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Clarence B. Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, dies at 95
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped pen his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at a senior living community in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Cupertino, according to a statement…
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Teen charged with killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise could be jailed until trial
MIAMI — A federal judge is expected to decide whether a teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will remain free as he awaits trial following a hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning in Miami. U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres ruled in February, after Timothy Hudson was initially…
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Biden sues DOJ to block release of audio recordings tied to special counsel probe
Former President Joe Biden filed suit against the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of recordings and transcripts from interviews he gave for his memoir that were central to a special counsel probe regarding his handling of classified materials after his time as vice president. The lawsuit follows an intervention…
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Supreme Court rejects Meta’s appeal in Vermont social media addiction case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to avoid a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users, a decision that comes as social media companies increasingly face legal scrutiny. Parent company Meta Platforms Inc. appealed after Vermont’s highest court allowed a suit filed by its attorney general in 2023 to…
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Supreme Court rejects Florida’s bid to sue states over truck licenses for immigrants
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Florida’s long shot attempt to sue California and Washington state over the issuance of commercial driver licenses to truckers who don’t speak English and are not authorized to be in the United States. The case stems from a crash in Florida last year that killed three people.…
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Trump’s no-bond policy for immigrants in custody played out for years in Tacoma, Washington
TACOMA, Wash. — Four immigration judges in Washington state were years ahead of a sea change in immigration enforcement that has reversed a long American tradition. The denial of bond for many held on immigration charges has unleashed tens of thousands of lawsuits since July, alleging violations of constitutional rights against illegal confinement. The Trump…
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Texas GOP Senate candidates scarce in public but unavoidable on TV in final day of runoff campaign
PLANO, Texas — Voters in Texas will see little of the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate on Monday. But that’s only if they stay away from screens. There were no public campaign events scheduled for Sen. John Cornyn nor state Attorney General Ken Paxton on the final day of their more than yearlong quest for…
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Rubio’s visit to India focuses on US trade tensions, the Quad alliance
NEW DELHI — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India marks an effort by Washington and New Delhi to steady strained relations as the two countries seek to reinforce strategic and economic ties despite recent trade tensions. In meetings Sunday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Rubio stressed…
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Iran live updates: Peace deal a ‘work in progress,’ Rubio says
As some Republican senators and former GOP officials warn that President Donald Trump’s proposed deal with Iran would just be a repeat of the nuclear deal put in place during former President Barack Obama’s administration, Trump is pushing back on that notion, saying his deal is the “exact opposite” of Obama’s. Obama’s deal “was a…
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Rubio tries to tackle a trust deficit between Washington and Delhi on first official India trip
NEW DELHI — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday as the two countries look to steady ties that have fallen to their lowest point in over two decades. Rubio’s first official visit to the South Asian country came amid an economic and diplomatic downturn…