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Dozens of California schools, streets, parks and libraries bear the name of Cesar Chavez — on top of the statues erected and holiday established in his honor.

But in the wake of new sexual abuse allegations against the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — An immigration judge has denied the asylum claims of a Columbia Heights family whose 5-year-old son became a national symbol of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, their ...Read more

A deaf 6-year-old boy snatched by immigration agents from Northern California and deported to Colombia this month needs to be returned to the U.S. immediately or he could die, a lawyer representing the child said Wednesday...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland’s beleaguered foster care system received approval Wednesday to spend almost $900 million to add more placements and strengthen standards of care for youth with the greatest health and behavioral ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Unified's two largest labor groups — the teachers union and service employees — announced Wednesday they will join forces and both go on strike April 14 if no contract deal is reached before...Read more

Kurt Russell says his role in The Madison reflects aspects of his real-life relationship with Goldie Hawn.

Describing parallels between the on-screen marriage and his own long-term partnership, the 75-year-old actor spoke...Read more

Ryan Seacrest has said he is using Tinder following his split from Aubrey Paige.

Telling viewers he would be on the dating app during a themed episode of Wheel of Fortune, the 51-year-old made the remark during a "Love Is...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A married couple on Wednesday pleaded guilty ahead of trial next month to their roles defrauding the federal Feeding Our Future child nutrition program.

Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, 42, and her husband, Shakur ...Read more

Travelers from two more countries in the Western Hemisphere will be required to pay steep fees to come to the United States after being added to the State Department’s ‘visa bond’ program, the agency announced on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence leaders testified on Wednesday that Iran’s clerical leadership has been damaged but not ousted from power, and the mullahs may rebuild their degraded military capabilities over the next ...Read more

CHICAGO — Following his win in the crowded Democratic primary to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss took victory laps around the big-money interests that sought to sink him and ...Read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When he’s not at work, Sam Dove drives a Chevy Silverado 1500. But on the job, he gets behind the wheel of a 16-million-pound behemoth that’s been transporting NASA’s rockets for more than 60...Read more

WASHINGTON — Less than 24 hours after Senate Majority Leader John Thune kicked off his attempt to satisfy those demanding passage of a voter identification bill, House Republicans were already saying they weren’t ...Read more

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers who met with Trump administration officials Wednesday on Capitol Hill emerged with no clear consensus, with some still undecided over whether to reauthorize a powerful surveillance authority ...Read more

A U.S. House subcommittee created to consider ethics charges against U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has rejected her requests to delay its work until after the conclusion of her criminal trial and to conduct its ...Read more

An attorney for California gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa is threatening “legal remedies” if ABC and the University of Southern California do not include the former Los Angeles mayor in an upcoming debate...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A majority of the Sacramento City Council declared support for renaming Cesar E. Chavez Plaza after allegations of sexual abuse were published Wednesday against the civil rights leader.

Mayor Kevin ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Mamdani announced Wednesday that he is reversing a controversial Adams-era policy that allowed the NYPD to issue criminal summons to e-bike riders and bicyclists for infractions that were not considered ...Read more

CHICAGO — The respiratory illness RSV is still going strong in Chicago — an unusually late showing for the virus, which can strike infants especially hard.

RSV activity has moved from moderate to high in Chicago, ...Read more

The fate of two oil tankers believed to be carrying desperately needed fuel to Cuba is emerging as a key test of Washington’s escalating pressure campaign — and of Havana’s ability to withstand it.

At the center of ...Read more