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Guatemalan man pleads guilty in federal court after truck crash in Mexico killed over 50 migrants
Read full article: Guatemalan man pleads guilty in federal court after truck crash in Mexico killed over 50 migrantsU.S. authorities say a Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony offense stemming from the crash of human smugglers' truck in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants in 2021.
Judge orders rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody in case involving rapper Gucci Mane's label
Read full article: Judge orders rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody in case involving rapper Gucci Mane's labelA federal judge ordered rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody after he and eight others were accused of kidnapping three music industry professionals and robbing them at gunpoint in Texas during a contract dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane’s record label.
An Army veteran is charged with sharing classified details of an elite commando unit
Read full article: An Army veteran is charged with sharing classified details of an elite commando unitA U.S. Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist.
Tennessee high court blocks order allowing media witnesses to view more parts of executions
Read full article: Tennessee high court blocks order allowing media witnesses to view more parts of executionsThe Tennessee Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that would have let media witnesses view more parts of state-run executions.
Minnesota districts ask judge to restore limits on immigration enforcement near schools
Read full article: Minnesota districts ask judge to restore limits on immigration enforcement near schoolsTwo Minnesota school districts and the state’s main teachers union have asked a federal judge to block a Trump administration change in policy that gave immigration authorities a freer hand to conduct enforcement actions in and near schools.
Legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97
Read full article: Legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97The legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died at age 97.
Attorney for man shot by ICE in California says his client did not try to run officers over
Read full article: Attorney for man shot by ICE in California says his client did not try to run officers overAn attorney for a man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an arrest in California says his client did not try to run officers over with his car and disputed claims that he has a warrant out for his arrest in El Salvador.
Mother hopes freed US reporter will come home following her release from Iraqi captors
Read full article: Mother hopes freed US reporter will come home following her release from Iraqi captorsThe mother of an freelance American journalist who was released from captivity in Iraq says she hopes her daughter will finally return home to rural Wisconsin after living abroad for decades.
'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental US
Read full article: 'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental USMarch has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data.
Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule
Read full article: Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate ruleThe head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change.
Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells AP he was 'blindsided' by his ouster
Read full article: Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells AP he was 'blindsided' by his ousterFired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells The Associated Press in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue.
Trial to begin in lawsuit over fatal Los Angeles police shooting of 14-year-old girl in 2021
Read full article: Trial to begin in lawsuit over fatal Los Angeles police shooting of 14-year-old girl in 2021A wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Police Department for an officer’s fatal shooting of a 14-year-old in a clothing store is set to begin trial.
Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murder charges and admits he killed 8 women in the Gilgo Beach case
Read full article: Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murder charges and admits he killed 8 women in the Gilgo Beach caseA Long Island architect has pleaded guilty to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.
Officer improperly canceled visa of Harvard scholar charged with frog embryo smuggling, judge rules
Read full article: Officer improperly canceled visa of Harvard scholar charged with frog embryo smuggling, judge rulesA U.S. judge says a customs officer improperly canceled the visa of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos in the U.S. In a ruling Tuesday, the judge said Customs and Border Protection officers have limited authority to cancel visas and can't do so for suspected smuggling of biological samples.
Travelers will face limits on how many chargers they can carry as airlines try to reduce fire risks
Read full article: Travelers will face limits on how many chargers they can carry as airlines try to reduce fire risksTravelers will soon face restrictions on how many portable chargers they can carry on a flight as airlines continue to try to reduce the risk of another lithium battery fire aboard their jets.
Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid license renewal bid
Read full article: Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid license renewal bidTexas health regulators have told Camp Mystic’s owners they are investigating hundreds of complaints following last year’s deadly floods that killed 27 girls.
Former Marine charged in mass shooting is ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment
Read full article: Former Marine charged in mass shooting is ordered to undergo psychiatric treatmentA judge has ordered a wounded North Carolina Marine veteran charged with murder to undergo psychiatric treatment.
From deportation to court, key events in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's fight with the Trump administration
Read full article: From deportation to court, key events in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's fight with the Trump administrationKilmar Abrego Garcia entered the news in March 2025 after he was deported to El Salvador despite a court ruling that should have prevented it.
Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review
Read full article: Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish reviewA federal judge has ruled that the abortion drug mifepristone can continue to be dispensed by mail to people with prescriptions, at least for now.
Wife of US soldier released from federal immigration detention
Read full article: Wife of US soldier released from federal immigration detentionThe wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant has been released from a federal immigration detention facility where she spent nearly a week after being taken into custody inside a Louisiana military base.
Man who co-founded Mexican drug cartel with 'El Mencho' pleads guilty in US to conspiracy charge
Read full article: Man who co-founded Mexican drug cartel with 'El Mencho' pleads guilty in US to conspiracy chargeA founder of one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent drug cartels has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to a federal narcotics conspiracy charge.
Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon
Read full article: Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moonThe Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station.
How big of a tent do Democrats want? Hasan Piker is testing the limits in Michigan's Senate primary
Read full article: How big of a tent do Democrats want? Hasan Piker is testing the limits in Michigan's Senate primaryProgressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is teaming up with online streamer Hasan Piker for campus events that are already sparking backlash.
In post-WWII America, the Levittown house was a house for all — as long as you weren't Black
Read full article: In post-WWII America, the Levittown house was a house for all — as long as you weren't BlackThey weren’t the most impressive-looking houses: boxy and small, two bedrooms with a living room and kitchen, no basement, tossed up one after another in assembly-line fashion.
Universities of Wisconsin board votes to fire system president after he refused to quit
Read full article: Universities of Wisconsin board votes to fire system president after he refused to quitOfficials at the Universities of Wisconsin have fired the system’s president after he refused their offer to quietly resign and said they never gave a clear reason why he should.
Indianapolis councilman says someone fired shots at his home and left a 'No Data Centers' note
Read full article: Indianapolis councilman says someone fired shots at his home and left a 'No Data Centers' noteAn Indiana politician says someone fired 13 shots at his front door and left behind a note reading “No Data Centers” on his doorstep.
Jurors are deciding whether a doctor tried to kill his wife during a cliffside hike in Hawaii
Read full article: Jurors are deciding whether a doctor tried to kill his wife during a cliffside hike in HawaiiJury deliberations are underway in a case against a Hawaii anesthesiologist accused of trying to kill his wife during a cliffside hike last year.
Video brings new scrutiny to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis after charges against 2 men collapsed
Read full article: Video brings new scrutiny to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis after charges against 2 men collapsedThe city of Minneapolis has released a video showing a chase and a scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January.
Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classes
Read full article: Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classesAn appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supporters
Read full article: DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supportersGov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations.
AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history
Read full article: AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused historyThe Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sustained the company for more than 1½ centuries.
Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction
Read full article: Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress convictionLongtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has won a Supreme Court order that’s expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to testify to Congress.
Low-voltage utility elections face surge of attention as electricity bills rise
Read full article: Low-voltage utility elections face surge of attention as electricity bills riseSkyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's special congressional runoff
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's special congressional runoffVoters in a northwest Georgia congressional district will elect a new representative on Tuesday to replace Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January following a public rift with President Donald Trump.
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse
Read full article: Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipseThe Artemis II astronauts have completed their record-breaking trip around the moon.
