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Trump's order could ultimately result in cuts to federal grants and contracts with Los Angeles County, where courts use cash bail only in the most serious criminal cases. LA Times
Cracker Barrel’s folksy farmer Uncle Herschel – who was kicked off the new logo – mocks the chain's failed rebrand in a video that has racked up over half a million views online. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Good publicity, the decline in profits was not the logo, it's the liberal poor management.
50% of men experience hair loss by age 50. New York Post
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"I think that she's a terrific person. So I wish them a lot of luck," the president added. New York Post
The White House suggested that countries with digital regulations restricting U.S. tech companies could face penalties. New York Times
The plans announced by the leader of Reform U.K., which is leading opinion polls in Britain, illustrated how he is driving a hardening of the debate around immigration. New York Times
The two countries appear to be trying to raise political pressure on each other and send signals to Washington in case peace talks move forward. New York Times
The judge used the ruling to take President Trump and some of his top aides to task for having repeatedly attacked other judges who have dared to rule against the White House. New York Times
VOA VIEW: They should all be taken down.
Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, the 13-year-old boy battling terminal brain cancer who was previously sworn in as an honorary U.S. Secret Service agent by President Donald Trump, has now been named honorary deputy mayor for public safety in New York City. OANN
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President Donald Trump signed a proclamation designating August 26th as the official day of remembrance in relation to the 13 U.S. service members who were tragically killed at Abbey Gate, four years ago in Kabul, Afghanistan, during former President Joe Biden's disastrous withdrawal. OANN
Los Angeles authorities have charged at least eight people in connection with what they described as a burglary ring responsible for a series of residential break-ins across "the City of Angels." OANN
As Democrat governors in the U.S. continue to condemn President Donald Trump’s proposed federal response to nationwide crime, Vice President JD Vance questioned why Democrats are so strongly opposed to the federal intervention, rather than the crimes being committed. OANN
VOA VIEW: They are pro crime.
Male-born A.B. Hernandez, who won two California girls' track titles in May, is now competing in girls' high school volleyball -- but not all female athletes are willing to play that game. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The should hold tight.
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Married mothers are nearly twice as likely to report being "very happy" as single childless women, according to a YouGov poll released Tuesday. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As the should be.
Federal prosecutors in the District have revealed the identities of two murder suspects and a rap suspect who were arrested this month during the surge of federal law enforcement. Washington Times
School-age boys become less interested in learning reading, writing and math the more they play video games. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Games are a serious problem.
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Parents of an 11-year-old girl have asked the Supreme Court to hear their complaint against a Massachusetts school district that secretly transitioned her to genderqueer -- even having her work with a gender-transitioning nonprofit without their knowledge. Washington Times
Tropical Storm Juliette formed Monday in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from Mexico's Baja California peninsula as Tropical Storm Fernand churned in the Atlantic Ocean. Washington Times
Unable to find buyers, a growing number of sellers are pulling their homes off the market rather than compromise on price. CBS
VOA VIEW: The best solution.
The Coast Guard said the woman had suffered sudden cardiac arrest and the man was experiencing "complete esophageal obstruction." CBS
Ed O'Keefe reports from the White House after President Trump signed an executive order creating new National Guard units, including a rapid-response force to handle what the administration calls civil disturbances. CBS
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Carter Evans reports from Napa County, where the Pickett Fire is threatening wine country as extreme heat fuels at least 55 wildfires across the West and a massive dust storm darkens Phoenix. CBS
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines calling for doctors to screen children for mental, emotional, and behavioral issues as early as infancy. CBS
"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon. CBS
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The Trump administration is "thinking about" whether the U.S. should take stakes in top defense contractors, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said. CNBC
Eli Lilly now has the clinical trial data required to start filing for approvals of the drug for chronic weight management with global regulators. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It would be hopeful if it works like the trials.
Google-owned YouTube TV said Fox is asking for payments "far higher" than competitors. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Someone will blink.
Just months after Lee Jae Myung took office, his meeting with President Donald Trump was a pivotal foreign policy test for the newly elected president. CNBC
Rising threats against public officials prompt increased security measures as lawmakers face harassment, stalking and violent attacks across multiple states. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They need to call Trump for National Guard.
CBP agents foiled a carjacking in Washington, D.C. during Trump's crime crackdown that has resulted in over 1,000 arrests since the operation began. FOX News
Sinaloa Cartel leader "El Mayo" Zambada admits to decades of drug trafficking including fentanyl importation. He will spend the rest of his life in federal prison after guilty plea. FOX News
AT&T announced a multi-billion-dollar deal Tuesday for a set of wireless spectrum licenses from the EchoStar satellite communications provider group. UPI
Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $815 million, the lotto said Tuesday, making it the seventh-largest pot in the game's history. UPI
The season's sixth named storm, Tropical Storm Fernand, weakened slightly overnight in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to dissipate before the end of the work week, forecasters said Tuesday. UPI
A man has been arrested near the White House for setting an American flag on fire shortly after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to prosecute acts of flag "desecration." UPI
An estimated 424 people may die in traffic crashes during the Labor Day holiday period, the unofficial end to summer travel, the National Safety Council said. UPI
President Donald Trump said he is considering renaming the Defense Department to the Department of War "over the next week," to restore a "warrior ethos." UPI
VOA VIEW: Sounds realistic.
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Most of the more than 109,000 arrests carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the first five months of President Trump's second term took place in border and Southern states, according to a CBS News analysis of government data. The rest of the country has limited arrests.
States in the southern U.S., as well as those along the border with Mexico, saw the highest levels of ICE arrests between the start of Mr. Trump's second term on Jan. 20 and June 27, the figures show. That continued a trend that predates the current administration, though ICE arrests have increased sharply across the country since last year. During the same time period in 2024, under the Biden administration, ICE made over 49,000 arrests, meaning that arrests by the agency have increased by 120% under the Trump administration.
The statistics indicate that Texas saw nearly a quarter of all ICE arrests during that time period. About 11% of ICE arrests occurred in Florida and 7% in California, followed by 4% in Georgia and 3% in Arizona. ICE made the fewest arrests in Vermont, Alaska and Montana, about 100 total apprehensions combined. The locations of a small percentage of the arrests could not be discerned from the dataset, which was obtained by a group known as the Deportation Data Project through litigation.
Overall, the individuals arrested by ICE between Jan. 20 and June 27 came from nearly 180 countries, but most were from Latin America or the Caribbean, according to the data. Mexico was the most common country of citizenship, with nearly 40,000 of those taken into ICE custody listed as Mexican citizens. Nationals of Guatemala and Honduras followed with around 15,000 and 12,000, respectively. Nearly 8,000 were citizens of Venezuela and over 5,000 of El Salvador.
Immigration experts said the concentration of arrests in Southern and border states is not necessarily surprising and can largely be attributed to geography, demographics and the extent to which local law enforcement agencies cooperate with ICE. Kathleen Bush-Joseph, a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, explained that ICE tends to focus its resources in areas where local policies permit law enforcement interaction with federal immigration authorities, such as Texas and Florida.
Other places, like California, may also see high levels of ICE arrests because they have large communities of immigrants, including those in the U.S. illegally, even though state and local policies limit collaboration with ICE. "It's easier for ICE to be picking people up from state and local jails where there's cooperation," Bush-Joseph said. In cities and states with so-called sanctuary policies, "ICE has to spend more resources picking up people for at-large arrests," she added.
