Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assault
AUSTIN, Texas | A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in his car by a federal immigration agent in Texas will remain in custody on charges that he assaulted an officer while trying to evade arrest, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Dustin Howell said that the case against Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, should […]
An Indian airline captain is hailed as a hero after a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight
MUMBAI, India | An Indian airline captain who was at the controls of a FlyDubai flight when his copilot stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane has been hailed as a hero, with his actions to thwart the disaster drawing praise from world leaders and those who knew him. Capt. Smit Machchhar, […]
Inside Ken Paxton’s jet-setting lifestyle: California wineries, European hot spots and ski resorts
AUSTIN, Texas | When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched his campaign for Senate last year, he skipped the local pageantry. Instead, records show, the conservative firebrand announced his bid on Fox News, cleared his calendar and booked a hotel in Augusta, Georgia, during the storied Masters golf tournament, a trip that cost Texas taxpayers […]
Failed Tennessee execution renews the debate over death penalty methods
NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Tennessee officials haven’t explained yet what went wrong during the failed execution of Christa Pike, which was called off after she was given two doses of the drug meant to kill her. It wasn’t clear if Pike was still alive on Thursday. She could be heard snoring loudly in the execution chamber […]
Supreme Court grants review of Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy for immigrants
WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for immigrants as the government carries out a sweeping crackdown. The justices will consider whether immigrants who have been living in the U.S. have a right to a hearing to determine if they should remain detained while challenging […]
Renee Good’s family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS | Renee Good’s family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis. The two lawsuits were filed by Good’s partner, Becca Good, and Renee’s brother Brent Ganger. The Justice Department didn’t […]
Christa Pike is alive a day after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, her lawyers say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Christa Pike remained alive and was receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said Thursday, a day after she survived a failed attempt to execute her for the 1995 murder during what Tennessee’s governor called a “deeply disturbing” incident. Pike is in critical condition at the hospital where she was taken […]
New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were shot in encounters with ICE. A memo sent to officers in ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division and […]
Colorado faces fifth recent SCOTUS case regarding LGBTQ rights linked to preschool
This story was first published at the Conversation. DENVER | The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term on Oct. 5, 2026. One of the cases that the justices have agreed to hear is a First Amendment religious liberty case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy. The case arose because Colorado’s new Universal Preschool Program […]
EDITORIAL: Protecting the nation from propaganda has become a critical mission
There are two lines U.S. government officials should never cross, especially the Trump administration. One is the line passing off political promotion and propaganda advertising as paid announcements to the public. Another is the line separating a president’s authority from government retaliation against journalists whose reporting he dislikes. The Trump administration has dangerously violated both […]