By Joseph Lord, Troy Myers Contributing Writer U.S. Southern Command struck five drug-smuggling boats Tuesday, killing eight people and causing the remaining occupants to abandon their vessels, prompting a search and rescue,
By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer As additional investigators surge to fraud-plagued Minnesota, federal agents have already arrested 500 illegal immigrants and probed 1,000 immigration-fraud cases during the past two months, a Homeland Security
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Russia said on Thursday it would hand over what it described as technical proof to the United States showing that a Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week targeted
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The U.S. State Department has reaffirmed its strongest travel warning for Russia, urging Americans not to travel to the country for any reason and calling on U.S.
By Marisa Kendall Contributing Writer In 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new program intended to revolutionize the way counties provide mental health care to some of their most vulnerable residents.
By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.S. leader’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, where the leaders discussed updates on the future
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s southern port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, saying the strike targeted a shipment of weapons it said had arrived from the United Arab
By Ana B. Ibarra Contributing Writer One in a series of stories on new laws taking effect in 2026. Tortillas sold in California are going to have a new ingredient, one that’s intended to
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer California dropped its lawsuit last week against the Trump administration over the federal government’s decision to pull $4 billion in funding for the state’s long-delayed high-speed rail project. The California
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Ukrainian forces attempted to strike Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Russian city of Novgorod on Monday, prompting the Kremlin to reassess its position on peace talks, the country’s
By Janice Hisle and Jack Phillips Contributing Writers Federal agents fanned out in Minneapolis on Monday for a “massive investigation on child care and other rampant fraud,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Noem posted the update about U.S.
By Allan Stein Contributing Writer Thousands of foreign truck drivers have already lost, or are about to lose, their commercial driver’s licenses amid a nationwide effort to enforce new federal rules. Despite an estimated nationwide shortage
By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer The Nigerian government said on Friday that the recent U.S. strikes on ISIS were part of a broader effort to ensure regional security while affirming its
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer The Department of Homeland Security has arrested and detained more than 17,500 criminal illegal immigrants under the Laken Riley Act, the department said in a Wednesday statement. The Laken
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Authorities have arrested 101 illegal immigrant truck drivers from California highways under Operation Highway Sentinel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a Tuesday statement. “Throughout 2025, criminal illegal aliens driving
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer A federal judge on Monday ruled against California policies that prevent parents from learning when their children switch genders. U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez
By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer PHOENIX — At 6 a.m. on Sunday, the crowd outside the Phoenix Convention Center was already enormous. Before dawn, thousands of Americans chatted, sang and chanted on the sidewalks. They were waiting
Saugus residents who are upset that a developer’s plan is closing their main arterial for 11 months have taken to bright-yellow signs protesting the closure, which is planned for “mid-January,” according to a community
By Melanie Sun Contributing Writer The Trump administration has signed a new binational agreement with Mexico, advancing efforts to solve a decades-long sewage crisis plaguing residents both north and south of
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Billions of dollars are being spent to cover the health care expenses of illegal immigrants, border czar Tom Homan said in a recent interview with Fox News. Between Immigration