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• More arctic air is expected for Southern states hit by ice and riddled with power outages

  January 27, 2026 11:35 AM

  Three Texas siblings who perished in an icy pond raised the death toll to at least 42 in U.S. states still gripped by extreme cold Tuesday as crews scrambled to repair hundreds of thousands of power outages in the shivering South and forecasters warned the biting winter weather is expected... more »

• Where immigrants went during an unprecedented influx at the US border, by the numbers

  October 1, 2025 10:57 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver; and Fort Myers, Florida, were hot places to settle. California lost some of its appeal. The Associated Press obtained U.S. Customs and Border Protection data by state and metropolitan area on self-reported destinations of nearly 2.5 million people who crossed... more »

• Things to know about federal law enforcement activity in Portland, Chicago, Memphis

  September 28, 2025 1:17 PM

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump's announcement that he will send troops to Portland, agents clashing with protesters near an immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago, and the expected arrival of the National Guard in Memphis are the most recent examples of current and possible federal law enforcement crackdowns... more »

• Texas Legislature approves bill making ivermectin an over-the-counter drug

  August 27, 2025 11:24 AM

  " Texas Legislature approves bill making ivermectin an over-the-counter drug " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief , The... more »

• Justice Department won't defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional

  August 22, 2025 8:14 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government believes the funding is unconstitutional. In a memo sent to Congress, the Justice Department said it... more »

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial

  August 22, 2025 4:40 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The Salvadoran national's case became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported in... more »

• Judge will consider releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail, possibly leading to his deportation

  July 16, 2025 12:05 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in Tennessee could rule Wednesday on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail to await trial on human smuggling charges, a decision that could allow President Donald Trump's administration to try to deport the Maryland construction worker for a second time. ... more »

• Judge will consider Abrego Garcia's request to try to avoid deportation before his trial

  July 10, 2025 12:00 PM

  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday will consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia's request to be sent to Maryland to await trial on human smuggling charges, a bid aimed at preventing the Trump administration from trying to deport him again. Abrego Garcia could be released as soon as... more »

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court

  June 13, 2025 1:17 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, pleaded not guilty on Friday to human smuggling charges in a federal court in Tennessee. The plea was the first chance the Maryland construction worker has had in a... more »

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegally

  June 6, 2025 4:56 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the Trump administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement, was returned to the United States on Friday to face criminal charges related to what the Trump administration said was a massive human smuggling operation that brought... more »

• Metro Nashville Police: Waffle House Shooting Suspect Arrested

  April 23, 2018 1:34 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on shooting at Tennessee restaurant that left four dead (all times local): 2:10 p.m. Authorities say they have arrested a man suspected of storming a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville and fatally shooting four people with an assault rifle. Authorities announced that 29-year-old Travis... more »