The Los Angeles Post
U.S. World Business Lifestyle
Today: April 07, 2025
Today: April 07, 2025
MICHAEL CASEY

MICHAEL CASEY

Staff Writer

Latest From MICHAEL CASEY

Arts|Political|US

Federal judge rules action against NEA unnecessary after it backed off bans on gender ideology

A federal judge has denied a motion to block the National Endowment for the Arts from barring funds to artists whose projects promote gender ideology, saying the agency no longer was doing that

Federal judge rules action against NEA unnecessary after it backed off bans on gender ideology
Crime|Political|US

District attorney lashes out at ICE for detaining suspect in Boston during a trial

A district attorney in Boston has harshly criticized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after one of its agents detained a suspect while he was on trial

District attorney lashes out at ICE for detaining suspect in Boston during a trial
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US

Turkish student detained by ICE moved to Vermont before judge's order, government says

U.S. Justice Department lawyers say a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities had been moved to Vermont by the time a federal judge ordered that she be kept in Massachusetts

Turkish student detained by ICE moved to Vermont before judge's order, government says
Crime|Political|US

Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial

A judge in Boston is holding an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while he was on trial

Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial
Crime|US

Karen Read's lawyers appeal to US Supreme Court ahead of retrial over death of her police boyfriend

Karen Read's lawyers have filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in their bid to drop some charges against her as they prepare for her retrial

Karen Read's lawyers appeal to US Supreme Court ahead of retrial over death of her police boyfriend
Health|Political|Science|US

Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'

The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations

Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'
Americas|Crime|Political|US

Haitian ex-mayor found guilty of lying about rights abuses to get US residency

The former mayor of a town in Haiti has been found guilty in federal court of lying on his U.S. visa application about rights abuses committed in his country

Crime|Political|US

A mayor's lawsuit shut down a newspaper over fake stories. Now he faces corruption allegations

A few months ago, a mayor in Massachusetts was relishing a rare victory over a newspaper for its years of personal attacks

A mayor's lawsuit shut down a newspaper over fake stories. Now he faces corruption allegations
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US|World

Turkish student at Tufts University is latest Palestinian supporter swept up in US crackdown

A Turkish student detained by federal police as she walked on the streets of a Boston suburb is the latest supporter of Palestinian causes to be swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants who have expressed their political views

Turkish student at Tufts University is latest Palestinian supporter swept up in US crackdown
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US

Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her

A lawyer for a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University says she has been detained by Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation

Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
Health|Political|Travel|US

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change

A federal judge is considering whether to block a Trump administration policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change
Election|Political|US

New Hampshire town elections offer a preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwide

New Hampshire has tested out its new law requiring people to show proof of citizenship before registering to vote

New Hampshire town elections offer a preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwide
Crime|US

Lead investigator in Karen Read case who sent sexist and crude texts about her has been fired

The lead investigator in the Karen Read case has been fired after admitting that he sent sexist and crude texts about her to family and colleagues during her trial

Lead investigator in Karen Read case who sent sexist and crude texts about her has been fired
Business|Crime|Lifestyle|US

Woman accused of running high-end brothels near Boston and Washington gets 4 years in prison

A Massachusetts woman accused of operating a high-end brothel network with wealthy and prominent clients in that state and the Washington, D

Education|US

Harvard is offering free tuition for families that make less than $200K

Harvard University has announced that students whose families make less than $200,000 won't pay tuition

Harvard is offering free tuition for families that make less than $200K
Health|MidEast|Political|US

Homeland Security says professor deported to Lebanon with US visa supported Hezbollah leader

Homeland Security officials say a doctor from Lebanon who was deported over the weekend despite having a U.S. visa “openly admitted” to supporting a Hezbollah leader and attending his funeral

Homeland Security says professor deported to Lebanon with US visa supported Hezbollah leader
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

A Haitian ex-mayor is on trial, charged with lying about rights abuses to get US residency

The former mayor of a town in Haiti is on trial after authorities say he lied on his U.S. visa application about rights abuses in his country

A Haitian ex-mayor is on trial, charged with lying about rights abuses to get US residency
Crime|Political|US

Pentagon leaker pleads guilty to obstructing justice, attacks Biden in defending his actions

Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira has pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice after leaking highly classified documents about the war in Ukraine in an online chat room

Pentagon leaker pleads guilty to obstructing justice, attacks Biden in defending his actions
Education|Political|US

US judge temporarily halts Trump plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training

A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training, finding cuts are already affecting training programs aimed at addressing a nationwide teacher shortage

US judge temporarily halts Trump plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training
Crime|Political|Technology|US

Court-martial convenes for Pentagon leaker already facing years behind bars

A court-martial has convened for Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who was sentenced in federal court last year to 15 years in prison for leaking highly classified military documents

Court-martial convenes for Pentagon leaker already facing years behind bars
Crime|US

Flight attendant pleads guilty to secretly recording a 14-year-old girl in plane bathroom

A former American Airlines flight attendant has pleaded guilty to secretly recording video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom

Flight attendant pleads guilty to secretly recording a 14-year-old girl in plane bathroom
Economy|Political|US

Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding

Attorneys general in New York and Rhode Island are backing a federal judge's decision to extend a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars

Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding
Health|Political|Science|US

Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research

A federal judge is preventing the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding

Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research
Crime|Political|US

Border czar makes the city of Boston his latest immigration target

Donald Trump’s border czar has turned his anger over illegal immigration to Boston

Border czar makes the city of Boston his latest immigration target
Economy|Health|Political|Science|US

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding

A federal judge is continuing to block the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding

Follow