New York state prisons will release some inmates early because the system does not have enough corrections officers, weeks after the state fired more than 2,000 guards who went on […]
With a TikTok ban looming, Trump signals a deal will come before April 5 deadline
LOS ANGELES — As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signaled that he is confident his administration can broker an agreement […]
No batteries? Thinner packaging? US businesses look for ways to offset tariffs
NEW YORK — Gadgets sold without batteries. Toys sold in slimmed-down boxes or no packaging at all. More household goods that shoppers need to assemble themselves. These are some of […]
Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
WASHIGNTON — The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University, the Ivy League school said Tuesday. The university received notifications this week that grants were […]
Miami’s Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and US
MIAMI — Packed pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d’Haiti, the Catholic church at the heart of the largest Haitian diaspora in […]
Supreme Court weighs whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON — There are just two Planned Parenthood clinics in South Carolina, but every year they take hundreds of low-income patients who need things like contraception, cancer screenings and pregnancy […]
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker launches talking filibuster to protest Trump’s agenda
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker carried an all-night speaking filibuster in protest of President Donald Trump’s agenda into Tuesday morning. Booker took to the Senate floor on […]
US sanctions 6 officials over erosion of Hong Kong autonomy. China threatens to counter
HONG KONG — The United States sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials who it alleged were involved in “transnational repression” and acts that threaten to further erode the city’s […]
‘JFK’ director Oliver Stone to testify to Congress about assassination files
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, whose 1991 film “JFK” portrayed President John F. Kennedy’s assassination as the work of a shadowy government conspiracy, is set to testify to Congress on Tuesday […]
Battle over trans athletes’ participation in girls sports comes to California Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The battle over transgender athletes’ participation in youth sports will come to California on Tuesday as state lawmakers debate two bills aimed at keeping trans kids and […]