U.S. & World

International students worried about a new immigration policy that could potentially cost them their visas say they feel stuck between being unnecessarily exposed during the coronavirus pandemic and being able to finish their studies in America

Puerto Rico’s newest justice secretary has resigned in the wake of an investigation targeting the U.S. territory’s governor, who remains under scrutiny

President Donald Trump’s rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Saturday night has been postponed by a week or two, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters on Air Force One. The postponement comes with Tropical Storm Fay heading for New England Friday and Saturday. McEnany cited the “big storm” when she announce...

Rain lashed the New Jersey shore Friday as the fast-moving Tropical Storm Fay churned north on a path expected to soak the New York City region.  The storm system was expected to bring 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) of rain, with the possibility of flash flooding in parts of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England, The U.S…....

President Donald Trump won the White House on the promise of bringing a conservative shift to the Supreme Court

Voting rights advocates are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a stay on a federal judge’s ruling that allowed Florida felons to regain the right to vote, regardless of unpaid fines and other financial obligations

Most of Wall Street is drifting higher Friday, though a rare pullback for some of the year’s biggest winners in the stock market is tamping down gains

New York City restaurant owners already struggling with limited business are now facing another issue: rats. With indoor dining put on hold indefinitely due to COVID-19, outdoor dining is the only other option, aside from takeout and delivery, restaurant owners like Giacomo Romano have to keep their business afloat. But the owner of Ciccio, an Ital...

The sudden death of the Seoul mayor is triggering an outpouring of public sympathy but also questions about his behavior

A man accused of shooting scores of people at a Texas Walmart last summer was indicted Thursday on new federal hate crime and gun charges following the death of another person injured in the attack.

Selena’s family is threatening to sue a man who put a Make America Great Again hat on the late singer’s statue in Texas and is planning to hold a rally there this weekend, alleging that he is illegally using Selena’s image for profit.

Another batch of one-time stimulus checks could be coming. But this time, far fewer Americans could get paid. President Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants to include another batch of checks in the next coronavirus legislation. But Senate Republicans have been slow to warm to the idea. One reason: the high cost of cutting million...

California will become the first state to sue the Trump administration over guidelines issued this week that bar international students from remaining in the United States if they can take classes online, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Thursday afternoon. The lawsuit, which was expected to be filed Thursday in Northern California’s...