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Shrinking post-Katrina levees need $1B in upgrades  Politico 20 Years After Katrina, My Memories Still Wander the Streets of New Orleans  The New York Times ‘I’m not crazy about how I got here, but I love it here’: Hurricane Katrina survivor reflects on rebuilding her life in Colorado 20 years later  Colorado Public Radio In New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, a …

Resistance is growing to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, with the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, signing an executive order to counter the president’s move. The order prevents the Chicago police department from collaborating with federal authorities on patrols, immigration enforcement, or conducting traffic stops and checkpoints. It also restricts officers from wearing face coverings to hide their identities. Johnson has …

The agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said. The move could ratchet up a months-long legal challenge over the news outlets’ fate. Kari Lake, acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, announced the latest round of job cuts late Friday, one …

A New Hampshire woman who fatally shot two of her children and her husband this month before killing herself was under investigation on suspicion of stealing money from her employer, police said. The bodies of Emily Long, 34, Ryan Long, 48, Parker Long, 8, and Ryan Long, 6, were discovered inside their home in Madbury on Aug. 18. A third …

The Minnesota Star Tribune reviewed court and police documents, hundreds of pages of Westman’s writings and reached out to more than 50 former neighbors, classmates, coworkers and family members in an effort to understand her murderous intent. The evidence suggests someone struggling to find her place in the world. Her home life became less stable after her parents divorced when …

How an Appeals Court’s Ruling on Trump Tariffs Could Upend the Bond Market  Barron’s Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules  Reuters Trump tariffs that are voided by — and ones that are safe from — Friday’s appeals court ruling  CNBC US Trading Partners ‘Dazed and Confused’ After Tariff Court Loss  Bloomberg.com Ruling on Trump’s tariffs is a major setback for …

The Trump administration has moved to lay off more than 500 employees who work for the federally funded network Voice of America, which provides global reporting in places with restricted press freedom. In March, Trump officials first attempted to close down some of the organization’s newsrooms. But Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of …

Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday afternoon aimed at holding federal law enforcement in the city to municipal rules on policing while also keeping tabs on new deployments and informing citizens of their rights. The order, the “Protecting Chicago Initiative,” comes after the Chicago Sun-Times first reported that Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago was being considered …

US Republican Senator Joni Ernst will not run for re-election, CBS News reports  Reuters Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say  CBS News Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection next year, source says  ABC News Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek re-election in Iowa in 2026  NBC News Iowa’s Joni Ernst Will Not Seek Re-election, Putting a Competitive Senate …

CHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson is taking new steps to fight President Donald Trump’s expected immigration crackdown and potential National Guard deployment in the Chicago area. Johnson signed the “Protecting Chicago” executive order on Saturday as the Trump administration prepares to conduct a major immigration enforcement operation, which could start next week. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click …