Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
Steve Ericson
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Nebraska joins states where abortion rights are on the November ballot
Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban.
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Floods from ‘training thunderstorms’ lead to dramatic rescues, 2 deaths in Connecticut
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said more than 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams Sunday evening.
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50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance
In the 1970s, decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus from Harlem known as urban flight.
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Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York while awaiting rape retrial
After the New York case is complete, he will return to California to serve his pending 16-year sentence for a separate rape conviction there.
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Wisconsin woman who said she legally killed sex trafficker gets 11 years in prison
Chrystul Kizer had pleaded guilty in May to second-degree reckless homicide, allowing her to avoid trial and a possible life sentence.
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Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether the latest draft had addressed concerns cited by the militant group.
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U.S. settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using company to secure personal loans worth billions
Icahn Enterprises and its namesake founder have agreed to pay $1.5 million and $500,000 in civil penalties, respectively, the SEC said.
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Too many people, not enough management: A look at ‘overtourism’ chaos this summer
This is a story of what it means to be visited in 2024, the first year in which global tourism is expected to set records after the pandemic.
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Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says
CAIR — Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation has been roiled by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement that at least 22 people […]