LEXINGTON, Ky. — An analysis by a Kentucky policy center shows the number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in the commonwealth continues to grow as the number of local agencies helping ICE has exploded over the past year.

The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, using data from the Deportation Data Project, showed the ...Read more

If you grew up in the United States in the 1980s or ’90s, chances are you remember The Oregon Trail. For many like me, it was our first computer game and our first introduction to wilderness survival. We hunted buffalo, forded rivers, broke wagon wheels and, of course, learned about dysentery years before Google even existed, all while ...Read more

For at least two decades, thousands of Americans have been going to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil to look for ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew traditionally used in sacred ceremonies in South America. Ayahuasca contains the psychedelic compound DMT, N-Dimethyltryptamine, and researchers are studying its effects on several conditions, ...Read more

Canada imposed tariffs of 15% to 50% on hundreds of products from the U.S. on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney bets that standing up to President Donald Trump will eventually help Ottawa’s negotiating position with its biggest trading partner.

Carney’s government increased the import tax on many U.S. steel items to 50% from 25%, and ...Read more

Brent oil is closing in on $100 a barrel as traders watch for details of an Iranian deal with Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while strong Chinese buying tightens the market.

The global benchmark is less than $3 shy of triple figures after rallying last week on a flare-up in Middle East hostilities. Iran said the accord is...Read more

Yair Golan, who heads Israel’s left-wing Democrats party, said he’ll join the government if the opposition wins next month’s election and will put tackling Jewish settler violence in the occupied West Bank on the agenda.

Ending the war with Iran, rebuilding Gaza and forging regional alliances will also be among his top priorities, the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Even in a region known for its dead shopping malls, Hawthorne Plaza holds a unique distinction.

It has been closed longer than it was ever open, and the sprawling property in the center of the South Bay suburb has been the subject of debate and fascination for decades.

It opened along Hawthorne Boulevard in 1977, at the height ...Read more

Since baby Phoenix Castro’s fentanyl overdose death at home in 2023 forced a fundamental reckoning at Santa Clara County’s child welfare agency, the number of children removed from their troubled homes has nearly tripled.

Parent advocates say this is a sign of a “foster care panic,” an overcorrection fueled by intense media scrutiny and...Read more

Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch.

More than 1 million American children have lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, following a recent federal law. Now, as schools gear up for a new term, a ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The fallout from the Hope Florida scandal, which was reignited last month after a grand jury report leaked to the public, has been far-reaching.

When the state launched Hope Florida in 2021, it was meant to wean people off of government assistance. But in 2024, the organization and an affiliated foundation became enmeshed ...Read more

Canada imposed tariffs of 15% to 50% on hundreds of products from the U.S. on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney bets that standing up to President Donald Trump will eventually help Ottawa’s negotiating position with its biggest trading partner.

Carney’s government increased the import tax on many U.S. steel items to 50% from 25%, and ...Read more

Australia is in the process of finalizing a treaty with another Pacific island nation, with the national broadcaster reporting that Canberra has struck an “in-principle” agreement with the Solomon Islands.

The two nations will work to sign the deal in the coming weeks, Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported, citing unidentified government ...Read more

North Korea’s newly appointed defense minister criticized ongoing U.S. drills with South Korea and Japan and vowed to punish what he described as hostile forces threatening the country’s national security.

“If the US and its allies attempt to provoke a new military confrontation with the DPRK, the latter will take strong and reflective ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Days of more intense weather are ahead — extreme heat and high humidity — after a dramatic weekend of coastal flooding, rain and dangerously high surf brought by remnants of Tropical Storm Marie.

A big jump in temperature is expected by Tuesday, with heat "10 to 20 degrees above normal" starting to build across even coastal ...Read more

Foul play is not suspected in the deaths of two men who died at this year’s Burning Man festival, authorities said Monday.

Sampson Tshombe was pronounced dead by a doctor on festival grounds Thursday, and another man, Craig Mann, was found dead inside a trailer on Saturday, Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said in a news release. Festival ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Two men were injured by suspected gunfire near the University of Minnesota early Sunday, reviving concerns about student safety as classes begin Tuesday.

University of Minnesota Police Chief Michael Davis told The Minnesota Star Tribune his department understands the fears and said “we’re making the needed adjustments to do ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — For more than an hour, waves of union members and their families marched and chanted along a half-mile stretch of Washington Avenue late Monday morning, their steps amplified by the percussive thunder of drum line groups.

Some could have easily opted to spend their Labor Day — balmy as it was, with blue skies and occasional ...Read more