Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York

NEW YORK — Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled Monday. The decision by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel brings an abrupt halt to a practice begun under the Trump administration that enabled agents to take into custody … Read more

Judge bans Kars4Kids jingle in California, citing ‘misleading’ advertising

Kars4Kids must stop broadcasting its widely known catchy jingle in advertisements across California after a judge found that the nonprofit violated the state’s false advertising and unfair competition laws. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Judge Gassia Apkarian of the Superior Court of California in Orange … Read more

Amsterdam bans advertising for meat and fossil fuels in public places to discourage high-carbon lifestyle

Amsterdam, a city known for its tolerance of some drugs and sex work, has become the first capital city in the world to ban meat and fossil fuels from public advertisements. The effort aims to discourage people from spending money on products linked to high carbon emissions.  Since May 1, ads for products including meat, as … Read more

Senate quietly bans lawmakers from betting on prediction markets

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senators can no longer use insider information to profit on emerging prediction market platforms. The Senate, before leaving Washington, D.C., for a weeklong recess, quietly passed legislation that would prevent senators and their staff from betting on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. On those platforms, users … Read more

Wyoming judge blocks law that bans all but earliest abortions

A Wyoming judge has blocked a new state law that bans abortions beyond the earliest stages of pregnancy while a lawsuit challenging the provision moves ahead. It’s the first court ruling affecting the legal status of abortion in Wyoming since the state Supreme Court struck down sweeping abortion and abortion pill bans in January, finding … Read more

Georgia bans many midwives from practicing. Now, several are suing the state.

Twice a month, Sarah Stokely travels 4½ hours from her home in Rome, Georgia, to work for a week at a birth center in Blountville, Tennessee. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Stokely is a certified nurse-midwife — the title for registered nurses who specialize in … Read more

Trump admin eases asylum freeze for vetted migrants, keeps bans on ‘high-risk’ nations

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it is slackening restrictions on asylum applications set in place after an Afghan asylee allegedly murdered one West Virginia National Guardsman and gravely wounded another in Washington last fall. The November incident near Farragut Square led President Donald Trump to … Read more

House Democrat bans staff from betting on prediction markets, citing ethics concerns

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts has implemented a policy to ban staffers from betting on prediction markets on issues pertaining to issues such as politics and any information obtained in an official capacity. “Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) today became the first Member of Congress to institute … Read more

Hegseth bans military from attending Princeton, Columbia, other elite universities: ‘Wokeness and weakness’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday said he was ordering the “complete and immediate cancellation” of all Department of War attendants at universities like Princeton, Columbia, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Brown and Yale, starting with the next 2026-27 academic year. Hegseth added that the … Read more

Trump bans Anthropic from government use

After months of increasingly heated rhetoric between the Defense Department and leading AI company Anthropic over the military’s use of its systems, President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon that he was banning federal agencies from using Anthropic’s services. “I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of … Read more