Judge Blocks Trump Administration Tactics in L.A. Immigration Raids
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:21:02 +0000
A federal judge temporarily halted the administration from making indiscriminate arrests based on race and denying detainees access to lawyers, in a lawsuit that could have national repercussions.
Farmworker Dies After Fleeing a Federal Raid in Southern California
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:14:06 +0000
During a chaotic raid in Ventura County on Thursday, the worker fell from a greenhouse at a cannabis farm, suffered spinal and skull injuries, and died on Friday.
After Texas Disaster, Trump Shifts His Tone on FEMA
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 03:49:01 +0000
Earlier this year, President Trump suggested he wanted to shutter the agency. Now, he says his aides “fixed it up in no time.”
Judge Orders Los Angeles Police to Stop Shooting Projectiles at Journalists
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:48:04 +0000
Los Angeles Police Department officers fired foam projectiles and flash-bang devices at reporters and photographers who were covering the immigration protests in June.
Man Had 14 Toucans Stashed in His Volkswagen Dashboard, U.S. Says
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:16:56 +0000
Carlos Abundez, 35, is facing federal smuggling charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made the discovery. The birds, a threatened species, were in stable condition.
Texas Floods Often Threatened Camp Mystic
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:22:20 +0000
Within six years of opening, Camp Mystic was inundated with floodwaters. It was the first of many times.
Aware of Trump's Desire for Retribution, Experts Appear Shy to Speak Up
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:21:41 +0000
A New York Times investigative reporter explains how a problem he encountered while reporting reveals something important about the second Trump era.
Support for Immigration Rebounds as Trump Cracks Down on It, Poll Finds
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:39:27 +0000
In a marked reversal from a year ago, more Americans now have positive views about immigration, and a record high believes it is good for the nation.
Man Falls to His Death Descending Mountain in Glacier National Park
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:17:07 +0000
The man fell from a steep, off-trail climbing route on the west side of Mount Gould, the authorities said.
Man Who Decapitated Father and Displayed Head on YouTube Gets Life in Prison
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:14:37 +0000
Justin Mohn, 33, of Levittown, Pa., was convicted on murder and terrorism charges in the 2024 killing of his father, Michael.
‘They Kept Coming’: Hundreds of Packages Pile Up Outside Woman’s Home
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:57:40 +0000
A year ago, misdirected Amazon returns began arriving at Karen Holton’s house in California. Eventually, she said, they were stacked so high that she could not easily use her door.
Schumer Urges RFK Jr. to Declare Public Health Emergency Over Measles
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:49:42 +0000
Senator Chuck Schumer urged the health secretary to declare an emergency to keep other regions from experiencing the “nightmare” seen in Texas.
Physical Therapist Dies Inside Hyperbaric Chamber After It Catches Fire
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:45:59 +0000
Emergency personnel found the 43-year-old physical therapist dead inside the chamber at his Arizona health clinic, which offered oxygen therapy.
Walmart Recalls Water Bottles After Lids ‘Forcefully Ejected’ and Impaired Vision
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:09:43 +0000
The lids on the 64-ounce stainless steel bottles can eject and strike consumers, two of whom reported permanent vision loss as a result, safety regulators said.
Before the Central Texas Floods, the Owners of Camp Mystic Were a Fixture
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:32:30 +0000
For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past childhood still describe with awe.
David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 05:15:42 +0000
He served under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming a top editor and a familiar TV pundit. “Centrism doesn’t mean splitting the difference,” he said.
Immigration Arrests in Los Angeles Spike Amid Aggressive Enforcement
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:25:23 +0000
Nearly 3,000 people have been arrested since the beginning of June, more than three times the number in previous months this year.
Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Sweeping Drug Charges
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:40:22 +0000
The plea came at a vulnerable moment for the Sinaloa drug cartel, the organization Ovidio Guzmán López’s father helped found.
Trump Administration Begins Mass Layoffs at U.S. State Department
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:19:11 +0000
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high.
Pam Bondi and FBI’s Dan Bongino Clash Over Handling of Epstein Case
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:01:36 +0000
An irate attorney general is said to have confronted the deputy director of the F.B.I. at a tense White House meeting earlier in the week.
2 Arkansas Prison Workers Are Fired in Wake of Convicted Murderer’s Escape
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:44:22 +0000
The employees unwittingly helped Grant Hardin, a former police chief, walk out of a prison in May, dressed in a fake law enforcement uniform, officials said.
Appeals Court Overturns Plea Deal in 9/11 Case
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 05:46:12 +0000
The court found that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to invalidate a contract reached between the accused mastermind and a Pentagon official.
Judge Signals She Will Protect Abrego Garcia From Hasty Second Deportation
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:45:19 +0000
The judge, Paula Xinis, said some legal safeguard was needed because the Trump administration had already shown in this and other deportation cases that it could not be trusted.
After Texas Flooding, Two Brothers Search for Their Missing Parents
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:10:41 +0000
Luke and Robert Leroy Brake Jr. haven’t seen their parents since a deadly flood swept through their campsite on July 4. They spoke to The New York Times about what happened that day.
S.E.C. Accuses Prominent Georgia Republican of Running Ponzi Scheme
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:33:15 +0000
Edwin Brant Frost IV, a well-known Republican, is accused of defrauding 300 investors of $140 million, and using some funds for political donations. He said he took “full responsibility.”
Texas Flood Survivors Recount Night of Terror at Waterfront Campgrounds
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:34:16 +0000
The half-mile stretch occupied by two campgrounds appears to have been one of the deadliest spots along the Guadalupe River in Central Texas during last week’s flash floods.
Trump Visits Texas Flood Sites: ‘Hell of a Situation, Isn’t It?’
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:25:44 +0000
Mr. Trump and Melania Trump met with victims’ families and viewed some of the aftermath of last weekend’s flooding.
Two Dozen Hospitalized in Mass Drug Overdose in Baltimore
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:26:03 +0000
An unusually large number of overdoses sent crews searching alleys and homes for victims. Officials have not said what type of drug was involved.