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Supreme Court work goes on with 16 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship

June 18, 2025

The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the federal government. But the justices also have 16 cases to resolve that were argued between December and mid-May. One of the argued cases was an emergency appeal: the administration’s bid to be allowed to enforce Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally. The court typically aims to finish its work by the end of June.

‘Jaws’ changed movies forever, but Hollywood could still learn from it

June 18, 2025

Fifty years after “Jaws” sunk its teeth into us, we’re still admiring the bite mark. Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film, his second feature, left such a imprint on culture and Hollywood that barely any trip to the movies, let alone to the beach, hasn’t been the same since. “Jaws” established — and still in many ways defines — the summer movie. And yet the “Jaws” legacy is so much more than being Hollywood’s prototype blockbuster. It’s not possible to, 50 years later, watch Spielberg’s film and see nothing but the beginning of a box-office bonanza, or the paler fish it’s inspired. It’s just too good a movie — and too much unlike so many wannabes since –— to be merely groundbreaking.

FILE - The roof of the Tropicana Field is damaged the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Tampa Bay Rays say they are in talks for a potential sale amid stadium uncertainty

June 18, 2025

The Tampa Bay Rays say they are in “exclusive discussions” with a Florida investment group for a potential sale of the team. The Rays are valued at $1.25 billion, according to Forbes magazine. Stuart Sternberg bought the Major League Baseball club for $200 million in 2004. The potential sale comes at a precarious time for the Rays and their home ballpark. They are playing this season at the spring training home of the New York Yankees in Tampa after the roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg was heavily damaged during Hurricane Milton last October.

List of the top summer movies since ‘Jaws’ turned it into blockbuster season in 1975

June 18, 2025

“Jaws” turns 50 this week, and its legacy of the summer movie blockbuster remains strong. The titles that have packed the most summer moviegoers into theaters since 1975 represent some of the best known films of the last half century, including five “Star Wars” movies, Pixar favorites like “Toy Story 3” and “Finding Nemo,” superheroes galore and both “Top Gun” films. They also include some surprises, and movies both less bombastic and less enduring. Combined, the tracking firm Comscore reports that the top-earning summer films between 1975 and 2024 earned more than $15 billion through the summer months, a figure not adjusted for inflation.

This handout provided by the European Southern Observatory shows a detailed, thousand-colour image of the Sculptor Galaxy captured with the MUSE instrument at ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT). (ESO via AP)

This photo of the nearby Sculptor galaxy spans 65,000 light years

June 18, 2025

Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor galaxy is so detailed that it’s already serving as a star-packed map. Scientists used a telescope in Chile to observe the galaxy for more than 50 hours, stitching together multiple exposures to create the picture. The galaxy is 11 million light-years away in the Southern Hemisphere’s sky. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles.

Whitney Chapman, right, conducts a chair yoga class at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, in New York, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

AP lifestyles reporter explains the origins, benefits of chair yoga and its surge in popularity

June 18, 2025

Chair yoga adapts traditional yoga for older adults and those with physical limitations. As older adults embrace active lifestyles, chair yoga has surged in popularity. Developed in 1982 by Lakshmi Voelker, chair yoga modifies poses for use in a chair, making yoga more accessible. Chair yoga benefits older people, especially women prone to osteoporosis, by improving flexibility, strength and balance. Chair yoga also helps manage arthritis and osteoporosis pain. Chair yoga offers relaxation and stress management benefits through breathing and mindfulness. In an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story” podcast, AP Lifestyles Writer Leanne Italie explains chair yoga’s origins and how it works.

This booking photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office shows Vance Boelter in Green Isle, Minn., on June 16, 2025. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty

June 17, 2025

The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration. The state abolished capital punishment in 1911, and its last execution was a botched hanging in 1906. But federal prosecutors announced charges against Vance Boelter on Monday that can carry the death penalty. Boelter is accused of fatally shooting former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday. Authorities say he also shot and wounded another Democrat, Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette,

FILE - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fields questions on the Pentagon budget from the House Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Hegseth faces more grilling from Congress as Iran-Israel conflict escalates

June 17, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill for the last in a series of hearings before lawmakers. They have pressed him on everything from a ban on transgender troops to his use of Signal chats to share sensitive military plans. The questions Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee may be dominated by the escalation of airstrikes between Iran and Israel that threaten a potentially devastating regional war. Hegseth’s testimony last week in three congressional hearings also was taken over by events, with the Trump administration dispatching the National Guard and hundreds of active-duty Marines to Los Angeles against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wishes.

FILE - A woman uses a walker as she heads to her room at a senior care home in Calistoga, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Older adults in the US are increasingly dying from unintentional falls

June 17, 2025

Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, and white people account for the vast majority of the deaths. That’s according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was published Wednesday. More than 41,000 retirement-age Americans died of falls in 2023. From 2003 to 2023, death rates from falls rose more than 70% for adults ages 65 to 74. The rate increased more than 75% for people 75 to 84, and more than doubled for seniors 85 and older. The CDC researchers did not try to answer why death rates from falls are increasing.

FILE - Republican state senator Blake Miguez converses before the swearing in of the Louisiana state legislature in Baton Rouge, La., on Jan. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Pool, File)

Conservative Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez announces bid to run for US Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat

June 17, 2025

Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez, a conservative Republican, has officially launched his bid to run for U.S. Senate in 2026. Miguez served in Louisiana’s House for more than eight years and was elected to the state Senate in 2023. The champion sharpshooter has authored bills in the Statehouse that expand gun rights and Louisiana’s role in immigration enforcement. Miguez is the latest Republican to challenge incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who has been chastised by his party for being one of seven GOP senators who voted to convict President Donald Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial.

Texas stops providing new funding for border wall construction

June 17, 2025

Texas has stopped providing new funding toward building a U.S.-Mexico border wall after lawmakers quietly approved a new budget that does not include funding for the project. It’s a shift in course after the state allocated billions of dollars to install hundreds of miles of barrier that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott set out to construct four years ago. The state has since completed only about 65 miles of the border wall to date. Abbott’s office said that efforts by President Trump to crack down on immigration allowed the state to adjust its spending. The number of migrant crossings has fallen dramatically this year.

From left, Adam Scott, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, incoming CEO Brian Rolapp, Tiger Woods at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Doug Ferguson).

Jay Monahan to leave next year as PGA Tour turns to NFL exec Brian Rolapp for new leadership

June 17, 2025

The PGA Tour has a new CEO and Commissioner Jay Monahan is leaving after 10 years. The tour has announced top NFL executive Brian Rolapp as CEO of the tour and the commercial PGA Tour Enterprises. Monahan says he will concentrate on his board duties until leaving when his contract ends next year. The transition comes at a time when golf remains fractured by the Saudi riches that lured some key players to LIV Golf. Rolapp was chief media and business officer for the NFL and a key executive for Commissioner Roger Goodell. He has been with the NFL for 22 years.

A demonstrator stands outside the 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals before a hearing regarding control of National Guard troops Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Appeals court seems likely to keep Trump in control of National Guard deployed in Los Angeles

June 17, 2025

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has heard arguments on whether the Trump administration should return control of National Guard troops to California. The Guard troops were deployed following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids earlier this month. Tuesday’s hearing comes after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the Trump administration to temporarily pause a lower court order that directed the president to return control of the soldiers to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The judge found the Guard deployment was illegal and exceeded Trump’s authority. The Trump administration says the deployments were necessary to restore order.

