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A disabled 17-year-old boy who was shot by four southeast Idaho police officers died after being taken off life support. Test had shown no brain activity. An investigation by an independent agency is underway. apnews.com/article/idaho-…

A California law firm has notified the City of Pocatello, Idaho of its intention to file a federal wrongful death lawsuit on the behalf of the family of a 17-year-old intellectually disabled boy who was shot multiple times by police apnews.com/article/police…

I'm thrilled to announce news about our investigation into deaths in police custody: National Headliners Award - Online First Place and BEST IN SHOW - “Lethal Restraint” - AP, PBS Frontline, Howard Centers Judges: "The Associated Press hit this out of the park..."

People involved in wildland firefighting say federal worker cuts in the Forest Service, National Parks and other public lands are impeding their ability to prepare for what they say could be a “a pretty significant wildland fire season" apnews.com/article/washin…

"In immigration courts from NY to Seattle this week, Homeland Security officials are ramping up enforcement actions in what appears to be a coordinated dragnet testing out new legal levers deployed by the Trump administration to carry out mass arrests" apnews.com/article/immigr…

Trump says he is pardoning a former VA sheriff who was convicted of bribery. He posted on his social media site that Scott Jenkins was dragged through hell by a corrupt Biden DOJ. A jury found him guilty of deputizing men in exchange for cash payments apnews.com/article/sherif…

A TX oil executive + DOGE team member is overhauling the agency that manages vast tracks of resource-rich public lands, but hasn't been confirmed by the Senate or filed an ethics commitment to break ties with companies that pose a conflict of interest apnews.com/article/hassen…

Cities big and small, red and blue reacted to the Trump administration’s list of “sanctuary jurisdictions" - some saying they shouldn't be on it and places like Seattle saying "we will not hesitate to protect our people and stand up for our values." apnews.com/article/immigr…

A judge has granted an injunction to stop HS Sec Kristi Noem from killing a TSA collective bargaining agreement saying the move was retaliation against the union "for its unwillingness to acquiesce to the Trump Administration’s assault on federal workers" apnews.com/article/tsa-ho…

A Venezuelan man told an immigration judge in Seattle that he would be killed if sent back, a Haitian man made the same plea. Despite their asylum requests, the gov't lawyer dismissed their cases, and they were taken into custody by ICE outside the court apnews.com/article/immigr…

Homeland Security is fast-tracking immigrants to deportation by dismissing their cases in immigration court, allowing ICE agents to immediately take them into custody. Many had filed for asylum, fearing for their safety should they be sent back apnews.com/article/immigr…

Former federal officials have warned for months that Trump’s staffing cuts National Weather Service could endanger lives. After deadly flash flooding struck Texas on July 4, debate raged over whether the cuts played any role in the tragedy. My latest The Associated Press with Brian Slodysko apnews.com/article/weathe…

Seventeen immigration court judges were fired in recent days amid a major backlog in cases (Rebecca Santana The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/immigr…

A group of immigrants and advocates have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop ICE agents from arresting people at immigration courts. The arrests are part of an expedited removal process that advocates say violates the immigrants' rights apnews.com/article/immigr…

Homeland Security is defending using ICE agents to arrest people at immigration court hearings, after advocates sued to stop the practice. HS says they can arrest lawbreakers where they find them, but lawyers say the migrants are following the law apnews.com/article/ice-im…

Volunteers flocked to immigration courts after ICE officers started arresting people who showed up for their hearings. They collect family information, provide safe-keeping for personal belongings and monitor ICE actions. apnews.com/article/immigr…

The 20 year old who fatally shot two Idaho firefighters and then himself had been turned away from the Army in the previous two years, and left a fire station frustrated and angry the month before after learning that he couldn't just sign up immediately apnews.com/article/firefi…

The Trump administration is investigating Oregon's transgender policies after a conservative group filed a complaint with the Dept of Education saying the state was violating civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams. apnews.com/article/trump-…

German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident, a government spokesman said Wednesday, and efforts are underway to retrieve her body. apnews.com/article/pakist…