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Suspect in Molotov attack at Sam Altman’s California home set to appear in court

Officials have not said whether Altman was home at the time.Online state court records do not yet show whether Moreno-Gama has an attorney who can speak on his behalf. Jenkins said the state charges carry penalties ranging from 19 years to life in prison.On Monday morning, FBI agents went to Moreno-Gama’s home in a Houston suburb where they spent several hours before leaving. He has also been charged by federal prosecutors with possession of an unregistered firearm and damage and destruction of

Democrats line up to run in Virginia congressional districts, even before voters approve them

Even before Virginia voters decide on a new congressional map, Democrats are piling in to run for districts proposed under a redistricting plan that is designed to give their party a near sweep of the state’s U.S. House seats.The latest entrant is Olivia Troye, who was an aide to former Republican Vice President Mike Pence and has become a vocal critic of President Donald Trump. She announced Tuesday that she’ll run in Virginia’s newly created 7th Congressional District, joining an a

FBI says suspects tried to rob Offset outside a Florida casino when he was shot in the leg

Offset, who rose to fame as part of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was hospitalized for a couple of days, but swiftly returned to the stage at a performance at a music festival at the University of Arkansas on Saturday.The suspects fled the scene in two Chevrolet SUVs that went in separate directions: A black Suburban that fled towards Hollywood, Florida, and a Tahoe that fled southbound towards Miami.Following the shooting, officers detained two people, but law enforcement hasn’t sha

Dog goes missing after house fire breaks out in Tacoma Tuesday morning

A dog is missing after a house fire in Tacoma Tuesday morning that injured one person.The fire was first reported at approximately 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. When firefighters arrived at the scene, located on 53rd Place N.E., they found heavy smoke and flames coming from a house.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">3200 blk 53rd Pl NE, 5:35am – House fire. Heavy smoke & flames showing upon TFD’s arrival. All occupants escaped the blaze. Fire is now out. One person transported to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. One dog still missing. Fire is under investigation. <a href="https://t.co/IYA4eolDpi">pic.twitter.com/IYA4eolDpi</a>— Tacoma Fire (@TacomaFire) <a href="https://twitter.com/TacomaFire/status/2044053805420163405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>The fire department confirmed that all occupants escaped the blaze, but one person was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.The fire was extinguished by 7 a.m., but, according to Tacoma Fire, one dog remains missing.The fire is under investigation.This is a developing story, check back for updatesFollow Frank Sumrall <a href="https://x.com/FMSumrall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on X</a>. Send <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/contact-us">news tips here.</a>

Years-long Bellevue theft investigation leads to arrests of 2 robbery suspects

Two suspects tied to large-scale theft targeting older people were arrested by the Bellevue Police Department.During a long-term theft investigation by the department, detectives observed the suspects, Ion Miclescu and Simona Paun, use a white Honda Accord to target community members at a senior living center.“The suspects then continued this activity at a local grocery store a couple of blocks away,” the Bellevue Police Department stated in its crime blotter.Tailing the suspects on

Justice Department fires 4 prosecutors accused of bias against anti-abortion activists

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration fired four Justice Department prosecutors involved in cases against anti-abortion activists, accusing the Biden administration on Tuesday of abusing a law designed to protect abortion clinics from obstruction and threats.The firings are the latest wave of terminations of employees involved in cases criticized by conservatives or because they were perceived as insufficiently loyal to President Donald Trump’s agenda. The terminations came before the

Redistricting battle narrows for US House as states seek partisan edge in November elections

