Winners of 2025 MacArthur ‘genius’ awards and $800,000 prizes are announced
A political scientist who studies what helps people connect across differences. A novelist whose books about Native American…
Immigration enforcement tactics escalate in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — The sight of armed, camouflaged and masked Border Patrol agents making arrests near famous downtown…
Des Moines schools leader on leave after arrest by ICE agents
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials put the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on administrative leave Saturday,…
FBI fires agents for kneeling during racial justice protest, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in…
Chicago approves $90M payout over disgraced officer who framed hundreds
CHICAGO — The Chicago City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a $90 million settlement for nearly 200 civil…
79-year-old US citizen injured in Los Angeles immigration raid files $50 million claim | National
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 79-year-old man in Southern California filed a claim against the federal government Thursday…
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black liberation activist sought by US, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from…
Protesters try to block vehicles at ICE building outside Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Protesters tried to block vehicles Friday outside a federal immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago,…
Massive mural honoring NYC immigrants now fills entrance to St. Patrick’s Cathedral
NEW YORK — New York’s iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral is unveiling a massive new mural that honors the…
Missouri passes Trump-backed redistricting plan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republicans handed President Donald Trump a political victory Friday, giving final legislative…