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Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring ...

Aug 22, 2025

Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency's initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iran nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, ac...

Aug 22, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The Salvadoran natio...

Aug 22, 2025

Rollover crash involving tour bus on the New York Thruway leaves multiple dead, others injured

PEMBROKE, N.Y. (AP) - A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with more than 50 passengers crashed and rolled Friday on an interstate highway, killing and injuring multiple people, po...

Aug 22, 2025

Justice Department issues transcripts of interviews with Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend as the Trump administration scrambles t...

Aug 22, 2025

Colorado judge rejects plea agreement for funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado judge on Friday rejected a plea agreement for a funeral home owner who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses, many of which languished in a room-temperature buildi...

Aug 22, 2025

2026 World Cup draw will be held at Washington's Kennedy Center, Trump says

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington. He made the announcement with FIFA president Gi...

Aug 22, 2025

National Guard members on DC streets for Trump's crackdown will soon be armed, military says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Friday that the National Guard members who are on the streets in Washington for President Donald Trump's crackdown will soon be armed. The Associated Press

Aug 22, 2025

FBI searches home of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is searching the Maryland home of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents, a p...

Aug 22, 2025

Former Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrested on allegations of misusing state funds

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka police on Friday arrested the country's former president and senior opposition politician Ranil Wickremesinghe over allegations of misusing public funds during his ...

Aug 22, 2025