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Pastor leading Target boycott on its impact and the retailer’s response

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas

Target is reeling as sales have stalled and its stock price has plunged. The company faced backlash after a rollback of its DEI initiatives prompted a boycott that slowed store traffic nationwide, one of the factors that pushed CEO Brian…

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New York tour bus crash on interstate leaves 5 people dead and multiple injured, police say

By Associated Press

A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people aboard crashed and rolled Friday on an interstate highway, killing five passengers and injuring many others, authorities said.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from Tennessee jail to rejoin family in Maryland and await trial

By Travis Loller, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

The Salvadoran national’s case became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported in March. Facing a court order, the Trump administration brought him back to the U.S. in June, only to detain him on criminal charges.

Justice Department releases transcripts of its interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell

By Eric Tucker, Michael R. Sisak, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend as the Trump administration scrambles to present itself as transparent amid a fierce backlash over an earlier refusal to disclose a trove of…

What Erik Menendez said in his hearing before being denied parole

By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press

During his hearing he offered his most detailed account in years of how he was raised and why he made the choices he did — both at the time of his parents' killing and during his decades in prison.

Christian leaders speak out as DeSantis repeatedly breaks Florida’s execution record

By Joshua Barajas

Florida’s ramp-up in executions is happening at the same time public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in decades.

California parole board denies release for Erik Menendez due to misbehavior in prison

By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press

The commissioners determined that Menendez should not be freed after an all-day hearing during which they questioned him about why he committed the crime and violated prison rules.

National Guard members on DC streets for Trump’s crackdown will soon be armed, military says

By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

The Defense Department didn’t immediately offer any other details about the new development.

Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says

By David Fischer, Mike Schneider, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press

The judge wrote the state and federal defendants can't bring anyone other than those who are already being detained at the facility onto the property.

Federal data website outage raises concerns among advocates

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The outage has raised concerns among advocates who already were troubled by the disappearance of data sets from government websites after President Donald Trump began his second term.