World leaders step up efforts behind the scenes at the UN to end the war in Sudan

UNITED NATIONS — Behind the scenes at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, key countries and regional organizations have been coordinating efforts to try to end the horrific war in Sudan, which has created the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world. Alan Boswell, the International Crisis Group’s project … Read more

Arizona judge blocks Trump administration from deporting migrant Guatemalan and Honduran children

TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal judge in Arizona on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting dozens of Guatemalan and Honduran children who came to the U.S. alone. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez in Tucson granted a preliminary injunction, citing concerns about the steps the government had taken to prepare to deport … Read more

Trump is hosting Turkey’s Erdogan at the White House as the US considers lifting ban on F-35 sales

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday as the Republican leader has indicated that the U.S. government’s hold on sales of advanced fighter jets to Ankara may soon be lifted. During Trump’s first term, the United States kicked out Turkey, a NATO … Read more

Ryan Walters resigns as Oklahoma’s top public schools official to lead conservative educators’ group

OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s top public schools official who lauded President Donald Trump, pledged to put a Turning Point USA chapter in every high school to honor Charlie Kirk and end what he called “wokeness” in public schools, is resigning to lead a conservative educators’ group. Walters, 40, said Wednesday night on … Read more

LA County response to deadly fires slowed by lack of resources, outdated alert process, report says

LOS ANGELES — An outside review of Los Angeles County’s response to January’s deadly wildfires found a lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delays in warning residents about the need to evacuate as flames began consuming neighborhoods in Altadena and Pacific Palisades. The Independent After-Action Report produced by the … Read more

Judge approves $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots. U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the approval in San Francisco federal court Thursday after the two sides worked to address … Read more

Chicago area center in Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks complaints of inhumane conditions

CHICAGO — A boarded-up building in a small Chicago suburb has become the front line of a federal immigration crackdown, with growing accusations that the facility meant to process arrestees is a de facto detention center plagued by inhumane conditions. The Trump administration has targeted the Chicago area for its latest immigration enforcement surge touting … Read more