Florida signs $245 million in contracts for ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Here’s a look by the numbers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ administration has already signed contracts to pay at least $245 million to set up and run the new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” according
Thousands of Afghans face possible deportation after court refuses to extend their legal protection

Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. are no longer protected from deportation after a federal appeals court refused to postpone the Trump administration’s decision to end their legal status. A three-judge panel of the Fourth U.S. Circuit
NTSB to probe Army helicopter, FAA during fatal collision hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a three-day investigative hearing starting July 30 over the fatal collision in January between a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67. The
Judge sets February trial for man who faces death penalty in Memphis shooting rampage

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Tuesday set a February trial date for a man who faces the death penalty if convicted on charges of killing three people and wounding three others in a daylong
Georgia Ethics Commission won’t investigate source of Republican Burt Jones’ $10M loan

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Ethics Commission on Monday declined to investigate whether Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones broke state law when he loaned $10 million to a campaign committee after showing far less cash on an
Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car

A video showing Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has sparked nationwide outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report. William McNeil Jr., 22,
Republican Jim Jordan deposed in federal suit tied to sex abuse by late Ohio State team doctor

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was among those questioned under oath this month after release of a new documentary about the sexual abuse of Ohio State University athletes decades ago by a team
Air traffic controllers didn’t warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the
Colbert jokes about ‘cancel culture’ and has a very pointed message for President Donald Trump

Stephen Colbert returned for his first full program after last week’s announcement that CBS was canceling his “Late Show” with some supportive late-night guests, a joke about cancel culture and an extremely pointed remark directed at President
Massachusetts governor will give an update on assisted-living fire that killed 10

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is slated to meet with city officials and will update the public Tuesday about the response to a fire at an assisted-living facility in Fall River that killed