By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, contradicting an earlier federal court ruling upholding the fee hike. The administration announced the much-higher fee as a way of preventing ...

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A lawyer who represented Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for nearly a decade over accusations of corruption and securities fraud is supporting Democrat James Talarico — and not his former client — in one of the biggest U.S. ...

By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press A Texas man is accused of using a fake boarding pass to get on a United Airlines flight before he was found hiding in a restroom, forcing the plane back to the gate before it could take off at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, court documents ...

By MARTIN SILVA REY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A worsening fuel crisis across Cuba is testing the island's famed "almendrones," the vintage American cars that serve as vital shared taxis and embody the island's ingenuity and endurance. These days, many of the iconic gas-guzzling ...

By JAIMIE DING and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal arson trial began Monday for the man accused of sparking last year's deadly Palisades Fire as the area struggles to rebuild and the aftermath reverberates through the Los Angeles mayor's race. Jonathan ...

By GARY FIELDS, LINLEY SANDERS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center ...