A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily
US escalates criticism of Colombia’s president at the UN, calls for action against drug trafficking
The United States is accusing Colombia’s president of undermining progress to lasting peace and urged its government to make combating violence and drug trafficking by “narco-terrorist groups” a priority
LA City Hall evacuated after car crashes into building’s steps
Officials say Los Angeles’s City Hall was evacuated after a car crashed into the steps of the building and the driver has been taken into police custody
Embattled figure in Native politics resigns as chairman of pueblo governors council in New Mexico
An embattled figure in Native American politics has resigned as chairman of the All Pueblo Council of Governors, days after his arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated
New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a package of bills aimed at shoring up food assistance, rural health care and public broadcasting in response to recently enacted federal cuts
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 18-19-38-54-57, Mega Ball: 19, Megaplier:
Latter-day Saints hold first general conference without a president in at least a century
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is convening Saturday for its twice-annual general conference at a pivotal moment in its history
Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries
Plantlife charity enlisted help of 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in places such as private gardens Graveyards, sheep farms and garden lawns are among the hundreds of new sites for rare pink and purple fungi discovered by citizen scientists. The charity Plantlife has enlisted 850 volunteers to look for...
Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control?
As Ryder Cup fans throw beer at players’ wives, we investigate if fans’ conduct has got worse or changed little since ancient Athens when Plato bemoaned the mob The abuse hurled at Europe’s golfers in the Ryder Cup elicited gasps and dismay on both sides of the Atlantic. The crowd...
Trump casts shadow over Nobels as prize-awarding body warns academic freedom at risk
US president has proposed measures that Royal Swedish Academy of Science VP says will ‘have devastating effects’ One of the Nobel prize awarding bodies has warned that academic freedom is under threat in the US and elsewhere, with political interference risking long-lasting negative effects – as scientists get ready for...