PORTLAND, Ore. — The pothole outside Timothy Taylor’s home was so deep, he could hear the clunk of cars hitting it from inside his house. The Portland, Oregon, resident could […]
US immigration flights set off terrified international searches for missing loved ones
MIAMI — Franco Caraballo called his wife Friday night, crying and panicked. Hours earlier, the 26-year-old barber and dozens of other Venezuelan migrants held at a federal detention facility in […]
Sexual misconduct allegations in UN missions topped 100 in 2024, UN says
UNITED NATIONS — Allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in U.N. peacekeeping and political missions topped 100 for the third time in the last 10 years in 2024, according to […]
Dust storms rage across New Mexico as transit authorities close major highways
SANTA FE, N.M. — Dust storms raged across New Mexico on Tuesday, snarling highway traffic as the National Weather Service pushed an emergency alert to cellphones that warned of zero-visibility […]
Appeals court hears arguments over Trump’s bid to fire 2 board members
WASHINGTON — A Justice Department attorney on Tuesday urged an appeals court to suspend judicial orders favoring two board members who were fired by President Donald Trump from their respective […]
Pentagon aims to cut up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations
A senior defense official says that roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department WASHINGTON — Roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut […]
Alabama police officer’s murder trial will proceed, court rules
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The immunity hearing for an Alabama police officer charged with murder will proceed in March, a criminal appeals court ruled, after finding no evidence to support the […]
New York’s top court dismisses sexual abuse lawsuit, sparking criticism from advocates
ALBANY, N.Y. — A lawsuit against New York alleging sexual abuse decades ago was tossed out by the state’s top court Tuesday because it lacked specific information, drawing criticism from […]
EPA plans to eliminate scientific research team, could fire more than 1,000 employees
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research office and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for […]
They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired
WASHINGTON — A federal program designed to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in the United States has lost 20% of its staff after layoffs hit its probationary staffers. The Center […]