FILE - The scene of a fatal shooting outside Hush, a hookah lounge, in the Five Points neighborhood of Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

It may be ‘very difficult’ to find fair jury for man accused of killing 18 people, lawyer says

June 17, 2025

A judge ruled that the Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year. Damien McDaniel could face the death penalty for those cases. But his attorneys raised concerns in a hearing on Tuesday about whether it will be possible to select jurors who don’t have connections to the victims in those cases. Birmingham had one of the deadliest years on record in 2024 with 151 homicides. Birmingham police officers have accused McDaniel and one of other man of committing almost one third of those murders.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says

June 17, 2025

A spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department says Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital to treat an allergic reaction but is “alert and recovering.” Tricia McLaughlin said Noem was “transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution.” Noem heads a sprawling department with roughly 260,000 employees handling immigration enforcement, airport security, disaster response and other matters.

FILE - U.S. passports are arranged for a photograph in Tigard, Ore., on Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Judge says government can’t limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people

June 17, 2025

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from limiting passport sex markers for many transgender and nonbinary Americans. The ruling covers transgender and nonbinary Americans who are without a valid passport or need to apply for a new one within a year. In an executive order signed in January, the president used a narrow definition of the sexes instead of a broader conception of gender. The order says a person is male or female and it rejects the idea that someone can transition from the sex assigned at birth to another gender.

FILE - Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US

June 17, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider a Biden administration ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States. Asbestos causes mesothelioma and other cancers and is linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually. It has largely been phased out in the United States. The EPA will take roughly 30 months to reconsider the rule. The EPA told a federal appeals court it would determine whether an outright ban went “beyond what is necessary.” Environmental groups blasted the move as harmful to public health.

Musk’s X sues New York over requirement to show how social media platforms handle problematic posts

June 17, 2025

Elon Musk’s X has sued to try to stop New York from requiring reports on how social media platforms define and handle problematic posts. The company sued Tuesday, after successfully challenging a similar measure in California. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed her state’s legislation late last year. The law is poised to take effect later this year. X maintains that the measure impinges on free speech rights and on a 1996 federal law that lets internet platforms moderate posts as they see fit. New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office hasn’t immediately responded to a request for comment on the lawsuit.

President Donald Trump speaks at a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T after factoring in economic impacts, CBO says

June 17, 2025

President Donald Trump’s tax and budget bill would increase deficits by $2.8 trillion over the next decade after factoring in other economic effects. That’s according to a more fulsome analysis released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office. The report finds that the bill would increase interest rates and boost interest payments on the baseline projection of federal debt by $441 billion. Tuesday’s report uses dynamic analysis by considering how changes in the economy might affect revenues and spending. A previous analysis used static scoring, which presumes other economic factors stay constant.

FILE - Rick Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, an educational toy company whose products are manufactured in China, stands at a warehouse in Vernon Hills, Ill., April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision

June 17, 2025

An Illinois toy company is challenging Donald Trump’s tariffs at the Supreme Court. Learning Resources Inc. filed an appeal asking the Supreme Court to take up the case soon rather than let it continue to play out in lower courts. The company argues the president illegally imposed tariffs under an emergency powers law rather than getting approval from Congress. An appeals court has allowed Trump to continue collecting tariffs ahead of arguments in July. The company says tariffs and uncertainty are taking a major toll. The Trump administration says the emergency powers law gives him the authority to regulate imports during national emergencies and would win if the high court does decide to take up the case.

FILE - R. Kelly leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case May 8, 2019, in Chicago. A federal appeals court on Friday, April 26, 2024, upheld R&B singer R. Kelly's sex-crime conviction and 20-year sentence in his Chicago case. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

Singer R. Kelly alleges mistreatment after hospitalization and prison ‘murder plot’

June 17, 2025

R. Kelly’s attorneys say the R&B singer collapsed in prison and was hospitalized. The details made in court records this week came after Kelly’s extraordinary allegations of a murder plot by prison officials that he argues require his temporary release on home detention. Government lawyers have dismissed the claims as a “fanciful conspiracy.” Kelly is serving time at a federal facility in North Carolina related to convictions for child sex crimes and racketeering in Illinois and New York. A judge has not ruled on the home detention request.

Mother Emanuel AME church is seen at the start of a service commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Charleston Church Massacre on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

10 years after Charleston church massacre, faith leaders lament that the country hasn’t changed

June 17, 2025

Mother Emanuel AME church made an ecumenical gesture for the commemoration of a racist shooting that killed nine of its Black members 10 years ago on Tuesday. The church invited members of a Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 were killed in an antisemitic shooting to join them in South Carolina. Leaders of both denominations said at the service that much more needs to be done to fight hatred in the U.S. They lamented that the country in some ways appears to have moved backward since the 2015 Charleston church massacre. But the leaders said that if the targets of hatred come together, they can overcome the country’s scary turn.

FILE = The xAI data center is seen, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)

NAACP, environmental group notify Elon Musk’s xAI company of intent to sue over facility pollution

June 17, 2025

The NAACP and an environmental group say they intend to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI over concerns about air pollution generated by a supercomputer near predominantly Black communities in Memphis. The groups on Tuesday accused xAI of pushing ahead to operate gas turbines in violation of the Clean Air Act. The turbines release air pollution near predominantly Black communities. Musk’s xAI says it is boosting the city’s economy by investing billions of dollars in the data center, paying millions in local taxes and creating hundreds of jobs. It also promises emission-reduction technology and is spending $35 million to build a power substation and $80 million for a water recycling plant.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’

June 17, 2025

A spokesperson for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the governor wishes Donald Trump would be a “president for all Americans.” That statement comes after Trump said that he won’t call Walz after two Democratic lawmakers were shot, one fatally. Trump says doing so would “waste time.” Trump told reporters he could “be nice” and call the governor, “but why waste time?” Walz was the 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate and he often branded Trump as “weird.” Walz said on social media that he’s heartened at times of tragedy “when people of different views and even different nations can rally together around our shared humanity,.”

File - Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks to the 2025 Supreme Court Fellows Program, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Library of Congress in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Ketanji Brown Jackson reports $2 million in income last year for her memoir, ‘Lovely One’

June 17, 2025

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received more than $2 million last year for her best-selling memoir, “Lovely One,” according to her annual financial disclosure. Jackson’s outside income exceeded that of her court colleagues combined, the reports showed. Justice Neil Gorsuch reported $250,000 for the book he published last year, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she received $134,000 in royalties and an advance for a new book due out next year. The annual reports paint a partial picture of the justices’ finances, as they are not required to reveal the value of their homes or their spouses’ salary. The justices earn a salary of $303,600, except for Chief Justice John Roberts, who is paid $317,500.

FILE - Former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks to reporters outside federal court in New York, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence

June 17, 2025

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez reported to federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that the New Jersey Democrat is in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania. The facility has both a medium-security prison and a minimum-security prison camp. Menendez resigned from the Senate last year after his conviction. FBI agents found $480,000 in cash in his home, some of it stuffed inside boots and jacket pockets. They also found gold bars worth an estimated $150,000. Menendez denies he took bribes. He says he was unfairly prosecuted.

