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Judge orders US refugee office to reconsider some children's cases
Read full article: Judge orders US refugee office to reconsider some children's casesA federal judge says the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement must reconsider the cases of some migrant children who have been stuck in government custody since the Trump administration changed the identification requirements for would-be family sponsors.
NOAA Fisheries announces changes to red snapper management in the South Atlantic, including 1-day expansion
Read full article: NOAA Fisheries announces changes to red snapper management in the South Atlantic, including 1-day expansionNOAA Fisheries announced changes to the management of red snapper in the South Atlantic, including expanding the one-day fishing event to two days.
President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his maximalist immigration campaign in face of LA protests
Read full article: President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his maximalist immigration campaign in face of LA protestsPresident Donald Trump is moving swiftly to act on his immigration promises with little internal restraint, determined to test the bounds of his executive authority in order to fulfill the promises of his reelection campaign.
Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines deployed to LA protests
Read full article: Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines deployed to LA protestsThe Pentagon is scrambling to establish rules to guide U.S. Marines who could be faced with the rare and difficult prospect of using force against citizens on American soil, now that the Trump administration is deploying active duty troops to the immigration raid protests in Los Angeles.
High-risk traffic stop shuts down southbound lanes of I-75 in Alachua County
Read full article: High-risk traffic stop shuts down southbound lanes of I-75 in Alachua CountyThe Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday evening all southbound lanes of Interstate 75 at mile marker 376 were shut down as officials responded to a high-risk traffic stop.
Fugitive's girlfriend charged with aiding breakout at New Orleans jail where she once worked
Read full article: Fugitive's girlfriend charged with aiding breakout at New Orleans jail where she once workedAuthorities have arrested a former New Orleans jail employee and accused her of aiding in a 10-inmate escape at the facility last month.
In their own words: Trump, Newsom trade insults and barbs over National Guard in Los Angeles
Read full article: In their own words: Trump, Newsom trade insults and barbs over National Guard in Los AngelesProtests surrounding immigration enforcement actions in the Los Angeles area and the Trump administration's response to them have cued up a public spat between President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The agency in charge of helping develop downtown has a new CEO. What we know about the Baltimore transplant
Read full article: The agency in charge of helping develop downtown has a new CEO. What we know about the Baltimore transplantThe Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) board unanimously selected its new CEO on Monday, following a marathon of interviews inside City Hall.
This partial leg tattoo may be the key to identifying the person found floating in St. Johns River near Fleming Island
Read full article: This partial leg tattoo may be the key to identifying the person found floating in St. Johns River near Fleming IslandThe Clay County Sheriff’s Office shared on Monday a sketch of a partial tattoo on the leg of an unidentified person found in early May in the St. Johns River, off Highway 17, in Fleming Island.
Attorneys get more time to argue over contested copper mine on land sacred to Apaches
Read full article: Attorneys get more time to argue over contested copper mine on land sacred to ApachesA U.S. district judge in Arizona has opened the door for the next round of legal wrangling as environmentalists and some Native Americas seek to stop the federal government from transferring land in Arizona for a massive copper mining project.
Mexican police kill 4 gunmen, cross into Guatemala in dramatic border shootout
Read full article: Mexican police kill 4 gunmen, cross into Guatemala in dramatic border shootoutOfficials say Mexican state police killed four alleged gunmen near the border with Guatemala, then pursued more suspects into that country in three armored police vehicles.
Leaders of ‘orgasmic meditation’ women's wellness company OneTaste convicted in forced labor trial
Read full article: Leaders of ‘orgasmic meditation’ women's wellness company OneTaste convicted in forced labor trialThe leaders of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” have been convicted of federal forced labor charges.
Witness shares what she saw as first responders tried to revive 5-year-old who drowned in Fernandina Beach
Read full article: Witness shares what she saw as first responders tried to revive 5-year-old who drowned in Fernandina BeachThe Fernandina Beach Police Department said on Monday it was not investigating the drowning of a 5-year-old, which happened on Saturday, as it appeared to be accidental.
Trump administration urges court not to dismiss case against Wisconsin judge
Read full article: Trump administration urges court not to dismiss case against Wisconsin judgeThe Trump administration argues that charges should not be dropped against a Wisconsin judge indicted for allegedly helping a man who is in the country evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.
