MIAMI — Federal agents on the lookout for undocumented immigrants to deport paid a visit recently to the offices of a state-funded children’s shelter in the Florida Keys.

Trying to find the undocumented parents of a child living in the shelter, the agents staked out the parking lot of the office building, assuming they would eventually come...Read more

After years of pressure over lost or untested sexual assault kits, a growing number of states are adopting systems to track the kits — giving survivors a way to follow their evidence through the justice process.

But despite nearly $400 million in federal support since 2015, backlogs persist, and some states still lack basic oversight. And now...Read more

As President Donald Trump sends mixed messages about immigration enforcement, ordering new raids on farms and hotels just days after saying he wouldn’t target those industries, he has hardly mentioned the industry that employs the most immigrant laborers: construction.

Nevertheless, the Trump administration is going after construction workers...Read more

Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket.

Her doctor and several pharmacies turned her down because she was below the recommended age at the time, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jackie Ramirez has always been aware of the color of her skin.

There was the school crossing guard who nicknamed her "morenita," little brown girl. The uncle who affectionately called her "paisita," a country girl.

But never has skin color felt so top of mind than this month, as immigration agents have descended on Southern ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Increasingly aggressive immigration raids carried out by masked federal agents, sometimes using unmarked vehicles, are creating problems for local law enforcement agencies.

Police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place but often have to deal with the aftermath, including protests ...Read more

The U.K. is asking patients whose pancreas became dangerously inflamed after taking obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to come in for tests to understand whether there’s a genetic risk for the condition.

The country’s drug regulator, alongside Genomics England, is investigating whether a person’s genetics might make them more ...Read more

Jay Trombley is certain God made sure every circumstance came together in the right way, and every person was in the right place, for churchgoers and safety team members at his Wayne church to prevent a mass shooting Sunday, starting with when the church first formed its security team about a decade ago.

Trombley, 57, and others who work as ...Read more

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two women on Tuesday outside a West L.A. courthouse after a hearing in a local criminal case, marking the first instance in recent weeks of the Trump administration using a tactic that has drawn condemnation from the legal community.

Adriana Bernal, 37, was detained by ICE agents after ...Read more

BOSTON — The town of Canton is trying to move forward after the jury acquitted Karen Read of killing John O’Keefe, but division remains high as some say a new police chief won’t solve everything, and others pray for healing.

After the jury in the retrial convicted Read of only the least serious charge of drunken driving, residents in the ...Read more

BOSTON — The Harvard researcher who was taken into ICE custody at Boston Logan airport for allegedly trying to smuggle in biological items has been indicted, according to the feds.

Russian national Kseniia Petrova, 31, was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury in connection with attempting to smuggle clawed frog embryos and embryonic ...Read more

Elements of California’s final budget deal are bringing to the forefront housing debates that have been simmering in the Legislature for years, forcing lawmakers to make big decisions before the new fiscal year begins July 1.

On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate pro tem Mike McGuire put out the main aspects ...Read more

BOSTON — The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted unanimously Tuesday to narrow the use of “time-out” rooms in schools, taking steps to ensure the spaces are safe and unlocked and seclusion is only used in emergency situations.

“Inclusive, accessible, safe and welcoming school environments are critical for students to...Read more

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who the Trump administration mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador, remains in legal limbo after defeating a bid by the government to keep him locked up on criminal charges.

While both a U.S. magistrate and a district judge have said Abrego Garcia should be released, lawyers for the government and...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the U.S. would hold a meeting with Iran next week but cast doubt on the need for a diplomatic agreement on the country’s nuclear program, citing the damage that American bombing had done to key sites.

“We’re going to talk to them next week,” Trump said Wednesday at a press conference during the...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he has three or four people in mind to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when his term expires next year.

“I know within three or four people,” Trump said Wednesday during a press conference at The Hague, where he is attending the NATO summit. “I mean he goes out pretty soon, ...Read more

DENVER — A Denver judge said Wednesday that state law doesn’t allow officials to comply with a federal immigration subpoena that Gov. Jared Polis had decided to fulfill, and he prohibited the governor from directing a senior state employee and his staff from turning over personal information to authorities.

But District Judge A. Bruce Jones...Read more

A hospitality worker in Yosemite National Park suffered a fatal fall while rock climbing in the park, officials said.

The employee was “off the clock and engaging in recreational activities during their free time,” an Aramark Corp. spokesperson told McClatchy News in an email on Wednesday. Aramark is the parent company of Yosemite ...Read more

A plan by the governor which she says will save Bay State ratepayers $10 billion over the next ten years was the subject of an almost six hour hearing on Beacon Hill — with opponents questioning whether lawmakers were just going through purely theatrical motions, and supporters calling the proposal a step toward lowered costs.

Healey’s plan...Read more

BOSTON — Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson took a victory lap in her last meeting after resigning from the Council and painted herself as a victim of a broken system ahead of her sentencing next month on federal corruption charges.

Despite the circumstances of her departure, Fernandes Anderson was showered with praise ...Read more