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Immigration raids are threatening businesses that supply America's food, farm bureaus say
Read full article: Immigration raids are threatening businesses that supply America's food, farm bureaus sayFederal agents have rounded up dozens of California farmworkers in large-scale raids at packinghouses and fields that farm bureaus say threaten businesses that supply much of the country’s food.
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up for Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial but can't get in
Read full article: Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up for Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial but can't get inYe, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, says he came to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs to support him but couldn't enter the packed courtroom.
Feds to continue to detain Columbia protester, claiming he lied on his green card application
Read full article: Feds to continue to detain Columbia protester, claiming he lied on his green card applicationThe Trump administration says it will continue to detain Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil, claiming the legal U.S. resident lied on his green card application.
Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials
Read full article: Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officialsPresident Donald Trump's administration has released to deportation officials the personal data for millions of Medicaid enrollees, including their immigration status.
In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use
Read full article: In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water useIn landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is growing barramundi — a tropical species native to Australia.
4 detainees have escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, DHS says
Read full article: 4 detainees have escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, DHS saysAuthorities are looking for four detainees who escaped from an immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.
California Legislature to back proposal to freeze health care access for some immigrants
Read full article: California Legislature to back proposal to freeze health care access for some immigrantsThe California Legislature will vote on a proposal to freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants without legal status.
Jury begins deliberating whether Karen Read is guilty of murder in Boston police boyfriend’s death
Read full article: Jury begins deliberating whether Karen Read is guilty of murder in Boston police boyfriend’s deathJurors in the second murder trial of Karen Read have begun deliberating after weeks of testimony.
South Carolina prepares for its 6th execution in 9 months with a man serving 2 death sentences
Read full article: South Carolina prepares for its 6th execution in 9 months with a man serving 2 death sentencesA South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders is scheduled to die by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months.
The lone passenger who survived the deadly Air India crash sparks interest in other sole survivors
Read full article: The lone passenger who survived the deadly Air India crash sparks interest in other sole survivorsThe notion that only one person survived the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board is sparking interest on social media about how that could happen and if such a thing has happened before.
Nevada GOP governor vetoes voter ID bill that he pushed for in a deal with Democrats
Read full article: Nevada GOP governor vetoes voter ID bill that he pushed for in a deal with DemocratsNevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has vetoed a bill that would have required voters in the swing state to show a photo ID at the polls.
Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force, despite ex-officials warning of chaos
Read full article: Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force, despite ex-officials warning of chaosPresident Donald Trump has told government agencies to consolidate their wildland firefighting into a single program.
Jury finds New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunity
Read full article: Jury finds New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunityA New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy violated its owners’ constitutional rights but had qualified immunity, a federal jury found.
'Shocked' and 'sickened' Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla's removal
Read full article: 'Shocked' and 'sickened' Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla's removalSenate Democrats were shaken to the core after seeing videos of officers aggressively pushing California Sen. Alex Padilla out of a news conference with the Homeland Security secretary and eventually restraining him on the floor outside the room.
Trump administration tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela they have to leave
Read full article: Trump administration tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela they have to leaveThe Department of Homeland Security is notifying hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans that their temporary permission to live and work in the United States has been revoked and they should leave the country.
GOP tax bill would cost poor Americans $1,600 a year and boost highest earners by $12,000, CBO says
Read full article: GOP tax bill would cost poor Americans $1,600 a year and boost highest earners by $12,000, CBO saysThe Republican tax bill approved by the House would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.
US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by example
Read full article: US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by exampleFaith leaders across denominations are joining nationwide protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown but are calling for any resistance to remain nonviolent.
Officers sue to compel Congress to install a Jan. 6 riot memorial at Capitol
Read full article: Officers sue to compel Congress to install a Jan. 6 riot memorial at CapitolTwo of the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters have filed a lawsuit to compel Congress to follow one of its own laws and install a memorial to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
Nationwide protests against immigration raids escalate, leading to arrests and curfews
Read full article: Nationwide protests against immigration raids escalate, leading to arrests and curfewsProtests over federal immigration enforcement raids are flaring up around the country, and officials in cities large and small are preparing for major demonstrations against President Donald Trump this weekend.
Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police seeking woman who had abortion
Read full article: Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police seeking woman who had abortionIllinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department for allegedly sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a Texas sheriff seeking a woman who had an abortion.
Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to fine Trump administration for contempt
Read full article: Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to fine Trump administration for contemptLawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Maryland to impose fines and other sanctions against the Trump administration.
The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first
Read full article: The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her firstThe reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag.
Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops ahead of planned ‘No Kings’ protests
Read full article: Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops ahead of planned ‘No Kings’ protestsTexas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops across the state, along with more than 2,000 state police.
Trump signs measure blocking California's ban on new sales of gas-powered cars
Read full article: Trump signs measure blocking California's ban on new sales of gas-powered carsPresident Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
At least 5 dead and 2 missing in San Antonio after heavy rains flood parts of Texas
Read full article: At least 5 dead and 2 missing in San Antonio after heavy rains flood parts of TexasAt least five people are dead in San Antonio after heavy rains flooded highways and stranded motorists.
