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Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps
August 02, 2025 - 12:24 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday night to uphold a lower court’s temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California.
A Tunisian musician was detained in LA after living in US for a decade. His doctor wife speaks out
August 02, 2025 - 12:21 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Wafaa Alrashid noticed fewer of her patients were showing up for their appointments at the Los Angeles area hospital where she works as immigration raids spread fear among the Latino population she serves.
College isn't in the plans for many rural students despite stepped-up recruiting efforts
August 01, 2025 - 11:44 PM

PERRY, N.Y. (AP) — As a student in western New York's rural Wyoming County, Briar Townes honed an artistic streak that he hopes to make a living from one day. In high school, he clicked with a college-level drawing and painting class.
How one Gaza family dedicates each day to finding enough food to survive
August 01, 2025 - 11:42 PM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Every morning, Abeer and Fadi Sobh wake up in their tent in the Gaza Strip to the same question: How will they find food for themselves and their six young children?
Officials scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-US soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar shooting
August 01, 2025 - 11:20 PM

Authorities are scouring a mountainous area of western Montana for a military veteran who they say opened fire at a bar, killing four people.
Thailand returns 2 wounded soldiers to Cambodia but continues to hold 18 of their comrades
August 01, 2025 - 9:32 PM

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Friday welcomed the return of two wounded soldiers who had been captured by the Thai army after the two sides had already implemented a ceasefire to end five days of combat over competing territorial claims.
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts again, spewing giant ash plumes miles away
August 01, 2025 - 9:23 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day, sending a column of volcanic materials and ash up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky early Saturday and blanketing villages with debris. No casualties were immediately reported.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
August 01, 2025 - 9:05 PM

Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader Medvedev
DeSantis set a Florida record for executions. It's driving a national increase
August 01, 2025 - 9:05 PM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In the final moments of a life defined by violence, 60-year-old Edward Zakrzewski thanked the people of Florida for killing him "in the most cold, calculated, clean, humane, efficient way possible," breathing deeply as a lethal drug cocktail coursed through his veins.
A Tunisian musician was detained in LA after living in US for a decade. His doctor wife speaks out
August 01, 2025 - 8:59 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Wafaa Alrashid noticed fewer of her patients were showing up for their appointments at the Los Angeles area hospital where she works as immigration raids spread fear among the Latino population she serves.
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Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps

A Tunisian musician was detained in LA after living in US for a decade. His doctor wife speaks out

College isn't in the plans for many rural students despite stepped-up recruiting efforts

How one Gaza family dedicates each day to finding enough food to survive

Officials scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-US soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar shooting

Thailand returns 2 wounded soldiers to Cambodia but continues to hold 18 of their comrades

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts again, spewing giant ash plumes miles away

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

DeSantis set a Florida record for executions. It's driving a national increase

A Tunisian musician was detained in LA after living in US for a decade. His doctor wife speaks out

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