Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday to block the Pentagon’s effort to punish him for urging troops to defy illegal orders from superiors.

The retired Navy captain and astronaut asked a court to reverse Hegseth’s formal censure of him, which could lead to a demotion and reduction in retirement pay, saying the...Read more

CHICAGO — Hours after a woman was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent in Minnesota, 400 miles away in Chicago’s Little Village, Andrew Freer moved through a crowd of community members huddled quietly around a mural of the Virgin Mary, a small video camera in hand.

Through the stillness, he weaved in and around the group. He didn�...Read more

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is swinging back at President Trump’s administration after the Department of Justice launched a criminal indictment over the central bank’s extensive renovations of its Washington, D.C., headquarters.

The nation’s top central banker dismissed the threat of criminal charges and subpoenas about the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In a remarkable reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will pay for soil testing for lead at 100 homes that were destroyed by the Eaton fire and cleaned up by federal disaster workers.

The forthcoming announcement would mark an about-face for FEMA ...Read more

NEW YORK — Citing “the seriousness of the charges” Luigi Mangione is facing in his Manhattan death penalty case, a federal judge on Monday reconsidered a hearing about the legality of a property search during the suspected CEO killer’s December 2024 arrest, ordering the Justice Department to secure testimony from a Pennsylvania police ...Read more

DENVER — The Denver City Council is considering a new policy that would ban law enforcement officers — including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — from covering their faces during arrest and detention operations.

Councilwomen Flor Alvidrez and Shontel Lewis plan to present the idea for a potential city ordinance during a ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Dade College is trying to disqualify a judge who already ruled in its favor from any future proceedings in a public transparency lawsuit over the College Board of Trustees’ decision-making process to give away prime downtown land for Donald Trump’s presidential library.

Even though Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz tossed ...Read more

Iran’s foreign minister said security forces have “full control” of the country after two weeks of violent unrest, amid reports he’s reached out to the United States following an intervention threat by President Donald Trump.

Abbas Araghchi’s claim to have asserted police authority over nationwide protests is yet to be fully tested, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — In a wide-ranging interview on The New York Times’ “The Daily” podcast, Minneapolis police Chief Brian O’Hara called last week’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good “predictable and entirely preventable.”

He railed on aggressive tactics employed by the influx of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ...Read more

DETROIT — Flu cases are surging in Michigan, state health experts say, as the flu season has hit harder and earlier than it typically does, according to several local health systems.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has recorded 2,110 influenza-related hospitalizations this flu season, including 306 among children ages 4 ...Read more

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — As the U.S. Justice Department continues to review documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a recently resurfaced lawsuit claims he abused a teenage girl inside a Hilton Head Island vacation home.

Originally filed in 2019 in the southern district of New York, the lawsuit claims the anonymous plaintiff ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A terse exchange between a bystander claiming to be a doctor and federal immigration agents at the scene of the Renee Good shooting on Wednesday raises fresh questions about when and if bystanders with medical training should be able to render aid at crime scenes.

“Can I check a pulse?” yelled the bystander, standing across ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Two online fundraising sites are collecting large amounts of money on behalf of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week.

A campaign with a tally surpassing $400,000 as of midday Monday continues on GoFundMe, which bills itself as the “#1 crowdfunding platform.” Another fundraising ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday over the legality of state bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls’ sports, in a pair of cases that could shape the legal landscape nationwide for similar bans and other transgender issues.

Two athletes challenged state laws in Idaho and West Virginia...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — When ICE detained four homeless men who had been living under a bridge in Minneapolis, they took members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, according to the tribe’s president.

Oglala Sioux tribal attorneys are trying to locate the men and secure their release, President Frank Star Comes Out said last week, instructing other tribal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could complicate the path to confirmation for President Donald Trump’s future nominees for the Fed Board of Governors after a key GOP senator said Sunday he’d oppose any Trump picks to replace Powell or other board members.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is cleaning up before the company gets here.

Work is underway for a $11.5 million beautification and anti-graffiti project ahead of Philly’s coming summer of major events.

The initiative will focus on major transportation gateways to the city. Each location will receive graffiti removal, new landscaping, fresh ...Read more

Russia accelerated its attacks on civilians after President Donald Trump began his efforts to end the war in Ukraine, the first comprehensive assessment of 2025 casualties undertaken by European governments has found.

Some 2,400 Ukrainian civilians were killed in Russian attacks in 2025 with almost another 12,000 injured, according to an ...Read more

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is swinging back at President Donald Trump’s administration after the Department of Justice launched a criminal indictment over the central bank’s extensive renovations of its Washington, D.C. headquarters.

The nation’s top central banker dismissed the threat of criminal charges and subpoenas about the ...Read more

“Sell America” sentiment rippled through markets on Monday after the Trump administration escalated its attacks on the Federal Reserve, fanning concerns over the central bank’s autonomy in setting interest rates.

The dollar, Treasuries and U.S. equities futures slid after Chair Jerome Powell said the threat of a U.S. criminal indictment ...Read more