ArcaMax

CHICAGO — A bottlenose dolphin safely delivered a calf early Saturday morning at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a “momentous occasion” that marks the first dolphin birth in more than a decade at the west suburban zoo.

...Read more

LAS VEGAS — It’s not a good sign in Carson City when members of your own party vote down your bill.

But with less than two hours left in the Nevada Legislature’s 83rd session, a new version of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Trump administration official said National Guard troops would be sent into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.

Around 4 p.m...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has reached an agreement with City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson to find the money to reverse the cuts to police hiring made last month by the council.

On Friday, ...Read more

Jared Leto is denying allegations of years-long “sexual impropriety” brought forth by multiple women, including DJ and music producer Allie Teilz, who recently resurfaced her more than decade-old claims against the ...Read more

ATLANTA — South Georgia could soon be home to the country’s largest immigrant jail.

Local officials approved a plan this week to markedly increase capacity at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility located ...Read more

DALTON, Ga. — Inside a closed-door gala, Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon renewed his attacks on billionaire Elon Musk. Outside the fundraiser, though, GOP activists were less jubilant about the messy collapse of the ...Read more

Beijing says it granted approval to some applications for the export of rare earths, a move that could ease tensions before trade negotiations between the U.S. and China next week.

The Chinese commerce ministry confirmed...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Job opportunities at the Port of Los Angeles are dwindling as President Donald Trump's steep tariffs take a hit on global trade and a major economic engine for the regional economy.

Nearly half of the ...Read more

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis set a personal record for issuing vetoes in a single legislative session this year — and, potentially, made history as the first Colorado governor to veto a bill that passed the General ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Immigration raids Friday led to the arrests of dozens of people and caused hours of chaos in downtown L.A.

Here is what we know so far:

Where were the raids?

Federal agents hit several locations ...Read more

DALTON, Ga. – In Donald Trump’s era, even a whiff of moderation at the Georgia GOP convention can be disqualifying.

That was the message at this weekend’s state convention, where Republican hopefuls competed to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — An hours-long standoff between protesters and federal agents erupted Saturday morning in Paramount as federal officials warned of further immigration raids to come in Los Angeles.

The confrontation near a ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera was mistakenly shot and killed by a fellow officer during a confrontation with an armed suspect, according to police, who continued to hold at least two people in custody ...Read more

MIAMI — A Miami Republican who co-founded the group Latinas for Trump is condemning President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign and blasting recent immigration enforcement actions as harmful.

“This is not ...Read more

Geert Wilders is betting that triggering the collapse of an unloved Dutch government will position him to emerge stronger and become the nation’s dominant political figure, but signs are emerging that the far-right ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The rejection of Santa Ono as the University of Florida’s next president confronts the state’s flagship university with a conundrum as it picks a new leader: Must it consider a president based on ...Read more

President Donald Trump vowed his former friend Elon Musk will face “very serious consequences” should he choose to support the Democratic party following their very public feud.

Trump delivered the warning in an ...Read more

MIAMI — A friend of Miami Beach’s notorious Alexander brothers — charged with taking part in a rape almost a decade ago — asked a judge to dismiss the case this week, saying that “critical evidence” in the case...Read more

CHICAGO — Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s attorneys have attacked prosecutors’ “draconian” recommendation that he serve 12½ years in prison in the ComEd scandal, likening the proposed term to a...Read more