By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British military launched airstrikes with the United States targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said early Wednesday, their first involvement with America’s new intense campaign targeting the Iranian-backed group. The United Kingdom offered a detailed explanation for launching the strike, in a departure from
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By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status. The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly
Continue Reading By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is expanding the reasons international students can be stripped of their legal status in the U.S., where thousands have come under scrutiny in a Trump administration crackdown that has left many afraid of being deported. Attorneys for international students say the new reasons
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AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .412; Goldschmidt, New York, .363; Kwan, Cleveland, .345; Bregman, Boston, .331; McKinstry, Detroit, .321; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .321; Witt, Kansas City, .316; Campbell, Boston, .313; Springer, Toronto, .313; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .294. RUNS_Judge, New York, 28; Buxton, Minnesota, 23; Bregman, Boston, 22; Rice, New York, 22; Devers, Boston, 21; Soderstrom, Athletics,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .412; Goldschmidt, New York, .363; Kwan, Cleveland, .345; Bregman, Boston, .331; McKinstry, Detroit, .321; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .321; Witt, Kansas City, .316; Campbell, Boston, .313; Springer, Toronto, .313; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .294. RUNS_Judge, New York, 28; Buxton, Minnesota, 23; Bregman, Boston, 22; Rice, New York, 22; Devers, Boston, 21; Soderstrom, Athletics,
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 18 12 .600 — Boston 17 14 .548 1½ Tampa Bay 14 15 .483 3½ Toronto 13 16 .448 4½ Baltimore 11 18 .379 6½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 18 11 .621 — Cleveland 15 13 .536 2½ Kansas City 15
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Lux, Cincinnati, .352; Donovan, St. Louis, .349; Tatis, San Diego, .346; Alonso, New York, .337; J.Lee, San Francisco, .324; Turang, Milwaukee, .319; Naylor, Arizona, .318; Ozuna, Atlanta, .313; K.Ruiz, Washington, .309; Carroll, Arizona, .308. RUNS_Turang, Milwaukee, 28; Ohtani, Los Angeles, 27; Carroll, Arizona, 25; Tucker, Chicago, 25; Tatis, San Diego, 24; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago,
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 18 12 .600 — — 5-5 W-1 10-5 8-7 173 120 53 Boston 17 14 .548 1½ — 6-4 W-3 8-6 9-8 158 141 17 Tampa Bay 14 15 .483 3½ 2 6-4 L-1
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By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press In a visit Tuesday to Warren, Michigan, President Donald Trump celebrated his first 100 days back in office by touting his accomplishments, while embellishing some and misrepresenting others. The speech of about 90 minutes was reminiscent of a campaign rally and covered much of the same ground as he lobbed
Continue Reading By FERNANDA FIGUEROA and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” was honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize their efforts. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was credited with
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Continue Reading By NAYARA BATSCHKE Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — China struck a defiant stance on Tuesday in response to American concerns about Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the resource-rich South American nation of Chile, escalating tensions over a Chinese astronomical venture in Chile’s arid north. At a press conference Tuesday in Chile’s capital
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Wednesday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the United States and the formation of its modern nation with a military parade and a focus on a peaceful future. The fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday expressed skepticism over the Trump administration’s assertions that its decision to declare an invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border and suspend asylum access was not something courts had the authority to review. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss heard arguments in a Washington courtroom over
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday expressed skepticism over the Trump administration’s assertions that its decision to declare an invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border and suspend asylum access was not something courts had the authority to review. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss heard arguments in a Washington courtroom over
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By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge told attorneys for the state of Florida on Tuesday that an order freezing the enforcement of a new state immigration law absolutely did apply to all of the state’s local law enforcement agencies, despite a recent letter to the contrary from the state’s attorney
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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, saying Tuesday that it is in the public interest to relieve her of her duties as she faces two federal charges. The FBI took Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan into
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first time in 75 years. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth also tucked a lesson on the
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, people familiar with the notification told The Associated Press. The State Department similarly labeled eight Latin American crime organizations in February as it ratcheted up pressure
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By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities. Florida lawmakers
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump announced a new fighter jet mission for an Air National Guard base in Michigan on Tuesday, allaying fears that the base could close and delivering a win for a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The two even shared
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police said that three people are confirmed dead after a shooting Tuesday in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm, and are investigating the incident as a murder. Swedish media reported that a manhunt is underway for the perpetrator, who reportedly fled the scene on an electric scooter. Police said in a statement
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB, MARGERY A. BECK and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. They overwhelmingly said yes. Now some lawmakers in each of those states are trying
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB, MARGERY A. BECK and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. They overwhelmingly said yes. Now some lawmakers in each of those states are trying
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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University is promising to review its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to a pair of internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice at the Ivy League campus commissioned in the aftermath of last spring’s pro-Palestinian protests. Harvard released the reports on Tuesday while
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University is promising to review its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to a pair of internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice at the Ivy League campus commissioned in the aftermath of last spring’s pro-Palestinian protests. Harvard released the reports on Tuesday while
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press About two dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the dismantling of AmeriCorps, the 30-year-old federal agency for volunteer service, and over the cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding for state and community projects across the U.S. The federal lawsuit was filed against the agency
Continue Reading By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press About two dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the dismantling of AmeriCorps, the 30-year-old federal agency for volunteer service, and over the cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding for state and community projects across the U.S. The federal lawsuit was filed against the agency
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County officials on Tuesday approved a $4 billion payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959. The agreement reached on April 4 far surpasses a $2.6 billion settlement reached in 2022 with the Boy Scouts of America that was the largest aggregate sexual
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state of New Mexico must create a remedial plan to improve K-12 education after falling short of providing an adequate public school education to Native American students and others from low-income households, a judge ruled Tuesday. The order from state district court Judge Matthew
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