This photo provided by the Sanilac County, Mich., Sheriff's Office on Friday, June 13, 2025, shows Chinese scientist Yunqing Jian. (Sanilac County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Lawyers say plea deal is being pursued for Chinese scientist charged in US toxic fungus case

June 17, 2025

A plea deal appears to be in the works for a Chinese scientist who is charged with conspiring to raise a toxic fungus at a University of Michigan lab. A court filing shows lawyers for Yunqing Jian are “engaged in plea negotiations” with federal prosecutors in Detroit. Jian was a researcher at the University of Michigan when she was arrested on June 3. She’s accused of helping her boyfriend, another Chinese scientist, try to work with a pathogen known as Fusarium graminearum. It can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell departs after speaking at the 75th anniversary conference of the Federal Reserve Board's International Finance Division at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The US economy is in a good place, but the Federal Reserve is not

June 17, 2025

The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn’t saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of angst. As the Fed considers its next moves during a two-day meeting this week, most economic data looks solid: Inflation has been steadily fading, while the unemployment rate is still a historically low 4.2%. Yet President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs may push inflation higher in the coming months, while also possibly slowing growth. With the outlook uncertain, Fed policymakers are expected to keep their key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday at about 4.4%.

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James appears during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, on Feb. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

LeBron stars in Amazon ad, credits family for historic 23rd season return while nursing knee injury

June 16, 2025

LeBron James may be daydreaming about Prime Day deals in his new Amazon commercial, but there’s no fantasy when it comes to his real-life focus: getting his knee healthy in time for training camp. The 40-year-old Los Angeles Lakers superstar plans to return for his 23rd NBA season, which would make him the first player in league history to reach that milestone. For now, James is prioritizing rest and recovery after spraining a ligament in April, following the Lakers season-ending playoff loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. James says his left knee is feeling “good” during an interview about starring in a new 60-second commercial called “What’s Next?”

This photo provided by the Maui Fire Department shows smoke from a fire burning in Kahikinui, Hawaii on the island of Maui on Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Maui Fire Department via AP)

Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii’s Maui island evacuates about 50 people. No structures have burned

June 16, 2025

About 50 residents on Hawaii’s Maui island evacuated their homes as a fast-moving brush fire fueled by strong winds encroached on their rural community. Fire officials say the brush fire in East Maui grew to about 500 acres on Sunday night, but recalculated that to about 330 acres following an aerial survey. Officials said it was 85% contained as of Monday morning. Evacuation orders remain in place Monday. The fire is about 60 miles away from the deadly fire in Lahaina in 2023.

Brian Armstrong, left, Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, and Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle, participate in the State of Crypto Summit, in New York, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Senate expected to pass crypto bill without addressing Trump’s investments

June 16, 2025

The Senate is voting on legislation regulating a form of cryptocurrency called stablecoins. The bill is the first in what’s expected to be a wave of crypto-friendly legislation in Congress following the industry’s heavy spending in last year’s election. The bill has advanced with bipartisan support so far, but some Democrats have raised concerns that the measure does little to address former President Donald Trump’s personal interests in crypto. Known as the GENIUS Act, the bill would establish guardrails and consumer protections for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency typically pegged to the U.S. dollar.

Trump is at a moment of choosing as Israel looks for more US help crushing Iran’s nuclear program

June 16, 2025

President Donald Trump in about eight hours went from suggesting a nuclear deal remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives. He cut short a visit to the Group of Seven summit in the Canadian Rockies so he could return to Washington for urgent talks with aides about the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. Trump is expected to arrive at the White House early Tuesday. Israel over four days of strikes has done considerable damage to Iran. It believes that it can now deal a permanent blow to Tehran’s nuclear program — particularly with more direct help from Trump. But deepening U.S. involvement comes with enormous political risk.

FILE - Bruce Springsteen speaks to the audience during a concert with the E Street Band at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Music Review: Bruce Springsteen takes seven ‘Lost Albums’ off the shelf for a new box set

June 16, 2025

Bruce Springsteen has been deliberate in his career, careful with his album releases to keep a narrative flow and not repeat himself. As a result, he’s left a startling amount of material on the shelf. Now he’s releasing them in the form of seven “lost albums.” The set offers a fascinating look at an alternate Springsteen career. There’s Bruce the suave crooner, Bruce fronting a country combo, Bruce with a mariachi band, Bruce with an album’s worth of songs molded after “Streets of Philadelphia.” The bulk of the material encompassing the period between 1983 and 2018 finds Springsteen working in home studios.

Police tape blocks off the home of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Brooklyn Park, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

40 hours of violence and fear as gunman stalks Minnesota politicians

June 16, 2025

Early Saturday morning, when a man dressed like a police officer knocked at the home of a Minnesota state legislator, marked the start of nearly 40 hours of violence and fear that swept through towns in an arc around Minneapolis. A man seemingly intent on sowing political devastation across the region killed one Minnesota lawmaker and left another bleeding from nine bullet wounds. The attacks sparked the largest manhunt in Minnesota history, with heavily armed law enforcement officers riding armored vehicles through quiet suburban streets and country roads. The Minnesota attacks rippled across the country as frightened political leaders worried that America’s divides could leave them dead.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, arrives for a hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on his budget requests for fiscal year 2026, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump’s big bill

June 16, 2025

Senate Republicans are proposing deeper Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements for parents of teens, as a way to offset the costs of making President Donald Trump’s tax breaks more permanent. They are keeping in place an existing $10,000 annual cap on state and local tax deductions known as SALT. But they boost a tax credit for some seniors to $6,000. The proposals unveiled Monday by Republicans for Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” provide the most comprehensive look yet at changes the GOP senators want to make to the package approved by House Republicans last month. Republican leaders are pushing to fast-track the package by Trump’s Fourth of July deadline.

Claire Stein places flowers at a makeshift memorial for Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark at the state Capitol, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

After Minnesota shooting, some states are more tightly guarding officials’ personal information

June 16, 2025

Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories after one Minnesota legislator was killed and another wounded in their suburban Minneapolis homes last weekend. Authorities say the suspect, Vance Boelter, had a list of dozens of elected officials in Minnesota and meticulous notes on the homes and people he targeted in the Saturday shooting. Police say he found their addresses through internet searches. Officials in North Dakota, New Mexico, and Colorado took precautions Saturday to remove legislators’ personal information. States have passed legislation in recent years to allow officials to request the removal of their information online.

Protester killed at Utah ‘No Kings’ rally was a fashion designer from ‘Project Runway’

June 16, 2025

The 39-year-old man who was shot and killed while participating in a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City is remembered as a successful fashion designer who devoted his life to celebrating artists from the Pacific Islands. Arthur Folasa Ah Loo appeared in four episodes of the 2017 season of “Project Runway.” A national organization devoted to Pacific Islander artists that Ah Loo co-founded described him as “self taught” fashion designer from Samoa was deeply connected to his culture and community. Ah Loo leaves behind his wife and two young children, according to a GoFundMe for his family.

