WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened Monday to destroy vital Iranian energy and water infrastructure if a peace deal is not reached, as Tehran continued to deny negotiations were taking place and said it was preparing for a ground invasion following the arrival of thousands of American troops in the region.

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PHILADELPHIA — Nearly a dozen immigration activists were arrested at the ICE garage in Center City on Monday morning after attempting to block vehicles from leaving the agency headquarters.

It marked another in what has become an ongoing series of protests against ICE operations in the city and region.

This action began shortly after 8 a.m.,...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is a leading Republican candidate for governor, said Monday that he had paused his controversial investigation into unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, facing mounting legal challenges and ethical concerns.

In a statement Monday, Bianco said the probe was “on hold because of the ...Read more

President Donald Trump says the military is building a secret, secure project under his controversial $400 million White House ballroom.

Defending the opulent project against persistent criticism, Trump suggested the Pentagon was a driving force behind plans to construct an underground bunker of sorts beneath his sprawling new East Wing ...Read more

Several Shiite communities in South Asia recently refrained from celebrating Eid as they mourned the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. From Nigeria to Kashmir – well beyond the Gulf region – the assassination has stirred deep concerns among Shiite Muslims.

Shiite Islam is the official, and majority, ...Read more

The British- and American-backed plot to overthrow Iran’s prime minister in 1953 laid the groundwork for the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and decades of hostility with the U.S. that have now culminated in a war launched on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.

Many Americans only know the anger and tension with Iran that has grown from those ...Read more

DETROIT — The attack on Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield was a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism in which the assailant "was motivated and inspired by Hezbollah's militant ideology," FBI Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan said in a Monday briefing.

In the days leading up to the March 12 attack, Ayman Ghazali of Dearborn ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California immigration detention center faces renewed scrutiny after federal officials confirmed the death of a detainee last week, marking the fourth fatality since September and contributing to what is becoming one of the deadliest years on record in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.

Jose Guadalupe ...Read more

E-cigarettes are likely to cause cancer, including in the lungs and mouth, according to a sweeping review of scientific evidence that challenges their positioning as a safer alternative to smoking.

Published Monday in the journal Carcinogenesis, the review concludes that nicotine-based vapes are “likely to be carcinogenic to humans,” even ...Read more

A predawn assault by heavily armed gang members has once again left a trail of bodies and burned homes in Haiti’s breadbasket, residents and officials said.

The attack began around 2 a.m. Sunday in the locality of Jean-Denis and its surrounding rural communities in the Lower Artibonite region. Attacks continued around 2 a.m. Monday.

A police...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants Congress to nix a two-week recess and return to the Capitol to address the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, his top spokesperson said Monday.

“The president is also encouraging Congress to come back to Washington to permanently fix this problem and to fund and reopen the Department ...Read more

SEATTLE — School district employees can’t use pepper spray, mace or sedatives to restrain students, under a new law Gov. Bob Ferguson signed last week. They can’t restrict students’ movements with handcuffs, zip-ties or belts.

They’re also barred from pinning down students or putting them up against a wall in a way that restricts ...Read more

DENVER — Denver City Council members face a vote this week that will determine whether the city keeps dozens of license plate-reading cameras or ends the controversial program — at least, for now.

After the original contract vote was delayed last week, several council members have seemed hesitant to approve the deal, leaving its chances ...Read more

Border czar Tom Homan says Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents may stay at airport security checkpoints even after the partial government shutdown ends.

After President Donald Trump ordered Transportation Safety Administration airport screeners paid, Homan said ICE would remain deployed to checkpoints at several airports until things ...Read more

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a high-earners income tax into law Monday morning, enacting a 9.9% levy on earnings of more than $1 million.

The new tax would start on 2028 income for people who meet the threshold, with the first payments due in 2029. It is expected to bring in roughly $3 billion to $4 billion a year, affecting an ...Read more

BOSTON — Boston will become the first public school district in the country ensure AI-fluency in schools, Mayor Michelle Wu announced, with high schools developing curriculum to tackle the use and ethics of the emerging technology for the next school year.

“This is a public-private partnership between city government, higher education and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened Monday to destroy vital Iranian energy and water infrastructure if a peace deal is not reached, as Tehran continued to deny negotiations were taking place and said it was preparing for a ground invasion following the arrival of thousands of American troops in the region.

If a ceasefire agreement...Read more

A predawn assault by heavily armed gang members has once again left a trail of bodies and burned homes in Haiti’s breadbasket, residents and officials said.

The attack began around 2 a.m. Sunday in the locality of Jean-Denis and its surrounding rural communities in the Lower Artibonite region. Attacks continued around 2 a.m. Monday.

A police...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump repeated threats to destroy Iranian energy assets if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened soon, raising fears the war could escalate after more American troops arrived in the region.

The U.S. “is in serious discussions” with what he called a new regime in Iran to end military operations, Trump said in a social-...Read more

Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected to descend on the Space Coast this week for a chance to witness something that has not happened since last century.

Humans will be headed to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program in 1972.

The Artemis II mission, a lunar fly-by, could launch from Kennedy Space Center as early as ...Read more