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Texas family begs ICE to release man so he can be with his dying son

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FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of an Arlington man arrested by immigration authorities is demanding his release so he can be with his disabled son during his son’s final hours.

The man, Maher Tarabishi, was arrested by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Oct. 28. Before his arrest, Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker for his son...Read more

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California's battle with a Texas offshore oil firm escalates with new lawsuit

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LOS ANGELES — For more than a year, a Texas oil firm has clashed with California officials over controversial plans to restart offshore oil operations along the Santa Barbara County coast.

Now, California’s feud with Sable Offshore Corp. has spread to the Trump administration.

On Friday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that...Read more

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Barron Trump's 'persistent' calls to London woman made her ex 'jealous'

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A rape and assault trial unfolding in a London courtroom has opened a window onto the private life of President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron, revealing that the 19-year-old had developed a “very close” online relationship with a woman in London and witnessed her allegedly being attacked by her jealous ex-boyfriend via FaceTime — ...Read more

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LA Unified School District says Palisades High is safe for students to return to after fire. Some parents and experts have concerns

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District released a litany of test results for the fire-damaged Palisades Charter High School ahead of the planned return of students next week, showing the district’s remediation efforts have removed much of the post-fire contamination.

However, some parents remain concerned with a perceived ...Read more

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New fundraising platform tied to Trump's son stands to profit off Trump library

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MIAMI —The Florida-based conservative fundraising platform PSQ Impact landed a giant client this week — Donald Trump’s presidential library foundation — despite having just launched last month.

Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., could stand to benefit from the deal.

He’s one of the largest shareholders on the Board of Directors for the...Read more

Michael Gard/Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind./TNS

Indiana Senate OKs bill allowing police to enforce immigration laws

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The Indiana Senate advanced an immigration bill on Thursday, on second reading, that would allow local and state police to enforce federal immigration laws and require Indiana law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.

Senate Bill 76, authored by State Sen. Liz Brown, states that the enforcement of federal immigration laws may be carried out by ...Read more

Nancy Lane/Boston Herald/TNS

Federal prosecutors ask BLM fraudster Monica Cannon-Grant to forfeit more than $220,000

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BOSTON — The U.S. attorney’s office is requesting that Black Lives Matter charity fraudster Monica Cannon-Grant fork over more than $220,000.

Cannon-Grant, along with her now-deceased husband Clark Grant, were charged with 27 fraud-related offenses in a federal indictment in March 2023. She entered a plea agreement last September in which ...Read more

Andy Morrison/The Detroit News/TNS

How cold is it across Michigan?

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DETROIT — Temperatures across Michigan on Friday were already cold and expected to drop to some of the lowest in years, according to the National Weather Service.

Blame the so-called polar vortex, the phenomenon of swirling, cold air from the Arctic Circle that pushes south into the U.S.

One of the most recent polar vortices to vex Michigan ...Read more

CRAIG KOHLRUSS/The Fresno Bee/TNS

California Republicans, Democrats bitterly divided over immigration funding

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WASHINGTON — California Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided over how to fund immigration enforcement, a schism starkly apparent in the House vote this week on the Department of Homeland Security budget.

All 43 of California's House Democrats opposed the bill. All state Republicans voting, including budget-writer Rep. David Valadao, ...Read more

Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post/TNS

Hunter S. Thompson's 2005 death confirmed as suicide, Colorado investigators say

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DENVER — Colorado Bureau of Investigation officials on Friday confirmed the 2005 death of renowned author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson was a result of suicide, almost six months after the state started reviewing the case by request of the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office.

State investigators started reviewing the case after Thompson’s ...Read more

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Trump says US Navy carrier strike group heading to Mideast, renewing Iran threat

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WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy carrier strike group is moving toward the Middle East as President Donald Trump revives his threats to use military force against Iran’s senior leadership amid a violent crackdown on nationwide protests.

“We have a big flotilla going in that direction and we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters aboard ...Read more

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Miami man sentenced to life for sexually abusing girls in Colombia, feds say

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MIAMI — A Miami man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of traveling to Colombia to sexually exploit children, attempting to produce child sexual abuse material and possessing such material.

In January 2023, 69-year-old Manuel Poceiro met with an individual in Miami whom he believed would assist him with transporting ...Read more

Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News/TNS

In final State of the State address, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy defends record as governor but gives few details on fiscal plan

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivered his eighth and final State of the State address Thursday, spending more than half of the 80-minute speech touting an extensive list of what he said were the top accomplishments of his seven years as governor.

“Despite what some in the media would like to portray, despite what some bloggers might...Read more

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3 people arrested after St. Paul church protest remain jailed

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three people arrested Thursday after a protest in a St. Paul church remain jailed Friday.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security called them “ringleaders” in a Friday press release. They said it was Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI who arrested civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, St. Paul School ...Read more

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DOJ says Hmong grandfather pulled from his St. Paul house lived with sex offenders -- but one has been in state prison for months

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The sex offenders federal authorities said they were seeking when they detained an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul on Sunday do not appear to be missing and may not be registered sex offenders.

After federal agents handcuffed 57-year-old ChongLy “saly” Scott Thao, a U.S. citizen, and forced him out of his house at gunpoint...Read more

Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS

These brothers were the last to be released by Hamas. Hear their story in Miami

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MIAMI — Eight members of the Cunio family, an Israeli Argentine family living in southern Israel, were abducted by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, making them the largest single family taken hostage that day.

This week, two of the brothers came to Miami to talk about their experiences. After spending more than two years captive in Gaza, ...Read more

Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/TNS

NYC braces for up to a foot of snow in first winter storm of 2026

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NEW YORK — New York City is gearing up for its first major winter storm of 2026 — and it could be one of its worst in years.

A winter storm watch has been issued for the tri-state area from late Saturday night through Monday afternoon, with a cold weather advisory slated to go into effect Friday night.

After an unseasonably warm Thursday, ...Read more

Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

'He reached his limit': Immigrant father of 5-year-old with brain cancer accepts deportation to Bolivia after months in ICE detention

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PHILADELPHIA — In the end, the pressure on the family simply became too great.

Johny Merida Aguilara, the detained immigrant father of a 5-year-old son with brain cancer, has decided to drop efforts to stay in the United States and accept deportation to Bolivia.

His wife and three American-citizen children will also leave the country, though...Read more

Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee/TNS

Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block California's new election map while upholding Texas'

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WASHINGTON — Trump administration lawyers have joined California Republicans in urging Supreme Court to block California’s new election map on the grounds that one district in the San Joaquin Valley was drawn to favor Latinos.

Two months ago, Donald Trump’s lawyers called on the court to uphold a new Republican-friendly election map in ...Read more

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What folks wrote in that massive Trump to Epstein birthday card in DC

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Nearly 500 people have stopped to sign a giant replica of the birthday card President Donald Trump gave to the convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. The clandestine arts activism group Secret Handshake erected the pop-up monument Monday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The messages speak volumes about this ...Read more