<block>The battlefield is narrowing and the timeline is tightening in a congressional redistricting contest among states seeking a partisan advantage ahead of the November midterm elections. The end of Maryland’s legislative session this week marked the demise of Democratic efforts to reshape the state’s U.S. House districts. But Florida lawmakers are to begin a special session Monday for a Republican attempt at congressional redistricting. And Virginia voters are deciding Tuesday on a Democratic redistricting plan that could help the party win several additional House seats in this year’s election.Voting districts typically are redrawn once a decade, after each census. But President Donald Trump triggered an unusual round of mid-decade redistricting last year when he urged Texas Republicans to redraw House districts to give the GOP an edge in the midterm elections. California Democrats reciprocated, and redistricting efforts soon cascaded across states.So far, Republicans believe they could win nine additional seats in states where they have redrawn congressional districts, while Democrats think they could gain six seats elsewhere because of redistricting. But that presumes past voting patterns hold in November. And that’s uncertain, especially since the party in power typically loses seats in the midterms and Trump faces negative approval ratings in polls. Democrats need to gain just a few seats in November to wrest control of the House from Republicans, potentially allowing them to obstruct Trump’s agenda. <hl2>Where redistricting remains in play</hl2>Officials in more than a dozen states debated or floated redistricting proposals. The immediate focus is on two states — one led by Republicans, the other by Democrats.<hl2>Florida</hl2>Current map: eight Democrats, 20 RepublicansProposed map: Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has called a special legislative session to begin Monday on congressional redistricting. Republicans haven’t yet publicly released a specific plan.Challenges: The state constitution says districts cannot be drawn with intent to favor or disfavor a political party or incumbent.<hl2>Virginia</hl2>Current map: six Democrats, five RepublicansProposed map: A new U.S. House map passed by the Democratic-led General Assembly could help Democrats win up to four additional seats. For the map to take effect, voters would have to approve a constitutional amendment allowing mid-decade redistricting. That amendment is on Tuesday’s ballot. Challenges: The state Supreme Court ruled the referendum can proceed, but it has yet to rule whether the effort is legal. The court is considering an appeal of a Tazewell County judge’s ruling that the amendment is invalid because lawmakers violated their own rules while passing it.<hl2>Where new House districts were approved</hl2>New U.S. House districts have been adopted in six states since last summer. Four took up redistricting voluntarily, one was required to by its state constitution and another did so under court order.<hl2>Texas</hl2>Current map: 13 Democrats, 25 RepublicansNew map: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a revised House map into law last August that could help Republicans win five additional seats.Challenges: The U.S. Supreme Court in December cleared the way for the new districts to be used in this year’s elections. It put on hold a lower-court ruling that blocked the new map because it was “racially gerrymandered.” <hl2>California</hl2>Current map: 43 Democrats, nine RepublicansNew map: Voters in November approved revised House districts drawn by the Democratic-led Legislature that could help Democrats win five additional seats. Challenges: The U.S. Supreme Court in February allowed the new districts to be used in this year’s elections. It denied an appeal from Republicans and the Department of Justice, which claimed the districts impermissibly favor Hispanic voters.<hl2>Missouri</hl2>Current map: two Democrats, six RepublicansNew map: Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a revised House map into law last September that could help Republicans win an additional seat.Challenges: A Cole County judge ruled the new map is in effect as election officials work to determine whether a referendum petition seeking a statewide vote complies with constitutional criteria and contains enough valid petition signatures. The Missouri Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit claiming mid-decade redistricting is illegal. It’s scheduled to hear arguments in May on claims the new districts violate compactness requirements and should be placed on hold pending the potential referendum. <hl2>North Carolina</hl2>Current map: four Democrats, 10 RepublicansNew map: The Republican-led General Assembly gave final approval in October to revised districts that could help Republicans win an additional seat.Challenges: A federal court panel in November denied a request to block the revised districts from being used in the midterm elections.<hl2>Ohio</hl2>Current map: five Democrats, 10 RepublicansNew map: A bipartisan panel composed primarily of Republicans voted in October to approve revised House districts that improve Republicans’ chances of winning two additional seats. Challenges: None. The state constitution required new districts before the 2026 election, because Republicans had approved the prior map without sufficient Democratic support after the last census.<hl2>Utah</hl2>Current map: no Democrats, four RepublicansNew map: A judge in November imposed revised House districts that could help Democrats win a seat. The court ruled that lawmakers had circumvented anti-gerrymandering standards passed by voters when adopting the prior map. Challenges: A federal court panel and the state Supreme Court, in February, each rejected Republican challenges to the judicial map selection.<hl2>Where redistricting efforts were denied</hl2>Governors, lawmakers or partisan officials pushed for congressional redistricting in numerous states. In at least five states, those efforts gained some initial traction but ultimately fell short in either the legislature or court. <hl2>Maryland</hl2>Current map: seven Democrats, one RepublicanProposed map: The Democratic-led House in February passed a redistricting plan backed by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore that could help Democrats win an additional seat.Challenges: The legislative session ended in April without the Democratic-led Senate voting on the redistricting plan. The state Senate president said there were concerns it could backfire on Democrats.<hl2>New York</hl2>Current map: 19 Democrats, seven RepublicansProposed map: A judge in January ordered a state commission to draw new boundaries for the only congressional district in New York City represented by a Republican, ruling it unconstitutionally dilutes the votes of Black and Hispanic residents.Challenges: The U.S. Supreme Court in March granted Republicans’ request to halt the judge’s order, leaving the existing district lines in place for the 2026 election.<hl2>Indiana</hl2> <hl2/>Current map: two Democrats, seven RepublicansProposed map: The Republican-led House passed a redistricting plan in December that would have improved Republicans’ chances of winning two additional seats. Challenges: Despite pressure from Trump to adopt the new map, the Republican-led Senate rejected it in a bipartisan vote on Dec. 11.<hl2>Kansas</hl2>Current map: one Democrat, three RepublicansProposed map: Some Republican lawmakers mounted an attempt to take up congressional redistricting.Challenges: Lawmakers dropped a petition drive for a special session on congressional redistricting in November, after failing to gain enough support. <hl2>Illinois</hl2>Current map: 14 Democrats, three RepublicansProposed map: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in October proposed a new U.S. House map that would improve Democrats’ chances of winning an additional seat.Challenges: The Democratic-led General Assembly declined to take up redistricting, citing concerns about the effect on representation for Black residents.</block>

