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Kansas City-area immigrant featured in Selena Gomez Netflix series faces deportation judge
In one of the earliest scenes in the 2019 Netflix docuseries, “Living Undocumented,” produced by actress and singer Selena Gomez, the camera focuses on a young immigrant, Luis Diaz Inestroza, in the country illegally from Honduras and carrying out a wrenching and precarious task.
In the scene, he is driving Noah, the 3-year-old son of his ...Read more

Philadelphia stays on the Trump administration's new, dramatically shorter list of sanctuary jurisdictions
PHILADELPHIA — The Trump administration published a dramatically shortened list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions on Tuesday, winnowing the number of places that the president plans to target for their refusal to help enforce federal immigration laws.
Philadelphia is still on the list.
Hundreds of other cities, counties, and states ...Read more

Marjorie Taylor Greene asks Trump to commute George Santos' prison sentence
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants President Donald Trump to commute the prison sentence of her disgraced former colleague George Santos, who’s been locked up less than two weeks.
Santos was sentenced to 87 months in prison for committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in April. He checked into New Jersey’s Federal ...Read more

House panel seeks Epstein documents from Justice Department
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday subpoenaed the Justice Department for files tied to the sex trafficking case against disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein — a controversy the White House has sought to move on from.
Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., gave Attorney General Pamela Bondi a two-week ...Read more

Russia weighs Ukraine air-truce offer to Trump without ending war
The Kremlin is weighing options for a concession to U.S. President Donald Trump that could include an air truce with Ukraine to try to head off the threat of secondary sanctions, even as Russia remains determined to continue its war.
Officials recognize that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit to Russia this week offers a late opportunity for ...Read more

Gov. Wes Moore considering 'all options' in Maryland as other blue states fight in redistricting 'war'
BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is considering “all options” in the escalating national debate over the redrawing of congressional districts, though he is stopping short of the war-like rhetoric and plans that his colleagues in places like California and New York have recently used to fight Republican-led states.
The Democratic ...Read more

Suspect in quadruple Tennessee murder arrested after dayslong manhunt
A suspect on the run since allegedly murdering four people in Tennessee was captured Tuesday morning after a dayslong manhunt, authorities announced.
Austin Robert Drummond had been wanted in connection with the slayings of 38-year-old Cortney Rose, her two children, 20-year-old Adrianna Williams and 15-year-old Braydon Williams, and her ...Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed 26 new bills into California law. Here's what they do
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 26 new bills into California law, addressing a wide range of issues across the state.
New legislation aims to tackle some of California’s most pressing challenges, from high living costs and limited housing supply to access to health care.
Here’s a breakdown of the new California laws and...Read more

Rupert Murdoch to disclose health issues in Trump's WSJ lawsuit
President Donald Trump has dropped his demand that Rupert Murdoch immediately testify in the president's libel lawsuit over a Jeffrey Epstein story in the Wall Street Journal, but the 94-year-old media mogul has agreed to provide his health information.
Trump initially demanded Murdoch sit for a deposition within 15 days to answer questions ...Read more
Kansas community college to require immigration documents for some courses
At least one instructor has resigned from teaching at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas, after leadership announced that students in its adult education programs will be required to present proof of their immigration status in order to register for classes this fall.
The new policy follows an executive order from ...Read more

New Colorado laws taking effect Aug. 6, from AI-generated 'revenge porn' to regulations on bad landlords
DENVER — Dozens of new laws taking full or partial effect Wednesday will set new regulations on bad landlords, block pharmaceutical companies from limiting discount drugs and allow Coloradans to sue someone who releases an intimate, AI-generated picture of them — an example of “fake revenge porn.”
Aug. 6 marks 91 days since the ...Read more

Colorado wildfires: More than 8,000 acres scorched by fires on Western Slope
DENVER — Three wildfires that started over the weekend on Colorado’s Western Slope have consumed more than 8,000 acres and destroyed at least three buildings, according to fire officials.
All three lightning-sparked fires are burning near Meeker, a town in Rio Blanco County that sits about 70 miles northwest of Glenwood Springs and 40 miles...Read more

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey received written warning about surge of migrants in transition document
BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration offered a written warning to Gov. Maura Healey about a surge of migrants and dwindling state shelter capacity in November 2022, or months before she took office, according to a transition document approved by Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Kennealy when he was secretary of housing and ...Read more

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' congressional map helped the GOP keep the House. Will he do it again?
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis won the redistricting fight he started years ago.
Despite that, he’s eyeing another battle — hinting that he would be in favor of redrawing Florida’s Congressional map, which already favors Republican lawmakers.
DeSantis hasn’t officially committed to making the change, but said he would look “...Read more

India shifts to damage control after Trump ramps up threats
India’s government is scrambling to contain the economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff action, which has left officials in New Delhi reeling on how to respond.
Trump’s latest tirade caught officials in India’s capital off guard. The president’s language — calling India’s economy “dead,” its tariff ...Read more
Hurricane center increases odds system off Florida will develop amid Atlantic upsurge
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday increased the chances an expected low pressure area off the northeast coast of Florida could develop into a tropical depression or storm while keeping an eye on another Atlantic system plus Tropical Storm Dexter.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, forecasters expect a weak ...Read more

India shifts to damage control after Trump ratchets up threats
India’s government is scrambling to contain the economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff action, which has left officials in New Delhi reeling on how to respond.
Trump’s latest tirade caught officials in India’s capital off guard. The president’s language — calling India’s economy “dead,” its tariff ...Read more
Des Moines school board chair Norris enters Iowa Senate race
WASHINGTON — Des Moines school board chair Jackie Norris on Tuesday launched her bid for Senate in Iowa, seeking the seat currently held by Republican Sen. Joni Ernst.
Norris, a Democrat, has a significant political background. She worked on Barack Obama’s Iowa campaign operation and served as chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama for...Read more
Scientists solve mystery of what's killing billions of starfish off California and the West Coast
For years, it has been one of the biggest mysteries in marine biology: What is killing the starfish?
Since 2013, billions of sea stars, an elegant ocean species commonly known as starfish that are a key part of the environment along the coast of California and other states, have been dying. The animals have suffered from a disease that causes ...Read more
Rosa fire burns 1,200 acres in California, prompting evacuation orders
LOS ANGELES — A vegetation fire ignited in the Santa Rosa Mountains in Riverside County on Monday afternoon, burning 1,200 acres by nightfall and prompting evacuation orders in nearby rural communities.
The blaze, dubbed the Rosa fire, was reported around 12:30 p.m. on Highway 74 east of the Santa Rosa Truck Trail in the mountains between ...Read more
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