US fights ruling to extend SSI benefits to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The federal government filed a brief late Monday to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing Congress has the authority to...
Wisconsin lawmaker compares museum’s mask policy to Nazis
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin state lawmaker compared a nonprofit children's museum's mask policy to the Nazi Party in a social media post that...
Feds: Pennsylvania man faked Trump family personas in fraud
NEW YORK — A Pennsylvania man was charged Tuesday with creating fake online identities for ex-President Donald Trump's brother and youngest son to dupe...
US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain
WASHINGTON — The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than half done, and U.S. officials say that while it could be completed by July...
French court rules discrimination behind students’ ID checks
PARIS — Overturning a lower court decision, a Paris appeals court ruled on Tuesday that discrimination was behind humiliating police identity checks on three...
NRA’s message lingers even if the gun lobby’s might declines
WASHINGTON — Liberals have cheered the highly public legal and financial jeopardy ensnaring the National Rifle Association, seeing the gun lobby's potential demise as...
Boston schools chair resigns over racially charged texts
BOSTON — The chair of the Boston School Committee resigned Monday amid criticism of racially charged texts she shared with another member of the...
Fed lawyers: Trump not liable for ‘crude’ remarks at accuser
NEW YORK — Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude" and “disrespectful” remarks he made while president about a woman who accused...
Study: Racial diversity stagnated on corporate boards
NEW YORK — Many U.S. companies have rushed to appoint Black members to their boards of directors since racial justice protests swept the country...
Florida’s largest county OKs plan after spike in gun deaths
MIAMI — Florida's largest county is moving forward after a recent spike in shootings with a nearly $8 million plan to reduce gun violence,...