David Huerta, president of SEIU California, detained during L.A. ICE raids

Immigrant rights activists rallied in front of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles to protest multiple immigration sweeps across by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Service Employees International Union California President David Huerta was injured and detained while documenting an immigration enforcement raid in downtown Los Angeles … Read more

Mayor quits after facing harassment, threats as texts show her calling Buc-ee’s project opponents ‘terrorists’

The former mayor of Palmer Lake, Colorado, called people who were against land annexation for a Buc-ee’s store and other measures “terrorists” and “losers,” according to local media reports and text messages included in a lawsuit. Glant Havenar, who resigned from serving as the town’s mayor mid-week, used the insults when talking about people opposed to the … Read more

FAA slashes flights in, out of Newark Airport through end of 2025

Hourly flights at beleaguered Newark Liberty International Airport will remain drastically reduced through the end of the year as construction and staffing shortages continue plaguing the busy travel hub, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Friday. Just 28 arriving and departing flights will be permitted each hour on weekends from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, as … Read more

Ex-sheriff accused of shooting judge in chambers says state skirted law, should toss murder case: report

The attorneys representing the former Letcher County, Kentucky sheriff who stands accused of murdering the county’s judge in his chambers have filed a new motion to have their client’s indictment dismissed, according to a report. Former sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines’ lawyers say the state failed to record a November 2024 meeting between state prosecutors and the Letcher … Read more

Los Angeles ICE raids spark protests, fear, outrage. ‘Our community is under attack’

Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, center, joined over 300 immigrant rights activists in downtown Los Angeles Friday to protest multiple immigration sweeps by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) A series of surprise U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in downtown Los Angeles on Friday prompted fierce pushback … Read more

A rogues’ gallery of speed-demon city politicians

New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander speaks during a news conference on June 5, 2025. AFP via Getty Images Who is the worst road-rule-breaker in city government? The competition is pretty stiff. City Comptroller Brad Lander, running for mayor in part on vows to end “traffic violence,” racked up eight school-zone … Read more

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