The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has launched an investigation into two California women's prisons to determine if they unconstitutionally provided housing and preferential treatment to "biological male prisoners."

In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assistant Atty. Gen. Harmeet Dhillon — who heads the Justice ...Read more

As the daughter of a social media influencer, Caymi Barrett said she navigates life within a digital footprint she wished never existed.

"Everything my mom posted is still on social media," she said. "Photos I wish never saw the light of day, private details about my health, even when I started my first menstrual cycle."

Barrett was speaking ...Read more

TAMPA. Fla. — As voter turnout numbers in the special election for Florida Senate District 14 came in Tuesday evening, Democrat Brian Nathan’s prospects looked dim.

Thousands more Republicans turned out compared to Democrats, according to unofficial figures released by Hillsborough County‘s elections office. One hour before the polls ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose is cataloging its buildings, streets and other landmarks named after Cesar Chavez — and will seek broad public input before deciding whether to rename them — in a process city leaders say must center on survivors of the labor leader’s alleged abuse.

The City Council’s rules and open government committee ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Sheriffs’ Association alleged Thursday that Republican legislators introduced a rerun of a controversial immigration bill because of pressure from the Trump administration.

Two members of Senate leadership, including Senate Pro Tem Kelly Anthon, R-Declo, introduced four new immigration bills Thursday morning during ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis leaders are trying to decide whether to build a $38 million public safety training center, but much of the debate this week devolved into whether the project was akin to Atlanta’s controversial “Cop City.”

Atlanta’s public safety center was given its nickname as it sparked protests and national headlines in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump again pushed back his deadline for Iran to strike a deal with the U.S. or face more attacks, saying talks with the country were going “very well.”

Trump said he would extend, by 10 days, his pledge to refrain from attacks on Iranian energy sites, offering a brief calm to global energy markets jolted by ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday continued projecting confidence in the U.S. war effort in Iran, suggesting online and during a high-level Cabinet meeting that Iran has been “obliterated,” that its leaders were “begging” for a deal, and that the U.S. is “roaming free” over Iran and “NEEDS NOTHING” from its ...Read more

There is a pall over the Make America Great Again, or MAGA, movement. Donald Trump overpromised. His public support has fallen. Some “America First” die-hards now openly criticize him.

Amid war, economic challenges, democratic backsliding, the Epstein files and Americans shot dead in the street by government agents, Trump’s ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Negotiations on the final cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge are expected to begin within weeks as Maryland officials continue advancing design and early construction work, state transportation leaders said.

Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transportation Authority, said the talks with contractors ...Read more

The Minneapolis City Council devolved into chaos Thursday during a debate over whether it should spent time weighing in on global politics, like the U.S. blockade of Cuba.

The meeting went off the rails as the council considered two resolutions that would urge normalization of relations with Cuba and ask European financial institutions to stop ...Read more

The Trump administration is investigating whether two prominent California medical schools — at UC San Diego and Stanford — engaged in racial discrimination in admissions and has demanded they submit personal and academic data about their students in less than a month or potentially face damaging federal funding cuts.

In letters sent ...Read more

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has launched an investigation into two California women’s prisons to determine if they unconstitutionally provided housing and preferential treatment to “biological male prisoners.”

In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon — who heads the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Black Hawk helicopter passed directly in front of a United Airlines passenger jet Tuesday as the plane was landing at John Wayne Airport, federal officials said.

The close call occurred around 8:40 p.m. as United Airlines Boeing 737, flying out of San Francisco, was approaching the Orange County airport and a Sikorsky ...Read more

NEW YORK — The New York City Council on Thursday passed a bill aimed at limiting the scope of disruptive protests outside of synagogues and other houses of worship that has sparked concern over free speech issues that critics say is aimed at pro-Palestinian protesters.

The bill, a scaled-back version of an original version proposing the New ...Read more

The Trump administration has deported as many as 6,000 Cubans to Mexico over the past year through an unwritten agreement with its southern neighbor, according to a federal judge pressing the government to explain how the opaque arrangement between the neighboring countries works.

In a nine-page order filed Wednesday, U.S. District Judge ...Read more

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder are unconstitutional — a significant decision that is likely to reshape a portion of state law that many criminal justice advocates and some public officials have long targeted for reform.

In an opinion released Thursday morning, Chief ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump again pushed back his deadline for Iran to strike a deal with the U.S. or face more attacks, saying talks with the country were going “very well.”

Trump said he would extend, by 10 days, his pledge to refrain from attacks on Iranian energy sites, offering a brief calm to global energy markets jolted by ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency to mark the 250th anniversary of the country, a first for a sitting president, according to the Treasury Department.

“There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S dollar bills ...Read more