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A federal judge has struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The program, lauded as one of the biggest presidential actions to help immigrant families in years, allowed undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to apply for [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has already appointed three Supreme Court justices. In his second term, he could have a chance to name two more, creating a high court with a Trump-appointed majority that could serve for decades. Trump’s decisive victory spares the court from having to wade into election disputes. It also could change [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid, voiding an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the deals, a government official said. Unless government prosecutors or others attempt to challenge the plea deals again, the [...]
LONDON (AP) — Corning is facing European Union antitrust scrutiny after the bloc’s watchdog said it’s investigating the specialty glass maker’s exclusive deals for its Gorilla Glass used in cellphones. The European Commission, the 27-nation EU’s top antitrust enforcer, said it opened a formal investigation to determine whether Corning Inc. abused its dominant worldwide position [...]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Western security officials suspect Russian intelligence was behind a plot to put incendiary devices in packages on cargo planes headed to North America, including incidents in July where one caught fire at a courier hub in Germany and another ignited in a warehouse in England. Poland said last month that it [...]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced this week to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S. Navy officers, federal prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino also ordered Francis to pay $20 million in restitution to the [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that students eligible for free or reduced-price school meals cannot be charged processing fees beginning in 2027. School districts currently work with processing companies to offer cashless payment systems for families, but the companies can charge “processing fees” for each transaction. By law, students who [...]
WICHITA, KANSAS (AP) — Sobs of relief broke out in a federal courtroom in Kansas this week as dozens of people whose life savings had been embezzled by a bank CEO learned that federal law enforcement had recovered their money. In August, former Kansas bank CEO Shan Hanes was sentenced to 24 years after stealing [...]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and an advocacy group for Native Americans are suing the federal government to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources. The Center for Biological Diversity promised the court battle a week ago when [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing overcharged the Air Force nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, including an 8,000 percent markup for simple lavatory soap dispensers, according to the Pentagon’s inspector general. The Defense Department’s auditor reviewed prices paid for 46 spare parts on the C-17 from 2018 to 2022 and found that [...]