A Los Angeles County district attorney's office employee was "wrongfully detained" by federal immigration agents on Friday, according to an internal e-mail obtained by The Times.

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman called the incident "unacceptable" in an office-wide memo sent out on Friday evening.

"A member of our Office was wrongfully ...Read more

President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on goods from European countries rallying to Denmark’s side in his pursuit of Greenland, a dramatic escalation in the standoff that sparked strong pushback from some of the U.S.’s closest allies.

Trump threatened in a social media post to impose the tariff Feb. 1 and raise the levy to 25% in ...Read more

Escalating President Donald Trump’s fight against transgender rights, a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday asked the department’s inspector general to investigate two Philadelphia-area children’s hospitals over their gender-affirming care for transgender children.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia ...Read more

Tensions over the surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations are rising in the Twin Cities suburbs, where residents are packing City Council meetings to air their frustrations and ask local leaders for help.

Public comment sessions at city meetings are stretching for hours as business owners, residents and elected officials share ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The deluge of videos of ICE in Minnesota began with several showing a federal agent fatally shooting Renee Good in Minneapolis.

And now the internet and social media feeds are flooded with clips of what’s happened since: Federal agents smash a car window, pull a man out and detain him at a St. Paul gas station. Agents carry a ...Read more

Thousands of people took to the streets across Denmark to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions to take control of Greenland, underscoring the deep unease over the future of the Arctic island.

The demonstrations unfolded across the Nordic nation’s largest cities on Saturday, with crowds gathering in central Copenhagen and outside...Read more

Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace for Gaza is beginning to take shape with Argentina’s Javier Milei and Canada’s Mark Carney set to become founding members, even as Israel voiced rare objections to parts of the U.S. president’s plan to build on the fragile ceasefire in the region.

The Argentine leader on Saturday thanked Trump ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The final legislative session for Gov. Ron DeSantis got off to a rocky start when he snubbed House Speaker Danny Perez on his way to deliver his final state-of-the-state address.

On the Legislature’s opening day Tuesday, DeSantis shook hands with Senate President Ben Albritton and slapped him on the back but ignored ...Read more

President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on goods from European countries rallying to Denmark’s side in his pursuit of Greenland, a dramatic escalation in the standoff that will further strain U.S. ties with many of its closest allies.

Trump threatened in a social media post to impose the tariff Feb. 1 and raise the levy to 25% in June ...Read more

Groups from competing protests confronted each other in downtown Minneapolis Saturday as police tried to keep them separated.

Shoving matches and tug-of-wars over banners broke out among dozens of people surrounded by media along the snow-swept streets near City Hall. Minneapolis police officers and Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has banned Los Angeles Police Department officers from using some so-called less-lethal launchers at protests, after finding that the department violated previous court restrictions by using such projectile weapons to disperse crowds at last summer's mass demonstrations against immigration enforcement.

In her ...Read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Humanity’s return to the moon began Saturday morning before dawn at less than 1 mph.

That was the top speed NASA’s rocket for the Artemis II mission was able to hit during its ride atop the massive crawler that inched out of Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building on its way Launch Pad 39-B.

It was a 4-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In the Los Angeles Fashion District on Friday morning, workers hoisted up the metal grates protecting storefronts, strung up canopies and set up racks of clothing and signs advertising sales for $1 accessories, $2 shirts.

Browsing lacy stockings and harnesses at Wendy’s Lingerie on Maple Avenue, Faith Avila, 24, and her friend...Read more

State and local leaders have mobilized officers and prepared the National Guard for protests planned in Minneapolis this weekend.

A large and visible presence of Minneapolis police officers and Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies will monitor two protests slated for downtown Saturday, Jan. 17, said Bob Jacobson, commissioner for the Minnesota ...Read more

Constant airstrikes by Kremlin forces are undermining “even the small opportunities for dialogue” between Kyiv and Moscow, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Ukrainian president posted on social media as his negotiating team prepared to meet in Miami with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Daniel Driscoll. The first readout ...Read more

The Army has once again missed its own deadline for fielding the first U.S. hypersonic weapon, in a sign that one of the Pentagon’s top priorities is still behind schedule.

The unit responsible for using the advanced weapon is trained and ready, but the missile — part of a $10.4 billion hypersonic program — isn’t ready for use. And ...Read more

The defense teams representing the Alexander brothers in their sex-trafficking case may have formidable reputations, but they can’t seem to catch a break as the brothers’ trial in Manhattan federal court gets underway with jury selection starting Tuesday.

Against the backdrop of similar, high-profile cases involving music mogul Sean “...Read more

An exceptionally wet December has contributed to an abundance of death cap mushrooms, or Amanita phalloides, on the Central Coast and Northern California, causing what officials describe as an unprecedented outbreak of severe illness and death among people who consume the fungi.

Public health officials are issuing a second warning this winter, ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A state agency under control of Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued 11th-hour instructions for verifying petition signatures that could hamper efforts to get a referendum to legalize recreational marijuana on the 2026 Florida ballot.

DeSantis does not want recreational marijuana legalized in Florida. He was the most prominent...Read more

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for potentially impeding federal immigration enforcement efforts, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The investigation is in its early stages, according to the person, who asked not to be identified ...Read more