Hundreds of foreign students urge Georgia judge to remedy pre-graduation visa crisis
ATLANTA (CN) — Hundreds of international college students asked a federal judge Thursday to reinstate their legal status and allow them to resume their work and studies after the government abruptly terminated their immigration records. “My inclination is to...
Federal panel considers Arkansas critical race theory law
(CN) — Arkansas Senior Assistant Solicitor General Asher Steinberg on Thursday urged the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to release the state from an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of a 2023 state law aiming to protect public school students from...
Trump’s tariff storm a threat to dollar’s dominance?
LONDON (AFP) — As President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten the U.S. economy, questions are being asked about how long the dollar can maintain its status as the world’s key trading and reserve currency. AFP examines the greenback’s current situation...
Funeral held in Kenya for TikTok content moderator following death in unclear circumstances
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A funeral was held on Thursday for a TikTok content moderator who died in unclear circumstances in Kenya last month. Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi’s decomposed remains were found on March 7 at her apartment on the outskirts of the Kenyan...
2 people were killed and at least 5 wounded in Florida State shooting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State University Police Chief Jason Trumbower says two people were killed and at least five wounded in shooting at Florida State University. The two deaths are not students at the university, but the shooter is believed to be a...
Eighth Circuit sympathetic to former Iowa police chief convicted of buying machine guns
(CN) — A former Iowa police chief and gun dealer accused of fraud in buying machine guns urged a federal appellate court Thursday to overturn his conviction for illegal possession of a machine gun and making false statements to U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms...
Supreme Court orders arguments in birthright citizenship case
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hold a special oral argument session to consider President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order limiting birthright citizenship for certain immigrants nationwide. Last month, Trump asked the...
Russia scraps Taliban’s ‘terror’ label amid warming ties
MOSCOW (AFP) — Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday removed the Taliban’s designation as a “terrorist organization,” a symbolic gesture aimed at building friendly ties with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers. The Islamist group seized power in...
11th Circuit hands immunity to cop in fatal Alabama mall shooting
(CN) — An Alabama police officer who fatally shot a Black man without warning while responding to gunfire at a mall is entitled to qualified immunity from a wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit filed by the man’s mother, a unanimous 11th Circuit panel ruled...