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FILE - Mine shafts 10, left, and 9, right, tower over the Resolution Copper Mining Company facility, June 9, 2023, in Miami, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

US judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer to copper mining company

4:36 PM on Friday, August 15

A U.S. district judge has denied a request by a Native American tribe and environmentalists to stop the federal government from transferring land in Arizona for a massive copper mining project

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The next steps in California Democrats' plan to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting push

3:46 PM on Friday, August 15

California is stepping into a national redistricting battle after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to redraw maps to maintain their U.S. House majority

FILE - Cannabis flowers are displayed for sale, Jan. 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Marijuana shops sue New York after they were allowed to open too close to schools

3:14 PM on Friday, August 15

A group of marijuana dispensaries in New York have sued the state after cannabis regulators admitted that they accidentally allowed pot shops to open too close to schools, putting the future of the businesses in jeopardy

El Salvador extends pretrial detention for 80,000 gang suspects 2 more years

2:56 PM on Friday, August 15

El Salvador’s Congress has voted to extend the detention of over 80,000 people arrested under the state of emergency for two more years

Some workers would be excluded from student loan forgiveness program for 'illegal' activity

2:19 PM on Friday, August 15

The Trump administration has proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that could exclude teachers, social workers and nurses if their employers engage in activities deemed illegal

A woman is detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents outside a Home Depot Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Man struck and killed on freeway after fleeing immigration agents, California official says

10:46 AM on Friday, August 15

A man fleeing immigration authorities outside a Home Depot store in Southern California was struck and killed by an SUV when he ran across a nearby freeway

Soldiers from the District of Columbia National Guard patrol along the National Mall Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. The Washington Monument is seen in the distance. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration partially retreats from a takeover of Washington's police. Here's what to know

9:44 AM on Friday, August 15

Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation’s capital

CORRECTS LAST NAME House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gavels Sine Die, ending the special session after failing to reach a quorum, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)

Democrats release plan to boost party's California US House seats in fight for Congress

9:09 PM on Thursday, August 14

Democrats have unveiled a proposal that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year

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