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New Nevada law sets up minor guardianship process in case of deportations
LAS VEGAS — A new Nevada law gives families who may get split up because of a deportation order a chance to choose a temporary guardian for their child.
Assembly Bill 540 was signed into law last week and is already in ...Read more
With no flights in or out of Israel, here's how stranded Floridians are getting home
The State of Florida and a group of nonprofits are rushing to bring back Americans stranded in Israel while commercial flights to and from the country are halted amid the conflict between Israel and Iran.
The ...Read more
Fact check: What happens to undocumented immigrants arrested or convicted of crimes in California
As the wave of immigration sweeps across Southern California shows no signs of letting up, are undocumented immigrants who have been arrested, jailed and charged with unrelated state crimes suddenly at increased risk of ...Read more
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says Israel-Iran conflict splitting Trump’s MAGA base
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump considers whether to use America’s military might to help Israel destroy nuclear facilities in Iran...Read more
Spain gets new powers over visas, residence permits in Gibraltar
BRUSSELS — The European Union and UK agreed to give Spain new powers over the issuance of residency permits, visas and asylum in Gibraltar, as part of an accord to settle the post-Brexit border arrangements for the ...Read more
Africa battles to halt cholera cases as funding cuts hurt
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Health-funding cuts are wreaking havoc on many African countries’ ability to gain control diseases such as cholera, according to the continent’s main health-advisory body.
Financial aid ...Read more
Federal agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium parking lot. ICE says it wasn't them.
LOS ANGELES — A line of unmarked white vans and SUVs at Dodger Stadium sparked a wave of speculation online about immigration enforcement at the stadium Thursday, but team officials say the agents were denied entry.
In ...Read more
Thousands of lightning strikes spark dozens of new wildland fires around Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Lightning, wind and warmth have sparked and fueled dozens of new wildland fires around Alaska, including several near communities.
Nearly 50 new fires were reported across the state Tuesday and ...Read more
Plastic bag bans seem to work, at least when it comes to shoreline pollution
Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups.
Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous with shopping. For ...Read more
Florida AG pitches 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wants to set up an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades he is calling “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Uthmeier touted his proposal for a 1,000-bed ...Read more
SpaceX's Starship explodes on test stand in yet another setback
A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded on a test stand in Texas, adding to a series of setbacks to Elon Musk’s space ambitions that include trips to Mars.
The huge blast enveloped the craft as it stood upright on a test ...Read more
Trump set to decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran, his spokeswoman said, as Israel hit more Iranian nuclear sites and warned its attacks may bring down the leadership in Tehran.
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One of 'Ecuador's most wanted' arrested in Connecticut on murder charges
An Ecuadorian man wanted for a 2011 murder in the South American nation has been arrested in Connecticut, authorities said Wednesday.
Richard Cabrera, aka Ricardo Dionicio Cabrera-Erreyes, 50, was nabbed Tuesday in Oxford...Read more
What are 'people search' websites, like the ones allegedly in Vance Boelter's notebook?
MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities recovered a notebook from the SUV of the man accused of fatally shooting Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband that included a number of online services to look up personal information.
The ...Read more
LA faith leaders come together to defend immigrant communities amid federal raids
LOS ANGELES — More than a dozen religious leaders from an array of faiths marched to the steps of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night, flowers in hand, calling for an end to the federal ...Read more
'Death race' for food: Hundreds killed in Gaza aid chaos
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza — Like “Squid Game.” That’s how residents describe it, invoking the dystopian TV show when recounting the lethal gauntlet that getting aid in famine-haunted Gaza has become.
“It’s a death ...Read more
ICE flights out of LA area more than doubled in the last month
LOS ANGELES — Flights out of Los Angeles area airports related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations more than doubled in the month before Sunday.
ICE increased its activity in the region this month, ...Read more
Canada moves to protect steel and aluminum firms, considers higher tariffs
Canada has opened the door to increasing its tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum next month if trade talks with the Trump administration stall.
The government “will adjust its existing counter-tariffs on steel and ...Read more
How did shooter find Minnesota lawmakers' homes? It's easier than most people think
MINNEAPOLIS — The alleged assassin fled on foot after shooting lawmakers last weekend, leaving behind his SUV strewn with firearms, a first-aid kit and several spiral-bound notebooks full of blue-inked scrawl.
One of ...Read more
Supreme Court ruling could strain Minnesota's providers of gender-affirming care for minors
A Supreme Court ruling this week upholding a Tennessee law that bans many gender-affirming treatments for minors could put added strain on Minnesota providers of care.
Minnesota’s protections for transgender youth ...Read more
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