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Trump: ICE should continue traffic stops after recent shootings, seeming to contradict new policy

Jul 15, 2026, 4:41 AM | Updated: 5:10 pm

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Offic...

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement should continue traffic stops after recent fatal shootings, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them.

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The Bald Range wildfire, that has forced people out of their homes in the south Okanagan region, bu...

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Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated

Wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada on Sunday left some residents keeping a weary eye out for possible evacuation orders while others already forced to flee their homes waited to see what would be left on their return. In western Canada, over 20,000 people were forced to flee communities along Okanagan Lake in […]

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Don Nelson, second-winningest NBA coach who won 5 titles as a Celtics player, dies at 86

Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86. Nelson’s death was announced by the Golden State Warriors, one of the teams he coached. Nelson is one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with […]

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Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed Speaks at a General Election Kickoff Rally for Mi...

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El-Sayed spoke with Obama as Michigan Democrats look to unite after a bitter Senate primary

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, said Sunday he has spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former president campaigns with him as the party tries to unite after a bitter primary that exposed deep rifts between its progressive and moderate wings. El-Sayed said his Friday conversation […]

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Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting wildfire in Utah are dead, officials say

Two helicopter pilots who crashed while they were fighting a wildfire in Utah are dead, officials confirmed Saturday.

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Boat capsizes in New York Harbor, woman and 5-month-old baby die

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman and infant died after a boat capsized Saturday night in New York Harbor, police said. The boat overturned around 10:25 p.m. near Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty. Twelve people were rescued from the water before police arrived, and police divers later located the 27-year-old woman and […]

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People arrive for immigration court hearings in New York, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wen...

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Many immigrants face deportation without a lawyer at their side in court. This program tries to help

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawyer Kamalpreet Chohan ran her finger down a list of 57 names of people scheduled to appear during a morning of hearings at the immigration court in California’s capital and pointed out one glaring absence. “None of these folks are represented,” she said. Chohan is the coordinator of a program that […]

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Trump: ICE should continue traffic stops after recent shootings, seeming to contradict new policy