China held new military exercises around Taiwan, linking them to recent U.S. moves backing the self-ruled archipelago.

A total of 42 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday, the Ministry of National Defense in Taipei said in statements. The planes entered sensitive zones around the main island and trained with naval ...Read more

Venezuela will do “whatever it takes” to free hundreds of its citizens deported by the U.S. to a notorious prison in El Salvador, according to National Assembly leader Jorge Rodríguez.

“We will resort to all countries and bilateral relations, legal strategies,” Rodríguez said in a press conference on Monday. “We will even talk to ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania has asked a federal judge to dismiss the racial discrimination lawsuit filed by controversial law professor Amy Wax, in which she said the school’s speech policies “violate core principles of the First Amendment.”

Penn told the court last week that Wax has not denied making the statements ...Read more

Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González expressed support Monday for the crackdown by the United States and Chile on the dangerous Tren de Aragua gang, but asked both governments not to penalize the honest and hard-working Venezuelans seeking refuge in their countries.

“We urge the competent authorities of ...Read more

President Donald Trump said the United States and Russia are already talking about dividing “assets” as part of a push to end the fighting in Ukraine, the latest sign that he may be preparing to sacrifice Kyiv’s interests when he speaks with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

One objective of the call is expected to be getting the Russian ...Read more

During his first tour of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since taking over as the institution’s chairman, President Donald Trump said he never liked “Hamilton,” but that he expected other “Broadway hits,” including “Les Misérables,” to do well for the center.

“The thing that does well are Broadway hits,” ...Read more

The Minnesota Supreme Court has tossed out more than two dozen Republican-led petitions attempting to recall House DFL members who boycotted the first weeks of the 2025 legislative session.

The decision released Monday dismissed 29 petitions against DFL members all at once, saying their actions didn’t meet a “serious malfeasance or ...Read more

Maryland lawmakers weighed hundreds of bills Monday, debating and passing controversial public safety and energy legislation to ensure the bills have a better chance of making it to Gov. Wes Moore’s desk by the end of the legislative session next month.

Monday marked Crossover Day, which is the deadline for a bill to pass its chamber of ...Read more

Harvard will offer free tuition to students whose families make less than $200,000 per year beginning next year, the school announced Monday.

Additionally, the entire school experience — including housing, food and other costs — will be free for students whose families make less than $100,000, university leaders said.

“We know the most ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles leaders are touting the latest batch of crime data as proof that the city is safe and getting safer — at least on paper.

Homicides declined roughly 14% in the city last year compared with 2023, while 225 fewer people were struck by gunfire citywide in the same period, according to figures released Monday.

The ...Read more

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Prosecutors have requested a judge sentence former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu to 8 months in prison for his role in obstructing federal investigators examining the city’s now-failed sale of Angel Stadium.

Sidhu is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on March 28. On Friday, prosecutors filed their arguments with ...Read more

Comments from South Africa’s ambassador about the Trump administration were “unacceptable” and “obscene,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said Monday, providing further explanation why the envoy is no longer welcome in Washington.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool “persona non grata” on ...Read more

The fate of two newly named national monuments in California that stretch across roughly 850,000 acres of scenic lands — an area 28 times larger than of the city of San Francisco — remained unclear Monday after President Donald Trump issued a statement saying he was rescinding their protections, but then deleted it the next day.

At issue ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams on Monday didn’t rule out running as an independent in November’s general election should he lose this summer’s Democratic primary — and sources say such a move is indeed gaining serious traction inside the Adams camp.

“When I’m ready to roll out my official reannouncement and my plan, I will do so, and...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ratcheted up pressure on Iran to rein in the Houthis, raising the possibility of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic Republic if the militant group in Yemen doesn’t stop its attacks.

“Any further attack or retaliation by the ‘Houthis’ will be met with great force, and there is no guarantee that ...Read more

DENVER — Hundreds of people marched through the streets of downtown Denver on Monday morning before rallying for immigrants’ rights outside the Colorado State Capitol.

Participants of all ages chanted the Spanish phrase, “Sí, se puede,” which means “Yes, we can” or “Yes, it can be done” in English. The motto is credited to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration is mandating federal agencies report how much they spent negotiating labor union contracts for the past year, a sign that collective bargaining agreements could be the next target in a government cost-cutting push.

An Office of Personnel Management memo sent Monday directs federal agency ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A U.S. District Court judge in Washington on Monday told attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice they needed to provide a written case by noon Tuesday for why they could not reveal specific details about flights they used to deport 261 alleged gang members to El Salvador this weekend.

“If what you’re saying is, it’s ...Read more