Trump’s quiet crackdown: Fewer ICE raids, harsher rules push immigrants to leave
WASHINGTON — A year after the Trump administration kicked off its aggressive immigration enforcement tour with military-style…
Trump’s quiet crackdown: Fewer ICE raids, harsher rules push immigrants to leave
WASHINGTON — A year after the Trump administration kicked off its aggressive immigration enforcement tour with military-style raids across greater Los Angeles, federal officials have veered toward a less flashy but broader strategy: making immigrants’ lives harder so they will leave. The changes range in scale and scope, from disqualifying immigrants from certain jobs to indefinitely pausing…
U.S. opens World Cup with hope soccer brings joy, eclipses angst
In many ways, the most ambitious World Cup in history — which kicked off Thursday in Mexico City — has inspired more angst than anticipation, more fear than fervor. The competition, returning to North America for the first time in more than three decades, has expanded to 48 teams and 104 matches, to be played…
Olivia Rodrigo has looked at love from both sides now
What to do after writing some of this century’s most devastating songs about the torment of breaking up? Write some of this century’s most devastating songs about the ecstasy of getting together. With her first two albums — 2021’s Grammy-winning “Sour” and 2023’s triple-platinum “Guts” — Olivia Rodrigo proved herself to be perhaps the most…
For Warsh as Fed chair, silence may be the point
Markets head into the first Fed meeting run by new Chair Kevin Warsh with almost no idea what he thinks about the recent surge in job growth, the acceleration in inflation or the path of interest rates. And that may be by design. Warsh has strongly criticized Fed communications, saying they have led to policy…
The FBI serves a search warrant at the Garden Grove chemical plant
Federal Bureau of Investigation officers served a search warrant Wednesday at the Garden Grove chemical plant, where a compromised tank containing toxic chemicals threatened to leak or explode, resulting in the evacuation of nearby residents in May. “We are cooperating with authorities at our Garden Grove facility and will continue to do so,” a spokesperson…
Emotional crowd powers Mexico to World Cup win over South Africa
MEXICO CITY — FIFA president Gianni Infantino described Mexico City Stadium as a venue “blessed by the gods” and a “true cathedral of soccer.” Azteca Stadium, as most people know it, is steeped in soccer history and is now the only venue to host three World Cup opening ceremonies. But the Mexican national team had never much…
She confided in ChatGPT the night of her suicide. Now, her mother is suing OpenAI.
About 18 months before Alice Carrier’s death in July 2025, the 24-year-old had been confiding in ChatGPT about her relationship problems and suicidal feelings. “I mean I’m at home pondering different way to kill myself,” she told ChatGPT late one night, about a month before she took her own life. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in California…
Will the stars align for SpaceX IPO?
Expectations are high for the IPO of SpaceX. The company – which includes rockets, satellites, and AI units – could become one of the most valuable in the world following its market launch on Friday. Founder Elon Musk is set to retail near total control of SpaceX, with 85% of the voting rights. Igor Pejic,…
Ellison family sells theater chain to European company Kinepolis
The Ellison family-controlled Harbor Lights Entertainment has sold its Showcase Cinemas theater chain to a major European cinema group in a $30-million deal. Belgium-based Kinepolis will soon operate 13 cinemas across the United States. Seven are in Massachusetts, four in New York, one in Ohio and one in Rhode Island. David Ellison, who is now…
Pirro’s losses in Fed matter should stay on the books, judge rules
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announces charges in connection with an international car theft ring during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters A federal judge in Washington on Thursday denied a prosecutor’s request to erase the record of the…