Maryland political leaders stepped up their support Saturday for Black History Month in the midst of an onslaught of attacks on diversity initiatives by President Donald Trump.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland issued public statements on social media on Feb. 1 — the annual ...Read more

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is already staring down rising food prices, deepening investor skepticism and falling approval ratings. Now he’s getting another challenge: A change in congressional leadership that will test his ability to navigate the country’s conservative legislature.

Brazil’s lower house and Senate chose new...Read more

A military helicopter was carrying out a secretive training mission when it collided with an American Airlines passenger jet, the details of which are mostly “classified,” officials said.

All three soldiers aboard the ill-fated UH-60 Black Hawk chopper were part of the 12th Aviation Battalion, which is responsible for transporting members ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Something catastrophic had to happen for the pilots of a Learjet 55 to lose control so soon after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport on Friday night, turning an air ambulance into a fuel-laden rocket that nose-dived into the ground near the Roosevelt Mall, aviation experts say.

Whatever went wrong, it was likely beyond...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Several nonprofits providing basic legal information to detained immigrants sued the Trump administration on Friday for halting their programs and locking them out of detention facilities.

Led by the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, a Washington, D.C.-based group that represents children and provides those basic services, the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — More than 4,400 fire-affected homeowners in Los Angeles County have filed insurance claims with the state's insurer of last resort — the California FAIR Plan.

That's enough to kick the plan's strained finances further into crisis mode, increasing the chances that homeowners statewide will see their insurance costs rise whether...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A medical transport jet with six people on board plummeted to the ground near the Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philadelphia Friday night, bursting into flames that spread to homes and cars in a heavily trafficked area and killing everyone on board the plane and at least one person on the ground.

The Learjet 55 went down shortly ...Read more

BOSTON — The deadly collision of an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter over Washington D.C. is the first major airline catastrophe to befall the U.S. since 2009, and the first test of President Donald Trump’s ability to fulfill the role of “consoler-in-chief” as he starts his second term.

While the full details of what ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China on Saturday, sending shock waves through the global supply chain and sparking fears of a disruptive trade war that could dramatically raise costs for U.S. consumers.

Trump signed executive orders placing duties of 25% on imports from Mexico ...Read more

NEW YORK — Senior members of the Department of Justice are reportedly in talks about potentially abandoning the sweeping public corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams — a move that would fly in the face of the long-held independence of the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office.

In the most recent development, ABC reported Friday that DOJ ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Ash, smoke, and a chemical smell rained on Elizabeth Griffin in the parking lot of a Northeast Philadelphia T-Mobile store on Friday night.

The 31-year-old had been in the store when she heard the boom.

“Then you just kind of felt a force hit you,” Griffin said. She turned to look out the windows and saw “a mushroom ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As Mario Ramos pushes his ice cream cart through the city, worries course through his mind.

A street vendor in Los Angeles for 20 years, Ramos now carries with him a small red card outlining his constitutional rights in case immigration officers approach him as part of President Donald Trump’s vow to carry out mass ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Construction to replace the last section of the U.S.-Mexico border fence east of the binational Friendship Park resumed last week — and now plans are underway to close additional gaps along the San Diego border area following President Donald Trump’s executive orders on border security, officials said.

On Friday, construction ...Read more

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the Nicolás Maduro regime has agreed to take back undocumented Venezuelans immigrants that have come to the United States, including members of the notorious Tren de Aragua criminal gang.

The announcement comes after a meeting in Caracas between Maduro and Trump envoy Richard Grenell, after ...Read more

MIAMI — Venezuelans in South Florida and across the country expressed outrage, fear and uncertainty Saturday after President Donald Trump announced Venezuela will take back its nationals deported from the United States.

“It’s heartbreaking that after seven years of hard work, studying for my degree, I’m still being targeted,” said ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Josh Shapiro was quick to shut down PETA’s offer to replace Groundhog Day with a vegan cake.

“Come and take it,” the Pennsylvania governor quipped Friday morning after the animal rights group suggested rebranding the annual Punxsutawney festival.

Last month, PETA sent a letter to Punxsutawney Groundhog Club ...Read more

NEW YORK — To win transportation funding under the new Donald Trump administration, the MTA will have to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, can’t enforce mask or vaccine requirements — and had better hope New Yorkers start tying the knot and making babies.

The unusual guidelines for federal transportation funding are part...Read more

Canada is set to introduce escalating retaliatory countertariffs to try to turn Americans against President Donald Trump’s 25% levies on Canadian goods, a threat that’s causing the country to rethink its dependence on its southern neighbor.

“You will find when we do respond, at least initially, that we will focus on tariffing American ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The incident that put Los Angeles police Capt. Silvia Sanchez on a collision course with the union for more than 8,000 rank-and-file cops began with a 911 call about a fight on the city's Eastside.

Two Hollenbeck Division officers showed up to find two young women arguing in the street next to a gray SUV. They decided to arrest ...Read more