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These refugees were already admitted to the U.S. The Trump administration is detaining and questioning them anyway

By Gisela Salomon, Jack Brook, Sarah Raza, Associated Press

Overturning years of precedent, immigration authorities have arrested or questioned dozens of refugees in Minnesota, attorneys and advocates say, with more detentions likely to come nationwide.

Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon

By Ben Finely, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

Hegseth has criticized Scouting America's historic rebrand in 2024 from the Boy Scouts and other changes he sees as part of "woke culture."…

US moves to claim tanker and 2M barrels of seized Venezuelan oil

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

It's the first complaint filed by the U.S. to start the legal process to formally take control of one of at least 10 oil tankers intercepted by American authorities since late last year.

Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing path for Paramount takeover

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

On Thursday, after Warner’s board announced that Skydance-owned Paramount’s offer was superior to the agreement it had previously struck with Netflix, the streaming giant said the new price it would have to pay to acquire Warner would make the deal…

Anthropic 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands, CEO says

By Konstantin Toropin, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use for mass surveillance of…

Trump administration halts Minnesota Medicaid funds over fraud allegations

By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane

Vice President JD Vance announced that the federal government would withhold $259 million in Medicaid funding for Minnesota due to concerns about fraud. The state and its welfare fraud scandals have become a target for the Trump administration, and Gov.

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Third victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink shooting, police say

By Associated Press

A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, authorities said.

What to know about the LA school superintendent whose home was searched by the FBI

By Hallie Golden, Associated Press

Carvalho has regularly opposed the administration’s aggressive crackdown in and around Los Angeles, referencing his own history as an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally.

If you have federal student loan debt, here's what experts want you to know

By Hannah Grabenstein

Eventually, the changes will streamline the system and reduce the number of repayment options, but right now, trying to understand what’s happening is a little like staring into a bowl of alphabet soup (except that soup is made of money).

As risk of war looms, U.S.-Iran nuclear talks wrap with no deal announced

By Fanny Brodersen, Associated Press

Trump wants a deal to constrain Iran’s nuclear program, and he sees an opportunity while the country is struggling at home with growing dissent following nationwide protests.