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Advocates urge Biden to dismantle migrant detention before Trump takes office

Nearly 200 migrant advocacy groups have asked President Joe Biden to dismantle U.S. immigration detention facilities before President-Elect Donald Trump takes office, and to give humanitarian parole to some migrants currently detained.

CMA Awards: 2024 Winners | LIST

Keep up with all the biggest winners and moments from Country Music’s Biggest Night™ at the 58th Annual CMA Awards live from Nashville, TN!

Nearly $100 million awarded to the family of a man fatally shot in his apartment by an officer

DALLAS (AP) — The family of a man shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own was awarded nearly $100 million Wednesday in a federal civil trial.

Alabama to use nitrogen gas to execute man for 1994 slaying of hitchhiker

An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker is slated to become the third person executed by nitrogen gas.

Southeast Asian defense chiefs discuss regional security with US, China and other partner nations

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian defense chiefs met Thursday with China, the United States and other partner nations in Laos for security talks, which come as Beijing’s increasingly assertive stance in its claim to most of the South China Sea is leading to more confrontations.

Florist gets death threats after refusing to serve Trump voters

The owner posted on social media that the business is now temporarily closed after receiving several death threats. She also made all of her social media accounts private.

The FBI arrested a man who's been charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange

According to the FBI, a Florida man has been arrested and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week.

At UN climate talks, a draft of the deal gives little clarity on climate cash for developing nations

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A new draft text released early Thursday which will form the basis of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change left out a crucial sticking point: how much wealthy nations will

American and Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, in what Australia's prime minister on Thursday called every parent's nightmare, and the U.S.

Judge keeps death penalty a possibility for man charged in killings of 4 Idaho students

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The death penalty will remain a possibility for a man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a case that became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration.

Stephen A. Smith: Trump may have ulterior motive for Gaetz pick

Stephen A. Smith says that “under normal circumstances” Matt Gaetz would never be confirmed as the nation's new attorney general.

Trump’s vows for revenge take on new seriousness

President-elect Trump’s vows to seek revenge have brought a renewed sense of alarm to those who have crossed ways with him now that he’s returning to the White House.

Manhattan DA opposes Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction

Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday said they will oppose President-elect Trump’s demand to dismiss his New York criminal conviction following the election, instead floating the idea the judge could freeze the case until Trump leaves office.

Community rallies to support artisans after fire devastates workshop

A Rhode Island business is helping its neighbors get back on their feet after a large brush fire last Thursday.

Attack of the trees: Aging giants wreak havoc in Missouri neighborhood

"We’re pretty concerned. We’re thinking, ‘Should we move before the trees destroy our home?’” said one resident.

Triathlete with terminal cancer completes Ironman championship in Hawaii

An Ironman is a test of endurance featuring a 2.4-mile swim, a 26.2-mile marathon run, and a 112-mile bike ride.

Meta's Threads app launches custom feeds amid Bluesky surge

The rollout came just days after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that Threads was testing the new feature.

Rare coin found in piece of furniture sells for $2.52M at auction

A rare 17th Century coin sold at auction for a record-breaking $2.52 million eight years after it was found in an old cabinet.

Tennessee man convicted for Jan. 6 riot found guilty of plotting to kill FBI agents who investigated him

A Tennessee man was found guilty of plotting to have the FBI agents who investigated him for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol murdered.

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Trump’s hunt for Treasury secretary down to the wire

The jockeying for President-elect Trump’s pick to run the all-important Treasury Department is coming down to the wire. Trump’s economic team will be tasked with imposing an aggressive tariff regime meant to shake up global trade while keeping financial markets calm amid the disruption.

Trump watches as Musk’s SpaceX launches Starship rocket

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to attend the launch of a SpaceX rocket in Texas on Tuesday, sources familiar with the plans confirmed, in the latest sign of Trump’s closeness to the company's billionaire CEO Elon Musk.

2 hospitalized after California theme park riders stranded mid-air

Two thrill-seekers were hospitalized Monday after they became stranded for more than two hours on a malfunctioning ride at Knott’s Berry Farm in Southern California.

Georgia mom charged after son walks alone less than a mile from home

Brittany Patterson, 41, is fighting against potential jail time after deputies arrested her over her 10-year-old son's unsupervised walk into town.

Trump’s pardon power looms over judges in Jan. 6 rioter cases

President-elect Trump’s pardoning power once he assumes office is looming over cases involving Jan. 6 rioters, prompting some delays over his promise to grant clemency to supporters who stormed the Capitol in 2021.

Amid X exodus, Bluesky CEO says 1M people per day joined in past week

The social media platform Bluesky has emerged as a popular alternative for users departing Elon Musk's X and other platforms, with nearly 1 million people joining each day over the past week, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber said Tuesday.

Musk, Ramaswamy lay out plans for 'mass' federal layoffs, rule rollbacks

“A drastic reduction in federal regulations provides sound industrial logic for mass head-count reductions across the federal bureaucracy,” the pair wrote in the op-ed.

Meta's Threads app launches custom feeds amid Bluesky surge

The rollout came just days after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that Threads was testing the new feature.

Human smuggling trial witness says he was separated from a family hours before they froze to death

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — An Indian national who survived a treacherous trek across the U.S.-Canada border in blizzard conditions testified Wednesday that he got separated from a family of four shortly before they froze to death.

Growing Texas counties face renewed death investigation debate

Williamson County Justice of the Peace Evelyn McLean is one of four justices of the peace who determine cause and manner of death, since the county has no medical examiner of its own.