A federal judge in New Hampshire again blocked the Trump administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship Thursday, the first such ruling since a Supreme Court decision tossed the first court orders to block the policy nationwide.

Thursday’s ruling from Judge Joseph Laplante of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire ...Read more

A Southern California mayor urged residents to stay indoors amid reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity.

In a brief 28-second video shared to the city of Perris’ Facebook and Instagram accounts on July 9, Mayor Michael Vargas tells residents city officials have received “reports of ongoing ICE operations within the ...Read more

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the Democratic Party went too far in its focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, prioritizing ideology over practical solutions.

“I have a lot of friends who are Democrats, and they’re idiots,” Dimon said Thursday at a foreign-ministry event in Dublin. “I always say they ...Read more

There’s nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA’s next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a slot should clear next week allowing for the launch of Crew-11 as early as July 31.

That’s because the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission that arrived to the space station two weeks ago could depart as early as Monday, ...Read more

VAXHOLM, Sweden — The solution is simple, according to Karl Fagerström.

Now retired, the Swedish researcher and inventor has dedicated his life to smoking cessation therapies and strategies. In 2000 he founded Niconovum, a pharmaceutical company that created the first tobacco-free nicotine pouches, sourcing nicotine the same way as for ...Read more

Ever since operetta composer Victor Herbert sued Shanley’s restaurant in New York in 1917 to force it to pay for playing his song on a player-piano, songwriters and music publishers have depended on Performing Rights Organizations to make sure they get compensated.

For much of the last century, three organizations dominated the industry, a ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday approved a $12 million contract for NovoaGlobal to set up a camera system to ticket speeders, and it could be expanded in future years to tag drivers who run red lights.

The action appears to be the last step needed to launch a pilot after Minneapolis won legislative approval to bring ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago’s record spending on police misconduct settlements is likely to climb higher this month with another $35.2 million in proposed deals, most tied to decades-old wrongful conviction cases featuring disgraced detectives.

City attorneys are recommending aldermen settle up to avoid even larger court payouts in five cases. if ...Read more

A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer convicted of smuggling 16 “bricks” of cocaine inside his carry-on bags has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, prosecutors said.

Ivan Van Beverhoudt was traveling in his official capacity when he boarded an Atlanta-bound flight in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands with ...Read more

President Donald Trump late Wednesday announced he was putting Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in charge of NASA as its new interim chief.

“Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in handling our Country’s Transportation Affairs, including creating a state-of-the-art Air Traffic Control systems, while at the same time rebuilding our roads and ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County jail staff could be directed — at county expense — to haul immigration detainees to “Alligator Alcatraz” or other detention facilities used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement if county commissioners approve an amended pact with the agency.

“I’m gonna fight it,” said commissioner Nicole Wilson, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — An overwhelming number of California voters think American democracy is being threatened or, at the very least, tested, according to a new poll released Thursday by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies.

The poll, conducted for the nonprofit Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, found that concerns cut across the ...Read more