Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for 60,000 from Central America and Nepal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday against the Trump administration's plans and extended Temporary Protected Status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, inclu...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Virginia Giuffre's family expresses shock over Trump saying Epstein 'stole' her

The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was among Jeffrey Epstein’s most well-known sex trafficking accusers, said that it was shocking to hear President Donald Trump say the disgraced financier...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US envoy arrives in Israel to monitor Gaza food distribution as humanitarian crisis worsens

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, as the death...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Why not enough food is reaching people in Gaza even after Israel eased its blockade

International outcry over images of emaciated children and increasing reports of hunger-related deaths have pressured Israel to let more aid into the Gaza Strip. This week, Israel paused fig...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that set new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect on Aug. 7 — the next step in hi...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Heavy rain pummels the East Coast and sparks isolated flash flooding

Strong rain storms lashed the East Coast Thursday, delaying flights throughout the region and prompting emergency rescues of motorists trapped in deep water on busy highways from the Philade...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

MLB trade deadline tracker: Astros reunite with Carlos Correa, Padres swing several deals

Major League Baseball's trade deadline brought plenty of chaos Thursday, with dozens of deals capping a frenetic 24 hours as teams sought to improve their rosters ahead of the postseason. Am...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Mourners honor the NYPD officer killed in the attack at the NFL headquarters building

NEW YORK (AP) — Mourners packed a New York mosque on Thursday to honor a Bangladesh-born police officer who embraced the job of protecting his adopted city and gave his life for it when a gu...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Dozens of countries with no deals face higher tariffs as trade deadline nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — Numerous countries around the world are facing the prospect of much higher duties on their exports to the United States on Friday, a potential blow to the global economy, b...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Teacher admits to fatally stabbing couple on a hike with their kids in a random attack in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A teacher admitted he fatally stabbed a couple he didn't know who were hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state park, authorities said Thursday, after ...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

White House announces new $200M ballroom as part of Trump's latest makeover of 'The People's House'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced that construction on a massive, new $200 million ballroom will begin in September and be ready before President Donald Trump 's term e...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Rural Texas county's top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Two top leaders in a rural Texas county were asleep and a third was out of town in the initial hours of a catastrophic flood that came barreling through the region, c...

DATE: Jul 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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