MINNEAPOLIS — A federal Border Patrol agent was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk while assigned in Minnesota during the White House’s long-running immigration crackdown.

Alfredo JR Mancillas, 31, of Corpus Christi, Texas, was charged on Jan. 27 in Ramsey County District Court with third- and fourth-degree driving while intoxicated in ...Read more

The embellishment was so far-fetched, its chances of being believed were less than a wing and a prayer.

When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents questioned what was behind the "abnormally bulging" groin of a Tijuana, Mexico, resident as he attempted to cross the border late last year, the 35-year-old responded it was just part of his ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Adios, multilingual driver’s license tests in Florida.

The state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will no longer offer exams in any language other than English starting on Feb. 6, officials announced Friday.

The state will no longer provide translation services or printed exams in any language other ...Read more

The Justice Department on Friday released many more files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, including a gushing exchange between Melania Trump and Epstein’s now-imprisoned sidekick, Ghislaine Maxwell.

“Dear G! How are you?” Melania began one apparent email to Maxwell, dated October 2002. “Nice story about JE in NY mag. ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Attorneys for the city of Philadelphia and President Donald Trump’s administration sparred in federal court Friday over the abrupt removal of slavery-related exhibits from the President’s House on Independence Mall.

The hearing centered on the city’s request that the judge order that no more exhibits be removed from the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis freelance journalist Georgia Fort was arrested early Friday, Jan. 30, after documenting an anti-ICE demonstration during a St. Paul church service this month.

Fort was one of four people arrested in connection to the protest. Federal law enforcement also arrested former CNN anchor Don Lemon, along with politician and...Read more

California cops can't stop or cite drivers under the state's "open container" rules for cannabis unless the product is rolled or otherwise ready to consume, the California Supreme Court ruled Friday.

"The question before us is whether a small amount of loose marijuana scattered on the rear floor of a car violates (the open container) provision,...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — With months left of flu season, influenza cases are on the rise in California and transmission is high in the San Francisco Bay Area, data shows.

Doctors at local hospitals are busy treating flu patients or those with complications such as pneumonia and heart issues. They’re encouraging residents to keep themselves and ...Read more

MIAMI — The man who dumped a 5-year-old girl in the Everglades — leaving her to die by alligators — had his life spared by a jury Friday afternoon in a Miami-Dade courtroom.

Harrel Braddy, 76, sat quietly when the verdict was read, briefly putting down his head before looking up at the ceiling. His eyes appeared to water. Braddy hugged ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested Friday in Los Angeles by federal agents on charges that he violated federal law during a protest last week at a church in Minnesota.

Lemon, an independent journalist who hosts his own YouTube show, was taken into federal custody in Beverly Hills while covering the upcoming Grammy Awards ...Read more

Hundreds gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Friday as part of a nationwide protest over immigration enforcement arrests and increasingly aggressive tactics used by federal agents that has spread anxiety and fear in communities across the United States.

The nationwide protests and walkouts come after similar demonstrations in Minneapolis where ...Read more

MIAMI — With the arrival of cold weather, some people in South Florida see low temperatures as a possible solution to the region’s invasive reptile problem. But that hope cools quickly: species like giant invasive pythons have mechanisms that help them survive cold snaps — as long as they don’t last too long.

Meteorologists forecast ...Read more

Allegations presented to the Justice Department in connection with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein mention sex parties and orgies involving a number of powerful men — including President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton.

Those uncorroborated tips were among a trove of DOJ files released on Friday. In a press conference Friday ...Read more

MIAMI — The family of a Nicaraguan doctor who was found dead inside a walk-in freezer at a Little Havana Dollar Tree is suing the corporation and the store’s manager for $50 million, alleging negligence and unsafe conditions.

According to a wrongful-death lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez’s estate, her body...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, according to an attorney statement posted on Lemon’s social media account Friday morning.

Three others, including another journalist, were also arrested on charges that they violated federal law during a protest last week at a church in St. Paul, ...Read more

Texas A&M University said Friday it is ending its women’s and gender studies programs, and that hundreds of course syllabuses have been or will be altered under a new policy regulating how race and gender can be discussed in class.

The university wrote in a statement Friday that six courses have been canceled because of the new ordinance and ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of yet another immigrant from ICE custody in Orange County, the third such case in nine days, arguing again that federal authorities unlawfully detained a Venezuelan national under a statute that doesn’t apply to his case.

Senior U.S. District Judge Roy Dalton also said in the ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — A Boise Democrat proposed a bill on Friday that would prevent law enforcement from wearing masks.

The legislation, which is similar to parts of an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement bill proposed in Utah, includes a laundry list of exceptions, such as for medical masks, motorcycle helmets, or officers in undercover ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said it is releasing a sprawling new trove of documents Friday tied to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, more than a month after the department blew through a statutory deadline to produce the documents.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a news conference that more than 3 million additional ...Read more