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National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of National Park Service employees fired amid government-wide reductions and hiring nearly 3,000 additional seasonal workers, following an uproar over an aggressive plan to downsize the agency.

Supreme Court won’t allow Trump to immediately fire head of whistleblower office

The justices said in an unsigned order that Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel, could remain in his job at least until Feb. 26. That’s when a lower-court order temporarily protecting him expires.

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested near Capitol

Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys, was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Friday following a press conference with other Proud Boys members and Oath Keepers’ founder Stewart Rhodes.

Judge upholds ban on DOGE accessing sensitive Treasury information, for now

A federal judge in Manhattan has extended a ban on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency accessing sensitive Treasury Department information, but rejected broader restrictions sought by 19 Democratic state attorneys general who sued over the issue.

Tesla recalls over 376,000 vehicles due to power steering defect

The recall involves some 2023 Tesla Model 3s and some 2023 Tesla Model Ys, according to the recall report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential blaze and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall over responsibility for the devastat

Video shows barefoot foster child with no coat left in snow, begging to go back inside

A man in Haskell, Oklahoma heard a child nearby begging to go back inside. When he saw the little girl standing outside in record-breaking freezing temperatures and wearing only pajamas, he called 911.

Delta faces first lawsuits days after plane flips in Toronto

All 21 people injured in the crash landing have been released from the hospital, and no one was killed.

The Latest: Trump signals he’s open to multiple budget bills instead of just one

Hours after the Senate approved a spending framework, President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview that he’s open to approving the spending plan in multiple bills “as long as we get to the same point.

3 shot and killed outside Louisville, Kentucky, motor vehicle office, police say

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Three people were shot and killed outside a motor vehicle office in Louisville on Friday, police said.

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One-armed basketball player makes history with basket

When her high school basketball coach cut her from the team senior year, Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel refused to let that rejection, or the fact she was born with one arm, end her dream.

Experienced workers, not just rookies, get cut as Trump slashes probationary employees

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Warren Hill spent more than two decades working at the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, which spans 4 million acres of coastline, forests, lakes and glaciers in Alaska.

Chile 'sending their criminals' to U.S., Orange County DA says

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer says Chilean crime rings are “continuing to terrorize Americans” and is calling for Chile to be removed from a U.S. visa waiver program.

83 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump's Jan. 6 pardons: Poll

The latest poll also shows that more than half of Americans also do not approve of Trump's handling of the economy or his management of the federal government.

SS United States to embark on final voyage to Florida

A historic ocean liner departed on Thursday for her final voyage, where it heads towards its watery grave off of Florida's coast.

Democrats nervously wait on Trump response to court rulings

House Democrats howling over the flood of unilateral actions streaming from the White House are voicing confidence that the courts will provide a check on potential abuses of power. They’re less certain, however, about how President Trump will respond.

Luigi Mangione makes first court appearance since arraignment in UnitedHealthcare CEO's death

Luigi Mangione, 26, has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism, in the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson outside a midtown Manhattan hotel.

Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be abolished

The small Alabama city of Hanceville, located about 45 miles north of Birmingham, placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after the grand jury recommendation.

DHS fires roughly 400 probationary employees

The firings came after the Office of Personnel Management directed agencies to fire probationary employees, typically those who have been on the job for up to one year.

Brutal polar vortex cold shutters Midwest schools, breaks North Dakota record

More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, closing schools, bursting pipes and forcing communities to set up more temporary shelters for the homeless.

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A comprehensive look at DOGE's firings and layoffs so far

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump's administration as the White House and its Department of Government Efficiency fire both new and career workers, tell agency leaders to plan for “large-scale reductions

Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in a deadly romance scheme

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman used online dating apps to lure at least four older men to meet her in person, then drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a “sinister” romance scheme, FBI officials in Las Vegas said Friday.

You're going to see more 'city-killer' asteroids, but fret not: MIT astronomer

This week's hype around a "city-killing" asteroid possibly striking Earth raised the fears of many before the odds of impact dropped to nearly nothing, but the MIT scientist who developed the risk scale for this type of event said it still has a lot to teach the public.

The white man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Black teen who rang a wrong doorbell dies

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Trump says he may take control of the US Postal Service. Here's what to know

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would be an executive branch takeover of the agency, which has operated as an independent entity since 1970.

The Independent Spirit Awards are today. Here’s everything you need to know

Oscar nominees like Mikey Madison, Demi Moore and Sebastian Stan will be making a stop the by beach Saturday for the Film Independent Spirit Awards. The annual awards ceremony is the shaggier, more irreverent sister to the Academy Awards, celebrating the best in independent film and television.

Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America on Wednesday, with an icy grip that made Arctic Greenland seem like a toasty vacation spot in comparison. Even Mars has been warmer than North Dakota this week. But there's hope.

Aircrafts collide in midair near Arizona airport; 2 reported dead

The NTSB said one of the airplanes landed "uneventfully" after the collision, while the other crashed.

Los Angeles district attorney to update public in Menendez brothers' resentencing case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles district attorney will give an update Friday on the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers who are seeking release after their 1996 conviction for the murder of their wealthy parents at their Beverly Hills home.

Prosecutors: Presidential pardon for Jan. 6 does not apply to Maryville man's FBI ‘kill list’ plot conviction

Prosecutors have responded to a motion filed by a Maryville man to dismiss his conviction in to a 2022 plot to murder federal investigators at the FBI Knoxville Field Office after he was pardoned for his role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.