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Federal judge refuses to block immigration enforcement operations in houses of worship
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday refused to block immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations at ...
Trump reaches deals with 5 law firms, allowing them to avoid prospect of punishing executive orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced deals Friday with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the ...
At Capitol and Stillwater, a swing to commemorate baseball history
The long-gone ‘Pillbox’ in St. Paul and a still-in-use field in Stillwater could be marked with plaques for their ...
50 years later, Vietnam’s battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists
The War Remnants Museum attracts some 500,000 visitors a year, about two-thirds of whom are foreigners. Its exhibits focus on American war crimes and atrocities like the My Lai massacre and the ...
Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger’s baby after IVF clinic error
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger’s baby after she received another ...
Trump wants Congress to end the changing of clocks and keep the country on daylight saving time
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday urged Congress to “push hard for more Daylight at the end of a day” in his ...
Now that they’ve passed a budget plan, the hard part begins for Republicans
Republicans seek to craft a final budget bill with enough cuts, but not too many to endanger vulnerable lawmakers.
US says it needs more time to provide information on mistakenly deported Maryland man
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Lawyers for the Trump administration on Friday said they’re unable to provide information on the ...
Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze
BOSTON (AP) — Looking to cut pollution from its fleet of diesel-burning school buses, an Oklahoma school district last year ...
Global shares wobble as US-China trade war escalates
Global shares have wobbled after the latest escalation in the China-U.S. trade war, with Japan and some European markets ...
Trump administration to refer Maine to Justice Department over transgender participation in sports
The Education Department said an investigation concluded Maine violated the Title IX law by allowing transgender girls to ...
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announces she won’t seek reelection in 2026
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a surprise announcement Friday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will not seek a third term in office in 2026. Reynolds, a Republican, has held the position since 2017, when ...