US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

Libyan Dr. Faysal Alghoula must renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000 patients in southwestern Indiana, but hasn’t been able to since the Trump administration stopped reviewing applications for people from several dozen countries
Authorities to update public on search of home tied to man convicted of killing Kristin Smart

ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities plan to update the public Friday on a grounds search at a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996. Her body was never
Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers looking to take part in a national redistricting battle could vote Friday on a plan to alter state’s congressional primaries if the courts allow Republican state officials to switch to more
Judge to rule Friday whether Charlie Kirk murder case can be filmed, photographed

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge is set to decide Friday if news outlets can continue to film, photograph and livestream the high-profile murder case against the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Suspect faces 5 years in unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, whose case became a symbol of the nationwide crisis of violence against Native Americans, is scheduled to
US job growth likely slowed in April as boost from temporary factors fades

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely slowed in April as the boost from warmer weather and return of striking health workers faded, but that would not signal a material change in
US CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak as ‘level 3’ emergency response, ABC News reports

May 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified the hantavirus outbreak as ‘level 3’ emergency response, the lowest level of emergency activation, ABC News reported on Thursday citing sources. (Reporting by
Immigration enforcement guidance for warrantless arrests falls short, federal judge says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that instructions received by immigration enforcement officers to make civil immigrant arrests without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not used as guidance. In continuing a
US judge rules humanities grant terminations by DOGE were unlawful, discriminatory
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the terminations of hundreds of humanities grants last year by the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency were unconstitutional, and involved
Trump to deliver remarks at Rose Garden on Friday, White House says

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House on Friday at 1200 ET (1600 GMT), the White House said late on Thursday. The president’s schedule