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Judge who found Florida attorney general in contempt can get tougher if he violates order

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MIAMI — It seemed inevitable that U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams would hold state Attorney General James Uthmeier in contempt of court after he violated her order to stop enforcing a new law that makes it a crime for undocumented immigrants to enter Florida.

After all, Uthmeier told state law enforcement agencies that they could arrest...Read more

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U.S. congressmen, state lawmakers decry ICE deportation of beloved California father

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LIVERMORE, Calif. — Congressman Eric Swalwell this week decried the Trump administration’s recent decision to deport a Livermore father and winery worker, mere hours before a U.S. District Court judge said he should remain in the country.

Vowing that “we’re not going to forget him,” Swalwell slammed the early June deportation of ...Read more

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US orders social media vetting for student visa applicants

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The U.S. State Department has ordered a review of student visa applicants’ social media presence and told them to make their profiles public, stepping up measures to restrict foreign nationals’ entry to American campuses over national security concerns.

The department instructed consular officers screening online accounts to watch for any ...Read more

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DHS tightens protocol for lawmaker visits to immigration facilities

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The Department of Homeland Security has placed new limits on members of Congress seeking to visit and inspect immigration detention facilities as lawmakers from New York and the Chicago delegations become the latest to encounter resistance from federal officials on an attempted tour.

The department issued new guidance that includes several ...Read more

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Fisherman spots whale tethered to ocean floor -- then comes 'complicated' rescue

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A complex rescue operation unfolded off the coast of Australia after a humpback whale was found tethered to the sea floor.

The incident took place near Geraldton — located about 260 miles north of Perth — on June 17, according to a news release from Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia.

“At about 8:30 in the morning, Parks and ...Read more

Endangered fish saved from the Palisades fire were just returned to their Malibu home

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LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of tiny endangered fish slipped from orange plastic buckets into a glittering lagoon in Malibu on Tuesday, returning home five months after being whisked away from threats wrought by the Palisades fire.

The repatriation of more than 300 northern tidewater gobies — led by the Resource Conservation District of the Santa...Read more

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Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' could threaten $1 billion in Pa. clean energy projects, critics warn

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President Donald Trump campaigned against what he called the “Green New Scam” — a catchall for Democrats’ climate spending.

But as Congressional Republicans race to pass their massive tax-and-spending legislation — what the president calls the “big, beautiful bill” — some business groups and companies are warning that ...Read more

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ICE-targeted immigrants 'disappear' from Orange County jail in Florida, advocates say

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Advocates say information about arrested immigrants “disappears” after they’re booked into Orange County jail — and are calling for more transparency so their families can find them.

The problem stems from a regular practice in an era of heightened immigration enforcement: When people are arrested by state and local ...Read more

Groups challenge Trump administration order keeping west Michigan coal plant active

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DETROIT — Environmental groups are challenging a U.S. Department of Energy order that requires Consumers Energy to extend the life of J.H. Campbell, a coal-fired power plant in west Michigan, arguing the department leaned on a fabricated energy emergency for its decree.

EarthJustice, a nonprofit environmental law firm working with nearly a ...Read more

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After 2 years with a lid stuck on its neck, a Michigan black bear is finally free

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DETROIT — After evading authorities on a two-year-long manhunt, an elusive black bear has finally been caught in northern Michigan.

The young black bear, which has been carrying a lid stuck around its neck since 2023, was captured by state wildlife biologists in Montmorency County in early June, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...Read more

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Walmart and Kroger chicken meals recalled after three listeria deaths

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A listeria outbreak that has reached 13 states and involves three deaths has been linked to chicken Alfredo dishes recalled from Walmart and Kroger, the nation’s two largest grocery sellers.

Here’s what was announced Tuesday night by the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service:

What’s been recalled from Kroger and Walmart?

From Walmart ...Read more

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Minnesota lawmaker confirms gunman visited her home

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MINNEAPOLIS — A Maple Grove lawmaker has confirmed that her house was one of four known residences visited early Saturday morning by the gunman accused of killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, as well as seriously wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.

“The past several days have been surrounded by so much ...Read more

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Aldermen narrowly vote to give Chicago police power to set temporary teen curfews

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CHICAGO — Aldermen granted Chicago’s police superintendent the power Wednesday to declare a teen curfew anytime, anywhere in the city, teeing up a likely veto by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

The highly contentious ordinance faced months of City Council debate before passing in a 27-22 vote. And Johnson, who has blasted it as “lazy governance”...Read more

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Karen Read found not guilty on murder, manslaughter charges

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DEDHAM, Mass. — A jury cleared Karen Read of all but the least serious offense — drunk driving — following a lengthy trial for the murder of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, her boyfriend.

The verdict, delivered after over 20 hours in the jury room, was anticipated ever since jurors appeared to hint at it with two notes they sent on ...Read more

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USS Gerald Ford strike group to deploy to Mediterranean Sea

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NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Gerald Ford Carrier Strike Group will deploy to Europe next week, adding to U.S. forces gathering near the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran continues, according to a CNN report.

This deployment has been planned since late last year, according to the report on social media, but the strike group will ...Read more

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'Fat Leonard' argues in newly unsealed appeal that San Diego judge sentenced him too harshly

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SAN DIEGO — Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian contractor at the center of the U.S. Navy’s worst-ever bribery and corruption scandal, has asked an appeals court to overturn his 15-year sentence, arguing a San Diego federal judge violated his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and ignored his poor health and several other ...Read more

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Prosecutors denounce Kohberger defense's 'scorched earth' trial delay strategy

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BOISE, Idaho — A decision over whether to delay the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the University of Idaho student homicides, was put on hold by the judge overseeing the high-profile case after a hearing Wednesday — just six weeks before jury selection is set to begin.

But it’s “likely” the 30-year-old defendant will ...Read more

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Boulder attack suspect's motivations debated in court as feds press hate-crime charge

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DENVER — Whether the man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators in Boulder was motivated by the victims’ political views or by their perceived national origin took center stage in federal court Wednesday as prosecutors pursued a hate-crime charge in the June 1 attack on the Pearl Street Mall.

Magistrate Judge Kathryn ...Read more

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As Supreme Court rules on trans youth, California aims to expand 'sanctuary' protections

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic state lawmakers and LGBTQ advocates slammed a Wednesday decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that upholds a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth, calling the ruling “horrifying” and “bigoted.”

In a 6-3 decision, the court sided with the state of Tennessee over a 2023 law ...Read more

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Kansas City wins money back after suing RFK, Jr. over federal vaccine grants

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A U.S. District Court judge granted an injunction on Tuesday temporarily blocking federal officials from cutting public health funding for Kansas City — a win in the city’s ongoing legal battle against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the agency he leads.

The court order requires that ...Read more