National Guard troops in LA is latest in long history of deployments during civil rights protests
Read full article: National Guard troops in LA is latest in long history of deployments during civil rights protestsLos Angeles residents and experts say that the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a long-standing dynamic in the state and around the country.
Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Read full article: Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82Sly Stone, an electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s, has died.
Judge orders managers for late Johnny Winter to pay $226,000 in damages in lawsuit alleging theft
Read full article: Judge orders managers for late Johnny Winter to pay $226,000 in damages in lawsuit alleging theftA Connecticut judge has settled a bitter feud over the estate of the late legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter.
Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni's $400M lawsuit against 'It Ends With Us' costar Blake Lively
Read full article: Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni's $400M lawsuit against 'It Ends With Us' costar Blake LivelyA judge has dismissed the lawsuit that Justin Baldoni filed against his “It Ends With Us” costar Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment.
White House breaks ground on Trump projects to pave over Rose Garden grass, add flagpoles to lawns
Read full article: White House breaks ground on Trump projects to pave over Rose Garden grass, add flagpoles to lawnsThe White House has broken ground on construction projects ordered by President Donald Trump to pave over the Rose Garden lawn and install flagpoles on the north and south lawns.
Delta flight with 200+ people on board makes emergency landing at Cecil Airport after smoke reported in cockpit: JAA
Read full article: Delta flight with 200+ people on board makes emergency landing at Cecil Airport after smoke reported in cockpit: JAAA Delta Airlines flight that departed from Atlanta and was bound for Orlando was forced to make an emergency landing Monday afternoon in Jacksonville after smoke was reported in the cockpit.
Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders
Read full article: Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive ordersA federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders that LGBTQ+ rights organizations say are unconstitutional.
Can $1,000 at birth change a child's future? A Republican proposal aims to find out
Read full article: Can $1,000 at birth change a child's future? A Republican proposal aims to find outA House Republican proposal backed by President Donald Trump would set up tax-deferred investment accounts with $1,000 for infants born across the U.S. It builds on the concept of baby bonds, which some cities have begun introducing as a way to reduce gaps between wealthy people and poor people.
Deadline approaching for local students to apply for PFLAG’s scholarship program
Read full article: Deadline approaching for local students to apply for PFLAG’s scholarship programSince its inception, PFLAG Jacksonville has provided more than 345 scholarships totaling more than $430,000 to local students. The application window for 2025 is rapidly closing, so here's what students need to know.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex shares graphic details about sexual violence
Read full article: Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex shares graphic details about sexual violenceSean “Diddy” Combs' ex-girlfriend says he forced her to have a “freak-off”-style sexual encounter with a male sex worker last year after chasing her around her California home, putting her in a chokehold, punching her in the face and kicking down doors.
Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governor’s wife
Read full article: Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governor’s wifeFlorida’s child welfare agency has sent a letter to a newspaper telling it to “cease and desist” its reporting on foster families for a story about a nonprofit associated with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ wife.
Georgia's experience raises red flags for Medicaid work requirement moving through Congress
Read full article: Georgia's experience raises red flags for Medicaid work requirement moving through CongressAdvocates say Georgia's experience with a work requirement for Medicaid should serve as a warning to Republicans in Congress pushing a similar mandate.
US imposes sanctions on El Chapo's fugitive sons, offers $10 million reward for their capture
Read full article: US imposes sanctions on El Chapo's fugitive sons, offers $10 million reward for their captureThe U.S. imposed sanctions on the two fugitive sons of incarcerated Mexican Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and announced a reward offer of up to $10 million each for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the sons.
Oklahoma man who was given 3 last meals will stand trial again but won't face the death penalty
Read full article: Oklahoma man who was given 3 last meals will stand trial again but won't face the death penaltyOklahoma prosecutors say they will pursue a murder charge, but not the death penalty, against longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip for his role in the 1997 killing of his former boss.
Israel seized a Gaza-bound boat with Greta Thunberg on board. Can it do that?
Read full article: Israel seized a Gaza-bound boat with Greta Thunberg on board. Can it do that?Israeli naval forces, far from the country’s shores, intercepted and seized a Gaza-bound ship carrying international activists, including Greta Thunberg, in an early morning raid.
