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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is the son of immigrants who has sued the Trump administration 45 times over a wide range of issues.

Nearly three years after the state of Illinois agreed in a court settlement to revamp mental health care in prisons and provide better treatment, a judge says the care remains “grossly insufficient.”

If boys can ride bikes, “why shouldn’t we?” asked Zulekha Dawood. So she organized a group that goes on weekly excursions — despite the disapproval of many men.

Francisco Yanez is the first high-ranking officer to publicly voice support of Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaidó. Both anti- and pro-government demonstrations are taking place on Saturday.

Sunday’s Super Bowl pits the New England Patriots against the Los Angeles Rams. LA’s talent-packed offense gives New England’s head coach Bill Belichick a tough choice on who to target.

“I do not believe that I am either of the people in the photo,” Gov. Northam said of the image, which shows two individuals, one dressed in blackface, and another as a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

Phil, the famous groundhog, did not see his shadow, meaning an early spring is upon us.

By law, only you and the Postal Service are allowed to put things in your mailbox. But what if companies like FedEx and UPS could do it too? That could happen under a Trump administration proposal.

The noted Iraqi archaeologist died Jan. 18 in Jordan. She helped restore Iraq’s national museum after it was looted in 2003 and specialized in the study of ancient cylinder seals.

Many people consider measles to be a quaint disease from the past. But it still kills over 100,000 children a year and can cause severe complications such as permanent hearing loss.

The Education Department has published guidance for teachers hurt by the federal TEACH Grant program. And a possible Denver teacher strike is on hold while the state decides whether to intervene.

A federal judge says the Pentagon has provided no justification for profiling immigrant recruits who became U.S. citizens.

It’s the first time anyone has been successfully prosecuted under the anti-FGM law, passed more than 30 years ago. Officials say the mother performed the procedure on her 3-year-old daughter in 2017.

Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist and Democrat, was elected in 2017. The photo shows a person wearing blackface standing next to another person wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe.

Last fall, Sen. Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test indicating she has Native American ancestry. The move backfired; Warren was hesitant to admit she did something wrong — until now.

The speech the White House outlined belies the deep divisions right now not only between Republicans and Democrats but between President Trump and Congress, including some within his own party.

The Department of Homeland Security inspector general found 14,000 deficiencies at facilities where migrants in the country illegally are held but issued only two fines.

Pharmacy benefit managers are the focus of proposed regulations that could reduce drug costs for seniors and cut profits for middlemen. It could set a precedent for the broader market.

“It is painful to see those tiny bodies in that state,” says Panyaza Lesufi, an education official in Gauteng province, where the high school is located.

The Federal Reserve says the big increase in student loan debt is creating a noticeable dent in younger people’s ability to buy homes. But economists say millennials may eventually catch up.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents at an Arizona port of entry uncovered over 254 pounds of fentanyl and nearly 395 pounds of methamphetamine in the trailer.

The Massachusetts attorney general alleges that the family behind Purdue Pharma knew that OxyContin was causing overdoses, yet continued to cash in. New documents in the case were released Thursday.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. will suspend its obligations under the 1987 INF treaty as of Saturday and pull out in six months if Russia isn’t deemed to be in compliance.

Donald Trump Jr. did not call his father from his cellphone as he was arranging a Trump Tower meeting to get dirt on Hillary Clinton, according to new reports.

Job growth picked up for the 100th consecutive month even as hundreds of thousands of federal workers were furloughed during the partial government shutdown. Wage growth held steady.

The 49-year-old New Jersey Democratic senator has long been seen as a likely presidential candidate. Booker, a former mayor of Newark, raised a national profile with an early embrace of social media.

TLC’s 1999 smash was a song women loved about the men they wouldn’t put up with. Two decades later, fans still take its message to heart when scrubs run amok.

It’s the first major court challenge since the Trump administration rolled back Obama-era net neutrality rules. Challengers say the FCC is abandoning its responsibility to ensure an open Internet.

The new guidelines cover everything from police recruitment practices to policies on use of force. The department was harshly criticized by Obama’s Justice Department for civil rights violations.

The U.S. and Russia seem increasingly interested in battlefield nuclear weapons. Arms control advocates fear a return to the darkest days of the Cold War.

“The federal government already has a recruitment problem, right?” said one expert. If “you watch this play out for the last 35 days, are you saying to yourself, ‘Sign me up for that?’ Probably not.”

The FBI and the Justice Department have been criticized for what some Republicans say was an excessive presence. But law enforcement veterans called it standard operating procedure.

Younger girls have been able to join Cub Scouts for nearly a year, and more than 77,000 joined. Now, older girls 11-17 have a path to earn the organization’s highest rank.

The agency said it respects the right to voice opinions and doesn’t retaliate against hunger strikers. “It’s extremely painful and it’s against their will,” a lawyer for two asylum-seekers told NPR.