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State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The State Department is firing over 1,300 career diplomats and civil servants on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year. The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic...
Trump wants mass deportations, but U.S. views of immigration are more positive since he took office
WASHINGTON — Just months after President Donald Trump returned to office vowing mass deportations, the share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a “good thing” for the country has jumped substantially — including among Republicans, according to new Gallup polling. About 8 in 10 Americans, 79%, say immigration is “a...
German tourist found alive 12 days after she was lost in the Australian Outback
MELBOURNE, Australia — German tourist Carolina Wilga was found alive in Australia’s remote Outback on Friday, 12 days after she went missing and a day after her abandoned van was discovered, police said. The last known sighting of the 26-year-old backpacker, and the last day family and friends heard from...
Russian drones strike Ukraine's 2nd-largest city, damaging a maternity hospital
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone barrage targeted the center of Kharkiv on Friday, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second-largest city, officials said. Mothers with newborns were being evacuated to a different medical facility, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on Telegram. He didn’t say whether...
Whistle-blower backs up claim Trump official planned to defy judge’s order
A whistle-blower Thursday released a trove of messages backing up his claim that a top Trump Justice Department official discussed plans to defy federal judges’ orders in a high-profile mass deportation case. The texts and and emails released by fired prosecutor Erez Reuveni suggest Emil Bove, a principal associate deputy...
Trump plans to hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in a Thursday letter that he will raise taxes on imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow to their decades-old alliance. The letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is an...
U.S. senators pushing bipartisan bill on new Russia sanctions brief European allies and Ukraine
ROME — The co-sponsors of a new bipartisan U.S. sanctions package targeting Russia briefed European allies and Ukraine on the legislation Thursday, in an effort to show continued resolve to help Kyiv and force Moscow to the negotiating table through what they describe as a “game-changer” bill. The bill backed...
Arkansas prison employees fired after 'Devil in the Ozarks' escape
LITTLE ROCK — Two employees at an Arkansas prison where an inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” escaped have been fired for policy violations, corrections officials said Thursday as they faced questions from lawmakers who said the escape points to deeper problems. The head of the Arkansas Board...
Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday. The move is part of a broad effort to limit access to federal benefits for immigrants who lack legal...
Angela Paxton files for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after 38 years of marriage
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, filed for divorce on Thursday, seeking to end 38 years of marriage as her husband campaigns for the U.S. Senate. Angela Paxton had stuck by her husband through a decade of legal troubles...
Florida lawmakers who were denied access to 'Alligator Alcatraz' sue Gov. DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE — Five state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center built by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in the Florida Everglades have sued the governor, arguing that he overstepped his authority in blocking legislative oversight of the facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” Thursday’s filing with the...
Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump wants to represent himself in Florida case
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course told a federal judge Thursday he wants to fire his court-appointed lawyers and represent himself, saying he will be ready to defend himself before a trial jury this fall. Ryan...
Brazil vows retaliatory tariffs against U.S. if Trump follows through on 50% import taxes
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes by 50% over the South American country’s criminal trial against his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro....
Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods
KERRVILLE, Texas — Shock has turned into grief across Texas where at least 120 people have died from flash floods and more were missing as the search for victims moved methodically Thursday along endless miles of rivers and rubble. Photos of those who have died along with a colorful array...
Judge rejects a challenge to Michigan's decades-long ban on publicly funded abortions
DETROIT — A judge has rejected a challenge to Michigan’s longtime ban on taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income residents, saying a group that brought the lawsuit had no standing to file it. Michigan voters in 2022 approved a sweeping constitutional amendment ensuring a right to abortion. But a ban on most...
Woman convicted of stowing away on flight to Paris faces extradition to Connecticut
NEW YORK — A woman convicted of stowing away on a flight from New York to Paris without a boarding pass or a passport won’t be released from custody as she faces new charges of breaching security at a Connecticut airport. Svetlana Dali was sentenced Thursday to time already served...
At least 34 Palestinians and 1 soldier killed in Gaza as hopes for imminent truce fade
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip overnight, killing at least 34 Palestinians, including 10 people waiting for care outside a medical clinic, local hospitals and aid workers said Thursday. The Israeli military said one soldier was killed in Gaza. The fighting in Gaza has shown...
Russia blasts Kyiv with another missile and drone barrage, killing at least 2
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia pounded Ukraine’s capital with another major missile and drone attack overnight into Thursday, killing at least two people and causing fires across Kyiv a day after the heaviest drone attack so far in the more than three-year war, Ukrainian officials said. In another tense and sleepless...
Most U.S. adults say child care costs are a 'major problem,' a new poll finds
Americans overwhelmingly view the cost of child care as a significant issue, and most support initiatives to offer free or low-cost day care and to require employers to provide paid family leave for parents of babies, according to a new poll. But they’re divided over how to solve the problem...
Texas officials are trying to figure out who's really missing from the floods
This week in Texas, estimates put the number of people still missing from the Hill Country floods at more than 170, a daunting figure atop at least 120 deaths confirmed by authorities. But that missing person tally might not be as precise as it seems. Confusion and uncertainty can take...
Rubio says U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia Thursday. “I think it’s a new and a different approach,” Rubio told reporters after talks with...
31 construction workers reach safety after partial collapse of L.A. industrial tunnel
LOS ANGELES — All 31 construction workers who were far inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed Wednesday evening, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially feared much worse. The cave-in apparently happened between the tunnel boring...
Trump praises leader of English-speaking African nation for his ‘good English’ 
President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for speaking English articulately, seemingly unaware of the fact that English is Liberia’s national language. “Such good English, that’s beautiful,” Trump said during a Wednesday meeting at the White House with five African leaders. “Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?”...
Flash flooding that killed 3 leaves New Mexico village heartbroken, anxious as cleanup begins 
RUIDOSO, N.M. — Broken tree limbs, twisted metal, crumpled cars and muddy debris remained Wednesday as crews worked to clear roads and culverts in the wake of a flash flood that descended upon the New Mexico mountain community of Ruidoso, killing three people and damaging dozens of homes. An intense...
What Trump's big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans
WASHINGTON — The impact of the massive spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that’s particularly vulnerable to cuts to the federal social safety net. Many middle-class and wealthy families will...


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