The University of Pennsylvania violated federal civil rights law by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete on its women's team during the 2021-22 season and use the female facilities, the U.S. Department of Education said Monday.

The department has ordered Penn to "restore to all female athletes all individual athletic records, ...Read more

A big change could be coming to U.S. wildlife conservation policy.

In mid-April, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to change how the term “harm” would be defined in the Endangered Species Act.

Under the ESA, it’s illegal for someone to “take” a protected ...Read more

The personal information of more than 9,300 people may have been exposed in a recent data breach at health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, according to the company.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois became aware of the problem in February, according to a notice posted on the health insurer’s website. An unauthorized ...Read more

Tampa Bay Mayor Jane Castor has been tapped to serve on a bipartisan federal panel that President Donald Trump formed to review how the nation responds to disasters.

Trump announced the formation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council in January. It will advise the president on how to improve Federal Emergency Management ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could push Asian nations closer to China and destabilize regional security, Japan’s ruling party policy chief warned, calling for stronger defense ties between Washington and Tokyo.

“Many Asian countries have taken the same stance toward China as the U.S. and Japan, but they are now feeling very ...Read more

China’s top diplomat warned countries against caving into U.S. tariff threats, as the Trump administration hints at the possible use of new trade tools to pressure Beijing.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said appeasement will only embolden the “bully” at a BRICS meeting, rallying the group of emerging-market nations to fight back ...Read more

DENVER — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will no longer pay Denver about $24 million in promised grant money to cover what the city already spent to shelter migrants, according to a letter sent this month.

“The (Department of Homeland Security), consistent with President Trump’s direction, is focused on advancing the essential ...Read more

The Trump administration escalated its showdown with Democratic-led states and cities over immigration enforcement on Monday, with the president signing executive orders that his press secretary said will “unleash America’s law enforcement to pursue criminals” and direct federal agencies to publish a list of “sanctuary cities” that do ...Read more

One of the two men investigators say is connected with the theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse on Easter Sunday was tracked down — and arrested — in Miami Beach.

Cristian Rodrigo Montecino Sanzana, 51, is facing the charge of possession of a stolen driver’s license. Montecino Sanzana was arrested Sunday afternoon ...Read more

DEDHAM, Mass. — The infamous “hos long to die in cold” Google search has made its official debut in the retrial of Karen Read.

The introduction of the particularly important piece of evidence came the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court denied Read’s petition to strip two of the charges — including second-degree murder — from her ...Read more

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron believes the United States is open to ramping up sanctions against Russia after he urged Donald Trump last week to get tougher with Vladimir Putin, he said in a Paris Match interview released Monday.

Macron and Trump spoke about the war and the U.S. peace plan by phone on Wednesday and again in person ...Read more

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday rejected accusations from Republicans — including the state party and the White House — that he was inciting violence with a fiery speech in New Hampshire in which he said Republicans shouldn’t “know a moment of peace.”

“That’s ridiculous,” Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference when asked about...Read more

As countries around the world try to bargain with U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs, long-term adversary Iran is pitching its sanctioned economy to him as an investment opportunity.

With talks between Iran and the U.S. over the Islamic Republic’s atomic activity showing signs of progress, top Iranian officials are for the first time in...Read more

It had been nearly seven months since United Launch Alliance had its last rocket launch, but the company’s first flight of 2025 came to fruition on Monday night.

A ULA Atlas V on the Kuiper 1 mission carrying 27 of Amazon’s satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation lifted off at 7:01 p.m. Eastern time from Cape ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump enjoyed the highest approval ratings of his political career when he entered office in January, with roughly half the country supportive of his return. Yet, 100 days into his second term, Trump has fallen to polling lows similar to those that challenged his presidency the first time around.

Polling data ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The EPA on Monday announced a series of “major actions” to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination, including an initiative to work with Congress to ensure that liability adheres to the “polluter pays” principle.

The actions include designating an agency lead for the chemicals, commonly known as PFAS, ...Read more

The U.S. Navy lost a $60 million Super Hornet fighter jet to the Red Sea on Monday.

“The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft,” the Navy said in a press release. “The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard.”

Navy officials said the sailors towing the jet “took ...Read more

A key contract that supports the network service provider for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is set to lapse this week, threatening internet access and the transmission of internal data nationwide for much of the agency.

The N-Wave system — often referred to as “NOAA’s network” — provides internet and acts ...Read more