TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational, federal officials said […]
4 family members celebrating a birthday are among 8 dead from a boat capsize on Lake Tahoe
SAN FRANCISCO — Four members of a family from Northern California who were celebrating a birthday were among eight people killed when a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California […]
Trump judicial nominee Bove faces questions as whistleblower claims he floated ignoring court orders
WASHINGTON — A top Justice Department official under scrutiny over a whistleblower’s claims that he suggested ignoring court orders will face questions on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as he seeks […]
How US adults’ views on same-sex marriage have changed since the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling
WASHINGTON — For years, it looked as though the United States was steadily climbing toward a consensus on same-sex marriage. But 10 years after the Supreme Court ruled that there […]
Asian shares gain as investors shift focus to Federal Reserve, tariffs
BANGKOK — Shares rose in Europe and Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks climbed to near their all-time high. Oil prices gained more than 1% after falling about 6% on […]
A look at the status of US executions in 2025
Twenty-four men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and five other people are scheduled to be put to death in four states during the […]
Lawsuit challenges a Long Island county’s partnership in New York with ICE
A suburban New York county’s agreement with federal authorities to empower local police officers to conduct immigration arrests is being challenged in court by civil rights advocates. A lawsuit filed […]
Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in 14 states
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in funding for the build out of electric vehicle chargers in more than a […]
A Revolutionary War-era boat is being painstakingly rebuilt after centuries buried beneath Manhattan
ALBANY, N.Y. — Workers digging at Manhattan’s World Trade Center site 15 years ago made an improbable discovery: sodden timbers from a boat built during the Revolutionary War that had […]
US Rep. LaMonica McIver to be arraigned on assault charges
U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver is set to be arraigned on federal charges Wednesday, accused of assaulting and interfering with immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center during a congressional […]