Teachers sue over Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home

WASHINGTON — Labor unions representing millions of educators and school employees are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its immigration crackdown, saying arrests near school campuses are terrorizing children and their teachers, leading some students to drop out. At the start of Trump’s second term, his Republican administration said it would allow immigration arrests at … Read more

Jason Esteves resigns from Georgia Senate to focus on campaign for governor

ATLANTA — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves of Atlanta resigned from his Georgia state Senate seat Wednesday, the first of many candidates who will face that choice as they pursue statewide office in 2026. “One thing has become clear from my time in the Senate: the challenges Georgia is facing require bold solutions and new … Read more

3 fired FBI officials sue Patel, saying he bowed to Trump administration’s ‘campaign of retribution’

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Three high-ranking FBI officials were fired last month in a “campaign of retribution” carried out by a director who knew better but caved to political pressure from the Trump administration so he could keep his own position, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that seeks reinstatement of the agents. … Read more

‘Baaghi 4’ box office collection day 6: Tiger Shroff, Sanjay Dutt, and Harnaaz Sandhu starrer SLOWS down on Wednesday; yet earns over Rs 40 crores and soars past ‘The Bengal Files’ |

Tiger Shroff, Sanjay Dutt, Harnaaz Sandhu, and Sonam Bajwa starrer ‘Baaghi 4’ has been one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Taking ahead the legacy of the beloved action franchise, ‘Baaghi 4,’ opened with a decent number and enjoyed growth during the debut weekend. Since its first Monday, the movie saw a dip … Read more

Trump takes one step back and another forward in his attempt to reshape the Fed

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s goal of appointing a majority of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors faced a setback late Tuesday when a court blocked his unprecedented attempt to fire Lisa Cook. But the very next next day, his nominee to replace another Fed governor moved forward, giving him one more opportunity during his … Read more

Texas drops lawsuit against doctor accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth

DALLAS — One of the nation’s first doctors accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth under GOP-led bans was found to have not violated the law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office says, nearly a year after the state sued the physician. Dr. Hector Granados, a pediatric endocrinologist in El Paso, was called a … Read more

Mohini recalls being forced into intimate scenes in RK Selvamani’s Kanmani: ‘I was so uncomfortable, I cried and refused’ |

Actress Mohini has opened up about a disturbing experience from her career, revealing that she was pressured into performing intimate and swimsuit sequences in director RK Selvamani’s 1994 Tamil film Kanmani without her consent. In a recent interview, Mohini said she initially broke down and refused, but eventually gave in so that the production would … Read more