Victims of Michigan church shooting include a grandfather who was a Navy veteran
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — One of the people killed in the attack on a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Michigan was being remembered as a grandfather who adored spending time with
Judge finds the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration’s efforts to deport noncitizens who protested the war in Gaza was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston agreed with several university associations that
Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs and invest $70 billion in U.S. manufacturing under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. The announcement, which Trump made with
Here are some effects of a government shutdown if Congress, Trump don’t reach a deal
The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader U.S. economy. Employee furloughs and potential layoffs would halt some government activities. Other functions — like NASA’s space
US tariff collections to continue through a government shutdown, DHS says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Customs and Border Protection tariff collections will continue during any government shutdown, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday. The Department said in its shutdown contingency plan that all CBP revenue collections will
White House restores board overseeing claims for sick nuclear workers
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Tuesday announced it has restored an advisory board that plays a key role in approving medical claims by nuclear weapons workers who have had high radiation exposure, after
Georgia’s highest court sides with slave descendants fighting to protect threatened island community
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday sided with Black landowners in a fight over zoning changes that weakened long-standing protections for one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities founded by freed slaves. The state Supreme
Trump administration targets Minnesota in latest sanctuary policy lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Minnesota, its two largest cities and a county over so-called sanctuary policies that the agency says interfere with the federal government’s authority to enforce
Rep. David Schweikert joins Trump-backed candidates in GOP primary for Arizona governor
PHOENIX (AP) — Rep. David Schweikert jumped into the Republican primary for Arizona governor Tuesday, joining an already-crowded field that includes two Donald Trump-backed candidates and raising Democratic hopes for flipping his seat in Congress. Schweikert’s consultant
Justice Department lawsuit alleges Los Angeles sheriff processes concealed carry licenses too slowly
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday, alleging it violated the Constitution by moving too slowly to process gun licenses for people who want to carry