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Treasure Thoreson, one of a group of protesters charged with conspiracy recently, poses for a portrait at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis on Aug. 2, 2026.

She protested ICE raids. Then agents showed up at her door

The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists.

Yolanda Alvarado, a fifth-generation cattle rancher in west Texas, stands with her sons at a press conference on Monday in Marfa, announcing a landowner lawsuit against a proposed border wall along the border with Mexico.

Texas landowners sue federal government over border wall plans

A lawsuit filed Monday takes aim at federal agencies' use of waivers to expedite construction of a wall along the border with Mexico and claims that landowner's constitutional rights are being violated.

Protesters gather outside the San Diego City Administration Building before an appeal hearing on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Neighbors lose half-century fight to save Emerald Hills green space for a park

The San Diego City Council rejected an appeal to stop a housing development from coming to the hilltop. The development relies on a now-repealed controversial footnote in city code.

Spring Market for a Cure

Join us for a day of shopping and food from local vendors while supporting our Gold Together Mission raising funds for pediatric cancer research and services.

Mark Ragsdale refills a stock tank, July 17, 2026 in Redvale, Colo.

As extreme heat grips the South and West, here's how to stay safe

Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications.

FILE - Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2022. Porter of says she will seek the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a fellow Democrat and the longest serving member of the chamber.

3-time congresswoman lays out how she would ease the financial burden on Californians if elected governor

Ballots are being mailed out to voters across the state and top of the ticket is the race for California governor. We’re continuing our series of conversations with the gubernatorial candidates, up next is Democrat Katie Porter.

A poster calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to get out of the community hangs on a door in the Little Village neighborhood on January 22, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.

New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids

A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone in 2007. A new working paper suggests the spread of smartphones helps explain the persistent decline in birth rates in the nearly two decades since.

Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?

Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.

Although the government is refunding many tariffs, most of the money is going to businesses and importers — not consumers.

Businesses are getting tariff refunds. Why aren't consumers getting their cut?

A slew of American companies are getting billions of dollars back in tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling. Many consumers, though, may never get anything back.

Mel Gutherie, president of Gutherie Lumber, walks among Canadian lumber products on Aug. 25 in Livonia, Mich.

These Michigan swing voters are bracing for higher prices from trade war with Canada

President Trump's tariff standoff with Canada is rankling some key voters ahead of this year's midterm elections.

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