VIDEO | 9-foot alligator, suspected dog-fighting ring found during drug bust in Northwest Jacksonville: JSO
Read full article: VIDEO | 9-foot alligator, suspected dog-fighting ring found during drug bust in Northwest Jacksonville: JSOA drug raid last month at a Northside home led to an investigation into a suspected dog-fighting operation and a charge of illegal possession of an alligator, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
White House budget request slashes funding for tribal colleges and universities
Read full article: White House budget request slashes funding for tribal colleges and universitiesIf President Donald Trump's budget proposal wins final congressional approval, funding will be slashed for tribal colleges and universities.
Colombian presidential candidate in critical condition following assassination attempt
Read full article: Colombian presidential candidate in critical condition following assassination attemptColombian conservative presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe is in critical condition after being shot in the head during an assassination attempt over the weekend.
For Sharon Van Etten, making her latest album was both spiritual and psychological
Read full article: For Sharon Van Etten, making her latest album was both spiritual and psychologicalSharon Van Etten’s bandmates had one stipulation when she told them her idea for the name of her seventh album.
Jacksonville’s female veterans happy to be honored during Women Veterans Recognition Week
Read full article: Jacksonville’s female veterans happy to be honored during Women Veterans Recognition WeekNortheast Florida Women Veterans, Inc. has announced Women Veterans Recognition Week, June 8–14, 2025.
Nina Stemme says farewell to Isolde after 126 performances
Read full article: Nina Stemme says farewell to Isolde after 126 performancesSoprano Nina Stemme sung her 126th and final performance of Isolde in Wagner's “Tristan und Isolde” with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Marian Anderson Hall.
ABC's Terry Moran is suspended following his social media post calling Trump and Miller haters
Read full article: ABC's Terry Moran is suspended following his social media post calling Trump and Miller hatersABC News has suspended veteran correspondent Terry Moran for a since-deleted social media post calling Trump administration deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “world class hater.”.
Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too
Read full article: Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, tooThe FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities.
Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant
Read full article: Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plantAmazon says it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that has drawn federal scrutiny over its arrangement to essentially plug right into the power plant.
Tough talk drags on in Cambodia-Thailand border standoff. But tensions appear to be easing
Read full article: Tough talk drags on in Cambodia-Thailand border standoff. But tensions appear to be easingCambodia’s defense ministry says that the country’s troops have not withdrawn from a patch of land whose ownership is hotly disputed by neighboring Thailand.
Misty Copeland broke barriers in ballet. Now she’s retiring and moving to ‘the next stage’
Read full article: Misty Copeland broke barriers in ballet. Now she’s retiring and moving to ‘the next stage’Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland has decided to move on to what she calls “the next stage” in her career.
Kim Novak to receive Venice Film Festival’s lifetime achievement honor
Read full article: Kim Novak to receive Venice Film Festival’s lifetime achievement honorKim Novak, the glamorous and fiercely independent star of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival this fall.
Man with immigration warrant runs into woods after traffic stop in St. Johns County, search snarls traffic
Read full article: Man with immigration warrant runs into woods after traffic stop in St. Johns County, search snarls trafficA man with a felony immigration warrant ran into the woods in St. Johns County on Monday morning following a traffic stop on Interstate 95, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.
The Latest: Marines are being deployed to LA in response to immigration protests
Read full article: The Latest: Marines are being deployed to LA in response to immigration protestsU.S. officials say President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles.
IAEA chief says information obtained by Iran 'seems to refer' to Israeli nuclear research site
Read full article: IAEA chief says information obtained by Iran 'seems to refer' to Israeli nuclear research siteThe head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says that information Iran claims to have obtained regarding Israel’s nuclear program “seems to refer” to the country’s Soreq Nuclear Research Center.
Czech court sentences Colombian to 8 years for arson attack which officials think is tied to Russia
Read full article: Czech court sentences Colombian to 8 years for arson attack which officials think is tied to RussiaA court in the Czech capital has sentenced a Colombian national to eight years in prison for an arson attack and planning another one in a case which authorities believe may be linked to Russia.