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 […]
The key places to watch in Tuesday’s elections in Wisconsin and Florida
WASHINGTON — Elections in Florida and Wisconsin have become key tests of President Donald Trump’s political standing two months into his second White House term. The marquee race Tuesday is […]
ICE says a University of Minnesota student’s visa was revoked for drunk driving
MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being involved […]