Russia launched multiple drone and missile strikes on Ukraine as the latest peace attempts by President Donald Trump appeared to be floundering.

The attack killed at least seven civilians, including children, with more than a dozen injured across the country in the early hours of Wednesday, according to reports from Ukraine’s President ...Read more

The Trump administration is quietly sending hundreds of Cubans and other immigrants with significant criminal records in buses across the border to Mexico, in an expansion of third-country deportations.

Although Cuba accepts deportation flights from the U.S., its longtime practice has been to reject deportees who have been convicted of certain ...Read more

As the federal shutdown continues, states have been forced to fall back on their own resources to spot disease outbreaks — just as respiratory illness season begins.

The shutdown has halted dashboards and expert analysis from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors indicators such as wastewater to provide early ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Archie Collins went to sleep the night of the raid like he often does: on the floor and hungry. He was up on the fifth floor of the five-story brick building at 7500 S. South Shore Drive, in Apartment 502. He had no gas for his stove. No electricity, except for that provided by an extension cord from a neighboring unit. The U.S. ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — The death of a 11-year-old girl from New Britain, who police say suffered prolonged physical abuse and malnourishment before she was killed, is sparking criticism of the Department of Children and Families and reigniting debate about regulating homeschooling in the state.

Advocates for homeschooling, however, argue that the ...Read more

Ismael Cordová-Clough slipped out before dawn most mornings, while the rest of the block slept. By 4 a.m., he was circling the same streets he grew up on, scanning corners, alleyways and factory lots for unmarked cars.

He goes by “Ish” on Facebook, where he has become a trusted but polarizing voice in Elgin, Illinois’ immigrant community...Read more

If you change the timing of a traffic light from 20 seconds to 30 seconds, a new artificial intelligence tool developed by Johns Hopkins University researchers can predict how many more — or how many fewer — accidents will happen at that intersection.

“These are complex events affected by numerous variables, like weather, traffic patterns...Read more

In Kentucky, patients drive up to two hours to see Dr. Manikya Kuriti, one of the few endocrinologists who serve the rural communities surrounding Louisville.

Kuriti’s husband, a pulmonologist, drives from Louisville to small hospitals an hour south and north, in Indiana, to help small teams treat critically ill patients.

Rural communities ...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Republican-led Pennsylvania Senate sent a $47.9 billion spending plan to the state House on Tuesday, but the proposal was dead on arrival and deemed "unserious" in the Democratic-controlled chamber, marking the latest chapter of the nearly four-month-long budget impasse in the state's bitterly divided legislature.

The ...Read more

The devolution of Illinois’ Republican Party continued Tuesday as a candidate for governor refused to denounce two political operatives tied to a right-wing fake newspaper website that published a story containing an internet link detailing salacious allegations against a rival, while a new candidate emerged with a controversial background as ...Read more

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will consider an ordinance that would set firmer county guidelines on federal agents’ access to county property, modeled after those just approved by the city of San Diego.

Chair Terra Lawson-Remer’s proposal to draft such guidance passed Tuesday on a 3-2 vote, with fellow Democrats Paloma Aguirre ...Read more

CHICAGO — About 3 miles from the west suburban immigration processing center that has become a flash point for protests in recent weeks, a Cook County judge sat across from a woman who had been arrested there and ordered her to stay away from the Broadview facility.

“I am not stifling you of your right to protest,” said Judge Ralph Meczyk...Read more

Sarah Ferguson is officially a duchess no more — and she knows it.

The ex-wife of Britain’s Prince Andrew removed the royal moniker from her social media, days after Buckingham Palace announced her former spouse would be giving up his titles.

Fergie, as she’s popularly known, has since changed her Twitter handle from “@SarahTheDuchess�...Read more

As President Donald Trump’s renews his threats to send the National Guard to the Bay Area, Santa Clara County and San Jose are proposing “ICE-free zones” that would prohibit immigration enforcement activity to take place on county or city-owned property.

It’s the latest act of resistance against the Trump administration from a county ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he did not want to have “a wasted meeting” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the latest sign that a planned second summit between the two leaders could be in jeopardy.

Trump said he had not made a determination to scrap the meeting, but reiterated his desire — rejected by the Kremlin...Read more

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired suspected short-range missiles toward the east just days before world leaders are set to gather in South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

The projectiles was launched northeastward Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message. Japanese media NTV ...Read more

The most powerful Republican in North Carolina, Senate leader Phil Berger, cut off Senate Democrats’ debate Monday night during a controversial map vote, in a rare move the minority party leader likened to that of “a dictator.”

It’s an allowable procedural move that’s been used in the House to end debate and get right to a vote, but ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A largely unredacted 911 transcript capturing the first moments of the shooting rampage allegedly carried out by Vance Boelter against Minnesota politicians this summer was released on Monday.

The transcript had been at the center of a legal dispute between law enforcement in Hennepin County and various media organizations in ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel announced he would withdraw from a confirmation hearing set for Thursday “because unfortunately I do not have enough Republican votes at this time.”

Paul Ingrassia was scheduled to appear before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in his bid...Read more