News for February 19, 2025

Civil rights groups, including the National Urban League and National Fair Housing Alliance, sued President Donald Trump over executive orders they say attack DEIA programs and limit their free speech and ability to help marginalized communities.

Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 to each passenger aboard a Toronto crash flight as investigators continue to examine why the plane flipped over during landing.

Andrew Lester, who pleaded guilty in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, has died before he could be sentenced.

Gov. Kathy Hochul sent the National Guard to New York prisons to keep order as corrections officers continued an unauthorized strike.

The U.S. State Department, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, formally labeled major Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, opening the door to new sanctions and possible wider enforcement steps.

Sweden’s Supreme Court rejected Greta Thunberg and other activists’ climate lawsuit, saying courts cannot force the government or parliament to take specific climate actions.