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Judge denies Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalils request for release
(WASHINGTON) -- The federal judge overseeing the case of Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil ruled Friday that he won't release him from government custody.U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz sided with the government’s interpretation of his preliminary injunction and ruled that his order will not ...
Consumer sentiment improves more than expected as Trump rolls back tariffs
(NEW YORK) -- Consumer sentiment improved more than expected in June, indicating a swell of optimism as President Donald Trump rolled back some tariffs in recent weeks.The resurgence of shopper attitudes ended six consecutive months of worsening sentiment, University of Michigan survey data on ...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges
(WASHINGTON) -- Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty Friday to human smuggling charges, one week after he was brought back to the Unites States from detention in El Salvador.The 29-year-old has been the subject of a prolonged legal battle since he was
Karen Read retrial: Key takeaways as jury about to get the case
(DEDHAM, Mass.) -- With closing arguments now underway, the second sensational trial of Karen Read -- accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022 -- is nearing a close.Prosecutors allege Read hit her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, with her car outside the home ...
4 detainees remain unaccounted for following unrest at New Jersey ICE facility: Officials
(NEWARK, N.J.) -- Four detainees at an immigration detention center in New Jersey remain unaccounted for on Friday, according to law enforcement officials, following what the city's mayor referred to as an "uprising" at the facility.Federal officials have told local law enforcement in New ...
Appeals court rejects Trumps bid to challenge $5 million E. Jean Carroll judgment
(NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court on Friday declined to rehear President Trump's challenge to a $5 million civil judgment after a jury found him liable in 2023 for the battery and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.A jury ...