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Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump

SAN DIEGO (AP) - About 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will now be eligible for temporary legal status allowing them to remain in the U.S. and work because conditions in the strife-torn ...

Jun 28, 2024

Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Steve Bannon’s bid to delay prison sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional in...

Jun 28, 2024

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County decreases in annual count

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has dipped slightly, decreasing by about 0.3% since last year as California continues to struggle with the long-runnin...

Jun 28, 2024

Prosecutors rest in seventh week of Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial

NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors rested on Friday after presenting evidence for seven weeks at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, enabling the Democrat and two New Jersey businessmen to begin calling ...

Jun 28, 2024

Texas jury convicts driver over deaths of 8 people struck by SUV outside migrant shelter

McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A Texas jury on Friday found a driver guilty of intoxication manslaughter over the deaths of eight people who were struck by an SUV that plowed into a crowded bus stop outside a ...

Jun 28, 2024

Yellowstone officials: Rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans not seen since June 4 birth

Yellowstone National Park officials said Friday a rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans has not been seen since its birth on June 4. The birth of the white buffalo in the wild, which fulfilled...

Jun 28, 2024

US will remove Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say

WASHINGTON (AP) - The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out...

Jun 28, 2024

Putin calls for resuming production of intermediate missiles after scrapping of treaty with US

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for resuming production of intermediate-range missiles that were banned under a now-scrapped treaty with the United States. The Intermed...

Jun 28, 2024

Biden tries to quell concerns after an unsteady debate showing as he and Trump head to swing states

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden strained to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as each candidate on Friday sought to expand hi...

Jun 28, 2024

Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was "hunting" children

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement respo...

Jun 28, 2024