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Immigrant detainees in the U.S. are often illegally held in county jails by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Activists in New York and New Jersey want ICE to release detainees now.

Authorities in Georgia apprehend Brian Nichols, the man police say killed a judge, a court reporter and a deputy Friday at the Fulton County Courthouse. Police have not yet linked Nichols to a fourth death. The body of a U.S. Customs agent was found Saturday. His truck was found outside the apartment in Duluth, Ga., where Nichols was arrested.

With a million people evacuated and more than $1 billion in damage in San Diego County alone so far, President Bush toured the Southern California fire sites.

Winds are slowing in California, giving firefighters a respite from the massive wildfires. The fires around Los Angeles are contained, but farther south in San Diego County, firefighters are struggling to control them. Around 10,000 firefighters are working day and night to put out the blazes.

Gay civil union will be legal in most counties in California today, but it is already facing some challenges. NPR's religion correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty talks about the battle between equal rights and American ideals of religious freedom.

The jury that found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin was comprised of six women. Five of them are white.That got the attention…

People with disabilities in Lee County plan to turn out in force for budget hearings on September 4 and 18. At issue are proposed cuts to public…

The declaration covers St. Lucie, Martin and Lee Counties. You can read the declaration HERE. The questionnaire from the Florida Dept. of Economic Oppor...

Early voting for the Aug. 30 primary election begins next week.

Two manatees were stranded after Hurricane Irma sucked the water out of Sarasota Bay, in Manatee County.