The first time I heard someone called an “alien” in a legal context was over breakfast with a roommate in law school. After college, she’d spent a year playing basketball in France. Why leave such a ...

On April 2, 2013, the Associated Press announced amendments to its style book effectively banning the use of the word “illegal” to describe a person, as in “an illegal immigrant.” This announcement ...

The word “alien” is peppered throughout federal law, and it has nothing to do with extraterrestrial life illegally visiting the United States. The law uses the word to describe people who aren’t ...

Demi Lovato isn’t afraid to share her love of aliens after launching their series, “Unidentified with Demi Lovato,” on the streaming platform, Peacock. Recently, the singer shared an encouragement to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. California will strike the word “alien” from ...

California will strike the word “alien” from its state laws, getting rid of what Gov. Gavin Newsom called “an offensive term for a human being” that has “fueled a divisive and hurtful narrative.” ...