Immigration courts seek steep fee hikes for appeals, filings

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration courts on Friday proposed raising fees on filings and appeals by hundreds of dollars in a move that immigrant advocates said would block their clients' ability to access justice.

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Chicago police boost mass transit presence amid crime spike

CHICAGO (AP) — A spike in crime on Chicago's rail system and some recent high profile outbursts of violence has prompted the city's police department to put 50 more officers in trains and on platforms and assign fo…

Historic Paris train station evacuated due to nearby fire

PARIS (AP) — Police evacuated an historic Paris train station on Friday after a fire engulfed multiple vehicles and sent a large cloud of black smoke over the neighborhood.

Court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dealing a significant blow to a signature Trump administration immigration policy, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that the government can no longer make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico while th…

Superintendent: Prop at Black History Month event was wrong

Oklahoma City's school superintendent has apologized after a cardboard photo frame emblazoned with watermelons was used at a high school's Black History Month event celebrating soul food.

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Cruise ship sails to St. Maarten after COVID-19 scare

HAVANA (AP) — A British cruise ship turned away by the Dominican Republic after passengers suffered flu-like symptoms was awaiting approval to dock on the island of St. Maarten on Friday, officials said. It was one…

UN envoy says Libya truce nearly broke down amid fighting

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya on Friday denounced the near breakdown of a fragile truce between the country’s warring sides, citing a “serious violation” over the last 24 hours — attacks on the capital inc…

International company settles EPA water pollution lawsuit

CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) — A manufacturer of commercial explosives will pay a $2.9 million civil penalty and make substantial improvements to plants in Missouri to settle a federal lawsuit contending it discharged excess…

St. Louis officer gets 7 years in Russian roulette shooting

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis police officer accused of accidentally killing a female colleague while playing a

The Latest: Kaine backs Biden in Dems presidential primary

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the

Stocks fall on Wall Street, head for worst week since 2008

U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday and were on track for their worst week since October 2008 as the spreading coronavirus threatens to derail the global economy.

Islamic extremists kill Nigerian pastor, attack his hometown

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic militants in Nigeria have killed a Christian pastor who had appealed for help in a video just days earlier, and a human rights activist said Tuesday that other extremists attacked his …

Free University of New Mexico tuition for some students

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico has announced it will offer free tuition for first-time students whose families make $50,000 or less.