Conservative judge in Minnesota tries to keep Trump administration in check during crackdown

The chief federal judge in Minnesota has added his voice to the weekslong confrontation between the public and…

ByByWhy News Jan 29, 2026
UN criticizes Haiti for lack of progress on a political transition

The U.N. Security Council has criticized Haitian authorities for the lack of progress in achieving a political transition…

ByByWhy News Jan 29, 2026
Husband testifies he did not plot wife’s killing in double murder trial connected to au pair affair

A man charged with killing his wife and another man testifying in his case about his relationship with…

ByByWhy News Jan 28, 2026
Man sentenced to 15 years for assassination plot against Iranian American journalist

A federal judge has given a would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison for plotting to kill…

ByByWhy News Jan 28, 2026
Mayors warn that Trump’s hardline immigration tactics could dent trust in law enforcement

Elizabeth Kautz, mayor of Burnsville, Minnesota, says she carries her passport in her own city due to concerns…

ByByWhy News Jan 28, 2026
Alabama inmate activists from an Oscar-nominated film are moved to solitary, attorneys say

Family members and attorneys say the Alabama prison system has moved three well-known inmate activists to isolated cells

ByByWhy News Jan 28, 2026
EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

The Trump administration is taking a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden…

ByByWhy News Jan 28, 2026
Yale to waive all costs for new undergraduates from families earning less than $100,000

Yale University is eliminating tuition for new undergraduates from families earning less than $100,000 a year

ByByWhy News Jan 27, 2026