WASHINGTON — The Trump administration proposed on Wednesday to exclude undocumented and temporary immigrants from the data used to apportion House seats after the 2030 census, continuing a push from his first term.

The changes, coupled with reducing the demographic data collected about Americans, could mean shifts in congressional seats among...Read more

The widow of the driver of the van struck by an Amazon cargo plane at Miami International Airport has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging negligence against several companies and the pilots.

Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53, was driving a van on Sunday for the cleaning company he worked for when the Boeing 767 ran off the runway and struck his ...Read more

SEATTLE — Washington is among the states suing the federal government for changing rules around the Endangered Species Act.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is coleading two complaints with the attorneys general of California, Maryland and Massachusetts. The states argue that under the new rules it is easier for the government and ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Catholics came together Tuesday evening to honor Cuba’s patron saint at a critical moment for Cubans.

The annual celebration for Our Lady of Charity, known to many as “La Ermita de la Caridad,” was particularly significant for Cubans everywhere due to the worsening situation on the island, said Miami’s Archbishop Thomas ...Read more

NEW YORK — A “massive security operation” will be in place Friday as the city commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attack, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday.

“That operation reflects the significance of the 25th anniversary and the attendance of dignitaries, former presidents and other senior officials...Read more

It’s been around 25 years since people without a plane ticket could access concourse gates at airports.

Now, a new Transportation Security Administration program will enable family members to greet or see off their loved ones at 13 airports across the country.

Gateside by TSA PreCheck is now available at Nevada’s busiest airport and the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal investigators are interviewing witnesses to Alex Pretti’s killing by immigration agents during Operation Metro Surge, according to an attorney, in the latest signal that a probe into the fatal shooting in Minneapolis is ongoing.

Attorneys for Wynnie Savageford, a witness to the shooting on Jan. 24, said their client ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch vowed Wednesday that the NYPD will do everything in its power to make sure Jewish New Yorkers can celebrate Rosh Hashanah safely as the city faces an uptick in antisemitic hate crimes.

“I want to speak directly to our Jewish New Yorkers now,” Mamdani said at a press conference...Read more

Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is calling for attacks on his client’s ex-husband to stop.

Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington is disappointed that a jury couldn’t agree on a verdict to find his client not guilty by reason of mental illness following a six-week trial where evidence argued the mother of three was experiencing a mental health crisis ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — To begin to understand how a "super" El Niño winter could punish the Southern California coast, the historic wooden boardwalk on the Long Beach Peninsula may just offer a glimpse at what's to come.

Days of intense waves fueled by Hurricane Marie far away in the Pacific left several sections of the boardwalk completely destroyed...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Punishingly hot temperatures coupled with drastically high humidity will peak Wednesday, making temperatures feel even more intense than previously blistering days, with real relief not expected to arrive until Friday.

Public health officials warn that the unusually high temperatures and humidity raise the risk of heat-related ...Read more

The Trump administration Wednesday unveiled proposed new rules for the census that would order the national count to exclude undocumented immigrants and not ask about race, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

The proposals, which would likely face fierce objections and legal challenges, aims to reshape the once-a-decade count of people living in ...Read more

Bystanders who were injured when police allowed an 11-year-old to operate a golf cart while they simulated drunken driving conditions have sued the city of Wildwood, New Jersey, and its Police Department.

The incident took place on Aug. 6, 2024, during National Night Out, with police Officer Jonathan Goraj in the passenger seat of the golf cart...Read more

WASHINGTON — Thousands of longtime immigrants from El Salvador and their loved ones are anxiously awaiting word from the Trump administration about whether they will face the possibility of deportation if their temporary legal protections expire as scheduled Wednesday.

The Department of Homeland Security has not yet announced whether it will ...Read more

Iran is ready for a more intense war and will escalate counterstrikes if the United States continues attacking its territory and infrastructure, according to a senior official from the Islamic Republic.

Tehran has no intention of backing down in the face of an American naval blockade and attacks on its oil tankers, said the official, who asked ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — A former volunteer involved in the farmworker movement is alleging union leader Cesar Chavez raped her in the 1970s while she lived with her family on the Unifed Farms Workers compound, according to a new lawsuit.

The lawsuit filed Sept. 1 in Kern County Superior Court against the Cesar Chavez Foundation and the UFW ...Read more

MIAMI — The pilots of the Amazon Prime plane that crashed at Miami International Airport Sunday may have been trying to go airborne again as they struggled to regain control of the Boeing 767 jet before it overshot the runway and killed five people, federal investigators said.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators reviewed the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Prosecutors told a federal jury Wednesday a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent used his badge and his gun to burst into hotel rooms and rob and rape four Chinese sex workers in a series of brazen attacks in 2022 that turned his duty to serve and protect on its head.

But a lawyer for Luis Uribe said in his opening statement ...Read more