Trump seeks to revoke immigrants’ Social Security numbers

By Ted Hesson and Daniel Trotta WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration aims to convince some immigrants without legal status to self-deport by adding them to a database of dead people, thus rendering their Social Security numbers inoperable,
Pentagon to terminate $5.1 billion in IT contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others

(Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the termination of IT services contracts, totally valued at $5.1 billion, with companies such as Accenture and Deloitte, a memo showed on Thursday. The pacts “represent non-essential spending
As Trump alienates allies with US tariffs, China is poised to exploit the gaps

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump tries to turn his global trade war into a one-on-one showdown with China, he is finding that he has alienated some key U.S. partners who could boost America’s position in
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States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A new Kansas law and a Florida bill outline policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them. The
Sweeping semiautomatic gun restriction signed into law by Colorado governor

DENVER (AP) — People in Colorado will soon have to pass a background check and complete a state-sanctioned safety course to buy most semiautomatic guns with detachable magazines under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov.
Dominican diaspora in New York mourn victims of the nightclub rooftop collapse
Dominicans in New York City are mourning the deaths of over 200 people in Tuesday’s roof collapse at a Santo Domingo nightclub. The city is home to the largest Dominican diaspora community, with over 700,000 residents claiming
Sudan faces the world’s worst humanitarian crisis as second anniversary of war nears, UN says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A nearly two-year-old war has engulfed Sudan in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and led the African country to become the only nation experiencing famine, a senior U.N. official said Thursday. Nearly 25
Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of deported Maryland man

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal. The court acted in the
Lori Vallow Daybell’s brother believes she was behind her estranged husband’s killing

PHOENIX (AP) — Lori Vallow Daybell ’s brother told jurors Thursday at her Arizona trial that he believes she was behind the killing of her estranged husband. Adam Cox, a witness for the prosecution, said Charles Vallow’s