WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to South Sudan in case he orders their removals were unlawful. U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy in Massachusetts ordered an emergency hearing for Wednesday, after attorneys for immigrants said in court documents that…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators have sparred over a wide range of the Trump administration’s foreign policies: Ukraine and Russia, the Middle East, Latin America, the slashing of the U.S. foreign assistance budget, refugee admissions and more. At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Tuesday, Rubio defended the administration’s…… MORE
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel is pressing ahead with its new military offensive in Gaza despite mounting international criticism. The Israeli military launched airstrikes Tuesday that health officials said killed at least 85 Palestinians. Israeli officials said they also allowed in dozens more trucks carrying aid. It was not immediately clear whether the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space. Speaking Tuesday in the Oval Office, Trump said the system would cost $175 billion. He expects it will be “fully…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers,” has died. He was 76. Wendt in later life crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf.” Despite a long career of roles…… MORE