By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer

FedEx is suing the U.S. government, requesting a full refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs are illegal.

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FedEx said in a filing with the U.S. Court of International Trade that they have “suffered injury” from having to pay the tariffs and that the relief they’re seeking from the court would redress those injuries.

Other companies have already launched efforts to recoup costs from the illegal tariffs, including large U.S. corporations like Costco and Revlon.

The National Retail Federation said in a statement on Friday that the Supreme Court’s ruling provided certainty for U.S. businesses and manufacturers.

“We urge the lower court to ensure a seamless process to refund the tariffs to U.S. importers,” it said. “The refunds will serve as an economic boost and allow companies to reinvest in their operations, their employees and their customers.”

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday. Trump said he was “absolutely ashamed” of some justices who ruled 6-3 against him, calling them “disloyal to our Constitution” and “lapdogs.” At one point he even raised the specter of foreign influence without citing any evidence.

The court’s ruling found tariffs that Trump imposed under an emergency powers law were unconstitutional, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs he levied on nearly every other country.

The Treasury had collected more than $133 billion from the import taxes the president has imposed under the emergency powers law as of December, federal data shows. The impact over the next decade has been estimated at some $3 trillion.

President Donald Trump leaves after an event to proclaim “Angel Family Day” in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump has vowed to collect tariffs through other means. He reached for a stopgap option immediately after his defeat Friday at the Supreme Court: Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 allows the president to impose tariffs of up to 15% for up to 150 days. But any extension beyond 150 days must be approved by a Congress likely to balk at passing a tax increase as November’s midterm elections loom.

By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer

Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy “Revenge of the Nerds,” has died at 71.

In a Tuesday statement to Deadline, his family said he lived with bipolar disorder for two decades and died by suicide.

“We want people to know it, and there is no shame in it,” his brother Keith Carradine told the news outlet. “It is an illness that got the best of him, and I want to celebrate him for his struggle with it, and celebrate his beautiful soul. He was profoundly gifted, and we will miss him every day.”

EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.

Known for both his film and television work, Robert Carradine worked steadily in the industry for over 40 years. Though he collaborated with some of the most respected directors of the day, he never gained the worldwide recognition of his more famous siblings Keith Carradine (also the father of Martha Plimpton) and half-brother David Carradine, who died in 2009.

Robert Carradine, a Los Angeles native and son to character actor John Carradine, was introduced to audiences with roles on the television series “Bonanza” in 1971 and in the John Wayne Western “The Cowboys” in 1972.

Despite his family background, acting wasn’t his first calling, though.

FILE – Robert Carradine, left, and Curtis Armstrong, co-hosts of the game show “King of the Nerds” appear at the TNT and TBS 2013 Upfront in New York on May 15, 2013. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

“I always had a passion to be a race car driver, and that’s what I thought I was going to do, and at some penultimate moment … I think I was sitting with my brother David when ‘The Cowboys’ was being cast, and they were interested in David as the bad guy, and he didn’t want to be the guy that shot John Wayne in the back,” Carradine recalled in a 2013 interview with Popdose. “But he said, ‘You know, it is called The Cowboys, and they’re meeting all these young guys. Why don’t you go in?’”

In addition to starring in a short-lived television spinoff of “The Cowboys,” and appearing alongside David Carradine in his popular ABC series “Kung Fu,” he would go on to nab roles in Martin Scorsese’s “Mean Streets,” Hal Ashby’s Vietnam drama “Coming Home,” and Samuel Fuller’s World War II film “The Big Red One.”

The heights of his brother David’s success eluded Robert Carradine, but the two could often be seen in the same projects, including in Walter Hill’s “The Long Riders” and Paul Bartel’s “Cannonball.”

Robert Carradine’s biggest hit would come in 1984 with the off-color comedy “Revenge of the Nerds,” in which where he played head nerd Lewis Skolnick, with his abrupt, infectious and guttural laugh. He reprised the role for the big-screen sequel and two made-for-television follow-ups, and continued to pay homage to the beloved character with a guest role on the series “Robot Chicken” and as a co-host (with “Revenge of the Nerds” co-star Curtis Armstrong) of the pop culture competition show “King of the Nerds,” which aired for three seasons.

In the 2000s, Carradine gained small-screen success in The Disney Channel’s “Lizzie McGuire” as the eponymous character’s father.

“It’s really hard to face this reality about an old friend,” Hilary Duff, who played Lizzie McGuire, wrote on Instagram. “There was so much warmth in the McGuire family and I always felt so cared for by my on-screen parents. I’ll be forever grateful for that. I’m deeply sad to learn Bobby was suffering.”

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Work remained consistent even if the projects diminished in prestige and quality. Then Quentin Tarantino, ever the champion of fading character actors, cast Carradine in “Django Unchained” as one of the trackers in the 2012 film after seeing a “very furry” photograph, as Carradine told Popdose.

In 2015, Carradine was cited for a Colorado crash that injured him and his wife, Edith. They later divorced, after more than 25 years of marriage.

Carradine’s survivors include his three children, actor Ever Carradine, Marika Reed Carradine and Ian Alexander Carradine.

