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Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds
Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds,…
4 indicted after Minneapolis clashes, including a woman accused of biting off an officer’s fingertip
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four people have been indicted on federal charges stemming from clashes with…
Brazilian au pair gets 10-year sentence for killing Joseph Ryan in murder plot against lover’s wife
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his…
Judge gives US 2 weeks to retrieve student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving
BOSTON (AP) — A college student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving in November…
A battered car forces William Byron into a backup for his Daytona 500 three-peat bid
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron will try to drive his way into NASCAR…
Shooting at a South Carolina State University dorm kills 2 and wounds 1
Two men were killed and another was wounded in a shooting in a dorm room…
Some US schools cancel class pictures after online claims surrounding Epstein
MALAKOFF, Texas (AP) — Some school districts in the U.S. dropped plans for class pictures…
Let the revelry begin: Rio mayor hands city’s key to King Momo as Carnival kicks off
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The mayor of Rio de Janeiro gave King Momo the…
Memo says White House was ‘excellently preserved’ during East Wing demolition for Trump’s ballroom
The White House mansion’s eastern facade appears to have been “excellently preserved” when demolition crews…
The Latest: Homeland Security seems certain to shut down tonight
A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security at the end of the day Friday…
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy waves off Trump’s backing of GOP rival in reelection bid
BATON ROGUE, La. (AP) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana on Friday downplayed the…
Judge dismisses charges against 3 Connecticut officers accused of mistreating paralyzed prisoner
A Connecticut judge on Friday dismissed criminal charges against three current and former New Haven…
Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not…
Trump says change in power in Iran ‘would be the best thing that could happen’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that a change in power in Iran…
Taylor Swift rumors spiked ticket sales for Pebble Beach golf tournament
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Swift boosted ticket sales to the AT&T Pebble Beach…
New Jersey man found guilty of killing brother and his family, then lighting fires to cover it up
A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of killing four relatives in what prosecutors said…
A judge says she’ll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients
President Donald Trump’s administration cannot force states to hand over detailed information on people who…
Minnesotans welcome the immigration surge drawdown but remain vigilant
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration’s drawdown of its immigration enforcement surge in the Twin…
Newsom takes his anti-Trump arguments to Europe during Munich Security Conference
All the world’s a stage for California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The second-term governor and likely…
4 dead in small plane crash near Colorado ski resort community of Steamboat Springs
DENVER (AP) — Four people are dead after a small plane crashed Friday on a…
At Fort Bragg, Trump says Maduro raid showed ‘full military might’ of US and means ‘we are feared’
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the special forces members who ousted…
Trump administration urges nations to call for the withdrawal of a UN climate proposal
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration is urging other nations to press a tiny…
Indian man pleads guilty in assassination plot against prominent Sikh separatist leader in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A man from India admitted Friday that he conspired to hire…
Paris police fatally shoot a knife-wielding man who tried to attack officers at Arc de Triomphe
PARIS (AP) — A man wielding a knife and scissors was fatally shot by police…