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Marjorie Taylor Greene feuds with AI bot over her Christian cred
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene argued with X’s AI software after the bot suggested her claim of being a Christian doesn’t always align with her actions.
The feud began Friday when the far-right wing congresswoman took exception to Grok fact-checking her commitment to her faith by saying her support for conspiracy theories and Christian ...Read more

Trump attack on Harvard to block international students raises fears at California campuses
WASHINGTON — A multifront assault by the Trump administration against the nation’s oldest university intensified on Friday when Harvard sued to block the government from barring international student enrollment, and a judge issued an immediate order to halt the ban.
The rapid-fire legal action is the latest in Trump administration attacks ...Read more

Hundreds in Kansas City area gather to mourn woman killed in shooting at DC Jewish museum
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of somber faces lined a room of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City Thursday evening to mourn a 26-year-old Johnson County woman and her boyfriend who were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
“It’s one thing to see the images on the news, or hear stories from across...Read more

Boeing agrees to resolve US criminal case over 737 crashes
Boeing Co. has reached a tentative agreement with the U.S. Justice Department that would allow the planemaker to avoid criminal charges for two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets more than six years ago.
The settlement was disclosed in a federal court filing Friday, just weeks before a trial was set to start June 23 in Fort Worth, Texas. It ...Read more

Airport weather systems, runway lights were out during fiery San Diego Cessna crash that killed 6
LOS ANGELES — Runway lights and an automated system that provides weather conditions was out of operation at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport before a Cessna crashed into a San Diego neighborhood amid foggy conditions, killing all its passengers, investigators revealed Friday.
As a result, the pilot did not have up-to-date weather ...Read more

Colorado enacts new guardrails on federal immigration enforcement
DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a new law Friday to further limit federal immigration authorities’ access to public buildings and local governments’ ability to share information with those authorities.
Under Senate Bill 276, local governmental entities and their employees cannot share personal identifying information with ...Read more

Little things made all the difference when a plane hit a San Diego home. 'We are alive'
SAN DIEGO — When a private plane crashed into Ben McCarty’s Tierrasanta home early Thursday, little things made all the difference. Like where he parked his truck. And where his dogs went to bed.
McCarty, who works as a Navy gas turbine mechanic, lived with his family in military housing on the corner of Salmon Street and Sample Street in ...Read more

Josh Shapiro blasts House Republicans for 'ripping away' Medicaid and SNAP from Pennsylvanians
PHILADELPHIA — Lashing out at Republicans for proposing to “rip away” Medicaid and SNAP benefits from Pennsylvanians, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Friday that the commonwealth would be unable to replace lost funding for those programs should President Donald Trump‘s so-called big, beautiful bill become law.
“The impact of what they’re ...Read more
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Federal probe finds Columbia University showed ‘indifference’ toward harassment of Jewish students
NEW YORK — A federal probe found Columbia University violated the rights of Jewish students since campus protests took hold following the Oct. 7 Hamas-led terror attack on Israel, the government announced this week.
The U.S. Department of ...Read more

How likely is a new pandemic in the future? Here's what Americans said in a poll
In 2020, COVID-19 began spreading rapidly across the U.S., leading to major shutdowns and radically altering the lives of millions. Now, five years later, most Americans think the country could be plagued by a new pandemic, according to recent polling.
In a YouGov survey published in early May, 69% of respondents said it is somewhat or very ...Read more

Trump threatens EU, smartphones as tariff rhetoric escalates
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump dug in on his threat to impose a 50% tariff on the European Union and said a potential 25% charge on smartphones would apply to all foreign-made devices, in the latest escalation of a trade war that is rattling markets and confusing businesses.
Trump on Friday reiterated his complaints about the EU, ...Read more

Maryland federal court bars Trump administration from deporting detainees filing for habeas corpus
The chief judge of Maryland’s federal district court issued a standing order this week prohibiting the Trump administration from deporting people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody who request to have their detention reviewed by a judge.
The standing order, signed by Chief Judge George Levi Russell III, only automatically applies ...Read more

Trump signs orders to revive US leadership in nuclear power
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed orders meant to accelerate the construction of nuclear power plants, including small, untested designs that offer the promise of rapid deployment but have yet to be built in the U.S.
The effort is a bid to meet a coming surge in electricity demand and help the U.S. reclaim its edge in ...Read more

Supreme Court pauses order for DOGE records and testimony
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower-court order that would force Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over documents to a watchdog group and make a top official available to testify.
The order on Friday, in a fight over whether the office is covered by U.S. public records laws, is a preliminary...Read more

Activists supporting immigrants' rights are celebrating this act by Florida Gov. DeSantis
MIAMI — Florida residents seeking legal counsel on their immigration cases — including undocumented immigrants the federal government wants to deport — will soon have more state-level protections against common scams that target them.
And they have Gov. Ron DeSantis to thank for it.
On Thursday, DeSantis signed a bill aimed at curbing so...Read more

Activists supporting immigrants' rights are celebrating this act by Florida Gov. DeSantis
MIAMI — Florida residents seeking legal counsel on their immigration cases — including undocumented immigrants the federal government wants to deport — will soon have more state-level protections against common scams that target them.
And they have Gov. Ron DeSantis to thank for it.
On Thursday, DeSantis signed a bill aimed at curbing so...Read more

Trump downsizes National Security Council in latest staff cuts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump moved to dramatically downsize the National Security Council, part of a restructuring that could see the group responsible for coordinating and implementing foreign policy at the White House cut in half.
The restructuring effort was described Friday by a White House official on the condition of anonymity. ...Read more

How do Black Americans feel about police? New poll finds shift in recent years
Black Americans’ perceptions about police have grown slightly more favorable in recent years, though they remain below the national average, according to new polling.
In a Gallup survey released on May 23, Black respondents expressed more positive views about local police — including on satisfaction in community relations and expectations ...Read more

Letter from 140 groups slams federal attempt to block states' ability to regulate AI
Having seen positive uses of artificial intelligence in classrooms, a top education leader in Pennsylvania was baffled to learn Thursday that federal lawmakers want to block states from acting against AI's negative possibilities.
Sherri Smith, executive director of Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators, reacted to language put in ...Read more

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu launches investigation of BPS transportation provider after bus kills child
BOSTON — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has ordered an independent investigation of the public school district’s contracts with its transportation provider, Transdev, after a bus driver with lapsed credentials and a spotty driving record killed a 5-year-old boy.
Wu and Superintendent of Schools Mary Skipper said Friday that Mintz attorney ...Read more
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- Marjorie Taylor Greene feuds with AI bot over her Christian cred
- Hundreds in Kansas City area gather to mourn woman killed in shooting at DC Jewish museum
- Trump attack on Harvard to block international students raises fears at California campuses
- Trump signs orders to revive US leadership in nuclear power
- Airport weather systems, runway lights were out during fiery San Diego Cessna crash that killed 6