Immigration agency deports highest numbers since 2014, aided by more flights
Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported more than 270,000 people to 192 countries over a recent…
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Kentucky attorney general finds no requirement to use tax dollars to pay for inmate gender surgeries
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general says the state is under no legal requirement to use taxpayer money to…
Continue ReadingAmazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here’s what you should know
AP Business Writer Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union are on strike for a second day at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Supreme Court temporarily leaves attorney general in charge of Paterson police
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s top court has agreed to temporarily pause a lower court decision that determined the attorney…
Continue ReadingMax Muhleman, who revolutionized seat licensing and helped bring pro sports to Charlotte, dies at 88
AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sports marketer Max Muhleman, who was credited with the concept of developing the permanent seat license in…
Continue ReadingPentagon warns that a government shutdown will cost troops their pay over the holidays
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is warning that Republicans’ decision to abandon a congressional spending plan will cost more…
Continue ReadingPortland, Oregon, swears in new government and mayor who campaigned to end homelessness
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A businessman with no experience in public office is taking over as mayor of Oregon’s biggest city as it…
Continue ReadingVeteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson set to be named UK ambassador to the US
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Veteran U.K. Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson will be Britain’s next ambassador to Washington. Mandelson,…
Continue ReadingFamily of painter Thomas Hart Benton alleges bank undersold artwork; judge disagrees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has rejected arguments that a bank mismanaged painter Thomas Hart Benton’s estate by selling his artwork…
Continue ReadingMan gets life without parole in ‘axe murder’ and Baltimore jail strangulation death
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life without parole for fatally strangling his deaf cellmate while he was in…
Continue Reading76ers win city council nod to build $1.3B downtown stadium and leave South Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have won city council approval for a $1.3 billion downtown arena despite vocal opposition from nearby…
Continue ReadingConnecticut officer found justified in fatal shooting of carjacking suspect
Associated Press Connecticut’s Office of Inspector General says a police officer was justified when he fatally shot a man as he tried to flee in a…
Continue Reading2 more Mexican soldiers killed by an improvised landmine, after 2 died earlier this week
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two more members of Mexico’s armed forces have been killed by an improvised landmine, just days after two soldiers died in…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the debt ceiling debate as a government shutdown looms in Washington
Associated Press A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a federal…
Continue ReadingIsrael and Hamas appear close to a ceasefire deal. These are the sticking points
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israeli and Hamas appear close to reaching a ceasefire deal to wind down the war in Gaza. But disagreements remain…
Continue ReadingPentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad’s fall
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the United States doubled the number of forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group…
Continue ReadingMusk ascends as a political force beyond his wealth by tanking budget deal
Associated Press In the first major flex of his influence since Donald Trump was elected, Elon Musk brought to a sudden halt a bipartisan budget…
Continue ReadingFarmers, business owners, fire survivors face uncertainty after $100B in disaster relief flounders
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — American farmers, small business owners and wildfire survivors are among those who will suffer if Congress…
Continue ReadingFBI agents search home of Los Angeles deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor this week as part of an investigation into whether he…
Continue ReadingNew House GOP budget proposal revives Farm Bill extension and aid money but drops ethanol provision
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — American farmers are hoping that aid to agriculture will be revived as Congress struggles to avert a looming…
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