MIAMI — The Justice Department is again asking a South Florida judge to unseal grand jury transcripts from the original federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, citing a bill passed this week by Congress directing the U.S. government to release all its case files involving the notorious sex trafficker.

“[T]he Department respectfully ...Read more

European leaders and other allies told the U.S. that its peace plan for Ukraine needed “additional work,” in a rushed bid to try and slow walk a Trump administration determined to give concessions to Russia and impose terms by Thanksgiving.

They issued a statement at a Group of 20 summit in South Africa that President Donald Trump blew off ...Read more

Almost 200 nations gathered in Brazil for the United Nations’ annual climate summit capped two weeks of fraught negotiations with an agreement Saturday on new efforts to help guide their transition away from the fossil fuels driving global warming.

However, the accord dodged an explicit mention of the oil, gas and coal responsible for driving...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A shelter-in-place order was lifted Saturday morning for San Pedro and Wilmington after a massive and stubborn blaze involving hazardous materials erupted Friday night on a cargo ship, authorities said.

The order, due to potentially toxic smoke from the blaze, had covered a huge swath of the region from Western Avenue to the 103...Read more

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested Saturday after a judge deemed him a flight risk following his conviction on charges that he attempted a coup after his 2022 election defeat.

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro’s detainment after his eldest son, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, called on supporters to stage a ...Read more

The California Department of Public Health is investigating six additional cases of botulism in the state in infants who were given ByHeart formula before the start of the current outbreak in August, a department spokesperson told Bloomberg.

Those babies became ill between November 2024 and June 2025, said Brian Micek, a CDPH spokesperson. The...Read more

ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter wants the Trump administration to deploy more federal immigration enforcement officers to Atlanta.

The St. Simons Island Republican and U.S. Senate hopeful made his request in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, sent on Thursday.

The administration’s ongoing immigration ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis living in Minnesota.

In a post to Truth Social, Trump wrote Minnesota is “a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” and called out “Somali gangs.”

“It’s OVER!” the president posted Friday evening.

TPS is a legal status granted by ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A shelter-in-place order was lifted Saturday morning for San Pedro and Wilmington due to a massive and stubborn blaze involving hazardous materials on a cargo ship, authorities said.

The order, due to potentially toxic smoke from the blaze, had covered a huge swath of the region from Western Avenue to the 103 Freeway.

The ...Read more

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested Saturday after a judge deemed him a flight risk following his conviction on charges that he attempted a coup after his 2022 election defeat.

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro’s detainment after his eldest son, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, called on supporters to stage a ...Read more

Spot, the four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics Inc., is perhaps best known for its viral dance routines to songs like “Uptown Funk.” But beyond its playful antics, Spot’s ability to climb stairs and open doors signals a potentially controversial role as a policing tool.

Five years after its commercial debut, the 75-pound, German ...Read more

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — One day after the government shutdown ended, a ranger ambled down a trail in Joshua Tree National Park, bathed in golden light.

It was her first day back, and she had just walked through a sea of scorched Joshua trees rising from blackened earth, their dagger-like leaves bleached an unhealthy yellow.

It ...Read more

In a tacit admission that U.S. food production requires foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries.

At the same time, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in recent months appears to be refraining from conducting agricultural workplace raids, even as it scours ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — In 2019, a couple wanted a baby. Because they were both women, they asked a friend to provide the sperm.

The insemination happened at their Tampa home without the mediation of doctors, lawyers, clinics or cryo banks — just a plastic syringe from a drugstore kit. That’s essentially where the trouble started.

Ashley Brito ...Read more