In the wake of two killings of protesters by federal agents and amid bitter national debate over immigration enforcement, Gov. Josh Green said Tuesday he'd welcome action by the state Legislature to fast-track legislation protecting immigrants. Green spoke to several hundred people who rallied ...

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women's volleyball team, the U.S. Education Department said Wednesday. The department ...

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year. Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference after the ...

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump's ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city. The lyrics of "Streets of Minneapolis," released Wednesday, describe how "a city ...

By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Kautz says she now carries her passport around the Minneapolis suburb where she's been the mayor since 1995. "Those ICE agents don't know that I'm the mayor of the city of Burnsville," Kautz, a Republican who has occasionally ...

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday took a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states. The so-called "good neighbor" rule is one of dozens of regulations that ...