Notice of immigration escape came too late to help, police say

DENVER (AP) — Two men escaped from a Denver area immigration detention center apparently after its back doors opened during a power outage, police said. Despite claims by immigration officials, police in Aurora said they weren’t notified
Southwest flight takeoff canceled after crew mistook Orlando taxiway for runway

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Southwest Airlines flight aborted takeoff at Orlando airport on Thursday after it mistakenly began to depart on a taxiway rather than the runway, the latest in a series of recent
Family of Menendez brothers wave off prosecutor criticism and lead rally for their release

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of Erik and Lyle Menendez on Thursday rejected claims by the Los Angeles district attorney that the brothers hadn’t appropriately taken responsibility for the 1989 killing of their parents and said
Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has convicted two men of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by the
US FDA approves Alnylam’s drug for rare heart condition

(Reuters) -U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Alnylam’s drug to treat a rare and deadly heart disease on Thursday, allowing the entry of a new type of medicine in a market dominated by Pfizer’s blockbuster Vyndaqel. The injectable
Judge bars Trump administration from deporting pro-Palestinian student
(Reuters) – A judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration not to deport Badar Khan Suri, an Indian man studying at Washington’s Georgetown University whose lawyer has said the United States was seeking to remove him after
Democratic Gov. Beshear vetoes GOP bill to dismantle DEI efforts at Kentucky’s public universities

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a GOP-backed bill Thursday to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at public universities, declaring that diversity should be embraced as a strength while branding the legislation
Iowa review finds 35 noncitizens voted last fall. That is a tiny fraction of the ballots cast

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A review of Iowa’s voter rolls found 35 people who are not U.S. citizens were among more than 1.6 million Iowa voters who cast ballots in the 2024 general election, despite them
Court filings offer new details in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case. Here’s what to know

A flurry of court documents filed this week in the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in late 2022, offers new details about how the case against
Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information for now

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security Administration systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans. The decision from U.S. District Judge Ellen