Many Americans are witnessing immigration arrests for the first time and reacting

Many Americans are witnessing immigration arrests for the first time and reacting

With the Trump administration aggressively trying to increase the number of immigration arrests, raids are now being conducted at all hours and more Americans are witnessing people being hauled off.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 11:54 PM EDT
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention

Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention

A federal judge says he’ll order Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from immigration detention.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 2:04 PM EDT
Husband rearrested in the death of Suzanne Morphew, whose remains were found after 3-year search

Husband rearrested in the death of Suzanne Morphew, whose remains were found after 3-year search

The husband of a Colorado woman whose remains were found after more than three years of searching has been re-arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 4:44 PM EDT
How to stay cool in the heat wave hitting parts of the US — even without air conditioning

How to stay cool in the heat wave hitting parts of the US — even without air conditioning

The first big heat wave of 2025 has arrived, coinciding with the official start of summer.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 12:34 PM EDT
Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating the Posse Comitatus Act

Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating the Posse Comitatus Act

A federal judge is hearing arguments over whether the Trump administration should continue its deployment of troops to Los Angeles.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 2:04 PM EDT
Senate parliamentarian deals blow to GOP plan to gut consumer bureau in tax bill

Senate parliamentarian deals blow to GOP plan to gut consumer bureau in tax bill

Republicans have suffered a setback over their plans to gut the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau in President Donald Trump's big bill.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 2:44 PM EDT
Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms

Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms

A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 4:24 PM EDT
Verdict against a pardoned Capitol rioter is only a partial victory for a police officer's widow

Verdict against a pardoned Capitol rioter is only a partial victory for a police officer's widow

A police officer’s widow wanted to prove that a man assaulted her husband during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and ultimately was responsible for her husband’s suicide nine days later.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 4:04 PM EDT
Teen charged with 4 counts of murder in Utah carnival shooting

Teen charged with 4 counts of murder in Utah carnival shooting

Prosecutors in Utah have charged a 16-year-old boy with four counts of murder Friday for allegedly shooting to death three people in an apparent gang confrontation at a carnival in the Salt Lake City area.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 4:44 PM EDT
Flooding and rock slides close heavily damaged I-40 section in Smoky Mountains

Flooding and rock slides close heavily damaged I-40 section in Smoky Mountains

Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains.

Thursday, June 19th 2025, 10:53 AM EDT
Layoff notices delivered to hundreds of Voice of America employees

Layoff notices delivered to hundreds of Voice of America employees

Layoff notices have been delivered to hundreds of employees at the Voice of America outlet, including the Persian-language service that was called off leave last week to beam news of the Middle East war to residents of Iran.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 3:24 PM EDT
Purdue Pharma's $7B opioid settlement is set for votes from victims and cities

Purdue Pharma's $7B opioid settlement is set for votes from victims and cities

A judge could decide Friday whether to advance OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 9:13 AM EDT
Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

A conservation group says it will pay $60 million to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that spent years battling environmentalists over its plans to extract minerals there.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 2:14 PM EDT
Police in northeast Ohio arrest man who allegedly menaced GOP US Rep. Max Miller on interstate

Police in northeast Ohio arrest man who allegedly menaced GOP US Rep. Max Miller on interstate

A northeast Ohio man was arrested and charged with threatening Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller while the two were traveling along Interstate 90 near Cleveland on Thursday.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 3:04 PM EDT
Judge rules Trump administration can't require states to help on immigration to get transport money

Judge rules Trump administration can't require states to help on immigration to get transport money

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 10:44 AM EDT
Supreme Court work goes on with 10 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship

Supreme Court work goes on with 10 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the federal government.

Wednesday, June 18th 2025, 12:33 PM EDT
The summer solstice is here. What to know about the longest day of the year

The summer solstice is here. What to know about the longest day of the year

Summer gets its official start in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the summer solstice.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 12:03 AM EDT
Juneteenth celebrations across the US commemorate the end of slavery

Juneteenth celebrations across the US commemorate the end of slavery

Though the Trump administration has been removing content on African American history from federal websites, Juneteenth remains a federal holiday, commemorating June 19, 1865.

Thursday, June 19th 2025, 12:13 AM EDT
Appeals court lets Trump keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles

Appeals court lets Trump keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles

An appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids.

Thursday, June 19th 2025, 10:53 PM EDT
Sig Sauer, faced with lawsuits over a popular pistol, gets protection in New Hampshire

Sig Sauer, faced with lawsuits over a popular pistol, gets protection in New Hampshire

Faced with mounting lawsuits over a popular pistol, New Hampshire-based gunmaker Sig Sauer has gotten protection in the form of a new state law that makes it harder to take the manufacturer to court.

Friday, June 20th 2025, 12:13 AM EDT