ARLINGTON, Texas — A new museum devoted to telling the stories of those who have received the nation’s highest military honor is opening this coming week in Texas. The National […]
Homeland Security makes cuts to offices overseeing civil rights protections
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections across its broad mission, suggesting that they were impeding immigration enforcement […]
A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America
A lawsuit filed late Friday accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the Voice of America and asks a federal court to restore the outlet that for decades has […]
Trump backs Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate in hotly contested race
MADISON, Wis. — President Donald Trump on Friday called on his supporters to vote for a candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court who already had the full-throated backing of Trump’s […]
US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion
STANSTEAD, Quebec — For more than 100 years, people in Stanstead, Quebec have been able to walk into Derby Line, Vermont to enter the border-straddling Haskell Free Library and Opera […]
New Canadian leader says Trump will want trade talks as Americans suffer from trade war
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday U.S. President Donald Trump will ultimately respect Canada’s sovereignty and be ready for comprehensive trade talks because Americans are going to […]
Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
MIAMI — The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential […]
New Yorkers scramble for free eggs
NEW YORK — Hundreds of people lined up Friday morning at three sites in New York City, some arriving more than an hour early, for the opportunity to snag one […]
Michigan court affirms ban on brass knuckles, says right to bear arms doesn’t fit
DETROIT — A court says there is no constitutional right to possess brass knuckles in Michigan, a weapon typically associated with violent ambushes in dark alleys and banned in nearly […]
1 of 2 who escaped from Colorado immigration detention is found nearby
One of two men who escaped from a Colorado immigration detention center was arrested Friday after being found by a sheriff’s deputy about 12 miles away. An Adam’s County Sheriff’s […]