE’s authority

More than a dozen state attorneys general challenge Musk and DOGE’s authority

SANTA FE, N.M.
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Canada still top of mind for Trump, 'not a good place to be'

Canada still top of mind for Trump, 'not a good place to be'

OTTAWA — As President Donald Trump signed an executive order for reciprocal tariffs on Thursday that escalates his trade threats, his administration took aim at Canada's digital services tax as a major trade irritant.
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Territorial premiers send message in Washington that the Arctic is not for sale

Territorial premiers send message in Washington that the Arctic is not for sale

WASHINGTON — Territorial premiers said it is a critical time for the Arctic amid U.S. President Donald Trump's increasing rhetoric of American expansion and actions to disrupt global trade. But they are very clear: the Arctic is not for sale.
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Trump administration lays off probationary government workers, warns others of large cuts to come

Trump administration lays off probationary government workers, warns others of large cuts to come

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation's largest employer, by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gain
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