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Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday threw out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices’ recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths. But the justices took no action in cases from Arizona, Idaho and West Virginia involving the participation of transgender students on school sports teams….

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What to know about prisoners crafting clemency petitions to capture Trump’s attention

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press
Associated Press,

ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Clemency has come early and often in President Donald Trump’s second term, prompting nearly 10,000 convicts to request pardons or commutations of their prison sentences. Trump has been criticized for wiping away convictions of political allies, former Republican officeholders and hundreds of people charged in the Capitol riot. In issuing such pardons and commutations, Trump has…

National News

Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of birthright citizenship unclear

Associated Press,

The court on Friday issued decisions on the final six cases that were left on its docket for the summer, including emergency appeals relating to Trump’s agenda. A divided Supreme Court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump ’s restrictions on birthright citizenship. The court…

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GE Appliances moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investment

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press
Associated Press,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its massive manufacturing complex in Kentucky. The $490 million investment positions the Kentucky home appliances company to rank as the biggest U.S. manufacturer of washing machines, it said. “We are bringing…

National News

Trump says ceasefire is in effect as he criticizes both Iran and Israel

Associated Press,

(AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump claimed a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was “in effect” on Tuesday, after expressing deep frustration with both sides and accusing them of violating the agreement he brokered. Israel earlier accused Iran of launching missiles into its airspace after the truce was supposed to take effect. The Iranian military denied firing on Israel, state…

National News

Trump says Iran and Israel to have a phased-in ceasefire over 24 hours

By AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press
Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday on social media that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours. The U.S. president said on Truth Social that the ceasefire would bring an “Official END” to the war, a major change in the hostilities that follows a U.S. strike over…

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Iran launches missiles at US military base in Qatar in retaliation for American bombing

By DAVID RISING, JON GAMBRELL and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press
Associated Press,

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating tensions in the volatile region. The U.S. was warned by Iran in advance, and there were no casualties, said President Donald…

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A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it

By TERRY TANG Associated Press
Associated Press,

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday —…

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Justice Department challenges Kentucky reg allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press
Associated Press,

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has asked a federal judge to strike down a Kentucky regulation that it says unlawfully gives undocumented immigrants access to in-state college tuition. The U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit says the regulation violates federal immigration law by enabling undocumented students to qualify for the lower tuition rate at Kentucky’s public colleges and universities,…

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2 men plead not guilty in New York crypto kidnapping and torture case

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press
Associated Press,

William Duplessie, charged with kidnapping and torture for trying to steal a man’s Bitcoin password, appears in Manhattan Criminal court, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times via AP, Pool)NEW YORK (AP) — Two crypto investors pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges they kidnapped and tortured an Italian man for his Bitcoin in an upscale Manhattan townhouse….

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