Over the past few months, Celina Damian’s phone has been ringing off the hook with one bewildered, anxious question after another: “What kind of loan is this?” “Am I in default?” “Will the government really take my wages?”

“Sometimes they just don’t know where to start,” said Damian, California’s student loan servicing ...Read more

When immigration officers recently stormed two popular Italian restaurants in South Park, they came prepared for a confrontation. Videos from the Friday evening operation showed most carried pistols on their hips and wore tactical plate-carrier vests. Several wore helmets and carried automatic rifles, and most wore some type of facial covering. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Four days before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was supposed to testify before her committee, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks stood outside the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. She was calling for his resignation.

“We want him to go,” Alsobrooks said to the protesters at the rally. “He never had the qualifications, and he’s lost ...Read more

LGBTQ advocates in Pennsylvania want to hear more from Gov. Josh Shapiro as President Donald Trump increasingly targets their community.

As several health systems across Pennsylvania have announced limits to gender-affirming health care in the wake of federal orders targeting procedures for minors, some advocates in the LGBTQ community are ...Read more

Demonstrations over U.S. immigration raids escalated for a third day in the Los Angeles area, as thousands of protesters clashed with security forces and tear gas filled the air outside a downtown federal detention center.

President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to the city over the weekend, overriding objections of California ...Read more

Rubber bullets and tear gas flew Sunday in Los Angeles as protesters faced off against city, state and federal law enforcement after President Donald Trump declared the city in a state of rebellion and deployed the National Guard.

The clashes came on the third day of demonstrations against Trump’s immigration crackdown in the region, as the ...Read more

The California high-speed rail project expected to boost the Central Valley’s economy faced a major blow this week after President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans to pull back $4 billion of its federal money.

What would that mean for the high-speed rail construction already underway and planned between Bakersfield and Merced? ...Read more

A Chinese aircraft carrier made one of its deepest forays into the Pacific Ocean over the weekend as Beijing continues to project its military power further from its shores.

The Liaoning and three other Chinese naval vessels were seen on Saturday around 185 miles southwest of the remote, uninhabited Japanese island of Minamitori, according to a...Read more

Half-a-decade after she was charged with several serious federal crimes, a Massachusetts judge will finally have her day in court — sort of.

In a case bearing striking similarity to a more recent arrest of a judge from Wisconsin, former Newton District Court Judge Shelley Joseph will appear for a Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct ...Read more

Moments before her death Thursday night, Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera and her partner were rushing after a person they’d just attempted to stop on suspicion of having a weapon when that suspect ran into an apartment building located at 8210 S. Drexel Blvd., prosecutors said Sunday.

Inside one of the building’s apartments, Assistant...Read more

American and Israeli colors lined the streets of Aventura, Fla., where a crowd of more than 500 people embarked Sunday on a three-mile march — escorted by police — to raise awareness for rising antisemitism at home and abroad.

The rally, co-organized by Run for Their Lives and the South Florida-based Loving Moms United movement, comes ...Read more

Another salmonella outbreak caused the recall of 1.7 million dozen eggs — meaning roughly more than 20 million less eggs to fry — and has sickened people in seven states.

The aforementioned eggs were distributed to Walmart, Safeway, chains owned by Kroger and various other independent and chain supermarkets.

Hilmar, California’s August ...Read more

Swabs for teething babies and adult noses have been recalled because they might have a microbial contamination “identified as fungi in cotton swab components.”

That’s what manufacturer Church & Dwight said in its notice announcing the recall of Orajel Baby Teething Swabs, Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs and Zicam Nasal AllClear Swabs from ...Read more

As the Trump administration aggressively targets diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the country, thousands gathered in downtown Detroit for the city's annual Pride festival over the weekend with many saying it was a form of protest as much as it was a celebration.

The two-day event in Hart Plaza, the largest Pride celebration in...Read more

Dozens of Norristown, Pa., residents stood on the corner of West Marshall and George Streets on Saturday, enduring the rain in support of their immigrant neighbors.

Following weeks of intense ICE presence in the Montgomery County seat, organizer Denise Agurto, 47, asked all undocumented neighbors to go home for their safety.

“This is the ...Read more

Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful, is in critical condition after being shot in the head at a campaign event in Bogotá on Saturday.

Analysts describe the attack as the latest sign of Colombia’s deteriorating security situation and deepening political polarization, warning of a return to the dark era of ...Read more

President Trump’s new travel ban has sparked widespread outrage and fear in New York’s sprawling Haitian community, by far the biggest local diaspora group impacted by the edict aimed at 12 nations.

Pastors, shopkeepers and community leaders worried out loud that their community would seek to stay out of sight to avoid any contact with ...Read more

Top trade negotiators from the U.S. and China are set to hold fresh talks in London on Monday, offering a glimmer of hope that the world’s two largest economies can defuse tensions over Chinese dominance in rare-earth minerals.

Both sides have accused the other of reneging on a deal in Geneva in May where they tried to start dialing back ...Read more

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entire California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

A single tsunami likely won't cause the worst-case scenario for every region. But in total, more than 680,000 Californians are in a tsunami hazard area during the daytime. And in all, $12.6 billion in damage is possible across California's ...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania budget season unlike any other has arrived in Harrisburg, and the pile of challenges facing negotiators ahead of the June 30 deadline appears immense.

A new administration in Washington, D.C., is orchestrating massive reductions in programs with federal-to-state money flows. Mass transit faces a financial ...Read more