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Lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ask to seal evidence and parts of a key hearing

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk will make their case Tuesday to close portions of a key hearing and seal some evidence after a judge rejected their request to ban news cameras from court. Tyler Robinson’s defense has argued that broadcasts of the proceedings create a media […]
3 months ago

Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled Monday. The decision by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel brings an abrupt halt to a practice begun under the Trump administration that enabled agents to take into […]
3 months ago

What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries as Trump’s endorsement is put to the test

WASHINGTON (AP) — Is there a future in politics for Republicans who cross President Donald Trump? The signs this year suggest no, and Trump has convinced his voters to defeat his adversaries again and again. The next test of the president’s power to extract retribution is on Tuesday, when Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky faces […]
3 months ago

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — After prevailing in its court fight with Elon Musk, OpenAI — the ChatGPT maker valued at $852 billion — remains on track for what could be one of the largest initial public offerings in history. Musk had been seeking the ouster of his fellow OpenAI co-founder, CEO Sam Altman, among other […]
3 months ago

Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump’s second term

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States began ratcheting up pressure on communist-controlled Cuba after the military action in Venezuela early this year resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. A criminal charge against Castro would have to be approved […]
3 months ago

Oregon voters decide whether to boost their gas tax as Iran war causes prices at the pump to soar

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon voters are facing a familiar theme on their primary ballot Tuesday — well-financed Democratic incumbents looking to slide past little-known challengers while Republicans attempt to nominate candidates who could put up a fight in November in a heavily blue state. Much of the Election Day drama will center less on […]
3 months ago

Hearings to focus on why a UPS cargo plane engine fell off, causing deadly crash

Federal safety investigators will hold hearings this week examining why the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane last year, causing a crash that killed 15 people, and why Boeing didn’t address the underlying flaw sooner. The engine separated from the MD-11’s wing as it accelerated down the runway Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport in […]
3 months ago

Alabamans to choose nominees for US Senate as voting maps in flux

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Republicans on Tuesday will choose among several U.S. Senate candidates who have stressed their loyalty to President Donald Trump as the party looks for a nominee to succeed Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor this year. Tuberville’s decision ignited a rare and fierce battle among Republicans for an open […]
3 months ago

Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he appears to have hit a wall with Iran as his tough talk, threats and even military action have not moved Tehran from its long-established positions. With shifting goals that make it difficult to judge the status of the […]
3 months ago

US Rep. Thomas Massie loses Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein in another victory for Trump

CRESTWOOD, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Republican House primary Tuesday in another test of President Donald Trump’s power over his party after he handpicked challenger and ultimate winner Ed Gallrein to oust the incumbent. The result showed the president’s persisting influence over GOP voters, adding to a growing number of […]
3 months ago

Pennsylvania Democrats hope to flip Republican-held seats once they settle toss-up primaries

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in Pennsylvania will settle primary fights on Tuesday to shape their congressional slate for the fall election when they hope to capture the state’s four swing districts and ultimately a U.S. House majority. Gov. Josh Shapiro and national Democrats are promoting their chosen candidates over progressive rivals, the latest example […]
3 months ago

Asian shares trade mixed and Kospi falls nearly 4% as oil prices keep swinging

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war roiled global markets. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.6% in morning trading to 60,433.79, erasing initial gains after the government reported that the economy grew for the second straight quarter in January-March, mainly due to better than […]
3 months ago

Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States in the coming months, arguing that their status as Afrikaners has left them open to discrimination and persecution at home. The South African government has said the Trump administration’s claims are baseless. But President […]
3 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Monday that the Supreme Court risks being seen as political in the wake of a major voting rights decision. She spoke after writing a solo dissent from the court’s decision allowing Louisiana to move quickly to use new maps after the court struck down a majority-Black district […]
3 months ago

What to know about a deadly attack by teen gunmen on a San Diego mosque

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Police raced Monday to catch an armed teenage runaway before he and another teen opened fire on a San Diego mosque, killing three men and then themselves. About two hours after one boy’s mother called to warn police that he had run away with her weapons and vehicle, shots rang out […]
3 months ago

Autopsy says the death of a Haitian man detained in Arizona was related to his dental woes

PHOENIX (AP) — An autopsy report released Monday confirmed that the death of a Haitian man after spending months at an Arizona immigration detention facility was related to his dental problems, as a family member had contended. But the report also said 56-year-old Emmanuel Damas, whose brother previously said had died from an untreated tooth […]
3 months ago

Former Hartford police officer charged in fatal shooting of a Black man in mental distress

A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has been charged with manslaughter after a state investigation found he failed to de-escalate the confrontation. The officer, Joseph Magnano, was fired by the Hartford Police Department following the Feb. 27 shooting of Steven Jones, a 55-year-old man […]
3 months ago

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining and drilling while reversing conservation plans. Former congressman Steve Pearce will lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management following Monday’s 46-43 […]
3 months ago

Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles. […]
3 months ago

Man wrongly convicted of killing 2 Michigan hunters in 1990 agrees to $5.25M settlement

DETROIT (AP) — A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25 million settlement after accusing police of failing to turn over evidence that could have helped him at trial, a lawyer said Monday. Jeff Titus was released in 2023 and his murder convictions […]
3 months ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump distorts recent revisions of scientific projections of global warming

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump recently blasted the accuracy of global warming projections in a Truth Social post that itself painted a distorted view of the science, projections and how the international community discusses climate policy. Every several years, the United Nations produces massive scientific reports on what’s happening and likely to happen with […]
3 months ago

The New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth’s media restrictions

The New York Times sued the Defense Department on Monday for the second time in five months, arguing that a requirement that journalists be escorted while on Pentagon grounds violates the First Amendment. The escort policy is “an unconstitutional attempt by the Pentagon to prevent independent reporting on military affairs,” a Times spokesman, Charlie Stadtlander, […]
3 months ago

US pauses joint defense effort with Canada that dates to WWII

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is pausing its participation on a joint board with Canada for continental defense that dates back to World War II, the Pentagon announced Monday, accusing Canada of failing “to make credible progress on its defense commitments.” President Donald Trump has long accused Canada and other NATO countries of spending […]
3 months ago

Police: 3 killed at a San Diego mosque and both suspects are dead

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say two teenage suspects opened fire at an Islamic center in San Diego on Monday, killing three men before killing themselves. The case is being investigated as a hate crime, police say. The Islamic Center is the largest mosque in San Diego County, according to its website. :Here is the […]
3 months ago