Last Thursday, presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay warned that Colombia was fast sinking back into its violent past. Two days later, a gunman shot him in the head during a rally.

The 39-year-old opposition senator now “needs a miracle”, his wife said in a social media post on Monday, urging people to pray for him as he fights for life ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Law enforcement arrested at least 74 people on suspicion of vandalism, looting, violence and more during the Los Angeles protests over the weekend, authorities said.

The Los Angeles Police Department arrested 29 protesters for allegedly failing to disperse at demonstrations Saturday night. The department then arrested an ...Read more

DENVER — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell took the stand Monday in the ongoing defamation trial against him, where he remained committed to his crusade against voting machines and his widely debunked conspiracy that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

Lindell also continued his attacks against Eric Coomer, the former Dominion Voting Systems ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A senior Trump administration official told the Los Angeles Times that a deployment of Marines is on its way to Los Angeles.

“In light of increased threats against federal officers and federal buildings, 500 active-duty U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton will be deployed to Los Angeles to help protect federal agents and buildings...Read more

MIAMI — Last week Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said his department will not prioritize arresting undocumented immigrants who haven’t committed crimes. On Monday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier warned the sheriff that could cost him his job.

Uthmeier posted a strongly worded letter Monday morning addressed to Tony on X lambasting ...Read more

Protesters in Raleigh gathered in Moore Square on Monday afternoon to display solidarity with ongoing protests in Los Angeles and in response to the arrest of labor union leader David Huerta.

The Raleigh protest, which was organized by North Carolina’s state chapter of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations ...Read more

DETROIT — Federal agents have arrested a second University of Michigan scholar from China for smuggling biological material into the United States, according to a criminal case filed Monday.

The case against Chengxuan Han represents the third time in less than two weeks that a Chinese national with ties to the Ann Arbor university has been ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — About 700 light infantry Marines from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms have been given the green light to deploy to Los Angeles in support of the Army National Guard, a spokesman from U.S. Northern Command said Monday, June 9.

The order came from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who on Sunday, June 8, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo has suspended operations in downtown Los Angeles after several of its vehicles were set on fire during protests against immigration raids in the area.

At least five Waymo vehicles were destroyed over the weekend, the company said. Waymo removed its vehicles from downtown but continues to...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California officials on Monday said they would file a federal lawsuit over the mobilization of the state’s National Guard during the weekend’s immigration protests in Los Angeles, accusing President Donald Trump of overstepping his federal authority and violating the U.S. Constitution.

As thousands of people gathered in the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Days after a federal raid in south Minneapolis drew protests and intense scrutiny, Assistant Police Chief Katie Blackwell sent a departmentwide memo emphasizing they are not allowed to assist with immigration enforcement.

The email was sent to sworn and civilian staff Friday afternoon, three days after two armored vehicles and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of union members, immigrants' rights activists and supporters gathered in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles on Monday afternoon to demand the release of David Huerta, the California union president arrested and injured during Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids last week.

The protesters were peaceful and ...Read more

NEW YORK — Lawyers for Harvey Weinstein on Monday continued their bid for a mistrial in the disgraced movie mogul’s rape and sexual assault retrial as another juror reached out to the judge to discuss the tense deliberations and declare they were “making headway.”

The weekend break did nothing to change the defense team’s stance that ...Read more

Trade talks between the United States and China will continue into a second day, according to a U.S. official, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare earth elements.

Representatives for both nations ended their first day of negotiations in London after more than six hours at Lancaster House, a 19th-century ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic lawmakers plan to reject billions in proposed cuts to California health care and social services in order to fill a roughly $12 billion deficit. But a spending agreement announced by legislative leaders Monday would still include a freeze on enrollment for undocumented adults to Medi-Cal, the state’s low-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California sued the U.S. Justice Department on Monday over its demand last week that local school districts ban transgender youth from competing in sports, arguing the federal agency had overstepped its authority in violation of both state and federal law.

The “pre-enforcement” lawsuit was filed “in anticipation of ...Read more

The perception of the United States within Russia has undergone something of a sea change over the past year, suggesting that resentments dating to the Cold War may be beginning to thaw, according to new polling.

The share of Russians who view the U.S. as a hostile nation has dropped dramatically since 2024, and now — for the first time in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Iran was pressing to be allowed to enrich uranium in a potential nuclear deal with the U.S., expressing worry that Tehran was seeking too much.

“They’re just asking for things that you can’t do. They don’t want to give up what they have to give up. You know what that is. They seek enrichment. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday that the department will replace all members of the advisory panel responsible for providing guidance on vaccines, a move health experts say is unprecedented.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, develops recommendations for the ...Read more