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Judge accused of enabling immigrant to escape ICE gets a rare public reprimand
The highest court in Massachusetts on Thursday issued a public reprimand against a district court judge who was accused of allowing an immigrant to escape U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
Rubio is wrapping up South America tour focused drug cartel fight with a stop in Peru
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrapped up his three-nation South America tour of conservative-led countries in Peru on Thursday as President Donald Trump's administration steps up its counternarcotics and immigration efforts throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Delta flight out of L.A. detours to Las Vegas after pressurization problem
Delta Air Lines Flight 2311 out of Los Angeles had to divert to Las Vegas on its way to its Salt Lake City destination due to cabin pressure issues.
Hurricane Lowell battered Hawaii’s western islands and is linked to at least 2 deaths
Hurricane Lowell's intense winds and storm surge that battered Hawaii's western islands this week are suspected in the deaths of at least two people.
Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to ‘Hog Trail Murders’ in woods
A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the "Hog Trail Murders" in the 1990s is scheduled Thursday to become 15th person executed in the state this year.
PB&J: Why the classic combo remains king of the lunchbox after 125 years
If there is a single sandwich associated with childhood and school lunches in the U.S.A, it has to be the PB&J.
Trump administration silence has 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants hoping they’re protected
A deadline for the Trump administration to decide whether about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador can remain protected from deportation has passed without any public announcement, raising hopes among many for another six-month extension while also sowing confusion.
The FBI says 16 shooters were stopped by civilians. One researcher counts 225
The FBI's active-shooter database routinely misses cases where an armed civilian stops an active-shooter attack, according to a new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center.
New 9/11 museum exhibit ‘In Their Honor’ focuses on grief-driven dedication and action
A multicolored phoenix welcomes visitors to a somber new exhibit in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Tropical Storm Norbert forms in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land
Tropical Storm Norbert formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn't threatening land, forecasters said.
Associated Press journalists who witnessed Sept. 11 remember what they saw, 25 years later
Karen Matthews was getting her 3-year-old daughter ready for preschool in her Manhattan apartment on Sept. 11, 2001, when she heard a loud boom, unlike anything she'd ever heard before.
Former volunteer sues Cesar Chavez nonprofits over failing to stop union leader from sexual abuse
One of the organizers who said she was sexually abused by Latino labor leader Cesar Chavez decades ago has sued nonprofits tied to him.
Man whose 16 grandchildren found living in filthy conditions is found incompetent to stand trial
A man whose 16 grandchildren were discovered living in squalid conditions at a rural southern Ohio home was found mentally incompetent to stand trial Wednesday.
Rubio says U.S. is working with allies to counter drugs but will ‘still blow up ships if need be’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave new clarity Wednesday on the U.S. approach toward combating drug trafficking in Latin American waters, saying the Trump administration is now focused on working with allied countries and aligning with their laws but insisting that the military will "still blow up ships if need be."
Four ex-Amazon employees sue company, alleging bias against pregnant workers
Former Amazon workers in western New York are suing the e-commerce giant, claiming they were denied accommodations for their pregnancies.
Coroner releases details of infants who died amid growing Pennsylvania measles outbreak
The two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths, a Pennsylvania coroner confirmed Wednesday.
Racketeering conspiracy trial against Chinese tech giant Huawei begins in New York
A racketeering conspiracy trial of Huawei Technologies began in New York on Wednesday with federal prosecutors accusing the Chinese tech company of a litany of crimes, including stealing technology from American companies, abusing the U.S. financial system and helping Iran snoop on its citizens.
Cleaning crew killed in Miami cargo jet crash was wrapping up shift at hard, demanding job
Five members of a crew killed when an Amazon cargo jet smashed into their van were wrapping up their eight-hour shift cleaning planes at the Miami airport when the crash happened, lawyers for one of the victims said on Wednesday.
Cal State Los Angeles professor doxxes ICE agent
A California State University, Los Angeles professor and co-founder of Black Lives Matter's L.A. chapter publicly identified a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent by name and pointed a crowd toward his suspected hotel during a left-wing summit Sunday, repeatedly telling attendees to "f--- him up."
UC Irvine lecturer’s post about Nick Shirley draws backlash
A University of California, Irvine lecturer is facing scrutiny after appearing to endorse violence against conservative activist Nick Shirley ahead of Shirley's scheduled appearance before the Harvard Republican Club and just before the first anniversary of Charlie Kirk's assassination. "Someone can do the funniest thing just before the Kirkiversary," the UC Irvine lecturer wrote.