Pulse nightclub: A haunting look inside before the mass shooting site is razed

June 16, 2025

Nine years after a gunman opened fire in an LGBTQ+-friendly nightclub in Florida, bullet holes can be seen in walls. And glittering disco balls and lit up bulbs on dressing room mirrors make it seem frozen in time. The Associated Press and other media outlets were allowed Monday to see the inside of the Pulse nightclub for the first time since gunman Omar Mateen opened fire there during a Latin night celebration on June 12, 2016, killing 49 people. The viewing came days after survivors and family members of the dead were allowed to walk through the nightclub before it’s demolished this year to make way for a permanent memorial.

Jose Abel Garcia, a Guatemalan immigrant, comments on President Donald Trump's latest promise to expand deportations in Democratic-led cities Monday, June 16, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Trump immigration policies targeting Democratic cities energize organizers, leave others confused

June 16, 2025

Jose Abel Garcia is a Guatemalan immigrant who says President Donald Trump’s latest promise to expand deportations in Democratic-led cities doesn’t change much. The 38-year-old garment worker says targeting Democratic strongholds while pausing immigration arrests at restaurants, hotels and farms doesn’t spare workers who are simply trying to make rent. In recent days Trump has vowed to shift immigration enforcement away from political allies and toward political foes, prioritizing deportations in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and cities at “the core of the Democrat Power Center.” At the same time, he’s reversed course and paused arrests in industries that heavily rely on a foreign-born workforce.

FILE - President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years

June 16, 2025

A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health. The grants were deemed to focus on gender identity or diversity, equity and inclusion, and Judge William Young of Massachusetts said Monday the NIH’s cancellation process was “arbitrary and capricious.” The judge went on to say the case raises serious questions about racial discrimination by the government. His written ruling is expected soon but is an interim step as the Trump administration is expected to appeal.

This image from the Department of Justice statement of facts to support an arrest warrant for David Walls-Kaufman, shows an image from police body-worn video, contained and annotated by the source, of David Walls-Kaufman in the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Department of Justice via AP)

Trial opens for lawsuit against pardoned Capitol riot defendant over police officer’s suicide

June 16, 2025

Nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith shot and killed himself while driving to work. Over four years later, Smith’s widow is trying to prove to a jury that one of the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is responsible for her husband’s suicide. The trial for Erin Smith’s lawsuit against David Walls-Kaufman started Monday in Washington. It comes nearly six months after President Donald Trump used his clemency powers to erase the criminal cases against nearly 1,600 people charged in the attack. Walls-Kaufman denies assaulting or injuring Smith.

A law enforcement officer trains his rifle towards a house as the officers search for shooting suspect, Vance Boelter, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Belle Plaine, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Friends say Minnesota shooting suspect was deeply religious and conservative

June 16, 2025

The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion. Vance Luther Boelter was captured Sunday following a massive multi-state search after authorities say he impersonated a police officer and gunned down two legislators and their spouses. Friends and former colleagues interviewed by The Associated Press described Boelter as a kind man of Christian faith who went to Trump campaign rallies and attended an evangelical church. He worked as a security contractor, a funeral service driver and a preacher.

Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers

June 16, 2025

A Wisconsin dairy farmer has alleged in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by continuing programs that favor minorities. The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court in Wisconsin on behalf of a white dairy farmer, Adam Faust. The lawsuit alleges that the government continues to implement diversity, equity and inclusion programs that were instituted under former President Joe Biden. Faust was among several farmers who successfully sued the Biden administration in 2021 for race discrimination in a USDA program.

FILE - President Donald Trump holds an executive order regarding the reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety

June 16, 2025

President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as he continues to assert more control over independent regulatory agencies. Christopher Hanson said Monday the Republican president terminated his position at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission without cause, contrary to existing law and longstanding precedent. The firing of the former NRC chairman comes as Trump seeks to take authority away from the independent safety agency, which has regulated the U.S. nuclear industry for five decades. The White House says it needs leaders rowing in the same direction and Trump reserves the right to remove employees within the executive branch.

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Could you eat this much ice cream after walking 1,100 miles? Some Appalachian Trail hikers try

June 16, 2025

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting. So far this year, about 50 thru-hikers have finished the challenge. Besides bragging rights, they earned a commemorative wooden spoon and the honor of having their photos posted on a store bulletin board. The record, set two years ago, is under 4 minutes. It took nearly 40 minutes for Sam Cooper to finish the challenge earlier this week. He called it “pure misery,” and added: “I don’t think anybody should be doing this. This is not healthy at all.”

FILE - Students walk through Harvard Yard, April 27, 2022, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Judge extends order suspending Trump’s block on Harvard’s incoming foreign students

June 16, 2025

President Donald Trump’s order to block incoming foreign students from attending Harvard University will remain on hold temporarily. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston on Monday extended a temporary restraining order on Trump’s proclamation until June 23 while she weighs Harvard’s request for a preliminary injunction. Burroughs made the decision at a hearing over Harvard’s request, which Trump’s Republican administration opposed. Burroughs granted the initial restraining order June 5, and it had been set to expire Thursday. Trump previously tried to revoke Harvard’s ability to host foreign students on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The judge has temporarily blocked that, too. Harvard’s lawyer says Trump is using its international students as “pawns.”

FILE - The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

New Jersey can have a grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules

June 16, 2025

New Jersey’s Supreme Court says the state can have a grand jury investigate allegations of clergy sexually abusing children and report findings. The court ruled Monday. The Diocese of Camden in May had ended its longstanding opposition to such proceedings. It had previously argued that the attorney general can’t empanel a grand jury to issue findings because a court rule limits such investigations to public officials. The high court disagreed. The issue dates to 2018, when a Pennsylvania grand jury found that more than 1,000 children had been abused in that state since the 1940s, prompting New Jersey to announce a similar investigation.

FILE - Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Mahmoud Khalil requests transfer from Louisiana jail after judge blocks his release

June 16, 2025

Attorneys for the Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil have asked a federal judge to immediately release him on bail, or else transfer him to New Jersey, where he can be closer to his wife and newborn son. The filing comes days after a federal judge ruled that the government can continue to detain the legal U.S. resident based on allegations that he lied on his green card application. Khalil disputes the accusations that he wasn’t forthcoming on the application. The judge previously determined that Khalil couldn’t continue being held based on the U.S. secretary of state’s determination that he could harm American foreign policy.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

June 16, 2025

The Supreme Court will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion. The justices Monday agreed to consider an appeal from First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, which wants to block a subpoena from Democratic New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin seeking information about donors, advertisements and medical personnel. Platkin says First Choice won’t answer questions about its operations. First Choice challenged the subpoena in federal court, but a judge found the case wasn’t far enough along to weigh in. An appeals court agreed. First Choice says it’s looking forward to presenting its case to the Supreme Court.

People play a water gun game at Playland's Castaway Cove amusement park, in Ocean City, N.J, on Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Smaller amusement parks hope for a strong summer under the shadow of tariffs

June 16, 2025

The tariffs wars involving global economic powerhouses such as the U.S. and China are being felt even in such distinctly local places as your regional amusement park. Families who balk at the cost of a vacation at big amusement parks like Disney World favor trips to regional parks. But if tariffs lead to economic uncertainty, they may stay home. The Trump administration’s import taxes on foreign goods also could subject park owners to costs that their customers might not think about. Parts of the rides are made of imported steel that’s currently subject to tariffs. And prizes and toys people win playing games often come from China.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to challenge New York abortion rule

June 16, 2025

The Supreme Court is ordering a New York court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions. The justices acted Monday after the court unanimously ruled earlier in June that Wisconsin discriminated against a Catholic charity by forcing it to pay state unemployment taxes. The New York case poses a similar issue because the state exempts religious employers if their purpose is to spread religious values and they primarily employ and serve people of their faith. But religious groups that serve and employ people regardless of their beliefs don’t qualify for the exemption.

