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Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard.
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Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the […]
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Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial, Friday, June 6, 2025 in New Y...

Jury in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial is set to resume deliberations

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in sex crimes retrial is set to resume deliberations Monday, after two days without reaching a verdict the prior week. The panel of seven women and five men on Thursday began weighing two counts of criminal sex act and one count of rape against the former movie mogul. Weinstein, […]
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Anthony Weiner knocks on a resident's door while capaigning for a seat on the New York City Council...

Who’s that knocking at your door? It’s Anthony Weiner on a comeback tour

NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine this: You’re home for the evening, winding down. There’s a knock at the door. Who’s there? It’s Anthony Weiner. And he wants your vote. Yes, that Weiner: The guy whose once-promising political career was derailed by sexting scandals and then seemingly ended forever when he was imprisoned for sending sexually […]
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FILE - FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Manassas FBI Field Office, Ma...

Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too

WASHINGTON (AP) — FOR MOVEMENT AT 12:01 A.M. ON MONDAY JUNE 9TH When the FBI arrested an accused leader of the MS-13 gang, Kash Patel was there to announce the case, trumpeting it as a step toward returning “our communities to safety.” Weeks later, when the Justice Department announced the seizure of $510 million in […]
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FILE - A plane flies over Oakland Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Je...

Unsubstantiated ‘chemtrail’ conspiracy theories lead to legislation proposed in US statehouses

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana Rep. Kimberly Landry Coates stood before her colleagues in the state’s Legislature she warned that the bill she was presenting might “seem strange” or even crazy. Some lawmakers laughed with disbelief and others listened intently, as Coates described situations that are often noted in discussions of “chemtrails” — […]
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In this photo provided by owner Derek Brown, Apollo, an 18 week old, 22 pound Catahoula Leopard dog...

A New Orleans police officer who fatally shot a puppy will face a jury lawsuit trial

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy while responding to a call is set to go to trial Monday in a federal lawsuit filed by the dog’s owners. The Catahoula Leopard dog ran up to Officer Derrick Burmaster after he entered the yard in response to a […]
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Apple CEO Tim Cook waves to attendees during an event on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Mon...

Apple unveils software redesign while reeling from AI missteps, tech upheaval and Trump’s trade war

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — After stumbling out of the starting gate in Big Tech’s pivotal race to capitalize on artificial intelligence, Apple tried to regain its footing Monday during an annual developers conference that focused mostly on incremental advances and cosmetic changes in its technology. The presummer rite, which attracted thousands of developers from nearly […]
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A car burns during a protest in Compton, Calif., Saturday, June 7, 2025, after federal immigration ...

US-Immigration-Raids-Los Angeles-Photo-Gallery

Tear gas was fired at protesters in Los Angeles when some demonstrators moved close to National Guard troops and police and shouted insults at them. President Donald Trump deployed the Guard after protests erupted when federal immigration authorities arrested dozens of people across the city. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo […]
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Law enforcement stand during a protest in Compton, Calif., Saturday, June 7, 2025, after federal im...

After tear gas and street fires, an Los Angeles community cleans up as National Guard troops arrive

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Ernest Melendrez woke up early Sunday to shovel tear gas pellets and other charred and broken detritus from his neighborhood’s streets, the remnants of a battle between protesters demonstrating against immigration raids and federal and local authorities the night before. Melendrez wore a mask covering his nose and mouth, but he […]
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Bella Bautista, 22, a trans woman from Cartersville, Ga., walks past the U.S. Capitol after attendi...

PHOTO ESSAY: A young trans woman’s journey, and her latest destination: World Pride in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — As they get ready in their hotel room, Bella Bautista trades makeup tips with the roommate she has just met. Bautista, her cheekbones high and her confidence glowing, asks her roommate to curl her highlighted hair in the back. Jae Douglas obliges cheerfully. Bautista, 22, is a college cheerleader turned pageant contestant. […]
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Who is Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay who was shot during a campaign rally in Bogota?

