Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge rules

JENA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana immigration judge says Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk. Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ruled Friday. Khalil's lawyers say he'll appeal. Khalil participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia. He was detained by federal immigration agents March 8 in New York and transferred to an immigration detention center in Jena, Louisiana. Khalil’s lawyers are challenging the legality of his detention. They say the Trump administration is trying to punish free speech. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he can deport Khalil because his presence threatens U.S. foreign policy.

What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his attorneys' plan to appeal his deportation ruling

JENA, La. (AP) — An immigration judge has ruled that a Palestinian Columbia University graduate student who participated in protests against Israel can be deported. Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys plan to appeal. Federal immigration agents detained Khalil last month. It was the first arrest under President Donald Trump’s crackdown on students who joined campus protests against the war in Gaza. The legal U.S. resident was taken to an immigration detention center in Louisiana. There, a judge ruled the U.S. government had “established by clear and convincing evidence that he is removable.” Khalil’s attorneys say they will appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. They can also pursue an asylum case.

US stocks jump and the bond market swings to cap Wall Street’s chaotic and historic week

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks jumped in another manic day on Wall Street, but the falling value of the U.S. dollar and other swings in financial markets suggest worries about President Donald Trump’s trade war remain high. The S&P 500 rose 1.8% Friday after veering between gains and losses, to close a historic week full of monstrous swings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went from an early loss of nearly 340 points to a gain of 810 before closing with a gain of 619 points. The Nasdaq composite rose 2.1%. Stocks kicked higher as pressure eased a bit from within the U.S. bond market.

China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%

BEIJING (AP) — China has announced that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125%. It was the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown. While U.S. President Donald Trump paused import taxes this week for other countries, he raised tariffs on China and they now total 145%. China has denounced the policy as “economic bullying” and promised countermeasures. The new tariffs begin Saturday. A Chinese Finance Ministry spokesman said in a statement announcing the new measures Friday that Washington’s repeated raising of tariffs “will become a joke in the history of the world economy.”

Trump opens window for a deal with Iran but issues warning if things don't work out

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is betting that a beleaguered Iran is so vulnerable following a tumultuous 18 months in the Middle East that it might finally be ready to abandon its nuclear program. The renewed push to solve one of the most delicate foreign policy issues facing the White House and the Mideast will begin in earnest Saturday. That's when Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi gather in the Middle East sultanate of Oman. Trump says he prefers a diplomatic solution, even as he warns Iran it will face “great danger” if talks don’t go well. He says, “They can't have a nuclear weapon.”

How a fight over proxy voting for new parents upended the US House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House is rethinking its voting rules after a push from Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to allow proxy voting for new parents. Luna of Florida said her experiences as a new mom in 2023 pointed to the need for allowing lawmakers to vote from afar. But her idea was fiercely opposed by Republican leaders. Speaker Mike Johnson repeatedly called proxy voting “unconstitutional.” After weeks of turmoil, Luna agreed to a compromise that helps accommodate lawmakers who are absent without voting by proxy. Members of the House are split on whether the new system goes far enough.

From classifying immigrants as dead to deportation: A guide to actions on Trump immigration policies

President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is playing out in hearings in key cases. In Louisiana, an immigration judge on Friday said Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk. In Maryland, a judge heard arguments from the Trump administration and lawyers for a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. The judge said she is troubled the U.S. doesn't seem to know his exact whereabouts, and ordered daily updates on plans to return him. In addition, a Trump administration requirement for people in the country illegally to register with the government kicks in on Friday after a judge sided with federal officials in a case related to it on Thursday.

Deadly crash raises new questions about safety of New York’s helicopter tours

NEW YORK (AP) — A helicopter crash that killed six in New York City has renewed concerns about the safety of the popular sightseeing excursions. Longtime opponents have revived calls for outright banning “nonessential” helicopter flights in the city. Since 2005, five helicopters on commercial sightseeing flights have fallen into the city's rivers as a result of mechanical failures, pilot errors or collisions, killing 20 people. But industry leaders maintain helicopter journeys are safe and that the city's airspace is well regulated. Mayor Eric Adams says he doesn’t support further restrictions on the aircrafts, saying they’re crucial for the city.

3 killed and 1 injured when plane crashes in South Florida near a major highway

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Officials say three people were killed and one was injured when a small plane crashed Friday morning in South Florida near a major interstate highway and pushed a car onto railroad tracks. Boca Raton Fire Rescue officials say the plane crash that killed all three people on board emitted a fireball when it hit the ground, injuring a person in a nearby car. Several roads near the Boca Raton Airport will remain closed near Interstate 95. The FAA says the Tallahassee-bound Cessna aircraft went down about 10:20 a.m. after departing from Boca Raton Airport..

RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted in the federal health layoffs. Tribal leaders say the move earlier this month conflicts with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s stated priority of preventing chronic disease in their communities. With little information, tribes wonder if staff cuts in the Healthy Tribes program are part of the Trump administration’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion. Grantees say it's not clear what is left of the 11-year-old program or whom they can ask for help. Tribal leaders and health officials say the cuts amount to another violation of the government’s legal obligation to tribes.