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FILE - Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil holds a news conference outside Federal Court, Oct. 21, 2025, in Philadelphia (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Immigration board denies Mahmoud Khalil's appeal, bringing activist one step closer to deportation

9:16 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Board of Immigration Appeals has denied Mahmoud Khalil's latest attempt to dismiss his deportation case

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is displayed on a large screen live broadcasting his speech at the opening of the China Development Forum 2026 held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

Beijing calculates its next steps in Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump's trip to China

8:00 PM on Thursday, April 9

With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East

A person votes early in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Fairfax County Government Center, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A federal judge dismisses another DOJ lawsuit seeking voter data, this time in Massachusetts

7:26 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking Massachusetts' voter rolls

The White House is seen in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

IRS touts a 24% increase in tax refunds compared to the previous administration

7:07 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is highlighting a 24% increase in individual tax refunds this season compared with those issued during the previous administration

FILE - Supreme Court Justice Flavio Dino attends the verdict and sentencing phase of a trial, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil's Supreme Court postpones decision on how Rio picks a governor, extending political chaos

6:51 PM on Thursday, April 9

Brazil’s Supreme Court decided on Thursday to postpone a decision on who can be governor of Rio de Janeiro state amid a power crisis in the country’s postcard region

FILE - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Trump administration's volume of emergency docket appeals 'unprecedented,' Sotomayor says

6:39 PM on Thursday, April 9

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says part of the reason for President Donald Trump's string of wins on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket is that her conservative colleagues believe that blocking executive policies is a blow that can't be easily fixed

FILE - A sign with the CDC logo is displayed at the entrance to the agency's headquarters in Atlanta on March 2, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Updated rules for CDC vaccine advisory panel reflect Kennedy skepticism

6:31 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is updating rules for a key vaccine advisory committee in ways that may increase the voices of anti-vaccine activists

MMJ International Holdings Enters Legal Fight Over CMS Hemp Pilot

6:30 PM on Thursday, April 9

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announces the dismantling of a major hospice fraud scheme that defrauded the state of $267 million in Los Angeles Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

California officials charge 21 people in hospice fraud exceeding $250 million

6:05 PM on Thursday, April 9

California officials say they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the state for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters

5:56 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge has ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel delivers a welcome speech to participants of the "Nuestra America," or Our America Convoy at the Convention Palace in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 20, 2026.(Adalberto Roque/Pool Photo via AP)

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel tells NBC News that he will not step down

5:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview with a U.S. network

FILE - The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Plaintiffs settle with Trump administration, halting cuts to agency that funds US libraries

4:42 PM on Thursday, April 9

Plaintiffs challenging the Trump administration's cost-cutting measures against a library funding agency have settled with the Justice Department

FILE - Calvin Duncan, center, stands with supporters on the steps of Orleans Parish Criminal Court in New Orleans, on Oct. 2, 2025, to speak about his ambitions to be the next clerk of court. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man

3:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

A New Orleans man exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison has a new fight on his hands

FILE - Congregants wear netela, a white scarf-like cotton cloth that signifies modesty and purity, during a service at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)

Judge postpones termination of temporary status for Ethiopians

3:41 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge from Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for over 5,000 Ethiopians

FILE - A detail view of the NFL shield on a football prior to an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts on Jan. 4, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker, File)

Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, AP source says

3:11 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official

First lady Melania Trump speaks to reporters Thursday, April 9, 2026, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Melania Trump delivers statement at the White House denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes

2:44 PM on Thursday, April 9

First lady Melania Trump has delivered a statement at the White House denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes

FILE - A bulldozer moves coal, April 10, 2025, in Princeton, Ind. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Coal's fortunes shift as Trump uses orders and taxpayer money to keep plants operating

7:43 AM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is using emergency powers and subsidies to keep U.S. coal plants running

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the National Action Network Convention, accompanied by the Rev. Al Sharpton, in New York, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 9

The Democratic Party’s leading 2028 presidential prospects are warning African Americans that President Donald Trump is actively working to undermine their right to vote in 2026

Protesters hold signs and chant antiwar slogans near Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Dan Hernadez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

After Trump’s Iran ultimatum and a fragile ceasefire, Iranian Americans brace for what’s next

12:06 AM on Thursday, April 9

Iranian Americans are experiencing uncertainty as the Trump administration imposes deadlines and intermediaries seek paths to avoid escalation of the war in Iran

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