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum takes firmer stance with Trump administration

While Trump has taken public jabs at Sheinbaum — at one point suggesting cartels have greater control over Mexico than her government — he’s also regularly made nods to their amicable relationship.“She is really a nice person, I like her a lot,” he said last month, proceeding to imitate the Mexican leader in a high voice.Divide over CubaBut shifting geopolitics in the region, and the mounting deaths in ICE facilities, have also opened the door for Sheinbaum to take a firmer stance. The mai

Asian surnames have been the fastest-growing in the U.S., according to Census Bureau report

The Census tally showed that the most popular male first names at the start of this decade were “Michael,” “John,” “James,” “David,” and “Robert,” while the most common female first names were “Mary,” “Maria,” “Jennifer,” “Elizabeth,” and “Patricia.”Not too much has changed since 1990. Back then, the most popular male first names were “James,” “John,” “Robert,” “Michael,” and “William.” The most popular female first names were “Mary,” “Patricia,” “Linda,” “Barbara,” and “Elizabeth.”Unlike the So

Severe storms accompanied by tornadoes damage communities from the Plains to the Midwest

A National Weather Service survey team will assess damage in the Ottawa area on Tuesday to determine whether a tornado passed through there, according to Chelsea Picha, a meteorologist with the weather service’s office in Topeka.In neighboring Miami County, two people reported minor injuries, several homes were destroyed and recreational vehicles and campers were overturned, according to the sheriff’s office. Power lines were de-energized in Hillsdale until cleanup could be safely completed, the

Los Angeles schools avoid a strike as a last-minute deal is reached with staff

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles schools avoided a strike that would have impacted nearly 400,000 students in Southern California as the school district and the union representing support staff reached a tentative deal early Tuesday.Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union announced on social media that it won a tentative agreement with “major gains” including raises and more hours. The district announced that an agreement in principle had been reached with SEIU Local 99 allowing scho

The Latest: Pakistan proposes new US-Iran talks as Vance and Trump hint at progress

blockade of Iranian ports that began Monday and Iran’s threatened retaliation set up an extraordinary showdown posing serious risks for the global economy and raising the specter of a ceasefire collapse and resumed fighting.Here is the latest:Pakistan proposes second round of talks in IslamabadPakistan has proposed hosting a second round of talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad in the coming days, before the end of the ceasefire, two Pakistani officials said.The officials, who sp

Asian stocks gain and oil falls on hopes of renewed US-Iran talks

crude fell 2.2% early Tuesday to $96.92 a barrel.The global energy shock stemming from maritime traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly a fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported, has led to surging fuel prices and is threatening to push up inflation in many countries and impact economic growth.Wall Street rose on Monday. The S&P 500 gained 1% to 6,886.24. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6% to 48,218.25, and the Nasdaq composite added 1.2% to 23,183.74.

Gov. Wes Moore falls short in push to redraw Maryland’s congressional map to boost Democrats

In the end, the Maryland Senate left the bill in a committee, with Democrats who control the chamber concerned it could backfire under judicial review.The unusual mid-decade redistricting spree, which started when Trump encouraged Republican-controlled Texas to redraw their map last year, is expected to continue next week. Republicans want to change congressional boundaries during a special legislative session in Florida, while Democrats are asking voters to approve a redistricting referendum in

What to know about Eric Swalwell’s exit from Congress and the California governor’s race

Katie Porter and billionaire financier Tom Steyer, a 2020 presidential candidate, are among other top Democrats seeking to snatch up Swalwell’s former backers as the primary approaches with no clear front-runner.Swalwell said Monday he would leave Congress on his own terms as bipartisan lawmakers pushed for a vote to expel him.Here’s what is known about the allegations against Swalwell and the possible political implications.Allegations include sexual assault, nude photos and explicit mess

