• Iranian student in Alabama to self-deport despite withdrawal of initial charge behind his arrest
    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Iranian mechanical engineering student at the University of Alabama has decided to self-deport after six weeks in a Louisiana detention center despite the government dropping a charge behind his initial arrest, his lawyer and fiancee said. Alireza Doroudi was detained by immigration officials in March as part of President Donald […]
  • President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda. Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email obtained […]
  • Trump fires head of Library of Congress, New York Times reports
    (Reuters) – U.S President Donald Trump’s administration has fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla D. Hayden, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing a spokesperson for the organization. Hayden, who was the first woman and first African American in the role, headed an office that has overall management responsibility for the library and sets […]
  • South Carolina legislature ends its 2025 session with some wins and some uncertainty
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina General Assembly wrapped up its regular 2025 session Thursday with a few accomplishments, but a number of things like the fate of the state treasurer and radical changes in the state’s tax code are still up in the air. In a flurry of action over the final days, […]
  • Asbestos clinic forced to close in Montana town where thousands have been sickened by dust
    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby mine has been abruptly shuttered by authorities following a court order to seize the clinic’s assets to pay off a judgment to the railroad BNSF. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office closed […]