Congo, Rwanda sign US-backed peace deal to end years of war
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed to a U.S.-backed peace deal meant to end years of deadly conflict and promote development in Congo’s volatile eastern region.
Foreign ministers from the two countries ...Read more
Alleged Minnesota assassin's attorney claims poor jail conditions, sleep deprivation during brief court appearance
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Accused political assassin Vance Boelter appeared briefly Friday morning in federal court in St. Paul, where his attorney raised concerns about conditions at the jail where he is being held.
Public ...Read more
Supreme Court limits judges' ability to block Trump's birthright citizenship ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday sharply limited the power of federal district judges to issue nationwide orders that block new rules or policies coming from the White House or federal agencies.
The 6-3 ruling ...Read more
Trump's court win opens a path to clear hurdles to his agenda
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling curbing the power of judges to block government actions on a nationwide basis has raised questions about whether dozens of orders that have halted President Donald Trump’s...Read more
Chrisleys tell Lara Trump: Learning they had been pardoned wasn't as simple as all that
Julie and Todd Chrisley were not exactly prepared to learn they had been pardoned by the president.
“Unfortunately, most of the news that you get in prison is bad news,” Julie Chrisley told Lara Trump in a family ...Read more
'Are you from California?': Political consultant says he was detained at Miami airport after confirming he's from LA
LOS ANGELES — Veteran Los Angeles political consultant Rick Taylor said he was pulled aside by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents while returning from a trip abroad, asked if he was from California and then ...Read more
Southern California on alert for severe wildfires after dry winter
LOS ANGELES — Southern California fire chiefs cautioned Friday that a season of devastating wildfires is all but guaranteed, amid parched conditions following a dry winter.
The warning, delivered at the L.A. County Fire...Read more
Man's Generosity Is Bluntly Attacked By Girlfriend
DEAR ABBY: When my ex-wife died recently, she left our two children (in their 20s and 30s) a home that was in her name. My son has a good job; my daughter works periodically as a model. Losing her devastated both of them. ...Read more
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Parents may pull their children from classes that offend their religion, Supreme Court rules
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that parents have a right to opt their schoolchildren out of classes and lessons ...Read more
HBO renews The Comeback for a third season
The Comeback has been renewed for a third season.
The hit sitcom - which premiered in June 2005 - has been renewed by HBO, and the broadcaster has confirmed that it will be the "final season" of the show.
The Comeback ...Read more
Music star Teddy Swims becomes a dad
Teddy Swims has become a dad.
The 32-year-old music star has revealed via social media that his girlfriend, Raiche Wright, gave birth to a baby boy on Monday (06.23.25).
Alongside a series of black-and-white images of ...Read more
From protection to peril: What end of TPS means for Haitians in South Florida, elsewhere
The Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for over half-a-million Haitians living in the United States has sent shock waves throughout South Florida, the beating heart of the Haitian community...Read more
City of Evanston, Illinois, to protect privacy of abortion, gender-care patients by limiting license plate reader tech
CHICAGO — In response to reports of Texas officials using automatic license plate reading technology to track a woman who traveled to Illinois for an abortion, Evanston officials passed an ordinance that would limit data...Read more
Trump ends TPS for Haitians. More than a half-million people now face deportation
The Trump administration is putting an end to Haiti’s temporary protected status designation, dealing yet another devastating blow to roughly a half-million Haitian nationals, some of whom have lived in the United States...Read more
Trump ends trade talks with Canada, threatens to set tariff
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was ending all trade discussions with Canada in retaliation for the country’s digital services tax and threatened to impose a fresh tariff rate within the next week.
“...Read more
Biden pays respects, thousands pass through Minnesota Capitol in honor of Hortmans
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Former President Joe Biden joined Minnesotans by the thousands who paid their respects to Melissa and Mark Hortman at the Minnesota Capitol on Friday, as the couple received one of the state’s highest...Read more
Supreme Court limits federal courts on 'universal injunctions'
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court curtailed the power of district courts to issue “universal injunctions” in a decision Friday in the legal clash over the Trump administration’s push end birthright citizenship.
The 6...Read more
Mexico threatens to sue Musk's SpaceX over contamination from exploding rockets
MEXICO CITY — A small Texas town just across the border from Mexico is the testing ground for Starship, the hulking spacecraft that Elon Musk hopes will one day ferry people to Mars.
In recent months, multiple test ...Read more
Georgia can't limit minors' social media accounts, judge says
ATLANTA — Part of a new Georgia law requiring social media platforms to verify the age of account holders and restrict use by minors has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge in Atlanta while its constitutionality ...Read more
UVA president says he quit instead of fighting the US government
University of Virginia President James Ryan said he quit instead of fighting the U.S. government amid a Trump administration probe of the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Battling President Donald ...Read more
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