Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump’s second term
WASHINGTON — The United States began ratcheting up pressure on communist-controlled Cuba after the military action in Venezuela early this…
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Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York
NEW YORK — Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where…
Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he appears to have hit…
Supreme Court sends Native American voting rights decision back to lower court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court acted in a Voting Rights Act case brought by Native American tribes on Monday, saying…
Autopsy says the death of detained Haitian man was related to his dental woes
PHOENIX — An autopsy report released Monday confirmed that the death of a Haitian man after spending months at an…
Mark Fuhrman, ex-detective in OJ Simpson murder trial, dies at 74
Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial,…
Man wrongly convicted of killing 2 hunters in 1990 agrees to $5.25M settlement
DETROIT — A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to…
Fast-growing brush fire in Southern California threatens homes
LOS ANGELES — A fast-growing brush fire ignited Monday morning in Southern California, prompting evacuation orders and damaging at least…
Supreme Court rejects appeals from drugmakers over Medicare price negotiations
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with…
Riders navigate the first weekday of a strike that has shut down the largest US commuter rail system
NEW YORK — Commuters in New York City’s suburbs navigated a gauntlet of car, bus and subway routes to get…