“Whenever anyone asks me how I turned out so normal, I always tell them it’s because of my dad. I knew my dad loved me, I knew it deep in my bones, and I always knew he had my back,” Ever Carradine wrote on Instagram. “I think it’s partly because we basically grew up together. Twenty years age difference really isn’t that much, and while I never ever thought of him as a sibling, I did always think of him as my partner. We were in it together.”

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge is expected to decide Tuesday whether to keep prosecutors on the murder case against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus.

Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against Robinson, 22, who is charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem. Robinson has not yet entered a plea.

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State District Judge Tony Graf has been weighing whether to disqualify the Utah County Attorney’s Office from continuing to prosecute the case.

Robinson’s attorneys argue that Chad Grunander, a deputy county attorney working on the case, has a conflict of interest because his adult daughter was in the audience when Kirk was shot.

An estimated 3,000 people were at the outdoor rally to hear Kirk when he was struck while taking questions. A co-founder of Turning Point USA, Kirk helped mobilize young people to vote for President Donald Trump.

Grunander’s daughter, whose identity has not been disclosed to news media covering the case, testified in court that she did not record video of the shooting or the aftermath. She was looking at the crowd and did not learn until after she ran to safety that it was Kirk who had been shot, she told the court earlier this month.

Robinson’s attorneys also argue in court documents that prosecutors were quick to announce their intent to seek the death penalty, which they say is evidence of “strong emotional reactions” that merit disqualification of the entire team.

Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray testified this month that he thought about seeking the death penalty before an arrest had been made in the case, and his colleague’s daughter in no way influenced the decision.

FILE – Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf speaks during a waiver hearing for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, in Utah County Court in Provo, Utah, Sept. 29, 2025. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP, Pool, File)

Graf could decide to keep prosecutors on the case, dismiss them all or dismiss only Grunander.

If Utah County prosecutors are disqualified, the case would likely shift to prosecutors in a county with enough resources to handle a big case, such as Salt Lake County, or possibly the state attorney general’s office, Utah Prosecution Council Director Robert Church has said.

The judge has been weighing other issues of fairness for Robinson, should he go to trial.

FILE – Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, sits beside defense attorney Kathryn Nester during a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, Jan. 16, 2026. (Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Full video recordings of Kirk’s shooting have not been shown in court after defense attorneys objected out of concern that the footage would undermine Robinson’s right to a fair trial.

Defense attorneys also seek to keep TV cameras and photographers out of the courtroom, arguing that “highly biased” news outlets risk tainting the case. Prosecutors, attorneys for news organizations and Kirk’s widow have urged Graf to keep the proceedings open.

Associated Press writer Mead Gruver contributed from Fort Collins, Colorado.

Si bien por décadas la mayoría de la población inmigrante negra venía de países caribeños, hoy en día, esta comunidad ha estado cambiando demográficamente y creciendo en diversidad, con más personas llegando de diferentes partes de África, resalta un reporte del Migration Policy Institute.

Una manifestación frente al Ayuntamiento de Nueva York en 2024, antes de una audiencia del Consejo sobre las experiencias de los inmigrantes negros recién llegados. (Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit)

En las últimas décadas, entre los distintos grupos de inmigrantes en los Estados Unidos, la población de inmigrantes afrodescendientes ha venido creciendo rápidamente, incluso más rápido que la población afroamericana total del país.

Si bien por décadas la mayoría de la población inmigrante negra venía de países caribeños, hoy en día, esta comunidad ha estado cambiando demográficamente y creciendo en diversidad, con más personas llegando de diferentes partes de África, resalta un reporte del Migration Policy Institute.

En 2024, había casi 4.7 millones de inmigrantes afrodescendientes, lo que representaba el 9 por ciento de los más de 50 millones de inmigrantes, y “aproximadamente tantos inmigrantes negros procedentes de África como inmigrantes negros procedentes de América Latina y el Caribe”, según el instituto.

La mayoría de los inmigrantes afrodescendientes, el 81 por ciento, son ciudadanos estadounidenses naturalizados o residentes permanentes legales, mientras que 15 por ciento son inmigrantes indocumentados, y solo el 3 por ciento tienen visados temporales.

Los inmigrantes afrodescendientes son al menos un cuarto de todos los residentes afroamericanos en algunas áreas metropolitanas como Boston, Miami, Minneapolis, Nueva York, Seattle y Hartford.

En economía, los inmigrantes negros tienen tasas de empleo más altas que los trabajadores nacidos en Estados Unidos, y muchos de ellos trabajan en sectores como salud, transporte y servicios profesionales, destaca el reporte.

Las mujeres inmigrantes afrodescendientes trabajan sobre todo en el sector de salud, 36 por ciento, mientras que los hombres en transporte, 17 por ciento.

En cuanto a educación, los inmigrantes negros y los norteamericanos nacidos en el país tienen títulos universitarios en porcentajes similares: 34 por ciento y 36 por ciento, respectivamente.

Así que para hablar sobre la composición y los cambios demográficos de las comunidades inmigrantes negras, invitamos a Valerie Lacarte, analista sénior de políticas del programa de política migratoria del MPI y autora del reporte.

Más detalles en nuestra conversación a continuación.

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