Louisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children to undergo surgical castration under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is being accused of a political double-standard after dropping charges against most of the anti-Israel activists arrested in the occupation of a Columbia University academic building.

Former President Donald Trump raised eyebrows with his surprise vow to staple green cards to diplomas of foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges, but analysts said it wasn't surprising to those who have closely watched him over the years.