For years, the psychoactive compound kratom has been sold across much of the United States as an herbal supplement, available in powders, capsules and extracts with few of the restrictions applied to controlled substances.

But the market is changing. Products containing a potentially dangerous kratom derivative known as concentrated 7-...Read more

A federal judge in Miami has struck down a decades-old federal law barring people who are not U.S. citizens from voting in federal elections, ruling that Congress overstepped its constitutional authority by imposing a voter qualification that belongs to the states.

The decision comes as the Trump administration has made non-citizen voting a ...Read more

Lt. Gov. KIm Driscoll defended the executive order signed by Gov. Maura Healey on Monday aimed a providing emergency energy relief for Massachusetts ratepayers by suspending a charge tied to state climate mandates for three months.

Healey declared a state of emergency as she announced her executive order, which will remove the SMART program ...Read more

Two managers at the California State Controller’s Office were the subject of an audit released this month outlining improper actions after they regularly teleworked from out of state. The finding prompted auditors to recommend the Legislature clarify remote work policies in state law.

The allegations come after the California Department of ...Read more

Comments by President Donald Trump at a Nebraska political rally interpreted by some as a suggestion Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego prompted a backlash in California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday on X that he has directed the State Threat Assessment Center to monitor for any possible threats to California following the ...Read more

Federal immigration agents reportedly detained more than a dozen people on Monday, in an operation that targeted a community college campus, workplaces and neighborhoods.

At least 17 people were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Santa Maria and Guadalupe on Monday, according to data collected by 805 UndocuFund, a ...Read more

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained the father of a student at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria on campus grounds Monday morning.

In September, ICE agents detained a San Diego City College student only steps away from the building where he takes classes, prompting the college to install signs saying immigration ...Read more

The Trump administration is reluctant to get more involved in Saudi Arabia’s offensive against the Houthis and has tried to restrain Riyadh from sparking a major new conflict in Yemen, according to people familiar with the situation.

While the U.S. has helped Riyadh with intelligence, targeting and refueling assistance, the lack of American ...Read more

The endless fight over daylight saving time is back in the news after President Donald Trump urged the Senate to clear a House-passed bill to make it permanent.

Trump said in a social media post over the weekend that Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is the chief obstacle to the measure and gave out Cotton’s cellphone number so proponents could ...Read more

Elected officials across San Diego and California reacted bitterly to President Donald Trump’s off-the-cuff comment late Monday that Iran could “take out” San Diego and its larger neighbor to the north, Los Angeles. The White House, meanwhile, attempted to reframe the statements.

Trump made the comments at a political rally in Nebraska, ...Read more

A Delta Air Lines plane collided with an Air Canada aircraft while rolling on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday morning, according to authorities.

No injuries to crew or passengers were reported.

Delta Air Lines Flight 7 was taxiing for departure when its left wing clipped Air Canada Flight 785's horizontal stabilizer at ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case, amid growing global health concerns over the incident.

“Very soon,” Trump told reporters Tuesday when asked whether he had spoken to his Russian counterpart.

He indicated that the U.S. would have more to share ...Read more

President Donald Trump pledged $2.9 billion in U.S. Navy support Tuesday for Anduril Industries’ submarine manufacturing shipyard at Sparrows Point, adding federal backing to a $3.7 billion private investment that promises to return large-scale shipbuilding to the former Bethlehem Steel site.

Trump also promised $21 billion in future ...Read more

Televangelist Jim Bakker’s funeral services were announced Tuesday by the Jim Bakker Show based in Branson, Missouri.

His viewing and funeral are set for Monday, Oct. 12, at 180 Grace Chapel Road in Blue Eye, Missouri, according to the show. The viewing is at 11 a.m. and the service at 1 p.m.

Blue Eye is on the Missouri-Arkansas line, about ...Read more

A former FBI intelligence analyst has alleged that President Trump ordered the FBI to launch unconstitutional investigations into immigration enforcement protesters from the Los Angeles area, according to a whistleblower report made public Tuesday by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.).

She also contended that substantial FBI resources were diverted ...Read more