MIAMI – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Tuesday that he is not pivoting from Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump’s line on a mass deportation of immigrants but is instead proposing ideas for a “path forward” for people with no criminal history who are bettering their communities.

Judd was speaking at a press event convened ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Southern California is gearing up for a third straight day of record-breaking temperatures as an unusually long and strong March heat wave pushes the mercury up to 35 degrees above normal.

L.A. and Ventura counties broke more than a dozen daily temperature records Tuesday when Woodland Hills reached 101 degrees, Burbank hit 99 ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — After gaining near-unanimous approval in the Florida House, legislation aimed at strengthening state oversight of nursing schools died in the Senate this month, the third year in a row such efforts failed to get across the finish line.

Last year, both the House and Senate passed legislation intended to clamp down on low-...Read more

Recently, a patient came to the hospital where I work with a persistent cough. Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s interior – to look for pneumonia or another infection.

The scan ruled that out, but it also showed something unexpected: calcium ...Read more

Imagine your dream is to get a job at the local library. You have a love for people and for books. You also have schizophrenia, a psychiatric disability that makes life in the community more challenging.

You often have extreme psychological experiences. When you leave your apartment, you hear voices that tell you it’s not safe, and ...Read more

When the power goes out and stays off for hours, the result can be more than just a hassle – for millions of Americans who rely on medical equipment, losing electricity can become a medical emergency.

Your neighbor might rely on an oxygen concentrator to breathe – a machine the size of a carry-on bag that hums quietly through the ...Read more

Iranian attacks on Israel and Arab states in the Persian Gulf continued overnight and into Wednesday, while President Donald Trump said the U.S. could end the war with the Islamic Republic “in the near future.”

Iran launched fresh waves of missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait after confirming the ...Read more

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned she’s facing an “extremely difficult” meeting with Donald Trump, after the U.S. president criticized Japan for rebuffing his demand for warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Takaichi’s first trip to Washington on Thursday since winning a sweeping mandate had been viewed by Tokyo as an ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump is desperate to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ease a growing global energy crisis. He won’t achieve that easily without a ceasefire in the war on Iran.

Iran’s sporadic attacks on vessels and the threat of mines have cut traffic in the vital waterway to a trickle, effectively putting Tehran, not outside naval ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jillian Emory of the Fairmount neighborhood spent years connecting to her Italian roots. She learned the language, studied and worked abroad, and hired a genealogist to help track down her family members in Italy.

“I genuinely want to be a part of that culture,” she said. “I speak the language and have spent a lot of time...Read more

Cute but cantankerous, koalas are making a surprising recovery from a genetic bottleneck, with their once most-threatened populations now displaying a surprising diversity.

“It still looks like they’re in bad shape, but if you dig further, we’re actually finding that there’s recovery from the bottleneck,” study co-author Collin Ahrens...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Diego Dulanto and Alexander Vallejos do not know each other, but they share the same immigration status and the anxiety that comes with it.

Both are recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, the 2012 executive action signed by former President Barack Obama that protects people brought to the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A corporate tax policy that costs California billions in lost tax revenue each year could be coming to an end as the state struggles to backfill federal cuts and resolve a looming budget deficit.

The proposed legislation, Assembly Bill 1790, would repeal the so-called "water's edge" tax break, a filing option that allows ...Read more

In at least six statehouses this year, lawmakers are revisiting a long-running debate over whether guns should be allowed on college campuses.

Republican lawmakers in Florida, Louisiana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming have introduced bills that would allow students, staff or visitors with concealed carry permits — and in some ...Read more

Two-term Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Chicago defeated a pair of experienced members of Congress in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat long held by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin.

The Associated Press called the race for Stratton just before 9:40 p.m., a short time after five-term U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg and ...Read more

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a diplomatic balancing act at a summit this week with Donald Trump, after the U.S. president called on Japan to deploy warships to help secure the war-stricken Strait of Hormuz — before abruptly dropping the demand.

Takaichi’s first trip to Washington on Thursday since winning a sweeping mandate has been ...Read more

Israel’s killing of Ali Larijani, a veteran Iranian politician known for his pragmatism and long experience helming national security, leaves the Islamic Republic’s wartime leadership largely in the hands of hardliners who may be less likely to seek a diplomatic pathway out of the war.

Larijani was an insider of the Islamic Republic’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A housing bill pushed by a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate and supported by the White House could open up opportunities for Marylanders, its supporters say. But the state’s lone Republican remains concerned that it needs to be changed before it’s sent to President Donald Trump’s desk.

The bill, titled the 21st ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Prosecuting attorneys from across California, including from Sacramento County, cheered a state Senate committee’s passage of a bill Tuesday they say will prevent the release of violent criminals through the state’s mental health court diversion program.

The bill, carried by Assembly member Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk ...Read more

Two-term Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton held an early lead Tuesday as vote counting continued in the hotly contested Democratic primary race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.

With 66% of the estimated vote tallied in the race for Illinois’ first open Senate seat in 16 years, Stratton, of Chicago, had 38.9% of the vote to 33.5% for U.S. ...Read more