Appeals Court Blocks Limits on Federal Agents’ Use of Force in Chicago Area

A judge found that immigration agents were using force in a way that “shocks the conscience.” Appellate judges said the restrictions she imposed went too far.

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Stalled Contempt Inquiry Into Deportation Flights Springs Back to Life

The resurrected inquiry could finally get to the bottom of lingering questions such as: Did top Trump administration officials purposely ignore a court order?

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Why Does Trump, the ‘America First’ President, Keep Looking to Foreign Leaders?

Trump keeps showing he is not as isolationist as many supporters had hoped.

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Teenager Under Investigation After Stepsister Is Found Dead on Cruise Ship

Anna Kepner, 18, was found dead on the Carnival Horizon on Nov. 8. Her stepbrother, 16, is under an investigation related to her death, his mother wrote this week in a legal filing.

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Alberta Invokes Last-Resort Constitutional Clause to Shield Trans Laws From Challenges

The western province’s conservative government has invoked a rarely used clause in Canada’s Constitution to shield its bills limiting transgender rights from legal challenges.

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What Happened to Europe’s Terrorism Problem?

Not that long ago, big attacks were a daily concern. We look at why it feels different now.

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Mexico Is Now the United States’ Top Buyer

For first time in at least 30 years, the United States has exported more to Mexico than Canada, U.S. government data show, in a sign of how much North American trade has consolidated.

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U.S.-Russian Peace Plan Would Force Ukraine to Cede Land and Cut Army

The 28-point proposal, which comes as the Trump administration tries to restart settlement talks, includes demands long rejected by Kyiv as nonstarters.

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Police Found $1 Million in a Tub Under a Garage. The Government Gets to Keep It.

A court ruled that the hidden cash, which the police found while searching for an illegal gun in Ontario, did not lawfully belong to the man living on the property.

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F.B.I. Hunt Intensifies for Ryan Wedding, Snowboarder Accused of Being a Drug Kingpin

Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic athlete said to be a major cocaine trafficker, is accused of ordering the murder of a witness who was set to testify against him.

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