The stars and stripes fly, in photos, as Flag Day approaches

More than 75 years after Flag Day became U.S. law, the stars and stripes grab our gaze these days in constant portraits of how Americans see their country’s promise — sometimes dotted along historic graves of military
Tennessee judge to hear arguments about releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from pretrial detention

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge is scheduled to hear arguments Friday about whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia can be released from jail pending the outcome of a trial on human smuggling charges. In a motion asking
Closing arguments: Is Karen Read’s murder trial a tale of love gone wrong or a police coverup?

Lawyers in the murder trial of Karen Read are set to give their closing arguments Friday after weeks of testimony in a highly divisive case in which the prosecution’s theory of jaded love turned deadly is countered
South Carolina prepares for its 6th execution in 9 months with a man serving 2 death sentences

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders is scheduled to die Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, is being
Trump is finally getting his chance to try to top France with a grand military parade in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after President Donald Trump was dazzled by a grand military parade down the Champs-Élysées in Paris, he is finally getting a chance to try to top the spectacle. His long-delayed dream is
Cuomo and others take aim at Zohran Mamdani in heated NYC mayoral debate

Zohran Mamdani has rocketed from relative obscurity to become one of the top contenders in the New York City mayor’s race. In a debate Thursday, he started catching heat for his place among the top of the
Trump can keep National Guard deployed to Los Angeles for now, appeals court rules

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests over stepped-up immigration enforcement, temporarily pausing a lower court’s ruling blocking the
Meta invests in AI firm Scale and recruits its CEO for ‘superintelligence’ team

Meta said Thursday it is making a large investment in artificial intelligence company Scale and recruiting its CEO Alexandr Wang to join a team developing “superintelligence” at the tech giant. The move reflects a push by Meta
The lone passenger who survived the deadly Air India crash sparks interest in other sole survivors

The notion that only one person survived the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board Thursday is sparking interest on social media about how that could happen and if such a thing has happened
Judge says Trump illegally deployed National Guard to help with LA protests, must return control

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump must return to California Gov. Gavin Newsom control over National Guard troops the president deployed to Los Angeles to assist in immigration enforcement and controlling unrest, a federal judge said