President Donald Trump, left, escorted by Air Force Col. Angela F. Ochoa, Commander, 89th Airlift Wing, walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for a trip to Canada to attend the G7 Summit. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests

June 15, 2025

President Donald Trump has directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large protests have erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Trump in a social media posting Sunday called on ICE officials “to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.” He added that to reach the goal officials ”must expand efforts to detain and deport” people in the country illegally in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.

Protesters attempt to block a vehicle from leaving the Delaney Hall Detention Facility during protests over federal immigration enforcement raids on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

2 detainees recaptured after escape from New Jersey immigration detention center, 2 still at large

June 15, 2025

FBI officials say two detainees who escaped from a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey last week have been recaptured, while another two remain at large. Authorities say the four men busted out of the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark during reports of disorder there. They say the men broke through an interior wall that led to an exterior one, and were able to escape from a parking lot. The FBI said Sunday that Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez and Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada were back in custody. Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes and Andres Felipe Pineda-Mogollon are still on the lam.

Evan Polk, right, talks with his daughter, Jordyn Polk, 13, after she was dropped off from school in Secane, Pa., Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism — and each other

June 15, 2025

A growing number of Black fathers with autistic children are looking to be more visible in the national autism conversation through podcasts, nonprofits and summits that specifically address their experience. These men say that their hope is not only to be considered more than sidekicks to the mothers of the children, but also to help other Black dads accept autism diagnoses and not prolong getting kids the help that they need. Federal data shows that Black children have had a higher prevalence of autism spectrum disorder than white children since 2020. Experts say that’s mostly because of better awareness.

FILE - Election workers process ballots for the 2024 General Election, Nov. 5, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Justice Department’s early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role

June 15, 2025

The Trump administration’s Justice Department has begun targeting Democratic and presidential swing states with demands for election data or changes to voter registration procedures. While the requests may seem technical and mundane, collectively they suggest the department is moving away from its traditional stance of protecting access to the ballot box. Instead, the actions address concerns that have been raised by a host of conservative activists following years of false claims surrounding elections in the U.S. By targeting certain states — presidential battlegrounds or those controlled by Democrats — they also could be foreshadowing an expanded role for the department in future elections.

FILE - Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

The GOP’s big bill would bring changes to Medicaid for millions

June 15, 2025

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no Medicaid cuts. But what, exactly, would be a cut? Republicans acknowledge that the main cost-saving provision in the bill would cause millions of people to lose their coverage. But they insist they are not cutting the vital safety net program but simply rooting out what they call waste fraud and abuse. Whether that argument lands with voters could go a long way toward determining whether Trump’s bill ultimately ends up boosting or dragging down Republicans as they campaign for reelection.

Pope Leo XIV meets the members of the Rome's local church in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

What US adults think about Pope Leo XIV, according to a new AP-NORC poll

June 14, 2025

A new AP-NORC poll finds that just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff, American Catholics are feeling excited about their new religious leader. About two-thirds of American Catholics have a “very” or “somewhat” favorable view of Pope Leo, according to the new survey, while about 3 in 10 don’t know enough to have an opinion. Very few Catholics — less than 1 in 10 — view him unfavorably. Among Americans overall, plenty of people are still making up their minds about Pope Leo. But among those who do have an opinion, feelings about the pope are overwhelmingly positive.

The Army turns 250. Trump turns 79. Cue funnel cakes, festive bling, military might — and protest

June 14, 2025

There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. Also, the spray of tear gas against nonviolent marchers in Atlanta, rolling waves of anti-Trump resistance coast to coast and a confrontation in Los Angles. There, police on horseback charged the protesters and fired tear gas and crowd control projectiles. In scenes of celebration, protest and trepidation, masses of Americans cheered a rousing Army parade like none seen in Washington in generations. Masses more rallied across the country against a president derided by his critics as an authoritarian, would-be king. On Saturday, the U.S. Army turned 250 and President Donald Trump turned 79.

Vehicles sit in the river after being swept away by floodwaters in San Antonio, Tx., Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

The death toll from San Antonio flooding rises to 13. All those missing have been found

June 14, 2025

The death toll from heavy rains that inundated parts of San Antonio has risen to 13, and all those missing have been found. A downpour caused fast-rising floodwaters to carry more than a dozen cars into a creek on Thursday. Some people climbed trees to escape. Firefighters rescued more than 70 people across the nation’s seventh-largest city. The San Antonio Fire Department said Saturday 11 of those who died were found in the search area around Beital Creek, where cars got stuck or overturned.

This photo provided by the FDA in January 2024 shows bottles of Neptunes Fix Elixir, a product labeled to contain tianeptine. (FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch via AP)

‘Gas station heroin’ is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts

June 14, 2025

Health officials want you to think twice before buying brightly colored energy shots and supplements often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops. The products are sometimes called “gas station heroin,” and contain tianeptine. That’s an antidepressant that can be addictive and carries the risk of serious side effects. U.S. poison control centers have reported a steady rise in calls linked to the drug for more than a decade. The drug has never been approved by the FDA for any medical condition in the U.S. and cannot legally be added to foods and beverages or sold as a dietary supplement. About a dozen states have prohibited or restricted tianeptine.

People attend the World Pride Rally and March at the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, June 8, 2025, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Protests, parades and Pride: One week in June 2025 is drawing stark American fault lines

June 14, 2025

On the first weekend: a vision of the nation built upon inclusivity and the tenets of liberalism — a conception of country that incorporates generations of fights for equity, for compassion, for expanding what it means to be an American. On the second weekend, in the same town: a public show of strength and nationalism constructed on a foundation of military might, law and order, a tour de force of force. And on the days in between, in a city 2,000 miles from the capital locked in pitched battles over the use — abuse, many contend — of federal power and military authority. Today’s United States is encapsulated in a single week in June 2025, its triumphs and frictions on vivid display.

What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 21 cases, including state bans on transgender care

June 14, 2025

The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the federal government. But the justices also have 21 cases to resolve that were argued between December and mid-May, including a push by Republican-led states to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors. One of the argued cases was an emergency appeal, the administration’s bid to be allowed to enforce Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally. The court typically aims to finish its work by the end of June.

Democrats squaring off in Virginia primaries say one name a lot: Trump

June 14, 2025

Democrats in Virginia are holding primary elections Tuesday, and one name is getting talked about a lot: President Donald Trump. The White House’s onslaught of changes impacting Virginia has been fodder for their campaigns, particularly in the nomination contest for attorney general. It comes as Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, is running for reelection. Democrats are not making it easy for him. If they are not lamenting Trump, they are criticizing Miyares for not using his position to defend Virginians from the president.

