Inside a Texas Detention Facility for Migrant Families
This handout video from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows a processing center where people who have been taken into custody, including minors, are temporarily being held.
Immigrant Children Cry Out in Audio Recorded at Detention Center
The audio, released by the news site ProPublica, captured the sounds of 10 Central American children who were separated from their parents by immigration authorities.
Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Gets ‘National Treasure’ Designation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation will start a campaign to rehabilitate Simone’s birthplace — which two years ago was on the brink of destruction.
Trump Orders Establishment of ‘Space Force’ as Sixth Military Branch
The idea has troubled lawmakers and even some members of the administration, who have cautioned that it could create unnecessary bureaucratic responsibilities for a military burdened by conflicts.
Trilobites: Sea Stars Started Dissolving. What Helped Some of Them Survive?
Researchers say they’ve detected genetic differences that might help explain why some of these creatures on California’s coast survived a deadly plague.
A Persistent Gadfly Wins Again in the Supreme Court
The justices ruled that Fane Lozman, who says his arrest at a City Council meeting in Florida was motivated by retaliation, can pursue a First Amendment lawsuit.
Norman Pearlstine Named Editor of The Los Angeles Times
Mr. Pearlstine, a veteran of Time Inc., Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, was appointed by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who took ownership of the paper on Monday.
Texas Deputy Accused of Molesting 4-Year-Old and Threatening to Deport Her Mother
The authorities said the sheriff’s deputy, Jose S. Nunez, repeatedly sexually assaulted the daughter of a woman who entered the country illegally.
Vows: ‘Mayor Pete’ Gets Married, Then Takes His Husband to a Parade
Peter Buttigieg, a rising star in the Democratic Party, once wondered: “How does a sitting mayor in Indiana who’s gay find a date?” Now he doesn’t have to.
Supreme Court Avoids an Answer on Partisan Gerrymandering
The decisions were a setback for critics of partisan gerrymandering, who had hoped that the Supreme Court would decide the cases on their merits and rule in their favor.
Trump Resisting a Growing Wrath for Separating Migrant Families
President Trump and members of his cabinet dug their heels in amid a growing outcry over his policy of separating families at the border.
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