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Civil rights groups warn Laken Riley bill could open the door to Trumpβs mass deportations
Opponents call the bill a βslippery slopeβ for Trumpβs agenda and a βbackdoor to mass detentionβ
Democrats signal openness to Republicansβ Laken Riley Act with key vote
Bill may pass, led by Republicans, without amendments after Democratic resistance vanishes
Musk, after months of blustering, admits DOGE wont find $2 trillion worth of cuts in federal budget
Musk has been claiming he could make $2 trillion in cuts since October
Actor returns to pile of ashes where his Los Angeles home of 13 years once stood
Actor Cameron Mathison documented the moment he returned to his Los Angeles home to find the property reduced to ashes and rubble in the wildfires that have swept the area this week.
Elon Musk's AfD broadcast cleared up any doubts over his attitude to Germany's far right
Germanyβs former finance minister slapped with βsoapβ cake on campaign trail
Germany's former finance minister Christian Lindner was slapped with a cake that he said was made out of soap during a campaign trail speech in Greifswald on Thursday, 9 January.
Ex-substitute teacher, 60, accused of showing sexually explicit pics to elementary students
Detectives said the former sub allegedly tried to delete the explicit images from her phone when they found her
California is in a home-insurance crisis. The Pacific Palisades fire will only make it worse
βWe need to make it incredibly expensive to build in these kinds of environments,β one expert told The Independent. βIf the insurance industry refuses to sell policies, maybe people wonβt risk itβ
Jimmy Carter held the highest office in the land. But his faith made him a public servant
Analysis: Carter navigated the barbed wire of the politics of religion, Eric Garcia reports. In doing so, he ran his race and he kept his faith
Watch live: Biden addresses nation as wildfires tear across Los Angeles
Watch live as Joe Biden addresses the nation as wildfires continue to rip through the Los Angeles County area on Thursday, 9 January.
Los Angeles wildfires could worsen with wind gusts as 20 looters arrested
Donald Trump blames Democratic governor over California water shortages that have hampered firefighters, as celebrities including Jamie Lee Curtis and Prince Harry offer help to residents who have lost homes
Judge throws out Bidenβs βarbitraryβ protections for LGBT+ students
Federal judge blocks Title IX changes intended to protect trans and nonbinary students from discrimination
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrested, motorcycle convoy fired at by security after protest against Maduro
Picture shows baby girl moments after birth on packed migrant boat
Danes struggle with response to Trump Greenland threat
Families of 9/11 victims have waited more than two decades for closure. It could be hours away.
The highly-contested plea deal has taken its toll on the families of victims
Russian spy who lived in English hotel boasted of being like James Bond character Q, court hears
Cat stuck in middle of busy Florida interstate highway rescued by police officers
Police officers rescued a cat in distress in the middle of a busy interstate highway in Jacksonville, Florida, in early January.
Italyβs PM Giorgia Meloni caught-off guard by bizarre question about ants
Meloni was question on Trump, Musk and stepping on ants