Slick Rick returns after 26 years with ‘Victory’ album and proves hip-hop storytelling still reigns

June 13, 2025

Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading. The English-born rapper — known for his signature eye patch and masterful storytelling — returned to the booth for his first new project in nearly three decades. He’s reminding the world of his timeless rap prowess on his visual album, “Victory,” released Friday. It marks Slick Rick’s first album since 1999’s “The Art of Storytelling.” This new project is largely self-produced, with the rapper handling 95% of the production and sharing executive producer duties with Emmy-nominated actor and occasional rapper-DJ Idris Elba, who appears on the album alongside Nas, Giggs and Estelle.

Cities brace for large crowds at anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across the US

June 13, 2025

Cities large and small are preparing for major demonstrations across the U.S. against President Donald Trump. That’s happening Saturday as officials urge calm, National Guard troops mobilize and Trump attends a military parade in Washington to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary. A flagship “No Kings” march and rally are planned in Philadelphia. The demonstrations are gaining additional fuel from protests flaring up over federal immigration enforcement raids. Governors and city officials are vowing to protect the right to protest and to show no tolerance for violence. Republican governors in Virginia, Texas and Missouri are mobilizing National Guard troops. Organizers say Philadelphia could see a crowd approaching 100,000 people.

Photos of Marines in Los Angeles as communities across the country prepare for demonstrations

June 13, 2025

LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building after a week

The Army is set to celebrate 250 years with a parade that coincides with Trump’s birthday

June 13, 2025

The massive military parade that President Donald Trump has long wanted is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial with tanks, bands and thousands of troops. And the biggest question marks are whether it will be overshadowed or delayed Saturday by either the weather in Washington or planned protests elsewhere around the country. Falling on Trump’s 79th birthday, the parade was added just a few weeks ago to the Army’s long-planned 250th anniversary celebration. It has triggered criticism for its price tag of up to $45 million and the possibility that the lumbering tanks could tear up city streets. Trump so far has shrugged off concerns about the parade cost, the rainy forecast and the potential for protests.

This photo provided by the New York Public Library shows the exterior of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York on May 7, 2025. (Jonathan Blanc/New York Public Library via AP)

The home of one of the largest catalogs of Black history turns 100 in New York

June 13, 2025

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country. The center hopes to spread awareness of that fact Saturday as it celebrates its centennial at two marquee annual events. The Black Comic Book Festival and the Schomburg Literary Festival on Saturday will feature readings, discussions, workshops, cosplay and a vendor marketplace. The center’s leaders have curated over 100 objects for an exhibition that tells the story of the center’s people and the place that shaped it. Celebration of the center’s centennial is expected to continue for a full year.

FILE - Defense attorney Gerald Kelly confers with defendant Stephen Stanko during a pretrial hearing at the Georgetown County Courthouse in Georgetown, S.C., Monday, July 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Tom Murray, Pool, File)

South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders

June 13, 2025

A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders has been put to death by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko was executed Friday for shooting a friend then cleaning out his bank account in Horry County in 2005. The 57-year-old inmate was serving another death sentence for killing his live-in girlfriend in her Georgetown County home hours earlier, strangling her as he raped her teenage daughter. Stanko was leaning toward dying by South Carolina’s new firing squad like the past two inmates before him. But after autopsy results from the last inmate showed the bullets nearly missed his heart, Stanko went with lethal injection.

President Donald Trump speaks at U.S. Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in US Steel, so long as it fits the government’s terms

June 13, 2025

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a “national security agreement” submitted by the federal government. Trump’s order didn’t detail the terms of the national security agreement. But U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel said in a joint statement that the agreement stipulates that approximately $11 billion in new investments will be made by 2028 and includes giving the U.S. government a “golden share,” or veto power to ensure the country’s national security interests are protected.

FILE - The Rikers Island jail complex stands in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background June 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Judge blocks plan to allow immigration agents in New York City jail

June 13, 2025

A judge has blocked New York City’s mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main jail. New York Judge Mary Rosado’s decision Friday is a setback for Democratic Mayor Eric Adams, who issued an executive order permitting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies to maintain office space at the Rikers Island jail complex. City lawmakers filed a lawsuit in April accusing Adams of entering into a “corrupt quid pro quo bargain” with the Trump administration in exchange for the U.S. Justice Department dropping criminal charges against him. Adams has repeatedly denied making a deal with the administration over the criminal case.

FILE - Governor Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference regarding the shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa. on Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Finding a strong candidate for governor in Pennsylvania may help GOP protect its US House majority

June 13, 2025

Job No. 1 for Republicans in Pennsylvania is to scrounge up a candidate to contest next year’s reelection bid by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, if only to aid other Republicans on the ballot. That’s because a lopsided Shapiro victory could doom the GOP’s narrow majority in the U.S. House that backs President Donald Trump’s agenda. Democrats are targeting four GOP-held congressional seats in Pennsylvania. That’s more than in any other state and one more than the three seats they need to retake the majority. Analysts say a valuable standard-bearer is important. That’s the candidate who delivers the party’s message and drives the enthusiasm of the party’s faithful voters.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a bill blocking California's rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Appeals court won’t reconsider ruling that Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $5M in sex abuse case

June 13, 2025

A federal appeals court won’t reconsider its ruling upholding a $5 million civil judgment against President Donald Trump in a civil lawsuit alleging he sexually abused a writer in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. In an 8-2 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump’s petition for the full appellate court to rehear arguments in his challenge to the jury’s finding that he sexually abused advice columnist E. Jean Carroll and defamed her with comments he made in October 2022. Carroll testified at a 2023 trial that Trump turned a friendly encounter in spring 1996 into a violent attack after they playfully entered the store’s dressing room. Trump denies the allegation.

FILE - A screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the Pelicans and Wizards, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

Federal judge recuses himself days before sentencing Memphis officers accused in Tyre Nichols’ death

June 13, 2025

The judge presiding over the federal case against five former Memphis police officers convicted in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has recused himself from further proceedings, just days before four of them were scheduled to be sentenced. U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris issued a brief order Friday saying he has recused himself and returned the case to the court clerk for reassignment. He provided no further explanation. Four of the five officers convicted in the January 2023 beating that led to Nichols’ death are scheduled to be sentenced next week and the fifth on June 23.

Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1/2 years in federal corruption case

June 13, 2025

The longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on federal corruption charges. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey in Chicago. Madigan was also fined $2.5 million, the statutory maximum. The 83-year-old Madigan was convicted in February of 10 of 23 counts, including bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud charges. Prosecutors charged that Madigan routinely traded legislation favorable to utility giant ComEd for contracts and no-work jobs for his associates and allies. The government sought a 12 1/2-year sentence for Madigan and a $1.5 million fine. Madigan’s lawyers asked for five years’ probation, community service and a “reasonable” fine.

Mahmoud Khalil can remain jailed over claims he lied on green card application, judge says

June 13, 2025

A federal judge says the Trump administration can continue to detain Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil on allegations that he lied on his green card application. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz conceded in a brief filing Friday that the Republican administration can continue to hold the legal U.S. resident on those grounds since they were not addressed in his ruling earlier this week. The judge previously determined that Khalil couldn’t continue being held based on the U.S. secretary of state’s determination that he could harm American foreign policy. Khalil has been detained since March. He denies that he wasn’t forthcoming on the application.

