SACRAMENTO, Calif. — About 500 protesters gathered on the Capitol steps Wednesday afternoon in opposition to legislation that offers to withhold immigrant support providers’ addresses from the public, clashing with a group of counterprotesters.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2624 Saturday, allowing immigration service providers to ...Read more

A Labor Department rule that cut wages for foreign guest workers is unlawful, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff in Fresno concluded that the Labor Department failed to reasonably consider whether it could satisfy its legal obligation "to ensure that the hiring of H-2A workers will not 'adversely ...Read more

A trial date has been set for the man whom the 9/11 Commission called “the principal architect” of 9/11, according to an ABC News report.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s trial will begin on June 5, 2028, more than a quarter century after his capture on March 1, 2003, officials said.

The trial date was set Wednesday as New Yorkers prepare to ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Tallahassee grand jury said Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes, according to a report first obtained by CBS Miami .

The money was funneled through the Hope Florida Foundation to two nonprofits and ultimately sent to a political committee ...Read more

A man who allegedly terrorized Philadelphia residents while wearing a creepy Halloween mask has been arrested in Las Vegas.

Zymire Hughes, 22, is being held in Clark County jail, with a court hearing scheduled for Thursday morning. He is wanted in Pennsylvania on multiple charges, including aggravated assault and making terroristic threats.

In...Read more

A group of Indiana state representatives asked House Speaker Todd Huston to assign a committee to investigate the Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s response to the Aug. 11 derecho.

“Northwest Indiana residents have endured more than two weeks without electric service,” they wrote in a letter. “Those residents are frustrated that...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — A year into his tenure as Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle said he needs the service to grow.

Caudle was in Norfolk on Wednesday ahead of his annual State of the Navy address.

He said the latest assessment says the Navy needs even more than the previously projected 387 ships. He also said he wants a fifth shipyard,...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A newborn baby from Lancaster County was among the two unvaccinated residents whose deaths were associated with measles, Pennsylvania health officials said Wednesday.

The state disclosed the age of one of two measles-related deaths announced Tuesday, both involving Lancaster County residents. Their deaths were the first in ...Read more

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey was unable to recall an instance where ICE attempted to apprehend a child at a Massachusetts school or child care facility after issuing guidance to educators on how to interact with the federal agency if agents arrive on campus.

The guidance is relative to the recently enacted Protect Act — signed into law by ...Read more

In reaction to a proposal for a major overhaul to the federal Head Start program by the Trump administration, Gov. Maura Healey and three members of the Massachusetts federal delegation are calling on the president to reverse the newly proposed standards they say will “dismantle” the program in the Bay State.

The proposed changes to the ...Read more

BOSTON — Now that jurors have heard all the evidence in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, the prosecution and defense are expected to deliver their closing arguments.

Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague and Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington will close their cases in the morning, according to Judge William Sullivan. The ...Read more

BOSTON — State Rep. Francisco Paulino was indicted and arrested charges of pandemic benefit fraud early Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced, becoming the second Massachusetts public official to face the COVID-related fraud allegations in less than two weeks.

“We have arrested Massachusetts State Rep. Francisco Paulino, who ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Two current lawmakers, an array of political staffers and one of the most active lawyers in advising legislators' secret fundraising accounts are slated to be called as witnesses at former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield's upcoming trial, according to new court documents.

Ahead of the trial, which is scheduled to begin ...Read more

A decadelong fight to outlaw child marriage in California is nearly at an end.

A bipartisan bill that makes it illegal to issue marriage licenses to anyone under 18 cleared the state Assembly on Wednesday, drawing cheers from supporters who said the measure was a long overdue fix to an “archaic” piece of California law.

“The issue has ...Read more

President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared “Mission Accomplished” in Iran even as the unpopular and costly war drags on with no end in sight and no sign that the U.S. is close to achieving any of the lofty goals he set for the conflict.

Trump posted an image of himself along with Iran’s slain former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei against a...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — In a blow to Minnesota law enforcement, a federal judge set the stage for ICE agent Christian Castro to be released from a Texas jail after he was arrested three months ago on charges that he shot a Venezuelan national in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge and later lied about it.

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Fernando...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered House Republicans a window into what’s on his mind just days before they return from an August break, painting an overly rosy picture of the economy and taking a new interest in federal beef regulations.

Speaking to conservative commentator Glenn Beck, Trump repeated his message on ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Months after Maryland abandoned its original contracting plan for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the project remains on the same multibillion-dollar budget and late-2030 timeline — even as the state is still months away from hiring the contractor that will build the bridge’s centerpiece.

The Maryland Transportation ...Read more