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Judges resume sentencing over shooting at Texas immigration facility
Read full article: Judges resume sentencing over shooting at Texas immigration facilitySix people who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges related to a shooting last year that wounded a police officer during a demonstration at a Texas immigration detention center are set to be sentenced.
Adults arrested after 16 children found in 'deplorable' conditions in southern Ohio home
Read full article: Adults arrested after 16 children found in 'deplorable' conditions in southern Ohio homeAuthorities have arrested four adults on felony child endangerment charges after discovering 16 children in need of medical treatment in a rural Ohio home.
Hawaii displays historic photos of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing flower lei during Selma march
Read full article: Hawaii displays historic photos of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing flower lei during Selma marchPhotographs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing lei from Hawaii during the Selma-to-Montgomery marches are now on display in Honolulu.
Judges strike down Trump administration's overhaul of student loan forgiveness program
Read full article: Judges strike down Trump administration's overhaul of student loan forgiveness programA pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution.
Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price fixing claims
Read full article: Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price fixing claimsThe U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers over allegations of that the companies illegally colluded in a multiyear scheme to raises prices.
Trump administration seeks to stomp out all fires quickly, reviving policy that has been discredited
Read full article: Trump administration seeks to stomp out all fires quickly, reviving policy that has been discreditedThe deaths of three firefighters in Colorado are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration’s creation of a new federal fire agency and its revival of a previously discredited policy to stomp out all wildfires quickly.
US Treasury cracks down on Jalisco New Generation Cartel with sanctions and a bank alert
Read full article: US Treasury cracks down on Jalisco New Generation Cartel with sanctions and a bank alertThe U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions and a new bank alert targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal group.
Federal judge denies effort by Trump administration to get New Hampshire's detailed voter data
Read full article: Federal judge denies effort by Trump administration to get New Hampshire's detailed voter dataA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Justice Department aimed at compelling New Hampshire to provide data on its voters.
Supreme Court will consider whether laws known as assault weapons bans violate the Second Amendment
Read full article: Supreme Court will consider whether laws known as assault weapons bans violate the Second AmendmentA Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.
Blake Lively wants $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni after 'It Ends With Us' dispute
Read full article: Blake Lively wants $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni after 'It Ends With Us' disputeBlake Lively is seeking $8 million in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after resolving their dispute over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us.”.
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
Read full article: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limitsThe Supreme Court has upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
Read full article: Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teamsThe Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.
The Latest: Trump's envoys are in Qatar for Iran war mediation
Read full article: The Latest: Trump's envoys are in Qatar for Iran war mediationIt’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran war, and the world again awaits another round of some sort of talks as President Donald Trump and Iranian officials disagree over what and even how they’ll communicate.
Carnegie Foundation unveils 2026's 'Great Immigrants, Great Americans' list
Read full article: Carnegie Foundation unveils 2026's 'Great Immigrants, Great Americans' listThe Andrew Carnegie Foundation has announced this year’s “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” honorees, including Citi CEO Jane Fraser and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Hernan Diaz and Cristina Rivera Garza.
Trump's fixation on voting has had mixed results. He still has ways to affect November's elections
Read full article: Trump's fixation on voting has had mixed results. He still has ways to affect November's electionsPresident Donald Trump has tried many ways to tighten his grip on U.S. elections, from signing executive orders to pushing restrictive legislation in Congress.
Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court ruling
Read full article: Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court rulingArkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda.
Michigan parents charged with murder in death of 7-year-old son who weighed 255 pounds
Read full article: Michigan parents charged with murder in death of 7-year-old son who weighed 255 poundsProsecutors in Michigan say the parents of a 7-year-old boy who weighed 255 pounds when he died have been charged with murder.
Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction
Read full article: Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud convictionA self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a fraud conviction.
San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuits
Read full article: San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuitsThe San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle over 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials.
More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
Read full article: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missingSurvivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble.
Echoes of deadly Arizona wildfire with 3 firefighters killed in Colorado-Utah blaze
Read full article: Echoes of deadly Arizona wildfire with 3 firefighters killed in Colorado-Utah blazeA wildfire that has killed three firefighters along the Colorado-Utah border is one of the deadliest for firefighters since an Arizona wildfire 13 years ago.
New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets
Read full article: New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streetsNew Mexico's governor says the state could seek billions in civil damages after DEA agents allowed fentanyl shipments into communities.
Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballots
Read full article: Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballotsElection officials in states that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day say they are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to outlaw the practice.
Royalties. Teaching gigs. A concert in Puerto Rico. Financial forms offer view inside Supreme Court
Read full article: Royalties. Teaching gigs. A concert in Puerto Rico. Financial forms offer view inside Supreme CourtSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was gifted concert tickets in Puerto Rico last year as members of the high court continued to accept international teaching gigs and and receive royalties for books they have authored.
Luigi Mangione gets stuck in an elevator as judge delays his federal trial until January
Read full article: Luigi Mangione gets stuck in an elevator as judge delays his federal trial until JanuaryA judge has delayed Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
ICE releases a Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit
Read full article: ICE releases a Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habitDiocese officials in south Texas say a nun walking to church dressed in her habit was detained by ICE officers and later released after members of Congress intervened.
Professor known for 'torture memos' will advise conspiracy probe focused on perceived Trump foes
Read full article: Professor known for 'torture memos' will advise conspiracy probe focused on perceived Trump foesJohn Yoo, a conservative law professor known for his views on presidential power, confirms he will advise a team investigating whether officials conspired against Donald Trump.
Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users' location history
Read full article: Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users' location historyThe Supreme Court has held that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant.
Authorities end a takeover at a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpowered the guards
Read full article: Authorities end a takeover at a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpowered the guardsAuthorities have retaken control of a jail in eastern North Carolina where inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of the facility.
3 firefighters killed in Western wildfire were trying to shield themselves from flames
Read full article: 3 firefighters killed in Western wildfire were trying to shield themselves from flamesFederal officials say the three firefighters killed over the weekend in a Colorado wildfire were part of a specialized crew that goes into remote areas to quickly put out new fires.
Former NBA players Malik Beasley, Ed Davis are latest to be charged in gambling scandal
Read full article: Former NBA players Malik Beasley, Ed Davis are latest to be charged in gambling scandalFormer NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government’s gambling investigation.
Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNN
Read full article: Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNNThe Supreme Court is refusing to revive a $300 million defamation lawsuit filed against CNN over its coverage of a prominent attorney’s remarks during President Donald Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial.
Live updates: Supreme Court lets Trump fire agency heads, a dramatic expansion of presidential power
Read full article: Live updates: Supreme Court lets Trump fire agency heads, a dramatic expansion of presidential powerPresident Donald Trump has won and lost some as the Supreme Court wraps its final week of a term focused on executive power.
Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find
Read full article: Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls findA new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past several years.
Thousands of immigrants got scammed by an attorney exploiting humanitarian visas, lawsuits say
Read full article: Thousands of immigrants got scammed by an attorney exploiting humanitarian visas, lawsuits sayAn attorney in Washington state promised “miracles” to tens of thousands of immigrants seeking legal status.
Alex Murdaugh's true crime saga returns as the date for his new murder trial is set
Read full article: Alex Murdaugh's true crime saga returns as the date for his new murder trial is setAlex Murdaugh's retrial on murder changes in the killings of his wife and son has begun with a pretrial hearing.
The military is searching for a US Marine missing off the coast of California
Read full article: The military is searching for a US Marine missing off the coast of CaliforniaOfficials say multiple agencies are searching for a U.S. Marine who went missing during a training exercise off the coast of southern California.
At least 117 dead dogs found in 'horrific scene' at California 'no-kill' shelter
Read full article: At least 117 dead dogs found in 'horrific scene' at California 'no-kill' shelterAuthorities say the remains of at least 117 dogs were found on the grounds of a California “no-kill“ animal shelter, many of them with gunshot wounds.
America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come
Read full article: America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's comeAmerica is getting ready to celebrate the 250th anniversary since it split from Britain's monarchy and embarked on its experiment in democracy.
A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed
Read full article: A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmedA new Mississippi law authorizes the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of immigrants illegally living in the state.
3 firefighters killed in Colorado as wildfires stoked by heat, wind rage across the West
Read full article: 3 firefighters killed in Colorado as wildfires stoked by heat, wind rage across the WestThree firefighters have died and two were injured while battling fires on the Colorado-Utah border.
Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director
Read full article: Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE directorPresident Donald Trump says he is nominating Lance Schroyer as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise
Read full article: Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs riseNew federal figures show that about 3 million fewer people had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year.