A U.S. Army soldier walks past a Bradley fighting vehicle staged in West Potomac Park ahead of an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthday

June 13, 2025

The Army will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a parade on Saturday, which happens to be President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. More than 6,000 troops are poised to march, 128 Army tanks and other vehicles will roll through Washington streets and 62 aircraft will buzz overhead to honor the Army’s milestone. With preparations well in hand, one big unknown is the weather. Rain is in the forecast, so there’s a chance the parade could be interrupted by thunderstorms. Daylong festivities such as fitness competitions are planned on the National Mall, culminating in the parade that’s estimated to cost $25 million to $45 million. The Army expects as many as 200,000 people to attend.

FILE - Farm workers gather produce on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Moorpark, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Immigration raids are threatening businesses that supply America’s food, farm bureaus say

June 13, 2025

Federal agents have rounded up dozens of California farmworkers in large-scale raids at packinghouses and fields that farm bureaus say threaten businesses that supply much of the country’s food. Community advocates said several dozen immigrants were arrested after agents raided packing sheds and fields. Many of the arrests took place on farms northwest of Los Angeles. Some farmworkers have stopped showing up for work since the raids began. The California Farm Bureau says it doesn’t have reports of widespread workforce disruption. The state grows much of the country’s fresh produce.

Defense lawyers for Chinese scientist Yunqing Jian, from left, David Duncan, James Gerometta and Norman Zalkind leave federal court in Detroit on June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ed White)

2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US

June 13, 2025

Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States without permits will remain in custody in Michigan. They waived their right to a hearing Friday in federal court. Chengxuan Han was arrested Sunday at the Detroit airport. Yunqing Jian was arrested on June 2 and is charged with conspiring with her boyfriend to bring a toxic fungus into the U.S. Both worked at the same University of Michigan laboratory. The university has not been accused of misconduct. Its statement condemns any actions that “seek to cause harm, threaten national security or undermine the university’s critical public mission.”

FILE - President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, March 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach

June 13, 2025

The attorneys general for California and New York are praising a federal judge’s decision to block President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections. The judge in Massachusetts on Friday sided with the Democratic state attorneys general, who called the Republican president’s executive order overreach. Trump’s order sought to compel officials to require documentary proof of citizenship for everyone registering to vote for federal elections and accept mailed ballots only if received by Election Day. The attorneys general say Trump’s order was unconstitutional. The White House has defended Trump’s order as “standing up for free, fair and honest elections.” The judge says the Constitution doesn’t grant the president any specific powers over elections.

FILE - Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Consumer sentiment rises for 1st time this year as inflation remains tame

June 13, 2025

Consumer sentiment increased in June for the first time in six months, the latest sign that Americans’ views of the economy have improved as inflation has stayed tame and the Trump administration has reached a truce in its trade fight with China. The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index, released Friday, jumped 16% to 60.5. The large increase followed steady drops that left the preliminary number last month at the second-lowest level in the nearly 75-year history of the survey. Consumer sentiment is still down 20% compared with December 2024.

FILE - People appear in Josie Robertson Plaza in front of The Metropolitan Opera house at Lincoln Center in New York on March 12, 2020. . (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Met Opera attendance dropped in spring as tourism fell, coinciding with immigration crackdown

June 13, 2025

Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped slightly following the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that coincided with a decrease in tourists to New York. The Met sold 72% of capacity, matching 2023-24 and down from its 75% projection. Met general manager Peter Gelb says “I attribute the fact that we didn’t achieve our sales goals to a significant drop in tourism.” New York City Tourism & Conventions last month reduced its 2025 international visitor projection by 17%, the Met said. International buyers accounted for 11% of sales, down from the Met’s projection of 16% and from about 20% before the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 1 million power banks recalled after some consumers report fires

June 13, 2025

More than 1.15 million power banks are under recall across the U.S. after some fires and explosions were reported by consumers. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, electronics maker Anker Innovations is recalling certain “PowerCore 10000” power banks because the lithium-ion battery inside can overheat — posing fire and burn risks. China-based Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions involving these now-recalled portable chargers. That includes two minor burn injuries and 11 reports of property damage amounting to over $60,700. Consumers in possession these now-recalled chargers are urged to stop using them immediately — and contact Anker for a free replacement.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia’s primaries

June 13, 2025

Virginia Democrats will settle a crowded six-way primary for lieutenant governor on Tuesday as well as a contested nomination fight for state attorney general. Meanwhile, voters across the commonwealth will choose nominees for the state House of Delegates. The winners will advance to the general election in November, when Republicans will defend their seats for the three top statewide offices, including governor, while Democrats will try to cling to their narrow majority in the state House. In Virginia in the year following a presidential election, candidates from the president’s party historically have faced strong headwinds at the ballot box.

Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican enthusiasm for Musk cools after his feud with Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds

June 13, 2025

A new poll finds Elon Musk has lost some of his luster with Republicans since his public falling-out with President Donald Trump. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds fewer Republicans view Trump’s onetime government efficiency bulldog “very favorably” now than they did in April. Though most Republicans continue to hold a positive view of Musk, their diminished fervor suggests his vocal opposition to the Republican president’s signature tax cut legislation may have cost him GOP goodwill. Musk called the GOP tax and budget policy bill “a disgusting abomination.” But Musk’s overall favorability hasn’t shifted: Musk remains less popular than his electric vehicle company, Tesla.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk after greeting guests during the congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Israeli strikes on Iran lead to new test of Trump’s ability to deliver on ‘America first’ agenda

June 12, 2025

Just hours before Israel launched strikes on Iran early Friday, President Donald Trump was still holding onto hope that the long-simmering dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program could be resolved without military action. But with the Israeli military operation now underway and likely to continue for some time, Trump will be tested anew on his ability to deliver on a campaign promise to disentangle the U.S. from foreign conflicts. He’s already struggling to find an endgame to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.

Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, second from left, joins a rally outside the U.S. Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., where a federal judge in Maryland will hear arguments Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Tennessee judge to hear arguments about releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from pretrial detention

June 12, 2025

A Tennessee judge is scheduled to hear arguments about whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia can be released from jail pending the outcome of a federal trial on human smuggling charges. Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who had been living legally in the United States before he was wrongfully deported in March. His case quickly became a rallying point for opposition to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Prosecutors in Tennessee argue in court filings that he should remain in jail because he is a flight risk and a danger to the community. Abrego Garcia’s attorneys disagree. They say due process and basic fairness require allowing him to go free unless he is proven guilty.

People pass by and take photos with a tank, parked on the National Mall, during preparations for an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump is finally getting his chance to try to top France with a grand military parade in DC

June 12, 2025

Eight years after Donald Trump was dazzled while watching a grand military parade in Paris, the president is finally getting a chance to try to top the spectacle. His long-delayed dream is expected to finally be realized Saturday with an extravaganza of American military might featuring tanks and other armored vehicles rolling through the nation’s capital, thousands of soldiers marching the streets and military aircraft flying overhead. For Trump, a media-attuned former reality television star, it’s a chance to flex his skills as a showman. But for a president, the muscular display of military might comes as Trump is increasingly flexing the powers of his office.

