Dec 12 WATCH: Duffy threatens to withhold millions in highway funds from New York over flaws in immigrant commercial driver's license system By Josh Funk, Associated Press New York routinely issues commercial driver's licenses to immigrants that may be valid long after they are legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday and he threatened to withhold $73 million in highway… Continue reading
Dec 12 Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids By Leah Willingham, Laura Bargfeld, Associated Press Stark reimaginings of Christ's birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary on federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. Continue reading
Dec 12 After Trump's 'garbage' slur, a Vermont school building flew a Somali flag. Then came the threats By Amanda Swinhart, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press The Somali flag was flown alongside the Vermont state flag and beneath the United States flag at a building that includes K-12 classrooms. Somali students cheered and clapped, telling administrators the flag flying meant a great deal to them. Continue reading
Dec 12 Historic floods have washed away homes and stranded families in Washington state By Cedar Attanasio, Claire Rush, Associated Press Washington is under a state of emergency and evacuation orders are in place for tens of thousands of residents. Continue reading
Dec 12 Immigration officials can't re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia without a hearing, federal judge orders By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The order came as Abrego Garcia appeared at a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office roughly 14 hours after he walked out of immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Dec 11 Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk makes 1st court appearance as judge weighs media access By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press The Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk made his first in-person court appearance Thursday as his attorneys pushed to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 5:57 A new U.S. tariff could double the price of Italian pasta By Deema Zein, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Weber, Jenna Bloom Italian cuisine gained a new honor this week when it became the first gastronomic style to be recognized as “intangible cultural heritage” by UNESCO, the United Nation's cultural body. But American cooks face a new potential tariff that may double… Continue watching
Dec 11 'Architects of AI' named Time magazine's 2025 person of the year By Mike Catalini, Associated Press “For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year,” Time said in a social media post. Continue reading
Dec 11 Weekly unemployment benefit applications rise to 236,000 as labor market concerns persist By Matt Ott, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years despite growing concern over the health of the labor market. Continue reading
Dec 11 Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the U.S. By Gisela Salomon, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border during his first term, when images of babies and toddlers taken from the arms of mothers sparked global condemnation. Continue reading