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Man accused of killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers in DC charged with murder of federal officials

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has brought federal charges against a man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they were leaving an event at a...

May 22, 2025

Trump's $600 million war chest: How he plans to wield his power in the midterms and beyond

WASHINGTON (AP) - Between a barrage of executive orders, foreign trips and norm-shattering proclamations, Donald Trump has also been busy raking in cash. The president has amassed a war chest of at le...

May 22, 2025

Florida court awards Mexican government massive civil judgment against former security chief

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Florida court awarded the Mexican government a massive civil judgment Thursday against its former security chief who is now serving a lengthy prison sentence in the United States ...

May 22, 2025

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current studen...

May 22, 2025

Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students' legal status

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A judge in California blocked the Trump administration Thursday from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous term...

May 22, 2025

Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her teenage sons, Jason and Chad B...

May 22, 2025

Prosecutor says Michigan police officer who killed Black motorist won't face a second trial

DETROIT (AP) - A Michigan police officer who fatally shot a Black man in the back of the head after a tumultuous traffic stop will not face a second trial, a prosecutor said Thursday, two weeks after ...

May 22, 2025

Judge blocks Trump administration's mass layoffs at the Education Department

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mas...

May 22, 2025

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4. The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invali...

May 22, 2025

Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood, setting home and vehicles on fire

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood during foggy weather early Thursday, setting about 15 homes on fire as well as vehicles, and forcing evacuations along several bloc...

May 22, 2025