Researchers found microplastics, chemicals like PFAS and other potentially toxic elements in these sinkholes, the primary source of drinking water in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Beijing’s new rules make standard U.S. sanctions compliance illegal in China. Washington and allies must build structural defenses before a multinational firm is prosecuted.

Added screening at Hartsfield-Jackson − the world’s busiest airport by passengers − expands on screening at Washington-Dulles International Airport.

Much depends on what happens in places like Michigan

Amin Abdullah is remembered as a father and dedicated security guard who authorities say saved lives when an attack broke out at a San Diego mosque.

Election officials are preparing for potential federal interference in midterm elections, including FBI visits and National Guard presence.

Falling birth rates, shifting migration, and Hispanic enrollment losses drove a 75,000-student drop in Texas public schools — the biggest since COVID.

How the executive blunts congressional leverage.

The U.S. has implemented a lawful blockade despite President Trump’s initial comment that the blockade would be total and, thus, unlawful.

Democrats in Congress are scrambling to stop President Donald Trump from taking military action in Cuba after a U.S. ultimatum.

New York, April 23, 2026—Israel’s failure to allow medical crews access to injured Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil in time to save her may constitute a war crime, the Committee to Protect Journalists ...

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will soon travel to Pakistan to meet with Iranian officials, the White House announced Friday.

Iran seized two ships, the first since the war began, as it discourages commerce through the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the U.S. blockade.

According to Acting U.S. Attorney General, the Southern Poverty Law Center funneled millions of dollars to groups including the Ku Klux Klan.

President Donald Trump said the United States will extend a ceasefire with Iran until the Middle Eastern country can unify around a proposal.

Authorities in northern Mexico said the Americans were not involved in the raid. In an earlier statement, authorities suggested they were part of the raid.

President Donald Trump said U.S. forces damaged and seized an Iranian ship, saying that the U.S. has "full custody" of the ship.

Top Iranian leaders said they won't allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen if the United States does not call off its naval blockade.

The Chicago Theological Seminary has stopped admitting new students in its degree programs amid mounting financial woes at the 170-year-old institution.

Renee Nicole Good's neighbors say they aren't going to stop monitoring ICE.

Some veterans view National Guard deployments to U.S. cities as unlawful and argue soldiers better uphold American values by resisting the orders.

More than three weeks after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker created the commission, there is no apparent way for the public to report misconduct by federal immigration agents.

Officials in Charlotte, North Carolina, are bracing for a surge of federal agents as President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration widens.

Known for praising the city with “big shoulders,” the beloved 1914 composition recently was recited in a ruling addressing federal immigration agents’ use of force. Literary scholars say they were “as...

In an extraordinary departure from usual practices at City Hall, the city’s $100,000 settlement agreement with whistleblowers who were fired by Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin prohibits them…

Ingrid Guanume tells her children their dad will be home soon. But with her husband in federal immigration custody awaiting a court hearing later this month, she doesn't know if she believes what she'...

ICE detainees have filed a lawsuit against Homeland Security saying conditions they were held in were aimed at "coercing" them to leave the country.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker established a commission to document abuses by federal agents carrying out President Trump’s Midway Blitz.

Since June of 2025, thousands of National Guard troops have been deployed to four US cities – Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago and Memphis. And, if President Donald Trump has his way, Portland, O...

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to implement the first phase of a White House peace plan aimed at ending Israel's onslaught in Gaza, and securing the release of hostages. USA...