California, Democratic states sue Trump to stop Education Department cuts
California on Thursday joined Democratic-led states in suing the Trump administration, seeking to halt massive layoffs at the federal Department of Education, alleging...
Fired federal workers can fight their dismissals, but there’s a catch
WASHINGTON — The more than 2 million federal employees have legal rights as civil servants that are supposed to protect them from being fired unfairly,...
A ‘Trump whisperer’? Mexican president’s strategy faces its biggest test yet
MEXICO CITY — The president stood amid the admiring throngs and declared victory. “We have gathered here to congratulate ourselves because — in...
Comcast signs $3-billion deal to keep Olympics on NBC through 2036
Comcast Corp. and NBCUniversal have secured U.S. rights to broadcast the Olympic Games through 2036 with a $3-billion arrangement.The new deal, which kicks...
Mexican cartel mystery: Abandoned shoes, cryptic writings, charred bones
MEXICO CITY — Even in Mexico, where stories of massacres, kidnappings and clandestine graves provide daily news fodder, the recent revelations in western Jalisco...