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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…