KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Holding signs such as “No ICE in Court,” and “Protect Due Process,” some 50 to 60 protesters gathered in Kansas City Tuesday afternoon to protest a legal tactic — but one that they insist is inherently deceptive — being used by Department of Homeland Security attorneys to deport immigrants who show up for ...Read more

A Justice Department official leading President Donald Trump's battle against Harvard University — which has led to multiple lawsuits and the school losing billions in federal funding — says the administration intends to take the University of California to court over alleged antisemitism.

Leo Terrell, senior counsel for the Civil Rights ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk will have to face a lawsuit that claims the billionaire wielded illegal power by orchestrating President Donald Trump’s dramatic cuts in federal government jobs and spending, a judge ruled.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday denied a request by the Justice Department to toss the case filed by Democratic ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX managed to send its developmental Starship back into space surpassing the explosive fates that befell its last two attempts, while also for the first time flying with a reused Super Heavy booster. But not everything went well with the upper stage, which lost control during its suborbital trip halfway around the Earth.

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The U.S. government is poised to receive a so-called golden share in United States Steel Corp. as a condition for approving Nippon Steel Corp.’s proposed acquisition of the American company.

The plan, which would give the government de facto veto rights on certain company decisions, is part of ongoing talks between authorities and the ...Read more

News that a Southern California high school transgender athlete is advancing to the girls’ state track and field championship this weekend triggered President Trump on Tuesday to threaten “large scale” funding cuts to the state and to order local authorities to block the athlete “if necessary” from competing in the Clovis meet.

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A Minnesota man convicted of making violent threats tried to set a U.S. Army tank on fire on Valentine’s Day with a “Molotov cocktail,” federal prosecutors in Central Florida said.

Now Trang Johnny Nha Phan, 25, has been indicted, according to a May 27 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.

He ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia City Council again delayed a vote on the future of an ordinance banning professionals from practicing conversion therapy, which attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Conservative state leaders want Columbia to repeal the ban on conversion therapy within the city limits passed in ...Read more

Most Americans think there was a concerted effort to hide details about former President Joe Biden’s health during the course of his presidency, according to new polling.

In the latest Economist/YouGov poll, 57% of respondents said they believe “Democrats actively tried to conceal information” from the public that pertained to Biden’s ...Read more

ATLANTA — Another alleged “Young Slime Life” member had his most serious charges reduced in exchange for pleading guilty Tuesday in Fulton County’s long-running gang and racketeering case.

Damekion Garlington, 29, faced life in prison plus an additional 35 years after being accused in the fatal shooting of rival gang member Shymel ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Waterbury police are investigating a shooting at the Brass Mill Center Tuesday, with multiple victims reported, authorities said.

Law enforcement is actively on scene at 495 Union St., and there were no known fatalities, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said in a briefing Tuesday evening.

“We urge the public to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk will have to face a lawsuit that claims the billionaire is wielding illegal power by orchestrating President Donald Trump’s dramatic cuts in federal government jobs and spending, a judge ruled.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday denied a request by the Justice Department to toss the case filed by Democratic ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Canada would need to pay $61 billion to join the “Golden Dome” system he’s proposed to boost missile defense with space-based interceptors.

But the president needled Ottawa by saying he would be willing to protect Canada for free if the nation opted to join the United States, his latest ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas City and Columbia on Tuesday canceled all abortion appointments after the Missouri Supreme Court issued an order that temporarily paused abortions in the state.

Emily Wales, the president and CEO of Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, confirmed the cancellations in a...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The state organization that oversees school sports in California will allow cisgender female athletes to compete in an upcoming statewide championship track meet if they lost a qualifying position to a transgender competitor, a change that was announced hours after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal ...Read more

BOSTON — They say it’s not a step they take lightly, but a group of contracted public defenders have declared they won’t take new clients until they see a pay raise.

According to a group of bar advocates gathered at the State House on Tuesday, they haven’t seen a real pay increase in so long that surrounding states now pay about double ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Less than a week after the Trump administration moved to dismiss a consent decree outlining reforms for the Minneapolis Police Department, a federal judge has signed off on their request, marking its official dissolvement.

U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson on Tuesday granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights ...Read more

ALTADENA, Calif. — Federal agencies must do more to house struggling victims from January’s Eaton fire, U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., and advocacy groups argued Tuesday.

Chu hosted a roundtable at the Altadena Library with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, California ...Read more

NEW YORK — Several hundred New York City high school students walked out of class Tuesday to protest the Trump administration’s threats to immigrant students and higher education.

Around noon, students from at least 25 schools, including the Bronx High School of Science, Stuyvesant High School and Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, descended...Read more

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut federal funding to California if the state continues allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.

Trump blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom in an early morning post on Truth Social, saying the state under his leadership “continues to ILLEGALLY allow MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.”...Read more