A federal appeals court has sided with the Trump administration’s stance that immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally are ineligible for bond hearings.

In a 2-1 ruling, the panel of judges in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday determined the U.S. government correctly interpreted federal law in arguing immigration officers ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Dozens of survivors of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, including several who grew up in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, are splitting from a national support network to form a coalition that prioritizes access to mental health resources.

“The bottom line is that we want to heal the wounded and protect the vulnerable,”...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is set to replace newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Husted confirmed Tuesday.

Husted, who had been his state’s lieutenant governor, was appointed to the Senate in January 2025 to replace Vice President JD Vance. He’s now locked in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans immediately rejected a new offer Wednesday from Democrats to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, in a troubling sign for negotiations as lawmakers scramble to reach a deal before a scheduled two-week recess begins Friday.

The stalemate is throwing the upcoming recess into question, with Senate Majority ...Read more

Driving in Ellicott City on Saturday, Gwen Everett almost couldn’t believe the amount of trash she saw on the side of the northbound ramp from Route 103 to U.S. Route 29 — an upside-down wooden side table sat next to stacks of 32 used tires, in eight piles of four on the shoulder.

Everett, of Ellicott City, has been appalled by the growing ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky House of Representatives voted Friday to impeach Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman in a rare move, sending articles of impeachment to the state Senate for trial.

Such proceedings seldom occur in the U.S.

Over a recent 25-year period, only two state judges were impeached, and only one of those was removed,...Read more

MIAMI — Miami-Dade’s Democratic mayor this week said that any real political change forced on Cuba by the Trump administration must leave the Castro family fully out of power.

“Reports of secret negotiations with Raul Castro’s grandson concern me deeply,” Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a video address posted Tuesday, referring to ...Read more

The Transportation Security Administration warned that airport security is under severe strain as a weekslong Department of Homeland Security funding shutdown drives staffing shortages, long wait times and mounting disruptions across the United States.

“This has led to the highest wait times in TSA history, with some wait times greater than 4...Read more

CHICAGO — When a Chicago salt truck with a baby blue cab pulled up slowly behind Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday, the mayor pointed to the newly christened vehicle’s name as evidence that the city stood together.

Emblazoned on its side: “ABOLISH ICE.”

The eye-catching name — a play on words jabbing at President Donald Trump’s ...Read more

A one-time tax on California’s billionaires could bring the state a $100 billion windfall, staving off brutal cuts to healthcare services across the state caused by the 2025 Republican megabill.

Or it could result in a net loss in tax revenue as billionaires flee the state, endangering the state’s long-term fiscal health.

The high-stake ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Candidates for Idaho state and district and local offices could collect bigger campaign contributions — but would face tougher disclosure rules — under a bill advancing through the Idaho Legislature.

Senate Bill 1422 would boost the total that a candidate for statewide office — such as governor, attorney general and ...Read more

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis signed a pair of housing bills into law Wednesday, praising the two as the latest efforts from the state to wrench down high housing costs.

House Bill 1001 and Senate Bill 1 were the first measures introduced in their respective chambers this legislative session — a point Polis emphasized as showing state ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has reached a financial settlement with Michael Flynn, a conservative activist and former official in the first Trump administration who sought millions of dollars from the government for what he alleged was a wrongful prosecution effort.

Lawyers for the government and for Flynn notified a federal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A pair of House Democratic lawmakers are questioning Trump administration officials about why a Canadian retiree was required to provide a DNA sample under the threat of jail time while trying to cross the Blue Water Bridge into Port Huron, Michigan.

Kevin Larson, 68, of Kincardine, Ontario, has no known criminal record and was ...Read more

The United States is offering a reward of up to $3 million and possible relocation for information on the financial activities of Haiti’s most powerful gangs.

The Viv Ansanm gang coalition and Gran Grif were designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists by Secretary of State Marco Rubio last year.

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DETROIT — A measles outbreak in Washtenaw County has grown to seven cases, health officials confirmed Wednesday.

The Washtenaw County Health Department on Wednesday confirmed the seventh case of measles in the county was contracted by an unvaccinated child who is a close contact of the first case on March 11.

"Unfortunately, this most recent...Read more

NEW YORK — The remains of the two Air Canada pilots killed in Sunday’s LaGuardia airport crash were expected to be flown back home on Wednesday as National Transportation Safety Board investigators finished up their second full day on their extensive probe into the disastrous accident, sources and officials said.

The bodies of pilot Antoine...Read more

NEW YORK — The Mamdani administration has announced about $246 million in savings from the city budget — a fraction of the $1.7 billion the mayor built into his spending plan for next year — as it struggles to fill a multi-million-dollar budget gap.

The mayor said Wednesday that his administration is working on reviewing and approving the...Read more

HIALEAH, Fla. — Longing for a free homeland, hope for change and a deep love for Cuba drew thousands to the streets of Hialeah, where chants of “Libertad” echoed through the city during a “Cuba Libre” rally Tuesday evening.

The gathering at Milander Field was part protest, part celebration — a vibrant echo of a Cuban fiesta. Hats ...Read more