Nebraska will become the first state to impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients under a law signed by President Trump last year, starting May 1. About 30,000 people in the Medicaid expansion group, with slightly higher incomes, will need to work or perform community service 80 hours per month, or be enrolled in school at least half-time, to maintain coverage. Certain groups—such as disabled … Continue reading Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump’s new Medicaid work requirements

Thousands of Colorado customers remained without power Wednesday night due to a combination of high winds and a planned safety shutdown by Xcel Energy. Crews spent the day inspecting power lines for damage from fallen trees and snapped poles, a process that can delay restoration until winds subside and daylight allows for drone or helicopter checks. Outages affected homes, businesses, and traffic signals across parts … Continue reading Pre-emptive power outages in Colorado due to wind get credit and criticism

Five days after a deadly shooting at Brown University that killed two people and injured nine, authorities have not identified a suspect, keeping the campus community on edge. Investigators released new images of a person they want to question, believed to be near the primary person of interest seen on surveillance footage before the attack. Police say the individual appeared to be casing the area … Continue reading Police ask for patience in search for Brown University gunman

Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday after being charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. He did not enter a plea, and his arraignment was continued until Jan. 7. The couple, aged 78 and 68, were found dead Sunday in their Brentwood, Los Angeles home, with the preliminary cause of death … Continue reading Rob Reiner’s son Nick makes 1st court appearance after being charged with murder

Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research and ex-girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, has been moved from federal prison to community confinement after serving about 11 months of her two-year sentence. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed she was transferred in October from a low-security prison in Connecticut to either home confinement or a halfway house, though details were not disclosed. Ellison pleaded guilty to conspiring in … Continue reading FTX insider Caroline Ellison has been quietly moved out of prison

Israeli officials are reviewing unverified intelligence suggesting a possible Iranian connection to the killing of Prof. Nuno Loureiro, a senior MIT nuclear scientist who was shot and killed at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts. U.S. authorities have not confirmed any such link and say the investigation remains open, with no suspects, motive, or signs of forced entry identified so far. Loureiro, a 47-year-old Portuguese-born expert … Continue reading Israel examining possibility Iran involved in murder of MIT nuclear scientist in US

Luigi Mangione appeared in court Tuesday as his defense argued that Pennsylvania police violated his constitutional rights during and after his arrest at an Altoona McDonald’s following the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The defense seeks to suppress evidence from Mangione’s backpack and statements he made to officers and jail guards, citing Fourth and Fifth Amendment concerns. Officer George Featherstone testified that searching a … Continue reading Luigi Mangione smiles for cameras in court as defense claims police violated his rights

Authorities foiled a planned attack in New Orleans after ex-Marine Micah James Legnon, 28, was arrested while traveling to the city with guns, body armor, and other weapons. Legnon, charged with threats in interstate commerce, was under federal surveillance due to ties to the extremist anti-capitalist group Turtle Island Liberation Front. Court documents show Legnon expressed intentions to “recreate” the 1993 Waco siege in New … Continue reading Plans for attack in New Orleans thwarted, authorities say