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Since taking over as chairman of the communications agency, Carr has revived news bias complaints and launched probes into diversity initiatives at Comcast and Disney. This month, he blasted NBC's coverage of the Kilmar Abrego Garcia controversy.

Directors, writers and actors who had to appease censors in the regime of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, now face a new uncertainty: Whether the Islamist-led government that overthrew Assad will seek more control on the programs they create.

The speech comes as Harris has been weighing whether to enter the 2026 California governor's race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The day the Vietnam War ended has become a high-profile celebration in Vietnam. But debates over the name of the April 30 holiday reveal lingering sensitivities within the country and beyond

Ten students at Occidental College are staging a hunger strike, calling on the college to divest from weapons manufacturers with ties to Israel and to shield international students the Trump administration might target for deportation.

Irish hotelier Patrick McKillen is suing members of the Qatari royal family, accusing them of defrauding him and his company. The family has denied the allegations.

The arrest appears to heighten the stakes in the Trump administration's aggressive actions against judges who have challenged its immigration crackdown.

Pope Francis regularly called a church in Gaza to ask how residents there were doing during the Israel-Hamas war. He is remembered as a defender and consoling presence.

Situated at the nexus of the face-off between the executive and judicial branches is a little-scrutinized arm of the federal government: the U.S. Marshals Service.

Since Trump took office in January, hurling insults and threatening devastating tariffs and U.S. drone strikes, Mexico has been seized by a nationalistic fervor.

Under U.S. law, noncitizens may be detained and deported, but they can't be punished and imprisoned without a trial.

Eight endangered Fijian iguanas have arrived at their new home at the San Diego Zoo. The creatures were seized by Spanish authorities in a 2017 bust of more than 600 illegally trafficked reptiles.

Some nonprofits are fighting back, including an L.A. provider that's leading a campaign to try to stop potential GOP cuts to healthcare for low-income Americans.

Chief executives of Walmart, Target and Home Depot reportedly warned Trump that supply chain disruptions would lead to empty shelves at U.S. stores in weeks.

FBI agent Richard Miller acknowledged his secret dealings with the Soviets, but claimed he did so to infiltrate Soviet intelligence and redeem his career.

Homeland Security sent an email to a Los Angeles attorney, warning: 'Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you.'

The Department of Justice is investigating L.A. County over alleged waits of up to 18 months for gun permits, a case that legal experts say could have far-reaching implications.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services will work toward eliminating more than half a dozen common dyes from the U.S. food supply.

A growing number of Southeast Asian immigrants whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold are being detained, and in some cases, deported after showing up for routine check-ins with immigration authorities.

Conservative commentator and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Hilton is the second prominent Republican to enter the 2026 race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Mexico's president said her government asked TV stations to pull a Trump administration advertisement warning against undocumented migration to the U.S.

Gov. Newsom warned that the wrongful deportation case of Abrego Garcia was a "distraction." Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who flew to El Salvador to see Garcia, shot back that due process isn't a distraction. Who's right?