Mike Love celebrates Brian Wilson and George Clinton shines at 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame

June 12, 2025

The Beach Boys’ Mike Love has been inducted into the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame. It was just one day after it was announced that his inimitable bandmate Brian Wilson had died. The gala was held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City Thursday night. Inductees included George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and Tony Macaulay. The 2025 class brings an eclectic mix of funk, rock, R&B, country and beyond. Last year’s inductees included Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford.

JetZero plans to build $4.7B plant in North Carolina, aims to create 14,500 jobs

June 12, 2025

A California-based company plans to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina. If successful, the project announced Thursday by JetZero and elected officials would create more than 14,500 jobs in a decade. Gov. Josh Stein called it the largest job commitment in North Carolina history. JetZero is developing a fixed-wing aircraft that would change the shape of passenger jetliners in the sky. The company would build the plant at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro. JetZero already has conditional jet purchase agreements with some airlines. The announcement comes with lots of economic incentives that would extend into the 2060s.

Louisiana AG investigating CVS for sending mass text messages lobbying against legislation

June 12, 2025

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill plans to send a cease and desist letter to CVS for mass text messages sent to customers lobbying against legislation and is opening an investigation into whether the pharmaceutical giant improperly used customers’ personal information. Murrill’s Thursday announcement came as lawmakers ultimately tabled the legislation to prohibit companies from owning both pharmacy benefits managers and drug stores. The bill, which proponents said would bolster independent pharmacies and reduce the cost of prescription medications, received broad support in the House but died in the Senate. A spokesperson for Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says he plans to call a special session to revive the legislation.

Shooting on Las Vegas Strip near Bellagio that killed 2 was livestreamed, police say

June 12, 2025

A new police report released Thursday says two people killed in a shooting over the weekend on the Las Vegas Strip captured it on video while livestreaming to their shared YouTube channel. The married victims were 43-year-old Tanisha Finley and 44-year-old Rodney Finley. Las Vegas police say the shooting on Sunday night near the Bellagio fountains was an isolated incident between the victims and the suspect who were feuding on social media. An arrest report for the suspect says the video livestream showed him firing at both victims before the cellphone falls to the ground. The livestream ends moments later when an officer on patrol in the area picks up the phone and turns it off.

Inside a federal courtroom is shown, similar to the room where the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ is being held in Federal District court in Manhattan on Friday, June 6, 2025 in New York. (Jefferson Siegel /The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer complains about trial secrecy as a famous rapper’s name goes unmentioned

June 12, 2025

A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs is protesting the rising tide of secrecy at the hip-hop icon’s sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial after Combs and the public were excluded from lengthy legal arguments. Attorney Marc Agnifilo complained to Judge Arun Subramanian after Combs was left out of an hour-long robing room meeting Thursday, delaying testimony by a key witness by nearly two hours. Agnifilo said the need for a public trial was “an important issue, a constitutional issue” and objected to so much happening out of the earshot of his client. Combs has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges.

Mike Love and John Stamos pay tribute to Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson

June 12, 2025

Mike Love is looking back fondly on Brian Wilson, his cousin and Beach Boys collaborator who died Wednesday at 82. He tells The Associated Press that Wilson’s death is a “tough one” but that he had a great time “cocreating with him.” Love spoke Thursday ahead of being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which welcomed Wilson in 2000. He will be introduced by actor and musician John Stamos, who has collaborated with the Beach Boys in recent years and has a special tribute to Wilson planned for Friday at the Beach Boys’ next performance. Stamos tells the AP that “without the Beach Boys, life would be a mistake.”

‘Shocked’ and ‘sickened’ Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla’s removal

June 12, 2025

Senate Democrats were shaken to the core after seeing videos of officers aggressively pushing California Sen. Alex Padilla out of a news conference with the Homeland Security secretary and eventually restraining him on the floor outside the room. Democrats have been beaten down politically for months as President Donald Trump has returned to power and ruled Washington with a united Republican Congress. But the Democrats’ anger exploded as they skipped their traditional Thursday flights home and stayed on the floor to speak out against the incident. They called it the latest and most inflammatory example of what they say is Trump’s gradual assault on democracy.

FILE - Ananda Lewis arrives at the 5th Annual TV Guide Emmy Party in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Ananda Lewis, former MTV and BET host who publicly shared breast cancer journey, dies

June 12, 2025

Ananda Lewis, the former MTV and BET host who became a beloved television personality in the 1990s with her warmth and authenticity, has died. She was 52. Her sister, Lakshmi Emory, confirmed Lewis’ death in a Facebook post Wednesday. Lewis had been battling breast cancer. Lewis made a name for herself as a host on BET’s “Teen Summit.” After a few seasons, Lewis took her talents over to MTV in 1997. She was a host and veejay on “MTV Live.” “Hot Zone” and “Total Request Live,” a daily top 10 video countdown show. Lewis was open about her cancer journey since she publicly shared her diagnosis in 2020.

Jury finds New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunity

June 12, 2025

A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy violated its owners’ constitutional rights but had qualified immunity, a federal jury found. On Thursday, the jury ruled in a civil lawsuit that Officer Derrick Burmaster had acted unreasonably when he killed a 22-pound (10-kilogram) Catahoula Leopard dog named Apollo, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney William Most. The jury awarded the dog’s owners $10,400 in damages to be paid by the city, Most said. The 16-week old rescue dog had run toward Burmaster when he entered a home’s yard in response to a domestic disturbance report in 2021. While multiple internal investigations initially found Burmaster’s use of force was not justified, department leadership later cleared him of wrongdoing after the civil lawsuit was filed.

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

Sen. Padilla is forcefully removed from Noem’s news conference on immigration raids and handcuffed

June 12, 2025

Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California has been forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to speak up about immigration raids that have led to protests in California and elsewhere. Video shows a Secret Service agent on Noem’s security detail grabbing Padilla by his jacket Thursday and shoving him from the room as he tried to interrupt Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles. The stunning scene of a U.S. senator being aggressively removed from a Cabinet secretary’s news conference prompted immediate outrage from his Democratic colleagues in the chamber.

FILE - Megan Mantia, left, and her boyfriend Thomas, only first game given, return to Mantia's fire-damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept through the area, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

California insurance regulator launches investigation into State Farm over claims from LA fires

June 12, 2025

California’s top insurance regulator is launching a probe into State Farm over its handling of claims from Los Angeles-area wildfires that broke out in January. The investigation comes after survivors of the Palisades and Eaton fires said the insurance company delayed or mishandled claims. California’s insurance commissioner says the investigation will review whether the company complied with state consumer protection and claim-handling laws. State lawmakers have said State Farm customers are facing emotional and financial hardships because of delays in claims and denials.

FILE - Migrants seeking asylum leave an immigration office after their scheduled meetings were canceled and they were turned away soon after President Donald Trump canceled the CBP One app, Jan. 20, 2025, in Matamoros, Mexico. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Trump administration hit with second lawsuit over restrictions on asylum access

June 12, 2025

The Trump administration is facing a second lawsuit over the shutdown of asylum at ports of entry, a legal pathway created by Congress under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Immigration advocates filed a class-action lawsuit against the federal government on Wednesday, alleging that Trump’s proclamation issued on his first day in office is unlawfully shutting down asylum at ports of entry. The proclamation changed asylum policies after saying that the screening process at the border was leading to the “unauthorized entry of innumerable” people. Plaintiffs are asking a federal court to reopen access to asylum at ports of entry.

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