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Nine members of the Kennedy family filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from building its proposed 250-foot "Triumphal Arch" near Arlington National Cemetery, arguing in part that the monument would cast shadows over Kennedy family gravesites, including that of former President John F. Kennedy."This action is about protecting sacred spaces that belong to the American people," Rory Kennedy and Maxwell Kennedy said in a statement released on behalf […]

In a first for the Trump administration in its ongoing immigration crackdown, some immigrant families who are not in detention are being scheduled to appear for their immigration hearings inside Texas' controversial Dilley detention center -- raising concerns among immigration advocates that people could be scared away from attending their hearings out of fear of being detained.According to advocates and attorneys, non-detained families began receiving notices last week for in-person […]

Getty Images / Stock Photo One of the female University of Mississippi students caught in camera footage outside of a Black student's apartment Friday evening allegedly making racist noises and gestures apologized for her behavior on Tuesday.“To the women I offended and to the Ole Miss community, I sincerely apologize," the student said in a statement released by a representative on her behalf. "Before the incident on November 6, I […]

A still photo from aerial footage taken by KABC's AIR7 showing the crash scene near a Metro station in North Hollywood. (KABC) Three people are dead and at least three others were taken to the hospital in critical condition after an SUV crashed onto the sidewalk near a Metro station in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, authorities said.It happened at 5:55 p.m. local time at Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard […]

An 11-month-old boy who had been taken by his father was rescued after being buried alive in a dog crate following an urgent search, authorities in South Carolina said.The baby, Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon.The boy was found wrapped in a towel in the crate, shallowly buried under […]

STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images A group of Democratic lawmakers is seeking information from the Trump administration after an 8-year-old Haitian boy was taken into government custody last week.In a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers asked what steps are being taken to reunite the child with his family."Video footage appears to show the use of restraints on a child […]

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against rideshare company Lyft, accusing it of discriminating against passengers with disabilities by repeatedly denying rides, charging improper fees and failing to make accommodations.The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday, accused Lyft of denying service to "hundreds, likely thousands," of individuals with disabilities who travel with service animals or who use wheelchairs or other […]

In a report summarizing the conclusions of its 15-month Jeffrey Epstein probe, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee rebuked the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein case and recommended that the department renew its investigation of Epstein's associates. The 136-page report blamed the failures by federal prosecutors on "poor judgment" and "Epstein's pervasive and wide-reaching influence," and criticized the DOJ for failing to prevent the convicted sex offender's crimes through a controversial […]

A man dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army is accused of falsely casting himself as a decorated combat veteran and stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a veterans organization, prosecutors in New York said on the eve of Veterans Day as they announced criminal charges.David Agtsteribbe, 58, of Hampton Bays, is accused of receiving benefits and stealing money from an American Legion post on Long Island by falsely portraying […]