Conservative Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot and seriously injured during a campaign rally in the capital, Bogota. The brazen attack captured on video shook a nation that decades ago regularly saw kidnappings and killings of politicians and high profile people. Uribe Turbay, 39, who has announced he intends to run for president next […]
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Haitian art is displayed on a wall as a man practices dance moves for a father-daughter performance...

Trump’s new travel ban set to take effect amid escalating tension over immigration enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries is set to take effect Monday amid escalating tension over the president’s unprecedented campaign of immigration enforcement. The new proclamation, which Trump signed on Wednesday, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, […]
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In this image taken from June 8, 2025, video by the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in Rutherfor...

A runaway pet zebra has been captured in Tennessee

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process was captured Sunday, authorities said. Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, […]
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., wraps up a news conference on President Donald Trump's bi...

Mike Johnson downplays Musk’s influence and says Republicans will pass Trump’s tax and budget bill

With an uncharacteristically feistiness, Speaker Mike Johnson took clear sides Sunday in President Donald Trump’s breakup with mega-billionaire Elon Musk. The Republican House leader and staunch Trump ally said Musk’s criticism of the GOP’s massive tax and budget policy bill will not derail the measure, and he downplayed Musk’s influence over the GOP-controlled Congress. “I […]
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A motorist drives through some standing water along the 2100 block of Ford Avenue during the storm ...

At least 2 people killed as storms push through South

Two people were killed by falling trees and tens of thousands were left without power as severe storms rolled through the South over the weekend. The storms downed trees and powerlines and brought heavy rainfall, hail and gusty winds as they pushed through the region. Nearly 150,000 people across southern states from Texas to South […]
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People attend the World Pride Rally and March at the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, June 8, 2025, on the...

‘Not just a party:’ World Pride celebrations end with defiant politics on display

Washington (AP) — After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday’s parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital kicked off on a more downbeat note. More than a thousand people gathered under grey skies Sunday morning at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally that will lead into a protest march, as […]
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National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles on Trump’s orders to quell immigration protests

LOS ANGELES (AP) — National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump to stamp out protests that have broken out in recent days against federal immigration authorities seeking to carry out deportations in the region. The members of California’s National Guard were seen staging early Sunday at the […]
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FILE - A child holds an iPhone at an Apple store on Sept. 25, 2015 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro S...

Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a ‘mobile security crisis’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began late last year and carried into 2025, were the tipoff to a sophisticated cyberattack that may have allowed hackers to […]
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Tropical Storm Barbara forms off coast of southwest Mexico

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Barbara has formed off the southwest coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Sunday. No coastal watches or warnings were issued. Heavy rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters), with amounts of up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) in limited areas, are […]
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Fire and smoke rise from the site where a Russian missile struck a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukr...

Russia continues to accuse Ukraine of delaying planned exchange of dead fighters

Russian officials said Sunday that Moscow is still awaiting official confirmation from Kyiv that a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action will take place, reiterating allegations that Ukraine had postponed the swap. Russian state media quoted Lt. Gen. Alexander Zorin, a representative of the Russian negotiating group, as saying that Russia […]
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Athletes express concern over NCAA settlement’s impact on non-revenue sports

Sydney Moore and Sabrina Ootsburg were surrounded by hundreds of college athletes at a convention in Charlotte when news broke that the $2.8 billion NCAA settlement had been approved by a federal judge. In a room full of college athletes, they felt like the only two people who understood the gravity of the situation. “I’m […]
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Protesters kick the side of a Border Patrol vehicle during a demonstration over the dozens detained...

What to know about Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests

President Donald Trump says he’s deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s not the first time Trump has activated the National Guard to quell protests. In 2020, he asked governors of several states to send troops to Washington, D.C. […]
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The South Dakota State Penitentiary sits north of downtown Sioux Falls on Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP...

South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two years after approving a tough-on-crime sentencing law, South Dakota is scrambling to deal with the price tag for that legislation: Housing thousands of additional inmates could require up to $2 billion to build new prisons in the next decade. That’s a lot of money for a state with one […]
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