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Minnesota woman charged for using racial slur against Black child as her fundraising tops $800,000

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors filed misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges Tuesday against a woman accused of using a racist slur against a Black child at a playground — an incide...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in jail and facing deportation. Here's what to know

NASHVILLE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, is in a Virginia detention center facing deportation to the east African cou...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It's a love story and, baby, she said yes: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, they announced Tuesday. In a five-photo joint post on Instagram, the superstar s...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Home on the ranch: Colorado's live mascot Ralphie VI retires from field, replacement in training

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders saw a valuable performer for the Colorado Buffaloes retire Tuesday — live mascot Ralphie VI. The 5-year-old buffalo nicknamed Ember is staying home on the...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Latest: Fed governor to sue Trump, saying he can't legally fire her

Financial markets worldwide have been rattled by President Donald Trump's announcement that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move and sharp escalation in his ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Deion Sanders picks experience over youth at QB for Colorado's season opener, Kaidon Salter to start

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado coach Deion Sanders went with experience over youth at quarterback in choosing Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter to start the season opener. Salter will take over...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Court tosses lawsuit by Trump against Maryland federal judges, calling it 'potentially calamitous'

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench in an emphatic ruling that underscored the extraordinary natu...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Lil Nas X says arrest and jail time were 'terrifying'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Nas X said Tuesday that his arrest and jail time were “terrifying” in his first public comments since he was charged with attacking Los Angeles police officers. The 26...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump saying 600,000 Chinese students could come to the US draws MAGA backlash

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump seemingly caught his loyal conservative base off-guard and sparked backlash by saying he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universit...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump's order on flag burning could return the question to the Supreme Court

The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that if it were up to him, he would jail “every sandal-wearing, scruffy-bearded weirdo who burns the American flag,” But the Constitution, ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Democratic governors look to derail Trump's plan to send National Guard to Chicago and other cities

WASHINGTON (AP) — JB Pritzker took a water taxi along the Chicago Riverwalk, past one of Donald Trump’s famous downtown towers. The gleaming and heavily trafficked tourist district was a del...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Wall Street holds steady just below recent records

Stocks are holding steady in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as indexes hover just below their recent all-time highs. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% after drifting between small gains and ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press