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Florida State classes resume Monday after fatal shooting, but in-person attendance isn't mandatory
Read full article: Florida State classes resume Monday after fatal shooting, but in-person attendance isn't mandatoryClasses will resume at Florida State University on Monday, four days after a deadly shooting on campus left two people dead and six others injured.
Alito's dissent in deportation case says court rushed to block Trump with middle-of-the night order
Read full article: Alito's dissent in deportation case says court rushed to block Trump with middle-of-the night orderJustice Samuel Alito has written a sharp dissent that castigates the seven-member majority for blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law.
This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere
Read full article: This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhereThe Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration's cuts can be seen everywhere.
Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids
Read full article: Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kidsU.S. Vice President JD Vance has met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia.
Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Read full article: Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to knowMarijuana culture’s high holiday known as 4/20 fell this year on Easter, as well as the last day of Passover.
Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally ask US Supreme Court to keep their identities anonymous
Read full article: Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally ask US Supreme Court to keep their identities anonymousCurrent and former Seattle police officers who attended President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” political rally on Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol are asking the nation’s highest court to keep their identities anonymous in public court records.
Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and elsewhere across the country
Read full article: Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and elsewhere across the countryProtests against President Donald Trump’s administration are once again taking place in communities across the U.S. Organizers of Saturday’s events say they’re protesting against what they view as the Republican administration’s constitutional and civil rights violations.
10 years after Freddie Gray's death, calls for police reform and racial equity persist in Baltimore
Read full article: 10 years after Freddie Gray's death, calls for police reform and racial equity persist in BaltimoreTen years ago Saturday, Freddie Gray died from spinal injuries sustained during transport in a Baltimore police van and the city was thrust into a national debate over police brutality against Black Americans.
Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday
Read full article: Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good FridayThe Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades burned down in wildfires that devastated much of Los Angeles in January.
Takeaways from AP’s report on pardoned Jan. 6 rioters being embraced in Republican politics
Read full article: Takeaways from AP’s report on pardoned Jan. 6 rioters being embraced in Republican politicsPresident Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 Capitol rioters on his first day in office, and now some of those involved in the Jan. 6 attack are getting a platform to tell their version of events.
Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office
Read full article: Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for officeSome of the rioters who tried to take over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are now considering running for office after being pardoned by President Donald Trump.
A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene
Read full article: A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to interveneSome parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.
DEI rollbacks hit campus support systems for students of color
Read full article: DEI rollbacks hit campus support systems for students of colorAs U.S. colleges are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion practices, students of color say they are starting to lose campus mentors, move-in events, scholarships and diversity offices where they always have felt welcome on predominately white campuses.
Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects
Read full article: Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projectsAt least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children in boarding schools at the hands of the U.S. government have been slashed due to federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration.
Former President Clinton returns to Oklahoma City 30 years after bombing of federal building
Read full article: Former President Clinton returns to Oklahoma City 30 years after bombing of federal buildingThirty years after the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history, former President Bill Clinton has returned to Oklahoma City for a remembrance ceremony.
Questions emerge about how a deputy's stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shooting
Read full article: Questions emerge about how a deputy's stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shootingAfter a deadly shooting at Florida State University, questions are emerging about how the stepson of a beloved sheriff’s deputy tasked with school safety at a middle school became the accused gunman.
Judge to allow 'bushy eyebrows' testimony in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder trial
Read full article: Judge to allow 'bushy eyebrows' testimony in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder trialA judge says a former roommate of four University of Idaho students who were killed in 2022 can testify about seeing an intruder with “bushy eyebrows” around the time of the crime.
Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'
Read full article: Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'A top housing official in the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James over a real estate transaction.
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration crackdown on international students
Read full article: Lawsuit challenges Trump administration crackdown on international studentsA class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students caught up in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation.
For some, the Florida State University shooting is a grim repeat of the Parkland massacre
Read full article: For some, the Florida State University shooting is a grim repeat of the Parkland massacreA few of the people who were at Florida State University for a deadly shooting were also traumatized by the Parkland massacre seven years ago.
Deliberations to resume Monday at bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, wife of ex-US Sen. Bob Menendez
Read full article: Deliberations to resume Monday at bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, wife of ex-US Sen. Bob MenendezA jury will resume deliberations on Monday in the bribery case brought against Nadine Menendez after a prosecutor told a jury that she was a “critical participant” in a five-year fraud with her husband, former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez.
Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer
Read full article: Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healerA video shows a Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face in a clinic while caring for patients a week before he met with Health Secretary Robert F.
US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man
Read full article: US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one manMaryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported, told him he has been moved from the notorious Salvadoran prison known as CECOT to a detention center with better conditions.
Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th-century wartime law
Read full article: Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th-century wartime lawThe Supreme Court has blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law.
FSU shooting victims include a school employee whose dad was a Cuban exile turned CIA operative
Read full article: FSU shooting victims include a school employee whose dad was a Cuban exile turned CIA operativeTwo people were killed and six others were injured when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University.
Military officials identify 2 Marines killed in crash during border deployment
Read full article: Military officials identify 2 Marines killed in crash during border deploymentMilitary officials have identified the two Marines from California who were killed when their vehicle crashed as a convoy was traveling along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for security at a time of escalating threats
Read full article: Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for security at a time of escalating threatsThe federal judiciary is warning that Congress is not providing enough money for judges’ security, at a time of escalating threats and chilling efforts at intimidation.
Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration
Read full article: Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administrationA federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from presidential events has refused to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply.
Fishers celebrate Trump's seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishing
Read full article: Fishers celebrate Trump's seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishingPresident Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations.
Harvey Weinstein can stay in hospital during #MeToo retrial, judge rules
Read full article: Harvey Weinstein can stay in hospital during #MeToo retrial, judge rulesHarvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York City hospital after a judge approved the ailing ex-studio boss’s request to stay there rather than in jail when he’s not in court for his #MeToo retrial.
A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country
Read full article: A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the countryA U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges.
10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order
Read full article: 10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's orderAbout 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F.
Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says
Read full article: Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court saysThe Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic governor legally used the state’s uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years.
How Kezo app helps families save money, reduce food waste
Read full article: How Kezo app helps families save money, reduce food wasteMany families face the challenge of food waste, which can lead to unnecessary expenses. The Kezo app, developed by Francisco Sanchez and Matthew Wright, helps address this issue by using AI to identify food items and create recipes from them.
Oklahoma City to mark 30 years since the bombing that killed 168 people and shook America
Read full article: Oklahoma City to mark 30 years since the bombing that killed 168 people and shook AmericaA bomb with a force powerful enough to instantly destroy much of a nine-story building shattered a quiet Oklahoma City morning and sent a shock wave through America.
Is he Christ? Is he Moses? Superman's religious and ethical undertones add to his mystique
Read full article: Is he Christ? Is he Moses? Superman's religious and ethical undertones add to his mystiqueJames Gunn's upcoming film “Superman” is generating conversations about the place and relevance of this superhero who turned 87 on Friday, observed as Superman Day.
Shooting rampage at Florida State that left 2 dead lasted less than 5 minutes, police say
Read full article: Shooting rampage at Florida State that left 2 dead lasted less than 5 minutes, police sayPolice say the shooting at Florida State University that left two dead and wounded six others lasted less than five minutes.
US seeks to turn deportations into an efficient business ‘like Amazon’
Read full article: US seeks to turn deportations into an efficient business ‘like Amazon’The world's largest immigration detention system is on the cusp of explosive growth as President Donald Trump pursues his signature campaign promise of mass deportations.
Lawmakers move to mandate the display of Ten Commandments and ban pride flags in Alabama schools
Read full article: Lawmakers move to mandate the display of Ten Commandments and ban pride flags in Alabama schoolsAlabama lawmakers approved a slew of bills that would expand the use of Christian texts in public schools and limit protections for LGBTQ+ students.
UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penalty
Read full article: UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penaltyLuigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, has been indicted in a New York court on four charges including a count eligible for the death penalty.
AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judges
Read full article: AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judgesThe Associated Press and Trump administration were back in a Washington court as part of a high-stakes battle over who can control which journalists can question the president.
Pennsylvania intruder faced little resistance as Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept
Read full article: Pennsylvania intruder faced little resistance as Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family sleptThe arsonist who broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s residence while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept upstairs faced little resistance as he smashed windows, ignited Molotov cocktails and crawled inside.
Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as Trump's government downsizing continues
Read full article: Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as Trump's government downsizing continuesThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being downsized by President Donald Trump.
White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts
Read full article: White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cutsThe Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding.
Colorado man convicted of killing his wife after posing as her ex-boyfriend and stalking her
Read full article: Colorado man convicted of killing his wife after posing as her ex-boyfriend and stalking herA Colorado man has been convicted of killing his wife after posing as her ex-boyfriend and stalking her.
Trump officials' defiance over Abrego Garcia's deportation is 'shocking,' appeals court says
Read full article: Trump officials' defiance over Abrego Garcia's deportation is 'shocking,' appeals court saysA federal appeals court says it is “shocking” that The Trump administration claims it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. A three-judge panel from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday unanimously refused to suspend a judge’s decision to order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her instruction to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return.
What to know about the shooting at Florida State University
Read full article: What to know about the shooting at Florida State UniversityStudents and staff have returned to buildings on the Florida State University campus to retrieve their belongings a day after a gunman opened fire, killing two people and wounding at least six others.
Student who shot 4 at Dallas high school was targeting specific student, school police chief says
Read full article: Student who shot 4 at Dallas high school was targeting specific student, school police chief saysThe chief of police for the Dallas Independent School District says the student who shot four students when he opened fire at a Dallas high school this week was in and out of the building in less than two minutes and is believed to have been targeting a specific student.
The Latest: 2 people killed and at least 6 wounded in Florida State shooting
Read full article: The Latest: 2 people killed and at least 6 wounded in Florida State shootingPolice say a man believed to be a Florida State University student opened fire on campus, killing two people and wounding at least six others before he was shot and wounded by responding officers.
Phoenix Ikner identified as gunman in Florida State University shooting that killed 2, injured 5
Read full article: Phoenix Ikner identified as gunman in Florida State University shooting that killed 2, injured 5Florida State University has released an alert warning of an active shooter on the school's campus in Tallahassee.
Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say
Read full article: Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities sayInvestigators say the 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two men and wounding at least six others.
Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status
Read full article: Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt statusPresident Donald Trump's administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to block the university from enrolling international students, who make up 27% of the campus.