(The Center Square) – Mexican-based human smuggling rings have been busted in multiple states. One involved smuggling hundreds of people from Central America, Africa and the Middle East into Arizona; another involved holding hostage foreign nationals in a ransom scheme where they were killed. Another involved a $200 million forced labor scheme on U.S. farms.
(The Center Square) – Leading industrialized nations issued a statement on the second day of the G7 summit calling for international development partnerships to be "mutually beneficial," language that resembles themes often associated with President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda.
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THE DALLES — Spending the bulk of the evening in an executive session closed to the public, The Dalles City Council meeting on June 8 finished…
America only turns 250 once, and this summer the milestone is giving travelers the perfect excuse to swap the backyard barbecue for a bucket-list getaway. As communities prepare special events to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, the Fourth of July is expected to be a busy travel season.
(The Center Square) – On the first day of World Cup matches beginning in Atlanta, the first border related arrest was made of a Mexican national who was previously deported twice.
Free news: The report shows that prices for 25 widely used drugs increased an average of 81% after market entry in the United States, while declining by an average of 13% across 19 comparable countries.
(The Center Square) – As many states rushed to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, half of American voters say district lines should only be redrawn once a decade after the U.S. Census, a new national poll finds.
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump is visiting European and allied leaders he repeatedly criticized a day after he announced the United States and Iran are set to sign a peace deal to end conflict in the region and allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
(The Center Square) – Multiple events are being held in the nation’s capital on July 4 celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Not everyone will be able to travel there or view founding documents on display at the National Archives and national museums.
