Georgetown scholar detained over American wife’s Palestinian ties, lawyer says
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Georgetown University researcher who is married to a Palestinian American was detained by immigration agents who told him his visa had been revoked,…
Biden’s prisons chief tapped to fix California prison mental health care
SACRAMENTO — Following through on intentions broadcast a year ago, a federal judge is putting control of California’s troubled inmate mental health programs into the hands of…
Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department…
Trump admin. replaces IRS’ top lawyer amid pushback on taxpayer information
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to President Donald Trump following the Annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photo by…
Government asks that detained Columbia student’s legal fight be moved to New Jersey or Louisiana
NEW YORK — A government lawyer asked a federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday to move the legal fight over the detention of Columbia University graduate student…
Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech. Critics say his actions as president threaten it
DENVER — When President Trump gave his joint address to Congress last week, he boasted that in his first few weeks back in the White House he…
Jordan Chiles continues fight for bronze medal while leading UCLA
No one could blame Jordan Chiles at this point for worrying that the International Olympic Committee will barge into her place and pry that infamous…
Kanye West’s ex-assistant ‘forced into hiding by threats’ as her lawyer calls out chilling similarity to Diddy ‘abuse’
THE former assistant accusing Kanye West of sexual assault has been forced into hiding because of the unhinged rapper's repeated threats, her attorney disclosed to…
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says
NEW YORK — A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student encampment movement was arrested Saturday night by federal immigration authorities who said they were…
Daddy Yankee sues his ex-wife for $250 million in business lawsuit
Daddy Yankee is trying to take his ex-wife Mireddys González to court again, but this time for business reasons.According to court documents reviewed by The…
Why Hulu’s ‘Paradise’ is a TV show worth obsessing over
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who loves a disaster movie. “Paradise,” which premiered on Hulu last month and was recently renewed for…
Panama, Costa Rica turn into ‘black hole’ for migrants, observers say
MIRAMAR, Panama — Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants’ passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts…
ICE agents may be planning a major operation in L.A. What are your rights?
Within the first days of the Trump administration, the president signed an executive order that promoted aggressive sweeps to round up and deport people living…
Supreme Court turns away — for now — Trump’s appeal seeking to fire agency official
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down President Trump’s appeal seeking to fire an agency official. Instead, the justices said they would weigh in…
Trump’s lawyers ask Supreme Court to fast-track approval of firings
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers alerted the Supreme Court over the weekend to what they called “an unprecedented assault on the separation of powers that warrants immediate…
Gaza hospital chief Abu Safia detained, tortured in Israeli jail: Lawyer | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The 51-year-old Hussam Abu Safia was detained by the Israeli army from Gaza in December.The director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital has been subjected to…
DOJ halts legal programs for immigrant detainees, cuts off advocates’ access
Lawyers providing detainees with basic legal information in federal immigration detention centers were shut out of facilities last week after the U.S. Department of Justice…
ASAP Rocky lawyer says gun in alleged Hollywood shooting was a prop
On the night he allegedly shot a founding member of the New York rap crew that helped launch his career, ASAP Rocky was carrying only…
ICC lawyer seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women | Taliban
NewsFeedThe International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor announced he is seeking arrest warrants for the Taliban’s spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and its chief justice, accusing them…
ACLU sues to stop Trump’s fast-track deportation policy
A day after the Trump administration moved to vastly expand its powers to carry out fast-track deportations as part of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants,…