The Trump administration on Wednesday sued California for allowing transgender athletes to compete on school sports teams that match their gender identity, alleging state officials violated federal civil rights law…

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Any analysis of Donald Trump’s current thinking on Russia risks getting out of date very quickly. Read too much into an individual tweet, post or off-the-cuff comment by the US…

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested four men on Tuesday on suspicion of interfering with immigration enforcement operations and placing homemade tire spikes allegedly intended to disable law enforcement vehicles, federal…

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For the true-crime-loving public, the Innocence Project and Scott Peterson occupy opposite ends of the moral spectrum. The project helps free the wrongly convicted, while Peterson is a philandering Modesto…

Kenya’s President William Ruto has ordered police to shoot protesters targeting businesses in the legs, ensuring they are incapacitated but not killed. The UN and human rights groups have accused…

Homicides across Los Angeles fell by more than 20% in the first half of the year, leaving the city on pace to end 2025 with its lowest total for that…

Landing a lead role in a TV series would seem like a dream scenario for an up-and-coming actor. But it can also become a nightmare. Just ask Maggie Q. The…