The Department of Justice recently filed a motion in federal court in support of vacating sanctions levied against Florida International University’s new law school dean Daniel Epstein while he was a personal attorney for President Donald Trump.

Epstein was sanctioned days after he was announced as the pick to lead FIU’s College of Law. The...Read more

CHICAGO — Lawyers for a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent about to go on trial on charges he robbed and sexually assaulted prostitutes in Chicago-area hotel rooms have asked a judge to dismiss the indictment, arguing the same “tainted” grand jury also handled the now-dismissed “Broadview Six” case.

“Based on what is currently...Read more

NEW YORK — The NYPD is investigating the latest episode of mysterious sewer travel as several men were recently filmed emerging from a city manhole during the wee hours of the morning — this time near Penn Station in Manhattan.

A concert-goer waiting on line to see Olivia Dean at Madison Square Garden told the News he got cell-phone video ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With just one week left until the end of the legislative year, California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom are negotiating a major change to how damages are paid for utility-caused wildfires that ravage homes and regional economies.

Newsom has kicked off debate over far-reaching proposals that could impact Californians’ ...Read more

WASHINGTON — With just 10 weeks left before the midterm elections, the White House is still hoping there’s enough time to restrict voting by mail.

On Monday the Trump administration submitted another brief to the Supreme Court, re-upping its plea for urgency as November approaches.

The Postal Service issued new regulations Friday aimed at ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Donald Trump to seek new limits on the use of mail ballots, but they are not likely to take effect this year.

Acting by a 6-3 vote, the court’s conservatives granted an emergency appeal from Trump’s lawyers and set aside a judge’s order that blocked new federal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States unveiled plans Monday for new sanctions against Iran that Trump administration officials said are designed to sever Tehran from the global financial system as the nearly six-month conflict between the two countries drags on.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who previewed the announcement last week as “...Read more

A federal judge in New York has rolled back a Trump administration policy that barred people from Haiti, Cuba and 73 other countries from receiving visas to permanently live and work in the United States.

U.S. District Judge Jeanette A. Vargas said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s directive from January telling agency officials to refuse...Read more

In the first salvo of what could become a prolonged court battle over Colorado River water, the state of Nevada has sued the Trump administration over its plan to impose major water cutbacks on Las Vegas.

The state filed the lawsuit on Monday, just three days after the Trump administration released the plan, which requires Nevada, Arizona and ...Read more

For years the hillside community of Kenscoff was a refuge from Port-au-Prince, a place where Haitian farmers peacefully grew fruits and vegetables that helped feed the nation and where the well-heeled built summer homes to escape the capital and enjoy the cool microclimate.

Now it has become another killing ground for Haiti’s terrorizing ...Read more

A former deputy press secretary for Donald Trump believes that Melania Trump has an incentive for recently ending her long and mysterious absence from the public spotlight, including when she was seen with her husband and his controversial aide Natalie Harp at Sunday’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix car race in Washington, D.C.

Sarah Matthews said in...Read more

NEW YORK — A group of grocery store owners sued Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his administration Monday over a plan to open five city-funded grocery stores across the city offering heavily discounted prices to consumers, arguing the plan is discriminatory.

The Multicultural Business Coalition argued in two lawsuits that the program, a key piece of...Read more

Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel blamed the United States for the country’s severe crisis in an interview with a prominent Brazilian newspaper, saying his government will not make any concessions to the Trump administration, has “no alternative but to resist,” and that talks with Washington are “very stalled.”

In an interview with ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina is seeking state funding for a new ROTC building that it intends to name in honor of the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, the school announced Friday.

The Senator Lindsey Graham ROTC Center of Excellence, which would replace the existing ROTC facility at the corner of Pickens and Wheat streets, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened economic punishment against any country doing business with Iran as part of what he called an “economic D-Day” campaign to isolate the country and end nearly six months of war.

President Donald Trump is calling world leaders with “specific requests to cease their interactions with...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte Latin bakery known for championing immigrant causes says staff members confronted the former commander of U.S. Border Patrol in its parking lot Sunday.

“Manolo Betancur, owner of Manolo’s Bakery and longtime advocate for Charlotte’s immigrant community, confronted former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-...Read more

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced what he called an “unprecedented” U.S. campaign to sever Iran from the global economy, warning that any state doing business with the country risks facing U.S. sanctions.

“We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections around the globe,” Bessent ...Read more

In the first salvo of what could become a court battle over Colorado River water, the state of Nevada has sued to challenge the Trump administration’s plan for mandatory water cutbacks.

The state filed the lawsuit Monday, just three days after the Trump administration released the plan, which requires Nevada, Arizona and California to cut ...Read more

Israeli officials accused Hamas of planning renewed attacks on its territory using kites and balloons, and gave the Iran-backed militant group until Wednesday to rein in their use or face reprisals.

The Israel Defense Forces has been instructed to “adopt a policy of zero containment and zero tolerance toward the launching of kites and ...Read more

Canadians wanted their prime minister to stand tough and not sign a bad trade deal with the U.S. But the collapse of talks, and the escalation of the tariff war, will come at a price.

The U.S. implemented a new 50% tax on imports of hundreds of Canadian items including furniture, plastics, plywood and electrical equipment on Saturday. It’s ...Read more