Harvey Weinstein is going on trial again in a New York rape case

NEW YORK (AP) — After years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison, Harvey Weinstein is again going on trial on a rape charge in New York City.Jury selection is set to start as early as Tuesday in the onetime movie mogul’s latest retrial, where jurors will weigh — for the third time — whether he raped hairstylist and actor Jessica Mann in a Manhattan hotel in 2013.But “it’s not going to be a mirror image of the last trial,” new Weinstein lawyer Marc Agnifilo told Judge Curtis Farbe

Millions in the US never finished college. With targeted help, reenrollments are ticking up

When Richie Ince launched a stopout scholarship at Colorado’s Pueblo Community College about a decade ago, he found many former students left because of what he calls “life happens moments.” A little nudging in the form of social media ads and personalized outreach — plus a scholarship now worth about $2,000 — was often enough to bring students back. “We just heard a lot of students say this was the kind of kick in the pants they needed, or that they just needed someone to reach out,” said Ince,

Aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington faces a House vote

<block>An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital is up for a vote Tuesday evening in the House, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill needs to be strengthened.The House bill, called the Alert Act, has the backing of key industry groups. The National Transportation Safety Board said recently that the legislation, since amended, now addresses its recommendation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems that let pilots know more precisely where other aircraft are flying around them. The NTSB has been recommending the new technology systems since 2008, and Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has said such a system would have prevented the collision of the American Airlines jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter that plunged into the icy Potomac River on Jan. 29, 2025. Two key House committees unanimously advanced the bill last month. The bill is now being brought up for a full House vote under rules that won’t allow any amendments. But victims’ families said they want to make sure the bill has strict timelines to guarantee the reforms will be completed.Sponsored by Republican Sam Graves and Democrat Rick Larens, the legislation needs to secure two thirds of House support to advance to the Senate. Separate legislation called the ROTOR Act that the Senate crafted came up one vote short in the House. Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell have also said the Alert Act still needs to be improved.Earlier this year, the NTSB’s Homendy sharply criticized the original version of the bill as a “watered down” measure that wouldn’t do enough to prevent future tragedies. But the board said the revised version would now address the shortcomings their investigation identified and require the Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Department and the military to take needed actions.National Transportation Safety Board members at a hearing in late January were deeply troubled over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before the collision. Everyone aboard the American Airlines jet, flying from Wichita, Kansas, and the helicopter died when the two aircraft collided. It was the deadliest plane crash on U.S. soil since 2001, and the victims included 28 members of the figure skating community.A helicopter route in the approach path of a Reagan National Airport runway didn’t ensure enough separation between helicopters and planes landing on the airport’s secondary runway, and the route wasn’t reviewed regularly, the board said. The poor design of that route was a key factor in the crash along with air traffic controllers relying too much on pilots seeing and avoiding other aircraft.The bill now requires planes to have Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In systems that can receive data about the locations of other aircraft. Proponents of the use of such systems said they would have alerted the pilots of an American Airlines jet sooner about the impending collision with the Black Hawk helicopter. Most planes already have the complementary ADS-B Out systems that broadcast their locations.The NTSB cited systemic weaknesses and years of ignored warnings as the main causes of the crash, but Homendy has said that if both the plane and the Black Hawk had been equipped with ADS-B In and the systems had been turned on, the collision would have been prevented. The Army’s policy at the time of the crash mandated that its helicopters fly without that system on to conceal their locations, although the helicopter involved in this crash was on a training flight, not a sensitive mission.</block>

The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath

The pope has declared Trump’s threats toward Iran “truly unacceptable” and pointed his flock to Biblical text and church doctrine on war and peace, explaining that his purpose is not about Trump at all.“I’m not afraid of the Trump administration,” Leo said Monday on the way to Africa, “or of speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel, which is what the Church works for.”It’s an unusual spectacle involving the world’s two biggest megaphones, both held by Americans for t

Race for California governor moves on after dramatic downfall of Rep. Eric Swalwell

He said in a statement that he and Steyer shared a “commitment to building an economy rooted in dignity for working people.”San Jose’s Democratic Mayor Matt Mahan, running for governor in his first statewide election, sought to distinguish his record from Steyer and Hilton, the Republican candidate known for hosting a show on Fox News for six years.With Swalwell out, “now we have a field that’s got a billionaire who made his fortune investing in private prisons, ICE facilities, oil and gas compa