Surgeons are operating on Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay after an assassination attempt that recalled the political violence that roiled the nation in the 1980s and 1990s.

Uribe’s wife said the 39-year-old opposition senator is “fighting for his life” following the attack, which happened while he was campaigning in a...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.

The move marks a major escalation in Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and came amid concerns from some officials in California. ...Read more

Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot at a campaign event in Bogota on Saturday in an act reminiscent of the drug-fueled political violence that roiled the nation in the 1980s and early 1990s.

The 39-year old senator from the opposition Democratic Center party was rushed to a medical center. He was stabilized there ...Read more

NEW YORK — Multiple demonstrators were taken into custody Saturday afternoon during a protest against Immigration and Customs enforcement in Lower Manhattan in response to ongoing migrant arrests this week.

Cops responded to outside immigration court around noon at 26 Federal Plaza where protesters were sitting in the middle of the street ...Read more

Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot at an event in Bogota, with his condition still unclear.

The 39-year-old candidate from the opposition Centro Democratico party was taken to a medical center in the Colombian capital, Semana reported. Online footage of the shooting showed Uribe’s head and back covered ...Read more

CHICAGO — A bottlenose dolphin safely delivered a calf early Saturday morning at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a “momentous occasion” that marks the first dolphin birth in more than a decade at the west suburban zoo.

Allie, a 38-year-old bottlenose dolphin and experienced mother of four, gave birth to the calf — which will be named later ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — It’s not a good sign in Carson City when members of your own party vote down your bill.

But with less than two hours left in the Nevada Legislature’s 83rd session, a new version of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s landmark health care proposal — heavily amended by Democrats in the state Senate — left Republicans with little choice ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Trump administration official said National Guard troops would be sent into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.

Around 4 p.m. Saturday, a crowd gathered in Paramount in a chaotic clash with federal agents were ordered to disperse. An unlawful ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has reached an agreement with City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson to find the money to reverse the cuts to police hiring made last month by the council.

On Friday, Bass signed the 2025-26 budget approved by the council, which reworked much of her plan for closing a $1-billion shortfall. ...Read more

ATLANTA — South Georgia could soon be home to the country’s largest immigrant jail.

Local officials approved a plan this week to markedly increase capacity at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility located in Charlton County, called the Folkston ICE Processing Center.

Sitting fewer than 10 miles from the Florida border, the ...Read more

Beijing says it granted approval to some applications for the export of rare earths, a move that could ease tensions before trade negotiations between the U.S. and China next week.

The Chinese commerce ministry confirmed the approval of the applications without specifying which countries or industries were covered, even as it noted growing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Job opportunities at the Port of Los Angeles are dwindling as President Donald Trump's steep tariffs take a hit on global trade and a major economic engine for the regional economy.

Nearly half of the longshoremen who support operations at the port went without work over the last two weeks, Gene Seroka, executive director of the...Read more

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis set a personal record for issuing vetoes in a single legislative session this year — and, potentially, made history as the first Colorado governor to veto a bill that passed the General Assembly unanimously.

The 11 vetoed bills touched on a raft of issues: social media regulations, new rules for ride-hailing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Immigration raids Friday led to the arrests of dozens of people and caused hours of chaos in downtown L.A.

Here is what we know so far:

Where were the raids?

Federal agents hit several locations including the Ambiance Apparel in garment district, where many were detained and authorities clashed with protesters, and a Home ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — An hours-long standoff between protesters and federal agents erupted Saturday morning in Paramount as federal officials warned of further immigration raids to come in Los Angeles.

The confrontation near a Home Depot at 6400 Alondra Blvd. escalated into a fiery and tumultuous clash. At least one protester was injured, witnesses ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera was mistakenly shot and killed by a fellow officer during a confrontation with an armed suspect, according to police, who continued to hold at least two people in custody as of late Friday.

The department announced Rivera had been struck by friendly fire about a day after she died. She and her ...Read more

MIAMI — A Miami Republican who co-founded the group Latinas for Trump is condemning President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign and blasting recent immigration enforcement actions as harmful.

“This is not what we voted for,” state Sen. Ileana Garcia said in a statement on Saturday. “I have always supported Trump, through thick ...Read more

Geert Wilders is betting that triggering the collapse of an unloved Dutch government will position him to emerge stronger and become the nation’s dominant political figure, but signs are emerging that the far-right leader’s gambit could backfire.

By alienating potential coalition partners and testing the patience of weary voters, Wilders ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The rejection of Santa Ono as the University of Florida’s next president confronts the state’s flagship university with a conundrum as it picks a new leader: Must it consider a president based on political ideology rather than academic qualifications?

“I don’t think that any credible, talented administrator will take a...Read more

President Donald Trump vowed his former friend Elon Musk will face “very serious consequences” should he choose to support the Democratic party following their very public feud.

Trump delivered the warning in an interview with NBC News, during which he also said he had “no intention of speaking to” the tech billionaire any time in the ...Read more