Robert F. Kennedy met with the CIA after a trip to the Soviet Union, newly declassified files show
Read full article: Robert F. Kennedy met with the CIA after a trip to the Soviet Union, newly declassified files showThe CIA has released 1,500 pages of previously classified documents relating to the assassination of New York Sen. Robert F.
Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bail
Read full article: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bailA Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos into the United States has been released on bail.
AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks
Read full article: AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacksEverything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity.
Most US adults say Trump's military parade is not a good use of money, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Most US adults say Trump's military parade is not a good use of money, a new AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll finds that as Washington prepares for a military parade this weekend to honor the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, U.S. adults are more likely to approve than disapprove of President Donald Trump’s decision to hold the festivities.
Standoff with troops in Los Angeles reignites old feud as Newsom resists Trump's immigration raids
Read full article: Standoff with troops in Los Angeles reignites old feud as Newsom resists Trump's immigration raidsAn escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.
Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans
Read full article: Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bansEvery month, thousands of women evade abortion bans in their home states by turning to telehealth clinics willing to send them pregnancy-ending drugs through the mail.
Homeland Security secretary pledges to carry on with Trump’s immigration crackdown
Read full article: Homeland Security secretary pledges to carry on with Trump’s immigration crackdownHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest.
Trump administration hit with second lawsuit over restrictions on asylum access
Read full article: Trump administration hit with second lawsuit over restrictions on asylum accessThe Trump administration is facing a second lawsuit over the shutdown of asylum at ports of entry, a legal pathway created by Congress under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Southern Baptist public policy arm survives challenge to its conservative credentials
Read full article: Southern Baptist public policy arm survives challenge to its conservative credentialsSouthern Baptist representatives have fended off two efforts to move the staunchly conservative body even more sharply to the right.
EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say
Read full article: EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they sayThe Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.
Trump's plan to begin 'phasing out' FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warn
Read full article: Trump's plan to begin 'phasing out' FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warnPresident Donald Trump’s plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane season is likely to put more responsibilities on states to provide services following increasingly frequent and expensive climate disasters, experts say.
Judge says government must release Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil, but has until Friday to appeal
Read full article: Judge says government must release Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil, but has until Friday to appealA federal judge has ruled that the government cannot deport and must release Mahmoud Khalil, the student whom the Trump administration jailed over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University.
Iowa governor rejects GOP bill to increase regulations of Summit’s carbon dioxide pipeline
Read full article: Iowa governor rejects GOP bill to increase regulations of Summit’s carbon dioxide pipelineIowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds has rejected a bill that could have introduced more complications for a massive carbon-capture pipeline project routed across several Midwestern states.
Colorado funeral homeowner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year sentenced to 18 months
Read full article: Colorado funeral homeowner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year sentenced to 18 monthsA Colorado funeral homeowner who pleaded guilty to leaving a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year and improperly stashing the cremated remains of at least 30 people has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Immigration officers intensify arrests in courthouse hallways on a fast track to deportation
Read full article: Immigration officers intensify arrests in courthouse hallways on a fast track to deportationLarge-scale arrests outside immigration courts have unleashed fear among asylum-seekers and immigrants who are accustomed to remaining free while judges grind through a backlog of 3.6 million cases.
Oklahoma court clears the way for execution of a man convicted in a Tulsa woman's killing
Read full article: Oklahoma court clears the way for execution of a man convicted in a Tulsa woman's killingAn Oklahoma appeals court has ordered a stay of execution for a man on death row to be lifted, clearing the way for him to receive a lethal injection.
Peanuts or almonds? Rice or millet? Planet-friendly grocery shopping choices go beyond cutting meat
Read full article: Peanuts or almonds? Rice or millet? Planet-friendly grocery shopping choices go beyond cutting meatIf you want to make diet choices that help the planet, the most common and effective advice is to eat fewer animals and more plants.
Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty
Read full article: Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertaintyGoogle has offered buyouts to another swath of its workforce across several key divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting coming ahead of a court decision that could order a breakup of its internet empire.
Wisconsin lawsuit seeks to ban Elon Musk from offering $1 million checks to voters
Read full article: Wisconsin lawsuit seeks to ban Elon Musk from offering $1 million checks to votersA government watchdog group in Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit seeking to prohibit billionaire Elon Musk from ever again offering cash payments to voters in the battleground state like he did in this spring’s hotly contested Supreme Court race.
Judge won't halt execution in South Carolina over lethal injection concerns
Read full article: Judge won't halt execution in South Carolina over lethal injection concernsA federal judge doesn't plan to stop the execution of a South Carolina inmate in two days because the convicted man's lawyers didn’t have evidence of problems with the state’s lethal injection process.
Is the Trump-Musk spat really over? Judging from Wall Street trading, it's a fragile peace
Read full article: Is the Trump-Musk spat really over? Judging from Wall Street trading, it's a fragile peaceThe world’s most powerful politician and its richest businessman stepped back from their war of words Wednesday, but it’s unclear if the peace will hold.
Los Angeles-area mayors demand that Trump administration stop stepped-up immigration raids
Read full article: Los Angeles-area mayors demand that Trump administration stop stepped-up immigration raidsDozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together to demand that the Trump administration stop the stepped-up immigration raids that have spread fear across their cities and sparked protests across the U.S. They also called on President Donald Trump to pull back from using troops alongside immigration agents during the raids.