Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces new deportation efforts after ICE detains him in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore. However, a blanket court order automatically pauses any effort to immediately deport Abrego Garcia and other immigrants challenging their detention. The Trump administration wants to deport him to Uganda. Abrego Garcia became the face of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies in March when he was wrongfully deported to El Salvador. He was returned to the U.S. in June, then charged with human smuggling. He was released from jail on Friday to await trial, and detained by ICE Monday morning. A federal judge says court orders temporarily prohibit the government from deporting Abrego Garcia.

AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials say Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza have killed five journalists, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press. Mariam Dagga was a visual journalist who freelanced for the AP and other other news outlets during the war.  he head of the Health Ministry’s records department said 20 people were killed in Monday's strikes on Nasser Hospital. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the strike was a “tragic mishap” and that the military is investigating. The AP and Reuters are demanding an explanation in a joint letter to Israeli authorities.

Trump says he's firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. Trump said in a letter posted Monday on his Truth Social platform that he is removing Cook because of allegations that she committed mortgage fraud. Bill Pulte, a Trump appointee to the agency that regulates mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, made the accusations last week. Cook said Monday night that Trump has no authority to fire her and she would not step down.

Trump moves to ban flag burning despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to prosecute people for burning the American flag. This action challenges a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that protects flag burning as political expression. Trump argues that flag burning incites violence and should result in a one-year jail sentence. The order also instructs the attorney general to challenge the 1989 ruling. Critics, including civil liberties advocates, question the legality of Trump's move, saying it conflicts with First Amendment rights. Trump has long expressed a desire for consequences for flag burning, despite constitutional protections.

Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees have published a letter warning of potential disaster due to cuts in the agency. The letter coincides with the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, highlighting concerns about management and capacity at FEMA. It warns that current practices echo conditions the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act aimed to prevent. The letter criticizes policies like expenditure approval and reassignment of staff to ICE. It calls for FEMA to be an independent Cabinet-level agency. Thirty-five signatories included their names, while 141 remained anonymous due to fear of suppression.

'Leave our kids alone': Schools reopen in DC with parents on edge over Trump's armed patrols

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public schools have reopened in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some armed, and federal law enforcement officers. Even as President Donald Trump again touted a drop in crime he attributed to his extraordinary effort to take over policing in Washington, D.C., the district’s mayor on Monday lamented the effect of Trump’s actions on children. Mayor Muriel Bowser says parents in the city are anxious. She noted that some might keep their children out of school because of immigration concerns.

Trump envoy says officials working 'very, very hard' on ending Russia-Ukraine war

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg says officials are “working very, very hard” on efforts to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine. Kellogg said in Kyiv on Monday that officials are “hoping to get to a position where, in the near term, we have, with a lack of a better term, security guarantees” that address Ukraine’s fears of another invasion by Russia in the future. A lack of progress in talks is fueling doubts about whether a peace settlement could be on the horizon.

Dr Pepper will unwind its merger with Keurig 7 years ago after buying Peet's for $18 billion

Keurig Dr Pepper says it will buy Peet’s Coffee owner JDE Peet’s in an $18 billion (15.7 billion euro) deal. When the acquisition is complete, the company plans to split into two separate companies, one focused on coffee and the other focused on beverages including Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, 7Up and energy drinks. The coffee business will have about $16 billion in combined sales and the beverage business about $11 billion. The company says splitting in two will make the coffee and beverage businesses more nimble and able to focus on growth opportunities in their separate markets.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys loses in the US Open's first round to Renata Zarazua of Mexico

NEW YORK (AP) — Australian Open champion Madison Keys has been undone by 89 unforced errors during a 6-7 (10), 7-6 (3), 7-5 loss to Mexico’s Renata Zarazua in the first round of the U.S. Open. The sixth-seeded Keys, who was the runner-up at Flushing Meadows in 2017, made so many mistakes Monday, including 14 double-faults, that Zarazua needed to produce just eight winners to earn the biggest victory of her career. The 82nd-ranked Zarazua had lost in either the first or second round in all eight of her previous Grand Slam appearances. Keys earned her first major championship at Melbourne Park in January, defeating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to attacking police officers as he walked naked on LA street

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Nas X has pleaded not guilty to four felonies, including three counts of battery on a police officer. Authorities say he charged at officers who confronted him for walking naked down an LA street last week. Prosecutors on Monday also charged him with resisting an executive officer. Police found the musician whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill on a busy San Fernando Valley boulevard early Friday. Suspecting a possible overdose, they took him to a hospital before arresting him. Known for hits like “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X remains in jail. His lawyer told a judge that if the allegations were true, this was an “aberration” in his life.