WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that Congress did not give up too much of its power to the Federal Communications Commission when it created a framework aimed at achieving universal service.

In a 6-3 decision on a pair of cases, the nation’s highest court overturned a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. ...Read more

By a 6-3 ruling Friday, the Supreme Court sided with parents who sued Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland to opt their children out of mandatory LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum, overturning a 2023 federal court ruling and handing a legal victory to conservatives who opposed the district’s policies on religious grounds.

The case, Mahmoud v...Read more

A fourth teenager has been arrested in connection to the thwarted terror plot aimed at one of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna last summer.

Germany’s prosecutor general has charged a Syrian national, identified only as Mohammad A., with supporting a terrorist organization abroad and preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was ending all trade discussions with Canada after claiming the country moved to implement a digital services tax, and threatened to impose a fresh tariff rate within the next week.

“Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately....Read more

Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit against federal, state and Miami-Dade County officials Friday over the immigration detention center under construction in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity announced that they filed the suit because the plan for the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that parents have a right to opt their schoolchildren out of classes and lessons that offend their religious beliefs.

The 6-3 ruling will have an impact nationwide because it empowers parents who object to books or lessons at school.

"A government burdens the religious exercise of parents when it ...Read more

A fourth teenager has been arrested in connection to the thwarted terror plot aimed at one of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna last summer.

Germany’s prosecutor general has charged a Syrian national, identified only as Mohammad A., with supporting a terrorist organization abroad and preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesotans paid their respects to Melissa and Mark Hortman at the Minnesota Capitol on Friday as the couple received one of the state’s highest honors.

It’s a rare honor typically reserved for former governors, U.S. senators, and other high-ranking public officials. Melissa Hortman, a former House speaker and Democratic...Read more

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Thursday evening to ban oil drilling along the Apalachicola River in northwest Florida, delivering a win for both environmentalists and fishermen who said the ban was essential to protect their way of life.

This spring, state lawmakers of both parties overwhelmingly approved House Bill 1143. The Florida ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit to strike down portions of a Jackson County firearm ordinance enacted in the wake of a mass shooting at the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally.

The lawsuit, filed in Missouri Western District Court, alleges that the gun ordinance ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has limited the power of federal district judges to hand down orders that apply nationwide.

By 6-3 vote, the justices said Friday that judges may not issue orders that apply to people beyond those who sued.

"Federal courts do not exercise general oversight of the Executive Branch," said Justice Amy Coney ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with plans to slash staff at the top U.S. spy agency, determined to act at a time when he has openly challenged its director and rejected intelligence findings that contradict his public statements.

Trump has openly discussed dismantling the Office of the Director of National Intelligence,...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — A new study has found that Black residents in Alameda County and people living in poorer neighborhoods are more likely to die from shootings, while proposed cuts to prevention programs may reverse the progress made to reduce gun violence since a recent peak of 141 such deaths in 2022.

The study by Alameda County Public ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday delayed a decision on the constitutionality of Louisiana’s congressional districts, announcing in a brief order it wanted more information and the case would be reargued in the court’s next term that starts in October.

The order, which came over the dissent of Justice Clarence Thomas, extends the ...Read more

Top Florida Republicans seem to be relishing their moment in the swamp.

On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his publicity blitz around the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention facility the state is building in the Everglades. And on X, the Florida GOP advertised merchandise branded by the facility’s name.

“Grab our merch to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a national preventive care coverage mandate in a decision that could allow the Health and Human Services secretary more control over the task force that issues recommendations about what services should be covered without cost to patients.

The justices ruled 6-3 with Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh ...Read more

The Trump administration is putting an end to Haiti’s temporary protected status designation, dealing yet another devastating blow to roughly a half-million Haitian nationals, some of whom have lived in the United States for more than a decade.

The Department of Homeland Security said on Friday that conditions in Haiti have improved, and ...Read more

As the decades-long debate over the role of religion in public school education continues to spark legislation and legal challenges in the United States, a new poll reveals the nuanced views held among the general public.

Americans are largely split on what they think about religion’s influence on public school curriculum, with 32% saying ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Yolo County judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case against former University of California, Davis student Carlos Reales Dominguez after jurors acquitted him of one murder charge and failed to reach a verdict on a second in connection with a series of stabbings that rocked the community two years ago.

The jury of ...Read more