DETROIT — Two Detroit City Council members are exploring ways to potentially limit or ban federal immigration enforcement activity in the city, while another member wants to know if the city could prevent law enforcement officers from wearing masks and not identifying themselves during public interactions.

Two memorandums were introduced ...Read more

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Lenny Glavan's tattoo shop sits across the street from railroad tracks that bring barreling trains through his town. He opened it more than a year after a derailment pushed the small community into the national spotlight.

As a village council member, Glavan thought his business should be in the neighborhood he ...Read more

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they’re no longer seeking to block release of body-worn camera footage showing the traffic crash in Brighton Park last October that led a Border Patrol agent to shoot Marimar Martinez.

Lawyers for Martinez, who was initially charged with assault, have argued for the video and other evidence in the ...Read more

FRANKFORT, Ky. — At least seven people had been scheduled to testify Monday in an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Louisville Democratic Rep. Daniel Grossberg violated the Kentucky code of ethics.

Three were women — Allison Wiseman, Lexington Councilwoman Emma Curtis and Sarah Ritter — who have publicly said they were sexually ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In a string of public appearances since federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, Gov. Josh Shapiro has repeatedly decried the federal immigration operation in Minnesota as unconstitutional and called on President Donald Trump to "terminate the mission."

The centrist Democratic governor leaned heavily into criticism of the Trump ...Read more

Just hours before her abduction, Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie enjoyed an evening out with her other daughter, according to a report.

“We have a start point,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told Us Weekly of their search efforts.

“The family took her home from dinner at about 9:30 to 9:45” ...Read more

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a major step to reset fractured ties with a surprise deal on Monday to slash tariffs, bringing much-needed relief to India’s economy.

The U.S. will cut its levy on Indian goods to 18% from 25%, lower than most Asian peers, while an additional 25% punitive duty tied to purchases of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — L.A. County spent more than $112 million defending the Sheriff's Department against lawsuits last fiscal year, more than five times the legal expenses of any other county agency.

According to an annual tally of the county's legal spending released this week, about $229 million went to legal payouts and lawyer bills from July 1, ...Read more

An unusually large majority of Americans agree that the recent scenes of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minneapolis are disturbing.

Federal immigration agents have deployed with weapons and tactics more commonly associated with military operations than with civilian law enforcement. The federal government has ...Read more

As Winter Storm Fern swept across the United States in late January 2026, bringing ice, snow and freezing temperatures, it left more than a million people without power, mostly in the Southeast.

Scrambling to meet higher than average demand, PJM, the nonprofit company that operates the grid serving much of the mid-Atlantic U.S., asked...Read more

Watching the Winter Olympics is an adrenaline rush as athletes fly down snow-covered ski slopes, luge tracks and over the ice at breakneck speeds and with grace.

When the first Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France, in 1924, all 16 events took place outdoors. The athletes relied on natural snow for ski runs and freezing ...Read more

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans aim to translate the most up-to-date nutrition science into practical advice for the public as well as to guide federal policy for programs such as school lunches.

But the newest version of the guidelines, released on Jan. 7, 2026, seems to be spurring more confusion than clarity about what people ...Read more

Back in 2013, the Supreme Court tossed out a key provision of the Voting Rights Act regarding federal oversight of elections. It appears poised to abolish another pillar of the law.

In a case known as Louisiana v. Callais, the court appears ready to rule against Louisiana and its Black voters. In doing so, the court may well abolish ...Read more

NASA’s test run of its Artemis II countdown ran into problems Monday at Kennedy Space Center that ultimately forced a decision to call off any chance to launch the moonbound mission this month.

“With the conclusion of the wet dress rehearsal today, we are moving off the February launch window and targeting March for the earliest possible ...Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s resumption of attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure with the biggest assault this year will have consequences for Kyiv’s negotiating team in this week’s peace talks.

As winter temperatures remain frigid, Russia delivered an overnight assault with scores of missiles and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Authorities found blood inside the Tucson home of Nancy Guthrie, law enforcement sources said, heightening concerns that the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie was the victim of foul play.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen Saturday night at her residence, and local authorities say she may have been forcibly taken in...Read more

WASHINGTON — Top House Republicans are plowing forward with plans to vote Tuesday on a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package that punts on full-year funding for the Homeland Security Department after securing support from their right flank on a key procedural vote.

After a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Rep. Anna ...Read more

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.”

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Kaitlin Cooke of Cartersville, Georgia, was contemplating suicide when she started calling a statewide mental health crisis line in 2018. She said she would sneak outside and call the hotline ...Read more