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Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman killed and State Sen. John Hoffman wounded in ‘politically...
By Tim Sullivan, Steve Karnowski and Alanna Durkin Richer
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday...
NiJaree Canady makes history with record-breaking $1M NIL deal at Texas Tech
NiJaree Canady, a 22-year-old African American softball phenom, has become the first college softball player to sign a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal...
World’s most popular TikTok star Khaby Lame leaves the US after being detained by...
By Rio Yamat
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Khaby Lame, the world’s most popular TikTok personality with millions of followers, has left the U.S. after being...
Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect...
By Chris Megerian and Farnoush Amiri
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens...
U.S.-based university and nonprofits to send 50,000 books to Kenya
The stacks of libraries across Kenya will soon be a little thicker, thanks to a collaboration between a U.S.-based university and two nonprofit organizations...
US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
By Matthew Lee and Annie Ma
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to...
Kenyan literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, one of the most renowned icons of African literature, has died, according announcements from his children. He was 87.
“It tears my...
ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on...
By Joshua Goodman and Gisela Salomon
MIAMI (AP) — Juan Serrano, a 28-year-old Colombian migrant with no criminal record, attended a hearing in immigration court in...
Black press to Target: Your silence is loud—and costly
Even before Target publicly rolled back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, the Black Press of America had requested a meeting with CEO...
Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white...
By Gerald Imray and Aamer Madhani
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing...
Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns’ economies. A GOP plan...
By Fatima Hussein and Megan Janetsky
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel Vail’s entire life in the small western Guatemalan town of Cajolá is built off the...