By VALERIE GONZALEZ, Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Friday will hear a Trump administration request to end a nearly three-decade-old policy on ensuring safe conditions for immigrant children held in federal custody. U.S. District Judge … Continued
By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday night that there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital to combat crime for at least the next week, amid President Donald … Continued
SAN DIEGO — The message for the dozens of volunteers who would soon be supporting immigrants at their court hearings was clear. “We’re not there to obstruct or prevent any arrest,” said the Rev. Hung Nguyen, associate pastor of Our … Continued
By VASILISA STEPANENKO, Associated Press DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war with Russia, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s Friday deadline for the Kremlin to stop the killing … Continued
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Friday it plans to take over Gaza City — in what would be an escalation of its 22-month war with Hamas that drew a dismissal … Continued
Today is Friday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2025. There are 145 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign … Continued