A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their removal, saying new claims by the immigrants’ […]
What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
St. Louis — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics also make it an especially dangerous […]
Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship to hike, didn’t return
JUNEAU, Alaska — Authorities say they have found the body of a woman visiting Alaska’s capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said […]
California’s largest blaze this year explodes in size as hot weather raises wildfire risk statewide
LOS ANGELES — A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for large portions of the state […]
US military’s attempt to retain strategic land for training runs into Native Hawaiian opposition
HONOLULU — A high-altitude plateau on the Big Island is the only place in Hawaii where thousands of ground forces can practice firing live munitions. It’s also a place many […]
US military expands enforcement zone to 1/3 of southern border
COLUMBUS, N.M. — The military is expanding its authority and reach along swaths of the southern U.S. border where troops have been empowered to detain people who enter the country […]
What to know about Julio César Chávez’s arrest by U.S. immigration officials
LOS ANGELES — U.S. immigration officials have arrested famous Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. — days after his high-profile fight with Jake Paul — for overstaying his visa and […]
Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami’s reefs from climate change
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Coral in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto […]
A year before declaring independence, colonists offered ‘Olive Branch’ petition to King George III
NEW YORK — Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas. Mindful of next year’s 250th anniversary […]
Hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans’ Medicaid cut
OMAHA, Neb. — Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area’s aging farmers delaying care until they end up in his emergency room. Now, […]