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After being captured by U.S. forces, the Venezuelan President arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park and will face narco-terrorism charges in federal court on Monday.

The U.S. Department of Interior paused five large-scale offshore wind projects that were under construction, including the Empire Wind 1 project and the construction of the energy hub in Sunset Park.

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Tuesday that fully or partially restricts and limits the entry from Caribbean and African nations.

Prosecutors went back to a grand jury in Virginia after the initial fraud case was thrown out by a judge. But grand jurors rejected prosecutors’ request to bring charges, the Associated Press reported.

The fee, which covers a 10-day travel period, will start on Feb. 1, 2026.

All hourly city Starbucks workers from July 2021 to July 2024 will receive restitution payments after the coffee chain settled with the city for unfair labor practices.

New York Attorney General Letitia James leads a 21-state lawsuit to block a USDA policy that could strip SNAP benefits from tens of thousands of lawful permanent residents.

A federal judge in South Carolina said Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump's acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was unlawfully appointed.

A Latina trailblazer in the City Council and in Congress, Velázquez said she will not seek reelection next year and will pass the baton to a new generation of Democrats.

Continuing the Trump administration’s push to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the federal agency will now let other departments oversee major grant programs, effectively shifting more power to states.