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A judge weighs extending protections for refugees in Minnesota
37+ min ago (576+ words) MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday on whether he should extend an order that protects Minnesota refugees who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim blocked the government from targeting these refugees…...
Parents of students at ski academy among California avalanche victims
39+ min ago (420+ words) The tragedy is the deadliest U.S. avalanche in 45 years. The group of skiers involved in the deadly avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains on Tuesday includes parents, mostly mothers, of students at a local school and ski academy, according to a…...
Men once wrongfully accused of Austin yogurt shop murders seek formal exoneration
39+ min ago (624+ words) A Texas judge is set to consider a formal declaration of innocence for the men who were wrongfully accused of murdering four teen girls at a yogurt shop in Austin in 1991 AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas judge on Thursday will consider…...
Governors arrive in Washington eager to push past Trump's partisan grip
46+ min ago (448+ words) Governors are arriving in Washington for an annual gathering that has traditionally been a show of bipartisanship WASHINGTON -- In another era, the scene would have been unremarkable. But in President Donald Trump's Washington, it's become increasingly rare. Sitting side by…...
Jurors deliberations to start in trial over killings of 4 men as they slept on NYC streets
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (415+ words) Jurors are set to start deliberating Thursday in the trial of a man who fatally beat four men as they slept on New York City's streets NEW YORK -- Jurors are set to start deliberating Thursday in the trial of a…...
Air Force One will be painted red, white and blue as Trump hinted, US military says
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (291+ words) WASHINGTON -- A red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One, the U.S. military said Thursday. The Air Force said a "red, white, gold and dark blue paint scheme" will…...
Lawmaker says the US deported a sick baby, while authorities say the child was medically cleared
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (417+ words) U.S. immigration authorities deported a 2-month-old baby with bronchitis to Mexico along with his family, a U.S. representative from Texas said. The child was so sick he had been unresponsive "in the last several hours" but was discharged from the hospital anyway,…...
Rubio plans to update Netanyahu on US-Iran talks in Israel next week, officials say
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (580+ words) WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to travel to Israel next week to update Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, two Trump administration officials said. Rubio is expected to meet with Netanyahu on Feb. 28, according…...
Freshman star Darryn Peterson erupts early as No. 8 Kansas rolls past Oklahoma State 81-69
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (317+ words) No. 8 Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 81-69 as freshman Darryn Peterson scored 20 of his 23 points before halftime STILLWATER, Okla. -- Freshman Darryn Peterson scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half, sparking No. 8 Kansas to an 81-69 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night....
Afghanistan faces catastrophic hunger crisis as aid cuts force the WFP to turn away 3 in 4 children
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (949+ words) Afghanistan is facing a surging child malnutrition crisis as aid cuts leave most families without food or treatment KABUL, Afghanistan -- The toddler cries as an oxygen mask is fitted to his face, its green elastic band stretched across his sunken…...