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Rapidly spreading brush fire prompts an evacuation order for thousands north of Los Angeles
A brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles ignited and spread quickly Thursday, forcing thousands…
Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the…
Judge considers whether Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center violates environmental law
Miami (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention…
Minnesota man gets 28 years for pandemic-era food fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a leader of a sprawling, pandemic-era food fraud plot…
Judge blocks four districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroom
A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments cannot be enforced in a handful…
Nigeria seizes more than 1,600 exotic birds in one of the biggest wildlife trafficking busts in years
Nigerian customs said they seized more than 1,600 parrots and canaries that were being transported from Lagos international…
Purdue University student freed from ICE detention after outcry from faith leaders
A Purdue University student from South Korea has been freed from federal detention, tearfully reuniting with her family…
Sudan accuses the UAE of funding Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the RSF in civil war
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of sending Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the…
Funeral home owner who sent families fake ashes pleads guilty to fraud
A Colorado funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a room-temperature building admitted in…
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for the country’s former President Jair…
Whale dies after collision with small boat off New Jersey shore
A minke whale died off the New Jersey shore after a collision that nearly tipped over a small…
Trump attacks Charlamagne Tha God over criticism
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at radio host Charlamagne Tha God, saying in a…
Explosives found during arrest of Tennessee man who threatened public officials, police say
Officers found 14 improvised explosive devices while executing a search warrant for a man who had threatened to…
Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps
A federal appeals court ruled Friday night to uphold a lower court’s temporary order blocking the Trump administration…