NEW YORK — Fear of mass deportation has gripped New York City’s Haitian community after the Trump administration announced that federal Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants expired this week following a Supreme Court ruling.

The city’s hospitals, staffed by many TPS holders, and Haitian businesses may already be feeling ...Read more

Michigan joined Minnesota in announcing cyberattacks on its state water supply, saying nine systems were the target of attacks that intelligence officials have blamed on Iran.

Federal agencies have said at least seven states’ water systems were compromised, but didn’t name the states. No damage or injuries were reported.

Minnesota ...Read more

CHICAGO — When Chicago Public Schools passed its $9.96 billion budget on Thursday night, several board members made a high-stakes gamble: that state lawmakers will deliver $150 million in additional funding.

The Chicago Teachers Union and its board allies argued that CPS is chronically underfunded by the state, and that the amended 2026-27 ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York took a major step this week toward enacting new social media restrictions for kids and teens after the state finalized rules that curb access to a number of “addictive” design features.

The law, called the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, aims to protect youth mental health by limiting algorithmic...Read more

BALTIMORE — When Maryland Democrats tried to redistrict congressional seats five years ago, a judge struck the effort down, calling the map “extremely gerrymandered.” This week, lawmakers seek to change the law to clear the way for another try.

In 2021, Democrats pursued a redraw of Maryland’s congressional map with lawmakers seeking to...Read more

Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an internal review by the bank’s anti-money laundering team.

The lender made the revelation in a filing asking a judge to toss out a Trump ...Read more

President Donald Trump doubled down on his commitment to a $1.8 billion fund to help his supporters, saying he’d now work with Congress to make it federal law — even if it costs him his nominee for U.S. attorney general.

Trump said in a social media post Saturday that he would “push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill” passed, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California's statewide minimum wage is set to rise next year.

Starting on Jan. 1, 2027, the statewide minimum wage will rise to $17.40 an hour, an increase Gov. Gavin Newsom boasted about on Friday.

Newsom — who has been eyeing a 2028 presidential run — said in a statement that California's fiscal policies helped turn the ...Read more

U.S. embassies across the Middle East urged Americans to exercise caution after President Donald Trump said he was considering new military strikes against Iran.

The warning came as Tehran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, said Saturday that a continued U.S. naval blockade and any escalation would not ...Read more

NEW YORK — It’s been six months since Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen alive, and her family is still desperate for answers.

“Every day, we wake up and try to be strong and go on — because that’s what our joyful and resilient Mom taught us to do. But make no mistake — our hearts are in...Read more

MODESTO, Calif. — Attorney Matthew Begoun had just arrived at the Stanislaus County Superior Courthouse with his client, the man’s wife and their infant child when four plainclothes federal immigration agents appeared.

The hearing July 22 was expected to be routine. Begoun’s client, 23-year-old Eduardo Mijail Gallegos Jaimes, had posted ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Like he had a dozen times before, Jim Watt stood behind the lectern and addressed Florida’s wildlife commission.

“Good day, commissioners,” he began.

“As you know, my name is Jim Watt, and this is my 13th time in front of you, pleading with you to stop killing our wildlife and destroying their habitats with dangerous ...Read more

Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world. In 2026, pilgrims will converge on Karbala on Aug. 5.

Arbaeen falls 40 days after Ashura, which commemorates the killing of Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of the Prophet ...Read more

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed an amendment Thursday would prohibit government bodies from compelling journalists to reveal their sources as the Bay State remains one of nine in the U.S. without a press shield law.

Amendment 17, added to the Senate’s version of broader public records legislation passed by the House (H....Read more

A pilot safely ejected from an F-35B jet before it crashed Friday morning at the U.S. Marine Corps’ Air Station Miramar in San Diego, according to military officials.

Military crews responded to what the Marine Corps called “an aircraft mishap” around 10 a.m., according to a statement from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing spokesperson Maj. Larry ...Read more