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- Democratic senators demand answers on ICE's use of full-body restraints October 30, 2025A group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators has raised concerns about the use of full-body restraints on deportation flights
- New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity October 30, 2025The Trump administration is forging ahead with plans to eject some nonprofits from a popular student loan forgiveness program if their work is deemed to have an “illegal purpose."
- Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh indicted over ICE protests outside Chicago October 30, 2025A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been accused of blocking a federal agent's vehicle during September protests outside a federal immigration building near Chicago
- Former SC sheriff to plead guilty to drug-related crimes October 30, 2025A former South Carolina sheriff is set to plead guilty to federal charges that he stole from a benevolence fund and took pain medication meant for destruction
- Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball October 30, 2025The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 04-24-49-60-65, Powerball: 1
- Parents of Nashville school shooting victims fight to keep records out of public view October 30, 2025The parents of children killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville are fighting to keep police investigative records a secret
- Residents of rural community in southern Texas ordered to evacuate as firefighters battle blaze October 30, 2025Officials say thick smoke blanketed a rural community in southern Texas and many residents were ordered to evacuate as firefighters worked to contain a blaze
- Army Corps approves Enbridge pipeline reroute around Wisconsin reservation October 30, 2025The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved Enbridge's plan to reroute an aging oil pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation
- US will share tech to let South Korea build a nuclear-powered submarine, Trump says October 30, 2025The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine
- US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific and kills all 4 aboard, Hegseth says October 30, 2025Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has killed four people in a strike against a boat that was allegedly carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean
- Jury convicts activist who took chickens from Purdue plant October 30, 2025Jurors have convicted a California animal rights activist for taking four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant
- Colorado says relocation of Space Command to Alabama is 'punishment' for mail-in voting October 30, 2025Colorado officials say the relocation of U.S. Space Command to Alabama was illegally motivated by President Donald Trump’s desire to punish Colorado for allowing mail-in voting
- Supreme Court weighing case that could decide who can provide abortion care October 29, 2025The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that’s expected to determine who can provide abortion care in the state
- Judge's order blocking removal of man from US wasn't received until after he was deported, DHS says October 29, 2025Immigration authorities say they did not receive word of a court order blocking the removal of an Alabama father until after he had been deported to Laos
- Media coalition sues Tennessee prison officials to get more access to executions October 29, 2025A coalition of news organizations is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging that state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media’s access to the entire process when inmates are put to death
- Troubled San Francisco neighborhood brings a pumpkin patch to its children October 29, 2025Children in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood got to enjoy their first pumpkin patch festival, complete with pizza, a bouncy house, and face painting
- Senate is voting on a Democratic effort to block Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports October 29, 2025The Senate is voting on legislation that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada
- Judge says Greenpeace must pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half October 29, 2025A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of $345 million, reducing an earlier jury award after it found the environmental group and others liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connections with protes...
- Judges rule some Florida gun laws are unconstitutional. Here's what to know October 29, 2025A pair of court rulings declaring some of Florida’s gun restrictions unconstitutional are creating some confusion in the notoriously firearm friendly state
- US is sending dozens of relief workers to help with fallout from Hurricane Melissa October 29, 2025The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa
