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Analysis-Trump administration likely overstepped authority in immigration crackdown, experts say
The Trump administration has likely exceeded its authority in invoking rarely applied laws to justify parts of its wide-ranging...
Mar 18


NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay
WASHINGTON - NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station early on Tuesday morning in a...
Mar 18


Explainer-What is the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua?
The United States deported hundreds of men over the weekend alleged to be members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang with prison...
Mar 18


Harvard offers free tuition to students from families earning $200,000 or less
WASHINGTON - Harvard University said on Monday it would make tuition free for undergraduate students from families earning less than...
Mar 18


Factbox-Flight data shows timeline of the Venezuelan deportation operation
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration's decision to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador despite a judge's explicit order that the...
Mar 18


Exclusive-US weighing in on Lebanon's next central bank chief, sources say
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON -The U.S. is weighing in with Lebanon's government on the selection of the country's next central bank governor in a...
Mar 18


Trump and Putin to discuss power plants, land in talks to end Ukraine war
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday morning about ending the Ukraine war,...
Mar 18


Explainer-Who are Yemen's Houthis and why are they under attack by the US?
U.S. President Donald Trump has launched the biggest military operation in the Middle East since taking office against Yemen's...
Mar 18


Exclusive-U.S. to install senior diplomat as chargé to oversee China embassy: State Dept
BEIJING/WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department said it will install a senior diplomat to oversee its 1,300-strong embassy in Beijing and...
Mar 18


Facts-Trump's tariffs and threatened trade actions
U.S. President Donald Trump has made numerous tariff threats since returning to office on January 20, ranging from a universal duty on...
Mar 18


Exclusive-Wife of detained Palestinian Columbia student says she was naive to believe he was safe from arrest
NEW YORK -Two days before U.S. agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and Palestinian activist asked his wife...
Mar 18


Trump Treasury pick Bessent backs Fed independence, dollar, sanctions on Russian oil
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday that the dollar should remain...
Jan 17


'Twin Peaks' creator and filmmaker David Lynch dies at 78
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK - David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored best director Oscar nominations for "Blue...
Jan 17


Giuliani gets to keep property, agrees not to defame Georgia election workers
NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer, agreed not to defame two Georgia...
Jan 17


SpaceX's Starship explodes in flight test, forcing airlines to divert
WASHINGTON - A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the...
Jan 17


US says Gaza ceasefire to start as planned despite 'loose end'
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM - The Gaza Strip ceasefire should begin on Sunday as planned, despite the need for negotiators to tie up a "loose...
Jan 17


Biden takes aim at 'tech industrial complex,' echoing Eisenhower
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden warned on Wednesday in his farewell address that an American oligarchy is taking shape among a few...
Jan 17


Los Angeles 'Red Flag' wildfire warnings expire, but dangers persist
LOS ANGELES - Red Flag warnings advising of extreme wildfire danger expired across the Los Angeles area late on Wednesday, but...
Jan 17
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