When it comes to birthright citizenship, the Trump administration hasn’t been subtle about its views. The practice, which grants automatic citizenship to nearly everyone born on U.S. soil and which is soon to face Supreme Court judgment, is “a disgrace,” according to President Donald Trump. ...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.
The justices relied on a long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War, and more recent federal laws in ruling that anyone born in the country, with very limited exceptions, is a citizen.
In a 6-3 ruling the Supreme Court justices rebuked President Donald Trump's effort to end automatic birthright citizenship through an executive order. Listen to NPR's live special coverage of the decision In a sharp rebuke to President Trump, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Constitutio...
The Supreme Court yet again loosened campaign finance restrictions on Tuesday by striking down limits on how much political parties may raise and spend on candidates. By a 6-to-3 vote along ideological lines, the court ruled the law, which had been enacted in 1974, violates political parties' Fi...
The Supreme Court has ruled President Trump’s crackdown on birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, rejecting his executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
The U.S. Supreme Court(Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) The Supreme Court once again leaped into the culture wars on Tuesday, ruling that states may ban transgender girls from participating in sports at publicly funded schools. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters' and other ...
The Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling Tuesday upholding state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams.
Can't see the video above? Watch it here. President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportations. More than a year into his second term, the White House has taken a sweeping approach to curbing illegal and legal migration. Ximena Bustillo, NPR's immigration policy correspondent,...
The United States Supreme Court released its opinion Tuesday on upholding state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams, handing a major victory to supporters of laws they say protect fairness in women’s athletics.
A major shakeup to the federal student loan system affecting millions of borrowers will take effect July 1.
A historic presidential helicopter was transported from the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda to the March Field Air Museum near Riverside for restoration.
Burglars smashed into the PokéMall trading card store in Pico-Robertson, stealing an estimated $10,000 worth of collectible Pokémon cards.
Southern California will see mild temperatures as the June Gloom pattern sticks around, but a warmup is in the forecast ahead of the Fourth of July.
Three masked suspects stole about $10,000 worth of Pokemon cards from Pokemall overnight, according to police.
A threatening heat dome will engulf the central and eastern U.S. this week with heat index temperatures soaring into the triple-digits in some areas.
A Southern California family is dealing with the loss of a loved one who was caught in the middle of the deadly earthquake in Venezuela. The Riverside man was visiting when the big quake hit.
Bestwork Industries for the Blind in Cherry Hill, New Jersey is a nonprofit dedicated to serving, training and employing those with visual impairments
Christina Grimmie's life was cut short 10 years ago. Yet, the talented singer left a legacy of music, kindness, and charity.
A JetBlue Airways pilot reported hitting a drone as the flight was on approach for landing at JFK Airport on Monday morning.
Sportsbook operators anticipated this year's World Cup would set betting records because the major elements were aligned.
After leaving a domestic violence situation, Jessica found housing help through several nonprofits and is now renting a house on her own. (Olivia Hughes / LAist)Homelessness among families with children has been growing.In California, more than 74,000 children under age 4 experienced homelessnes...
France faces Sweden in a World Cup round-of-32 match at New York New Jersey Stadium, with the winner advancing to play Paraguay in Philadelphia on July 4.
The weeklong Lineage warehouse fire coincided with a surge in hospital visits from Angelenos concerned about throat pain and breathing problems, The Times has learned.
On July 8, the Inyo National Forest will begin rounding up wild horses roaming outside an area designated for them along the California-Nevada border.
Several teens overdosed in an L.A. County juvenile hall last year after a teen passed around a water jug spiked with drugs, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit.
In January, the only Postal Service office serving the Skid Row community and surrounding businesses abruptly closed, prompting anger and frustration.
The lawsuit comes a week after an arbitrator ordered the university to reinstate the tenured professor.
An Orange County couple tried to stop a fatal crocodile attack while vacationing at a beach in Mexico.
Mario Joseph Bickham has been charged with two felony counts of second-degree murder in connection to the deaths of 53-year-old LAPD Sgt. Shiou Deng and 34-year-old Jesús Garcia
The Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, striking down a key element of his immigration agenda. The high court holds the order violates the 14th Amendment. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said th...
The first phase of the chemical cleanup began at the GKN Aerospace facility where a chemical mishap forced thousands of people from their homes in Garden Grove.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The ruling on a pair of separate cases from Idaho and West Virginia could carry far-reaching implications for transgender rights. The court’s conservative majority ruled th...
Dozens of people gathered for Mass in East Los Angeles, praying for loved ones in Venezuela after twin earthquakes devastated the country.
A woman was killed when she was struck by a driver in a Tesla outside a restaurant in Simi Valley, authorities say.
An Argentine soccer player for a Venezuelan team lost his wife and two young children in the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the country last week. Before their deaths were confirmed, Lucas Trejo described to Noticias Telemundo how he was “going through the rubble with my hands” searchin...
Mayor Karen Bass is vowing accountability following a massive warehouse fire, signing two executive orders to help speed up the cleanup and hold those responsible for the fire accountable.
When it comes to birthright citizenship, the Trump administration hasn’t been subtle about its views. The practice, which grants automatic citizenship to nearly everyone born on U.S. soil and which is soon to face Supreme Court judgment, is “a disgrace,” according to President Donald Trump. ...
Residents confronted leaders of two supportive housing programs during a packed Venice community meeting over concerns about crime, drug activity and neighborhood safety.
A community meeting was held to address safety changes in parts of Westside Los Angeles, including Venice.
Chamo Venezuelan Cuisine has shipped hundreds of donated boxes of medical supplies, diapers and bedding since last week's twin earthquakes, with donations pouring in from as far as Santa Barbara and Bakersfield.
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