Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to temporarily stay in place as case plays out
An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place.
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Justice Kagan supports ethics code but says Supreme Court divided on how to proceed
Justice Elena Kagan publicly declared her support for an ethics code for the U.S. Supreme Court but said there was no consensus among the justices on how to proceed, suggesting the high court is grappling with public concerns over its ethics practices.
Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be top campaign issue as Trump, DeSantis laud executions
Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in the U.S. presidential race for the first time in 30 years, with top GOP rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis already one-upping each other by touting tougher, more far-reaching death penalty laws.
Indianapolis officer fatally shoots fleeing motorist during brief foot chase
An Indianapolis police officer fatally shot a motorist who fled on foot Thursday during a traffic stop, police said.
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman has been sentenced to die in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack
The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue was formally sentenced to death Thursday, one day after a jury determined that capital punishment was appropriate for the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history.
Trump due to face judge in DC over charges he tried to overturn 2020 presidential election
Donald Trump is due in federal court Thursday to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election, block transfer of power
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on felony charges of working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Chatbots sometimes make things up. Not everyone thinks AI’s hallucination problem is fixable
Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn’t take long for them to spout falsehoods. It’s now a problem for every business, organization and high school student trying to get a generative AI system to get work done.
Latest plan to cut student loan payments could be in for legal battle
The Biden administration calls it a “student loan safety net.” Opponents call it a backdoor attempt to make college free. And it could be the next battleground in the legal fight over student loan relief.
Police were calling owner to shut down party when gunfire killed 1, wounded 17, chief says
A shooting that left one person dead and 17 others wounded early Sunday in a central Indiana city unfolded at an outdoor party attended by hundreds of revelers as police were calling the venue’s owner to shut down the gathering, authorities said Monday.
Indiana search teams recover body of missing man from Lake Michigan
Search teams have recovered the body of an 18-year-old man who went missing Saturday in Lake Michigan off Indiana shore.
Biden goes west to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change
President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures, the White House said Monday.
Mar-a-Lago worker charged in Trump’s classified documents case will make his first court appearance
An employee of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Carlos De Oliveira, is expected to make his first court appearance Monday on charges accusing him of scheming with the former president to hide security footage from investigators.
One person is dead and multiple were wounded in Indiana shooting, police say
A “mass shooting” at a large party in Indiana early Sunday morning left one person dead, police said. A hospital said 19 people were being treated for injuries at its facility.
With affirmative action out, North Carolina’s flagship school bars use of race, sex in admissions
The board of North Carolina’s flagship public university has voted to strictly bar the use of “race, sex, color or ethnicity” in admissions and hiring decisions.
Trump accused of asking staffer to delete camera footage in Florida classified documents case
Former President Donald Trump faced new charges Thursday in a case accusing him of illegally possessing classified documents.
What’s next for Hunter Biden in court, Congress after his plea deal derails
The unraveling of Hunter Biden’s plea agreement has thrust his criminal case into uncertain waters and given new fodder to Republican critics in Congress as they push ahead with investigations into the president’s youngest son.
Trump lawyers meet with Jack Smith’s team ahead of possible 2020 election indictment, AP source says
Lawyers for Donald Trump were meeting Thursday with members of special counsel Jack Smith’s team ahead of a potential indictment over the former president’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Supreme Court allows construction to resume on the Mountain Valley Pipeline
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed construction to resume on a contested natural-gas pipeline that is being built through Virginia and West Virginia.
Michigan judge to decide if teenage school shooter will spend life in prison
There is no dispute that Ethan Crumbley killed four fellow students and wounded others at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021. The next step: Should the 17-year-old spend the rest of his life in prison for the mass shooting?