PHILADELPHIA — The family of a 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a Philadelphia police officer three years ago has agreed to a $3 million settlement with the city. […]
California official criticized for appearing to call on gangs to intervene in immigration raids
CUDAHY, Calif. — The vice mayor of a tiny Southern California city is under fire after appearing to call on street gangs to organize in the face of immigration sweeps […]
Who is Zohran Mamdani? State lawmaker seeks to become NYC’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor
NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani was a state lawmaker unknown even to most New York City residents when he announced his run for mayor back in October. On Tuesday evening, […]
One more sizzling hot day for the eastern US before temperatures plunge 30 degrees
NEW YORK — A record-smashing heat wave broiled the U.S. East for another day Wednesday, even as thermometers were forecast to soon plunge by as many as 30 degrees in […]
Florida Gov. DeSantis floats building another immigration detention center
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s aggressive push to support the federal government’s crackdown […]
Search ends for plane 75 years after the then-worst crash in US history
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — A group is ending a 20-year search for a plane that crashed into Lake Michigan in 1950, killing all 58 people on board, after sweeping the […]
A look at how Trump’s big bill could change the US immigration system
President Donald Trump’s spending cuts and border security package would inject roughly $150 billion into his mass deportation agenda over the next four years, funding everything from an extension of […]
Ohio plans swift appeal as court declares private school voucher system unconstitutional
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio signaled on Wednesday that it will swiftly appeal a court ruling declaring the state’s private school voucher system unconstitutional, a decision celebrated by public school advocates […]
California found in violation of Title IX in clash with Trump officials over transgender athletes
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has found that the California Department of Education and the state’s high school sports federation violated civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete […]
As it turns 80 and faces dwindling global clout, can the UN survive?
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There’s little to […]