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Anti-ICE nationwide protests in photos

Anti-ICE protesters gathered nationwide to decry the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis and the shooting of two protesters in Portland, Oregon. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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Trump signs executive order meant to protect the money from Venezuelan oil

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new executive order on Venezuelan oil revenue is meant to ensure that the money remains protected from being used in judicial proceedings. The executive order, made public on Saturday, says that if the funds were to be seized for such use, it could “undermine critical U.S. […]
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Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for ‘The Thing’ and ‘Punky Brewster,’ dies at 69

DUARTE, Calif. (AP) — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film “The Thing” and “Punky Brewster” on television, has died at the age of 69. Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in Duarte, California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. […]
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Rioter convicted for carrying Pelosi’s podium seeks Florida county office

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who grabbed then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium and posed for photographs with it during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for county office. the pro-Trump mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Johnson told WWSB-TV that it was “not a coincidence” that he filed for office on Jan. 6, […]
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Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates and banks balk

NEW YORK (AP) — Reviving a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that could save Americans tens of billions of dollars but drew immediate opposition from an industry that has been in his corner. Trump was not clear in his social media post Friday […]
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How the US could take over Greenland and the potential challenges

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. He has repeatedly said the U.S. must take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island.
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Six killed in Mississippi, suspect in custody

Authorities said a person was in custody Saturday after six people were killed in a series of related shootings in eastern Mississippi.
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Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Good’s killing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The killing of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is reverberating across Capitol Hill where Democrats, and certain Republicans, are vowing an assertive response as President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation operations spark protests nationwide. Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation into Renee Good’s […]
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Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids

Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week’s unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance will only make things worse. One of her offices is in a Democratic area, where more of the parents she sees are opting for alternative schedules that […]
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Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War

NEW YORK (AP) — Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long-anticipated tribute from his adopted country. A Paine memorial in Washington, D.C., authorized by a 2022 law, awaits approval from the U.S. Department of Interior. It would be the first landmark in […]
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Six killed in Mississippi, suspect in custody

WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a person was in custody Saturday after six people were killed in a series of related shootings in eastern Mississippi. Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said in a Facebook post that “multiple innocent lives” were lost “due to violence” in the town of West Point, near the Alabama […]
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VR headsets are ‘hope machines’ inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales. No passport required, just a virtual reality headset. “I went to Thailand, man!” Smith recalled with a grin, describing the first time he strapped on a VR device […]
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Protests against ICE planned across US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests against immigration enforcement are planned for cities and towns across the country on Saturday after one federal officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis and another shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon. The demonstrations come as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pushes forward in the Twin Cities with […]
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How the US could take over Greenland and the potential challenges

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. He has repeatedly said the United States must take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island, which is a semiautonomous region that’s part of NATO ally Denmark. Officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States met Thursday in Washington and will meet again next week to […]
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Actor Timothy Busfield accused of child sex abuse in New Mexico

Authorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant Friday for director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield to face a child sex abuse charge. An investigator with the Albuquerque Police Department filed a criminal complaint in support of the charge, which says a child reported that Busfield touched him inappropriately. The acts allegedly occurred on […]
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Florida sets execution date for man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a robbery

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a robbery is set to become Florida’s first execution of 2026 under a death warrant signed Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who signed off on a record 19 executions last year. Ronald Palmer Heath, 64, is scheduled to die by lethal […]
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Judge says Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states for now

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting needy children and their families from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now. The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that a policy announced Tuesday to freeze […]
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Washington National Opera bows out of Kennedy Center

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington National Opera announced Friday that it had decided to end its arrangement with the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital, though it said it was hoping for an “amicable transition.” “To ensure fiscal prudence and fulfill its obligations for a balanced budget, the WNO will reduce its spring season and […]
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Head of FBI’s New York field office to serve as co-deputy director after Bongino’s departure

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the FBI’s New York field office has been named co-deputy director of the bureau, replacing Dan Bongino following his recent departure, an FBI spokesperson said Friday. Christopher Raia, who helped lead the response to the deadly truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day last year, was picked […]
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Trump wears a new ‘Happy Trump’ lapel pin, but insists he’s never happy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insists he’s never happy. But now he has a lapel pin that is. The president sported a tiny version of himself on his suit’s lapel Friday, under the miniature American flag pin he and other presidents have traditionally worn. “Somebody gave me this. Do you know what that is? […]
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Trump brushes off early posting of confidential jobs figures

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an unusual move, President Donald Trump posted employment report Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. eastern. The monthly jobs numbers are a closely guarded secret because they can cause sharp swings in financial markets when released. Friday’s report, in fact, contributed to a rise in stock prices and a slight decline in […]
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Dispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in court

NEW YORK (AP) — Days after Nicolás Maduro’s arraignment on drug trafficking charges, a squabble has erupted over who gets to represent the former Venezuelan president in the high-stakes case. Defense attorney Barry Pollack, who sat with Maduro in court, accused lawyer Bruce Fein of trying to join the case without authorization. Fein, an associate […]
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Heritage Foundation calls on US to prioritize marriage and family in new report

The Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government “to save and restore the American family,” kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues. Among its recommendations? A “marriage bootcamp,” designed to prepare cohabitating couples for marriage; a “universal day of rest” that would build upon […]
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Wounded veterans cycle through Florida Keys for annual Soldier Ride

KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Nearly 15 years after his first Soldier Ride, Bill Hansen joined dozens of other wounded veterans on Friday as they cycled along the Overseas Highway, including the Seven Mile Bridge, for the annual Florida Keys event. A total of 45 men and women, as well as their supporters, are participating […]
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