States seek to unmask federal immigration agents -- and their own police

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from masking their faces have gained new life in states — thanks in part to a court ruling that blocked the nation's first such law, in California. A little over a month after the California law was ...

Iranian Americans mark Persian New Year with a mix of sadness and joy

By AMY TAXIN and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After thousands of Iranian demonstrators were killed in a January crackdown, Shima Razavi Gacek wanted to keep alive her family's favorite springtime holiday traditions but didn't feel like throwing her annual house ...

The Strait of Hormuz has a long history of disruption

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has thrust the Strait of Hormuz once again into the crosshairs of a geopolitical conflict. Nearly all traffic has ground to a halt in the waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the ...