Detroit’s automakers asked the White House to shield them from new tariffs that President Donald Trump vowed to impose after the Supreme Court struck down most of his global duties.

The American Automotive Policy Council, which represents General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Jeep-maker Stellantis NV, sent a letter to Trump’s trade team ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The conditions that led to California’s deadliest avalanche in modern history began forming weeks ago, when the high Sierra’s snowpack thawed and froze again and again into glass-like shards of ice.

That fragile layer sat exposed for much of January, warming during the day and hardening at night. Then this week’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Supreme Court's decision Friday to strike down the majority of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump could provide some relief to L.A.'s trade-reliant economy — but only if they are not reimposed again through other means.

The court's 6-3 ruling that Trump didn't have the authority to impose tariffs under the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump’s administration won its first court victory in the President’s House case Friday afternoon, when a federal appeals judge paused the injunction ordering the restoration of the slavery exhibits to the site.

Third Circuit Judge Thomas M. Hardiman, a George W. Bush appointee, overruled a district judge�...Read more

Canada’s aviation regulator issued certificates for some Gulfstream jet models after President Donald Trump complained the country had “refused” to greenlight the aircraft and threatened tariffs and other measures in retaliation.

So-called Type Certificates, which Canada uses when a product meets airworthiness standards, were issued for ...Read more

A ship believed to be carrying Russian fuels is on its way to Cuba, putting U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions to the test amid the island’s deepening energy crisis.

The vessel Sea Horse, expected to arrive in early March, is carrying much-needed fuels to Cuba, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler Ltd.

The country...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Friday delivered a rebuke of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s handling of court orders tied to immigration cases in Minnesota, saying the repeated claim of low staffing amid a high caseload “has worn out its welcome.”

In a nine-page order, U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino admonished the federal ...Read more

A late-weekend storm could blanket parts of the Eastern Seaboard with snow, with more than half a foot possible in New York and several inches across southern New England through Monday.

A wave of warm, moist air from the U.S. Gulf is expected to collide with cold air sweeping south from Canada. The resulting nor’easter will be capable of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling against President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs threw a monkey wrench into budget projections that assumed a hefty spike in tariff revenue to help reduce federal deficits. But at least in the short term, a replacement tariff regime may keep that bucket from leaking too much.

The high court on ...Read more

Mr. Clean appears to be calling it quits.

The retirement of the bald, animated mascot used in Mr. Clean ads and on products since 1958 was announced in a social media ad posted Thursday.

That ad features Mr. Clean standing behind a podium with a “breaking news” chyron flashing across the screen.

“After a career with zero stains on the ...Read more

In Megan Egbert’s experience, it can often take dozens of calls reporting possible abuse or neglect of a child before the Department of Health and Welfare finally takes action.

The first time Egbert, now a Democratic state representative from Boise, served as a court-appointed representative for a child in foster care, the department received...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court invalidated much of the Trump administration’s worldwide tariff regime in a ruling released Friday, dealing a major setback to one of President Donald Trump’s signature domestic and foreign policy efforts.

The 6-3 ruling found that Trump overstepped the emergency authority Congress gave to presidents in the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at Supreme Court justices who struck down a key part of his tariffs agenda, calling them “fools” who made a “terrible, defective decision” that he plans to circumvent by imposing new levies in a different way.

In a defiant appearance at the White House, Trump told reporters ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shortly before releasing an after-action report on the Palisades fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department issued a confidential memo detailing plans to protect Mayor Karen Bass and others from “reputational harm” in connection with the city’s handling of the catastrophic blaze, records obtained by The Times show.

“It’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in Congress have given their members leeway on how they show opposition to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address — attend and stay silent, or don’t attend at all. But central to their show of force will be victims of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

That effort starts from leadership ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday criticized the Supreme Court for casting aside many of his global tariffs, easily the biggest setback of his second term — but he vowed to impose new import fees and accused the six justices who ruled against him of being corrupted by foreign entities.

“We’re going forward,” a defiant ...Read more

BALTIMORE – A Salisbury woman said federal immigration agents forced their way into her home and arrested her husband in front of their children last week, an incident that has sparked student protests across the Eastern Shore city.

Erika Vargas said more than a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrived at the family’s...Read more