Society
Ankle Monitors and Curfews: Inside Biden’s New Tracking System for Migrant Families
The goal of President Biden’s new program is to keep people from skipping out on their asylum hearings and staying in the country indefinitely.
March 16, 2024
Why is Florida 'breaking up' with spring break?
What started as an escape for college swimmers has evolved into a debaucherous party. But after recent crackdowns, some Florida cities may be "breaking up" with the popular pastime.
March 9, 2024
Miami Beach keeps it real about spring breakers in new video ad: 'It's not us, it's you'
Spring breakers can expect deterrents like $100 parking, DUI checkpoints and curfews
March 5, 2024
Chicago to Go Ahead With Plan to Revamp Empty Downtown Towers
Mayor Johnson to announce plans for LaSalle Street by summer
March 5, 2024
Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs. Now It’s Reversing Course.
State legislature passes bill restoring criminal penalties following widespread anger over public drug use.
March 2, 2024
Biden and Trump Make Dueling Border Visits as Migrant Crisis Worsens
The two likely 2024 opponents are seeking to blame the other’s party for record illegal crossings that are a top concern for voters.
February 29, 2024
NYC mayor doubles down on call for 'sanctuary' status changes as migrant crisis rages
Adams said: 'It is a right to live in this city… and you should not be committing crimes in our city'
February 27, 2024
Arizona county attorney refuses to extradite SoHo hotel murder suspect, claims NYC soft on crime
If Almansoori, 26, is extradited to New York, he is expected to be charged with murder and would almost certainly be ordered held without bail.
February 22, 2024
JetBlue planes clip one another at Boston Logan Airport
No one was injured in the incident, according to the airline.
February 8, 2024
Back-to-Back Atmospheric Rivers Pummel California With Dangerous Flooding and Mudslides
February 5, 2024
‘If Instagram didn’t exist, it wouldn’t have happened’: a mother’s search for her trafficked daughter
Two years after Robyn Cory’s daughter was groomed at 15 on Meta’s platform and sold for sex by a gang, she is still missing
February 2, 2024
Nikki Haley says Texas can secede from US if it wants but 'isn't going to'
That view contradicts centuries of history and precedent.
February 1, 2024
Andrew Cuomo found to have subjected 13 women to ‘sexually hostile work environment’
US DoJ reaches agreement with New York state executive chamber over workplace conduct of former governor, 66, who quit in 2021
January 26, 2024
Alabama Hails Nitrogen Gas Execution, a New Attempt to Address an Old Challenge
Fending off doubts and criticisms, Alabama’s attorney general hailed a new execution method as “humane and effective.”
January 26, 2024
The attorney: ‘They’re addicting kids and they know it’
Matthew P Bergman’s firm has filed cases against Snap, TikTok and others, with a novel argument – that the products are harmful by design
January 25, 2024
Border battle lines: Dems call on Biden to seize control of Texas National Guard, as GOP allies back Abbott
The Lone Star State is fighting multiple legal battles with the federal government amid the migrant invasion at the southern border
January 25, 2024
Plans for the new tallest building in America are underway in odd location
Plans are underway to build a skyscraper taller than anything in New York City – and it’s going to stick out like a sore thumb in this small town.
January 24, 2024
Winter storm: Schools close in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh as new blast of snow hits Northeast
Philadelphia's mayor called the storm "an all-hands-on-deck moment."
January 19, 2024