California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including by making it easier for their families and attorneys to find them.

Two bills moving through the state Senate seek to prevent immigration ...Read more

A controversial rule enacted last year that denies federal Medicaid funding to abortion providers is likely to expire this summer, despite anti-abortion pressure on Republicans to renew it.

Leaders in Congress in recent days have insisted that a new federal spending bill needs to be as stripped down as possible and focused on funding related to...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The stress blocks Rosa Maria from sleeping, and she has lost some of her hair.

She and her family came to Minnesota three years ago from Mexico on her husband’s work visa. But after he was detained in January by ICE and released 15 days later, the couple stopped working and went into hiding with their three kids.

With no ...Read more

CHICAGO — Eight years ago, before the U.S. Supreme Court reversed course on federal protections granted in Roe v. Wade and returned questions of abortion legality to individual states, the Chicago Abortion Fund supported less than 1% of the patients it served in 2025.

Now the largest fund of its kind in the country, the organization works to ...Read more

Citing federal law enforcement sources, the Associated Press identified the alleged White House Correspondents’ Association dinner gunman as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, who has ties to the L.A. County city of Torrance.

A law enforcement official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the active investigation also identified Allen as the ...Read more

During a news conference shortly after President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, he described the moment authorities arrested the alleged gunman.

“The First Lady on my right, and I heard a noise, and sort of thought it was a tray,” Trump said. “I thought it was a tray going ...Read more

A shooting at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner led to the evacuation of the president and one person in police custody. According to Secret Service, the incident happened near a security check point.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were escorted from the event, according to USA TODAY. As attendees ducked for ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday evening after gunshots were fired, and a person was taken into custody.

A lLos Angeles Times reporter attending the dinner sheltered in a restroom after the incident. He said he heard about four or five gunshots around 8:30...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington Saturday after shots were fired at the hotel where the event was taking place.

Trump, who left the hotel in northwest Washington to return to the White House, said he will hold a news ...Read more

CHICAGO — As Sharon Brown, 60, walked along the Jackson Park pathways, she paused to pick up an old chip bag from the ground. After dropping it into her trash bag, she looked up. In the distance, she could see the new Obama Presidential Center museum, towering above the trees.

“I’m so proud that the Obama Foundation is here,” Brown said...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department said a protester was arrested after spraying a chemical agent on two officers outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles.

The department said on X that the incident occurred early Saturday when LAPD officers were trying to clear debris from the road and were surrounded by ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday evening after an incident led to a security response and reports that gunshots were fired.

A Los Angeles Times reporter attending the dinner was forced to shelter in a restroom. He said he heard about four to five gunshots ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida bill meant to protect the state from China and other foreign enemies is backed by right-wing, dark money groups and could endanger some student exchange programs and sister-city initiatives, the feel-good efforts meant to promote cultural exchanges.

The proposal (HB 905) was approved by the Legislature in March ...Read more

Two San Diego men have been sentenced for smuggling vulnerable birds into the United States, with one heading to prison and the other getting hit with thousands in fines.

Ricardo Alonzo was sentenced to three months in prison for smuggling 17 birds — two red-lored Amazon parrots, five yellow-crowned Amazon parrots and 10 Burrowing parakeets �...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tornadoes aren't completely out of the question in California's Central Valley. Over the last century, the region has had scores of them.

But this week, as several thunderstorms moved through, the region experienced something rare: four tornadoes on the same day, all in less than five hours.

The first touched down Tuesday ...Read more

CHICAGO — One Chicago police officer was killed and another critically injured after they were shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Saturday morning by a man they brought in for treatment at the emergency room, according to police and hospital officials. The suspect was taken into custody.

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said...Read more

U.S. naval forces intercepted a sanctioned vessel in the Arabian Sea on Saturday as part of the Trump administration’s blockade of Iranian energy exports, according to U.S. Central Command.

The M/V Sevan was among 19 “shadow fleet” vessels sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department on Friday for its links to “transporting billions of ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Dirk Kempthorne, the charismatic former Idaho governor who went on to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, died Friday night of complications from late-stage cancer. He was 74.

Kempthorne, who also served as a U.S. senator from Idaho and as mayor of Boise, announced his diagnosis in March 2025. He called it maybe the “...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A planned International Drive attraction called Sloth World will not open following dozens of animal deaths, conservation groups said late Friday, as its 13 remaining sloths were placed in the care of animal experts at Central Florida Zoo & Biological Gardens.

The 13 sloths arrived Friday and are in quarantine at the Sanford ...Read more