NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� It鈥檚 one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country 鈥� and its most devoted supporters say not enough people know about it. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture hopes to change that Saturday, as it celebrates its centennial with a festival combining two of its marquee […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building after a week of protests against immigration raids, while communities across the country are preparing for demonstrations against President Donald Trump鈥檚 polices this weekend. The Marines wearing combat gear and carrying rifles are taking over some posts from National Guard […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Shortly after they began guarding a Los Angeles federal building Friday, U.S. Marines detained a man who had walked onto the property and did not immediately hear their commands to stop. The brief detention marked the first time federal troops have detained a civilian since they were deployed to the nation’s […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A judge blocked New York City鈥檚 mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city鈥檚 main jail, in part because of concerns the mayor invited them back in as part of a deal with the Trump administration to end his corruption case. New York Judge Mary Rosado鈥檚 decision […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a 鈥渘ational security agreement鈥� submitted by the federal government. Trump’s order didn鈥檛 detail the terms of the national security agreement. But U.S. Steel and […]
PHOENIX (AP) 鈥� The top elections official in one of the nation鈥檚 most pivotal swing counties is suing the Maricopa County governing board over allegations that it’s attempting to gain more control over how elections are administered. County Recorder Justin Heap filed a lawsuit Thursday in state court with the backing of America First Legal, […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) 鈥� For the first time ever, parts of Alaska will be under a heat advisory 鈥� but you can put an asterisk at the end of that term. It’s not the first instance of unusually high temperatures in what many consider the nation’s coldest state, but the National Weather Service only recently […]
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A federal appeals court won鈥檛 reconsider its ruling upholding a $5 million civil judgment against President Donald Trump in a civil lawsuit alleging he sexually abused a writer in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. In an 8-2 vote Friday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump鈥檚 petition […]
An Afghan man in Oklahoma accused of planning an Election Day attack in the U.S. on behalf of the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Friday to terrorism-related charges in federal court. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, pleaded guilty to two offenses: conspiring and providing support to the Islamic State group, and attempting to receive firearms to […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) 鈥� A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman outside a Jacksonville bar as part of an attempted revenge killing has been scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the eighth this year. Michael Bernard Bell, 54, is set to die […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) 鈥� Two people have been charged with conspiracy to commit voter registration fraud in a case that shows Minnesota’s election safeguards work and prevented anyone from voting illegally, Secretary of State Steve Simon said Friday. The charges announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office allege that Ronnie Williams and Lorraine Lee Combs generated fictitious […]
Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues on record in this mountainous state. One man remained hospitalized in fair condition Friday while the other was treated at a hospital and released. The rescues happened late Thursday near the summit of Torreys Peak, […]
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) 鈥� The former lawyer and friend of the late, estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, a Connecticut mother of five who went missing in 2019 and is now presumed dead, pleaded guilty Friday to interfering with police in the case. Kent Mawhinney had originally been charged with the more serious crime of conspiracy […]
A federal judge in San Francisco on Friday stopped Secretary of State Marco Rubio from proceeding with plans to downsize the State Department, saying that it was prohibited behavior under an injunction she issued last month. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston barred the Republican administration from carrying out much of its plans to reorganize and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� ABC鈥檚 鈥淭his Week鈥� 鈥� Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.; retired Gen. Joseph Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command. ___ NBC’s 鈥淢eet the Press鈥� 鈥� Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rand Paul, R-Ky. ___ CNN’s 鈥淪tate of the Union鈥� 鈥� Padilla; Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass; […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� The federal judge presiding over the case against five former Memphis officers convicted in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols recused himself Friday, just days before he was supposed to hand down sentences for the men. U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris issued a one-sentence order saying he was recusing himself […]
SAN ANTONIO (AP) 鈥� Authorities in San Antonion on Friday said the number of people who died in heavy storms has risen to 10 and that some remain missing. Rescue crews were searching for missing people following Thursday鈥檚 downpour, as the flooding recedes, San Antonio Fire Department spokesperson Joe Arrington said. More than a dozen […]
MACON. Ga. (AP) 鈥� A total of three people have now been arrested in connection with a triple homicide outside a Georgia bar in May, while authorities said a fourth man wanted for arrest killed himself on Thursday. The May 18 shooting in the parking lot outside the Midtown Daiquiri Bar and Grill in Macon, […]
A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden to New Hampshire Democrats last year was acquitted Friday of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate. Steven Kramer, 56, of New Orleans, admitted orchestrating a message sent to thousands of voters two days before the state鈥檚 Jan. 23, 2024, presidential primary. Recipients […]
CHELSEA, Ala. (AP) 鈥� Federal investigators found that a pilot鈥檚 medication use may have been a contributing factor in a 2023 medical helicopter crash that killed two in Alabama. The National Transportation Safety Board released the final report this month on the April 2, 2023, accident. The Airbus EC130 medical helicopter crashed near the community […]
Last weekend, President Donald Trump took the rare step of mobilizing the National Guard, and then the U.S. Marines, sending them into Los Angeles over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom quickly took the president to court for unilaterally calling in the military to clamp down on protests against the administration’s immigration policies. […]
DETROIT (AP) 鈥� Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States for use at the University of Michigan will remain in custody after waiving their right to a hearing Friday in federal court. Yunqing Jian and Chengxuan Han said in separate court appearances in Detroit that they would not […]
PARIS (AP) 鈥� A top-level U.N. conference on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians scheduled for next week has been postponed amid surging tensions in the Middle East, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. France and Saudi Arabia were due to co-chair the conference hosted by the U.N. General Assembly in New York […]
BALTIMORE (AP) 鈥� A federal judge has blocked the terminations of three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission after they were fired by President Donald Trump in his effort to assert more power over independent federal agencies. The commission helps protect consumers from dangerous products by issuing recalls, suing errant companies and more. […]
