Man to plead guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl, 2 people familiar with case tell AP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 86-year-old Kansas City man will plead guilty Friday to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake, two people familiar with the
Federal funding freeze disrupts rural organizations supporting foster youth, job growth
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — After surviving teen homelessness and domestic violence in West Virginia, 23-year-old Ireland Daugherty was finally feeling stable: She had her own apartment, a job and was studying for a four-year degree. Ashley Cain,
Including people without legal status in census has had little impact on House seats, study finds
Republicans are trying again to exclude people who are in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to portion out congressional seats among the states. But a new study says their inclusion in the past four censuses
Judge orders US to restore funds for foreign aid programs
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge ordered the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to restore funding for hundreds of foreign aid contractors who say they have been devastated by his 90-day blanket freeze, Politico
Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio forced to return to Washington ahead of Europe trip
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday
Plane carrying Rubio experiences mechanical issue, turning around, State Dept says
(Reuters) – A plane carrying U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio from Washington to Munich experienced a mechanical issue and has turned around, meaning Rubio will continue his travel to Germany and the Middle East on a
White House blocks AP reporter from Trump-Modi news conference because of Gulf of Mexico fight
The White House blocked an Associated Press journalist from covering a news conference with two major world leaders Thursday, upping the stakes in a disagreement between the news agency and the Trump administration over AP’s style decision
Fans in Montreal boo US anthem prior to Americans’ 4 Nations Face-Off game vs. Finland
MONTREAL (AP) — Fans in Montreal booed the U.S. national anthem prior to the Americans’ first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland on Thursday night. The negative reaction to “The Star-Spangled Banner” came even after
US Park Service erases word ‘transgender’ from website commemorating Stonewall riot
References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for
Trump, Modi avoid discussing minority rights in meeting
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and India’s Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed issues ranging from weapons sales to trade when they met in Washington on Thursday but in public remarks avoided
