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Seattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees
SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Thursday rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States. U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in ...
Autopsies misclassified deaths in police custody that were homicides, Maryland officials say
An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 deaths in police custody that should have been considered homicides, state officials announced Thursday following a ...
Uncertainty about Aaron Rodgers played a factor in the making of the NFL schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers executives aren’t the only ones eagerly awaiting a decision from Aaron Rodgers on whether he plans to play football this season. The NFL schedule makers also were ...
Another Kentucky Derby winner not in the Preakness reignites debate about Triple Crown changes
Sovereignty is not running out of that starting gate in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, two weeks after winning the Kentucky Derby. Yet he is still the talk of Pimlico Race ...
Former MLB shortstop Rafael Furcal faces felony charges in South Florida, police say
Former major league shortstop Rafael Furcal is facing felony charges in South Florida, authorities said. The former All-Star turned himself in at the Broward County jail on ...
Senate rejects Democratic measure to force more transparency on deportations to El Salvador
Senate Republicans have blocked a Democratic resolution to require more transparency from the Trump administration about deportations to El Salvador. The vote Thursday was the ...
Trump administration moves to roll back Biden-era PFAs water protections
The Trump administration is rolling back a Biden era clean water rule to reduce the amount of PFAs in drinking water.
Caleb Williams and his dad looked for ways to avoid him getting drafted by Bears, according to book
Caleb Williams wanted nothing to do with the Chicago Bears as last year’s NFL draft approached, and the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner and his father looked into how they could have a hand in ...
Mud balls! Schauffele and Scheffler have rounds muddied by double bogeys at PGA Championship
The PGA Championship put the top three players in the world together for the first time in three years on Thursday and the conversation turned to mud. Scottie Scheffler and ...
Paper routes nixed for younger kids in New York, though teen carriers have mostly faded away
For decades, a carveout in New York’s child labor laws allowed kids as young as 11 to legally partake in the time-honored tradition of a paper route. Flipping papers into ...
Trump’s stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It’s also about Hamas and Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest ...
Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this
The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. A week ago, the Trump administration fired the longtime librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The ...