LOS ANGELES — A federal appeals court ruled Friday night to uphold a lower court’s temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern […]
Generations come together at a county fair dubbed Mississippi’s ‘giant house party’
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Each summer, hundreds of brightly colored cabins come to life with the sound of children playing and smells of Southern comfort food in what’s known as Mississippi’s […]
How an alleged Ponzi scheme targeting Republicans left investors and politicians reeling
CEDARTOWN, Ga. — A federal receiver is on the hunt to recover $140 million lost in an alleged Ponzi scheme that benefited some Republicans in the top ranks of their […]
DeSantis set a Florida record for executions. It’s driving a national increase
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In the final moments of a life defined by violence, 60-year-old Edward Zakrzewski thanked the people of Florida for killing him “in the most cold, calculated, clean, […]
Rural US high schools are offering more college-level classes, but college can still be a tough sell
PERRY, N.Y. — As a student in western New York’s rural Wyoming County, Briar Townes honed an artistic streak that he hopes to make a living from one day. In […]
A Tunisian musician was detained in LA after living in US for a decade. His doctor wife speaks out
LOS ANGELES — Dr. Wafaa Alrashid noticed fewer of her patients were showing up for their appointments at the Los Angeles area hospital where she works as immigration raids spread […]
It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs
WASHINGTON — For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators this week told a potentially worrisome story as the impacts of […]
Teacher who admitted to killing couple on a hike with their kids in Arkansas to appear in court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A teacher who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing a couple he didn’t know who were hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state […]
Investigators to wrap up public hearings into fatal midair crash between Army chopper and airplane
The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday enters its third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash between an Army helicopter and commercial jet in January. […]
Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control from Fed Chair Powell
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of the U.S. […]