Thousands of pilgrims trek through New Mexico desert to historic adobe church for Good Friday
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A unique Holy Week tradition is drawing thousands of Catholic pilgrims to a small adobe church in the hills of northern New Mexico, in a journey on foot through desert badlands to
Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation’s immigration detention system
JENA, La. (AP) — Amid rural Louisiana’s crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po’boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled from the United States. If
Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in Trump’s sights for punitive action
WASHINGTON (AP) — First the nation’s top law firms. Then its premier universities. Now, President Donald Trump is leaning on the advocacy groups that underpin U.S. civil society. Trump said Thursday that the administration is looking at
Career diplomat becomes the face of Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda at the UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The highest-ranking U.S. representative now at the United Nations told Congress two years ago that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “unprovoked” and “unjustified,” urging U.N. members to condemn Moscow’s aggression and demand an
Asian markets are mostly higher as Wall Street is stuck in trade war doldrums
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher in thin Good Friday trading after a bumpy ride on Wall Street, where the Dow industrials lost 1.3% as UnitedHealth lost more than a fifth of its value due
US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence assessment found no coordination between Tren de Aragua and the Venezuelan government, contradicting statements that Trump administration officials have made to justify their invocation of the Alien Enemies Act and
Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, limiting its access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans. U.S. District Judge
Arizona governor halts bill signing over funding dispute
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday vowed to veto all bills not already on her desk amid a standoff with the Republican-controlled Legislature over funding for a state agency that provides services for some
Idaho police release body camera video of nonverbal and autistic teen’s fatal shooting
Police in Idaho released body-worn and security camera recordings Thursday showing officers fatally shooting a knife-wielding, intellectually disabled teenage boy from the other side of a chain link fence, confirming that they made no effort to de-escalate
The Abrego Garcia case pulls Democrats into the immigration debate Trump wants to have
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Democrats, the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is about fundamental American ideals — due process, following court orders, preventing government overreach. For the Trump administration and Republicans, it’s about foreigners and gang threats and
