U.S. sanctions Mexican drug cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug…
Miami’s ‘Ellis Island of the South’ to reopen as Cuban exile museum amid Trump’s migrant crackdowns
MIAMI — For decades, its powerful lighthouse illuminated Miami’s Biscayne Bay, and during the height of the Cold War, what was known as the Freedom Tower stood…
Trump’s unusual deal with Nvidia and AMD sparks concerns, legal questions
President Trump struck an unusual deal with Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices that allows the companies to sell certain chips to China in exchange for…
Commentary: Dean Cain wants to join ICE. Forget Lex Luthor, this Superman is after Tamale Lady
There are people who keep reliving their glory days, and then there’s Dean Cain.The film and TV actor is best known for his work in…
U.S. declines to pursue death penalty against accused cartel kingpins
Federal authorities in the United States revealed Tuesday that they will not seek the death penalty against three reputed Mexican drug cartel leaders, including an…
Contributor: Rethink sanctions. They’re killing as many people as war does
Broad economic sanctions, most of which are imposed by the U.S. government, kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people each year — disproportionately children. This…
Nvidia is a $4-trillion company. Here are three things to know
SAN FRANCISCO — Nvidia is already the world’s most valuable company being one of the biggest beneficiaries of the global artificial intelligence boom. This week, the Santa…
U.S. will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says
GREENBELT, Md. — The U.S. government would initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he’s released from jail before he stands trial on human smuggling charges…
Judge orders Abrego Garcia’s release, but ICE likely to detain him
NASHVILLE — A federal judge in Tennessee on Sunday denied the U.S. government’s motion to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in detention before his trial on human smuggling…
Mahmoud Khalil, back home after release, vows to continue protesting war in Gaza
CONCORD, N.H. — A Palestinian activist who was detained for more than three months pushed his infant son’s stroller with one hand and pumped his fist in…
Judge orders Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention center where…
TikTok deal gets another extension from Trump
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order giving TikTok a 90-day extension to work out a deal with the U.S. government that addresses security…
Tribes say the U.S. misappropriated funds to pay for Native American boarding schools
Two tribal nations filed a lawsuit saying that the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for boarding schools where generations…
Amid Cinco de Mayo celebrations, a tax on Mexican tomatoes looms
Guacamole has been spared from tariffs for now. But salsa may not be so lucky.While President Trump put threatened tariffs on Mexican avocados on pause,…
Ex-New Mexico judge held in case involving man accused of gang ties
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A former New Mexico judge has been arrested on an evidence-tampering charge for allegedly destroying a phone belonging to a tenant who is…
Trump keeps contradicting himself on tariffs, making a fragile world economy nervous
WASHINGTON — President Trump can’t stop contradicting himself on his own tariff plans. He says he’s on a path to cut several new trade deals in a…
Trump ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid in Middle East
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has notified the U.N. World Food Program and other partners that it has terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving humanitarian programs…
Ex-Costa Rica president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says U.S. revoked his visa
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — Former Costa Rica President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says the U.S. government’s unexplained cancellation of his visa won’t stop…
Homeland Security secretary visits El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are members of the Tren…
‘I want to donate to the Ukrainian military.’ Crowdfunding becomes part of Ukraine’s arsenal
It was one of the more unusual online crowdfunding efforts in recent years: When Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, many internet users and some…