Indian boy, 3, youngest player to be ranked by the International Chess Federation
A 3-year-old Indian boy is officially the 1,572nd-ranked player of rapid chess in the world, making him the youngest player…
Judge approves release of Epstein grand jury documents from Florida
A federal judge on Friday said the Justice Department can unseal and release transcripts from the original criminal investigation into…
Judge Susan Illston blocks Trump firings at State Department, says spending bill prohibits cuts
A federal judge put a stop to the State Department’s plans to fire some employees, ruling late Thursday that the…
Immigration officers arrest Harvard professor who fired BB gun outside synagogue
Homeland Security said Thursday it had made an immigration arrest of a Harvard Law School professor who fired a BB…
Senate Democrats opt for partisan vote on a 3-year extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies
Senate Democrats plan to use their GOP-promised health care vote next week to try to advance a clean three-year extension…
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree illuminated in New York
NEW YORK — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, an icon of New York City’s holiday season, was lit up Wednesday…
In Rio de Janeiro, decades-old palm trees flower for the first — and only — time
RIO DE JANEIRO — Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only…
New Orleans is target of latest ICE effort Operation Catahoula Crunch
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it is surging immigration agents into New Orleans, making it the latest…
Judge orders ICE to stop most warrantless immigration arrests in D.C.
A federal judge issued a stern spanking to the Trump administration on Tuesday, telling it to cut out warrantless arrests…
Larry Summers banned for life from academic society over his close ties to Jeffrey Epstein
BOSTON — Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was banned for life Tuesday from an academic society in the latest…