Lawyers for undocumented immigrants detained after attending mandatory hearings on their cases asked a federal judge in Northern California on Monday to certify their lawsuit as a class action and order the federal government to improve conditions at its San Francisco detention facility.

The immigrants sued the Trump administration in September...Read more

Downstate former lawmaker Darren Bailey announced Monday he would continue his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor, 19 days after his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in a helicopter crash in rural Montana.

Appearing with his wife, Cindy, in a nearly three-minute video that touched frequently on Bailey’s ...Read more

Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.

Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, the top official on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended allowing foreign students to study in the United States as a “good” practice and pushed back on a call to reduce their numbers, saying it would be financially destructive to the nation’s higher education system.

“You don’t want to cut half of the people, half of the students from all over...Read more

WASHINGTON — Two U.S. senators proposed a bipartisan bill to shift cryptocurrency oversight from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — a move long favored by the industry.

John Boozman, an Arkansas Republican who chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — A visiting British journalist who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month — allegedly for expressing opinions disfavored by the Trump administration — will be released from custody following his agreement Monday to voluntarily leave the country, advocates said.

Sami Hamdi, a British journalist and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In the annals of L.A. car chase lore, there were but a few ways for drivers to escape a police pursuit, especially one being broadcast live.

A few have escaped into parking lots and abandoned their cars. In one case earlier this year, a carjacking suspect managed to flee with help from an accomplice.

But driving from Ventura ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Expiring Obamacare subsidies face an uphill battle for renewal in the coming weeks as Democrats race against the clock to try to find enough Republicans willing to back an extension.

Millions of Americans facing a sharp spike in premiums must soon decide whether to pay the higher bills or forego health care, as insurance ...Read more

The government shutdown’s strain on air traffic control has not only led to limitations on airlines, but spaceflight too.

Despite the Federal Aviation Administration having implemented space launch limits commercial launches to fall between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. starting Monday.

That has led to a pivot from SpaceX for several of its planned ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly five months after a string of politically motivated shootings shocked the state of Minnesota, a plan to have an outside agency review the law enforcement response to the attacks will be considered Monday evening by city councils in Brooklyn Park and Champlin.

An “After-Action Review Joint Powers Agreement” contract ...Read more

Anchorage state Sen. Matt Claman is the second Democrat and the 14th candidate to enter the 2026 Alaska governor's race.

Current Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is termed out from seeking reelection.

Claman, who represents West Anchorage, began serving in the state House in 2015. He was first elected to the state Senate in 2022 and won re-...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams, whose term expires at the end of December, is heading to Israel later this week to meet with government officials and business leaders, visit religious sites and talk about antisemitism, according to his office.

The visit comes as Adams has talked for weeks about securing a new job once he leaves office Dec. 31. ...Read more

NEW YORK — The transit union representing Central Park carriage-horse owners and drivers is suing the non-profit leading the charge to ban the industry, claiming a “pattern of malice” against its members.

The Transport Workers Union, which represents the roughly 200 owners and drivers who operate horse-drawn carriages in Central Park, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s idea of mailing $2,000 “dividend” payments from tariffs to U.S. citizens marks a throwback to the stimulus checks distributed during the COVID crisis, with similar economic risks.

After floating the idea of tariff dividend payouts for months, Trump on Sunday offered the specific amount of “at ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A judge declined to dismiss murder charges Monday against a driver accused of fatally hitting four Pepperdine University sorority sisters crossing Pacific Coast Highway with his car while speeding more than 100 mph two years ago.

Fraser Bohm, 24, is charged with four counts of murder and vehicular manslaughter with gross ...Read more

Flight cancellations and delays in Tampa Bay and across the country ramped up over the weekend and are expected to increase again Tuesday as the federal shutdown enters its 41st day.

Dozens of flights were canceled or delayed at Tampa International Airport over the weekend, following an initial cut in flights on Friday by the Federal Aviation ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The register of copyrights at the Library of Congress defended a lower court ruling that kept her in office despite President Donald Trump’s attempts to fire her in a legal filing Monday urging the Supreme Court to allow her to remain in office.

The filing on behalf of Shira Perlmutter argued that Trump cannot lawfully remove ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled late Sunday that the Trump administration can be forced to pay full food benefits in November, putting the onus on the Supreme Court to decide whether the administration can avoid paying benefits that feed more than 40 million people.

The unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of...Read more