The death of a major cartel boss in Mexico has unleashed a violent backlash in which members of the criminal group have paralyzed some cities through blockades and attacks on property and security forces.

At least 73 people have died as a result of the operation to capture Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, or “El Mencho.” The head of ...Read more

It’s the rare policy question that unites Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Democratic-led Maryland government against President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California: How should health insurers use AI?

Regulating artificial intelligence, especially its use by health insurers, is becoming a politically divisive topic,...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California’s top air pollution authority as its board weighed a June proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances. But in reality, many of the messages that may have swayed the powerful regulatory agency to scrap the plan were generated by a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The state of Florida and the Trump administration are at odds over the status of a multibillion-dollar application for a Medicaid program that boosts payments to state hospitals.

Inaction by the administration has prompted members of Florida’s Republican congressional delegation, who less than a year ago voted to rein in these ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Few figures occupy as prominent a niche in U.S. lore as the American cowboy, that embodiment of rugged individualism celebrated in dime novels, vintage radio, TV and Hollywood blockbusters.

But recent musings from Secretary of State Marco Rubio have fueled a sometimes-acrimonious debate — mostly on social media — about the ...Read more

At 84, I am an analog guy in a digital world. Sure, I do Zoom meetings and check my smartphone too often. Yet my mental health suffers, I swear, from the almost vertical rate of societal change; political mayhem; transition from a human to digital-dominated world, and the sense that Big Brother’s cameras know my every move.

Stop the world, I ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez confidently walked to her green card appointment in downtown Sacramento on Wednesday morning.

She had seen the reports of other immigrants arrested at similar check-ins. Estrada Juarez believed her case would be different.

In her hands, she carried a white binder chronicling 27 years in ...Read more

CHICAGO — Many of the most in-your-face signs of Operation Midway Blitz have evaporated from public life in Chicago.

There’s no more tear gas or pepper balls in the streets. The Broadview processing center that saw so much chaos still draws protests and demonstrations, but last week, a religious group reported that just four people were ...Read more

WASHINGTON — More than a decade after being removed for a safety study, Alexander Calder’s “Mountains and Clouds” sculpture could be restored to its full glory — clouds and all.

Restoration is “underway and is on track to be completed later this year, finally fully realizing the acclaimed and influential American artist’s original...Read more

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's top leaders want to avoid another ugly, monthslong budget standoff, showing resolve this year to begin negotiations much sooner in hopes of approving a spending deal by their June 30 deadline.

But that doesn't change the state's financial predicaments: Pennsylvania is again on track to spend more than it brings in ...Read more

If it wasn't an actual blizzard, Philly's biggest snowfall in a decade sure acted like one, and the weather the rest of this week isn't expected to be particularly pleasant.

But in terms of disruption — not to mention aesthetics — this was in a wholly different category from the Jan. 25 siege of snow and ice. And the aftermath should not be...Read more

Nick Reiner is not receiving financial support from family for his defense in the killings of his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, according to a report.

Reiner, who pleaded not guilty to the fatal stabbings Monday, was represented in court by a public defender.

His siblings — Romy and Jake Reiner — are not planning to hire a ...Read more

Mayor Michelle Wu urged everyone to stay home as the city works to dig out from the blizzard, adding that the parking ban and snow emergency will remain in effect until at least 6 p.m. Tuesday and Boston Public Schools will be closed again.

“We saw upwards of two inches an hour for several hours and met the official criteria for a blizzard, ...Read more

A 24-year-old man who was released from the Hennepin County jail Monday afternoon reportedly shot and killed two family members later at a home in north Minneapolis, according to police.

The victims include a 14-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man, said Minneapolis police Sgt. Garrett Parten, the department’s chief spokesman. Parten said the ...Read more

The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday released the names of the nine people who lost their lives in the Castle Peak avalanche.

Fifteen backcountry skiers were caught in the avalanche reported Tuesday in the Castle Peak area near Donner Pass. The 15 included a group of tight-knit mothers connected to Sugar Bowl Academy, an elite ski ...Read more

An increasing number of U.S. families are “diaper insecure” – a term coined by the National Diaper Bank Network to describe parents who struggle to afford the essential baby item – rising from 33% in the mid-2010s to nearly half in 2024, according to a 2025 study. The cost of diapers has risen 22% between 2018 and 2022, according to the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday sharply criticized “fake MAGA-manufactured outage” over his comments about his low SAT score in Atlanta on Sunday during his national book tour.

Conservative commentators, Trump loyalists and right-wing media outlets accused the California governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will accelerate development of a next-generation stealth fighter jet for the Navy after previously pushing back — a move that could benefit either Boeing Co. or Northrop Grumman Corp., which are competing to build the aircraft.

The White House has now green-lit a Pentagon plan to move forward with the Navy jet ...Read more

SEATTLE — The state Senate's top Democratic and Republican transportation leaders joined hands Monday to propose $1.5 billion in new spending, mainly for safety and maintenance.

State Sens. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, and Curtis King, R-Yakima, described the work as necessary, and stressed that their proposed transportation budget could create ...Read more