For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning (2024)

SEATTLE — It has been five years since Washington's signature "sanctuary" law went into effect, prohibiting most local officials from cooperating with immigration enforcement. Since then, Washington jail and law enforcement agencies have committed hundreds of alleged violations, according to…

Drag queens are ready to rule the world in the first-ever “RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars.”

CHICAGO — Adan Diaz was walking home from classes at DePaul University this spring when he got a call asking if he was free Lollapalooza weekend.

A man who said he ate about 10 marijuana edibles faces charges for alleged unruly behavior on an American Airlines flight last month, according to court documents and a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

More than 3,200 people were arrested on campuses this spring during a wave of pro-Palestinian tent encampments protesting the war in Gaza. Many students have already seen those charges dismissed. But the cases have yet to be resolved for hundreds of people at campuses that saw the highest number of arrests, according to an analysis of data gathered by The Associated Press. In addition to the legal limbo, those students face uncertainty in their academic careers. Some remain steadfast, saying they would have made the same decisions to protest even if they had known the consequences. Others have struggled with the aftermath of the arrests.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Cinematic Universe expands with "Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie," a movie which makes a strong case for keeping that universe just the way it is.

It has been more than a year since the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. But while the virus no longer qualifies as a crisis, experts say it will only stay under control if people get vaccinated.

With M. Night Shyamalan's latest, it's viewers who'll feel like they're caught in a "Trap."

Attorneys for a man accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus have asked a judge to move the case to another county. The attorneys said in a court filing that finding an impartial jury in Athens-Clarke County to consider the murder and other charges against Jose Ibarra is impossible. Ibarra has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the February slaying of Laken Hope Riley. He appeared in court briefly on Friday. Attorneys for Ibarra sought a change of venue in a filing on Thursday.

South Florida and the Florida Keys are in for a rainy weekend as a disorganized tropical wave — on the verge of strengthening into a tropical depression — is set to pass south of the state on Saturday.

DALLAS — A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died of a fentanyl overdose while detained in the Tarrant County jail alleges the county lets drugs “run rampant” in the jail, leading to multiple deaths.

ATLANTA — A federal lawsuit is attempting to stop Georgia’s new voter eligibility challenge law, which strengthens the ability of activists to seek cancellations of voters who appear to have moved.

Forecasters say Hurricane Carlotta has formed over the Pacific Ocean and continues to strengthen as it moves away from Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the system's top sustained winds have reached 80 mph as it moves farther away from any coast. The center said ocean swells generated by Carlotta may affect the coasts of west-central mainland Mexico and southern Baja California, however, and those swells were likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions through the weekend.

Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s former No.2 diplomat in Cuba, who has resettled in South Korea, says he fled to South Korea with his family last November in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland. He told The Associated Press that he finished all necessary prep work for the defection alone and told his family about the plan only six hours before they left Cuba. The defection by Ri — a former political counselor at the North's Embassy in Cuba — was only made public last month. But it has already likely angered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, because it could prompt his other diplomats to follow Ri in a blow to his grip on the country’s elites.

Hurricane Carlotta has formed deep in the Pacific Ocean, moving away from Mexico, forecasters say.

Police on Mexico's Caribbean coast say they have found the bodies of four men, including a policeman, shot to death near a resort just south of Cancun. The assistant head of Mexico's Public Safety Department said Friday the bodies were found dumped near the highway leading out of Cancun. The four victims included a Cancun police officer who had been accused of accepting bribes to protect brothels, but had been kept on the force anyway. Authorities said the bodies were found Thursday, and said the victims may have been involved in providing protection for migrant smugglers.

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Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and his wife Chelsea say their 3-year-old son Maximus is suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder. Their update in a joint social-media post Thursday came a little more than a week after the Dodgers scratched him from the starting lineup against Houston. They placed him on the family emergency list a day later. Freeman hasn’t played since. In the post, the Freemans said Maximus “rapidly declined and went into full-body paralysis” before being rushed to the hospital. They said he has been removed from a ventilator and has improved in recent days.

Juan Pablo Montoya will return to NASCAR for the first time since 2014 when he races for 23XI Racing at Watkins Glen International next month. 23XI is the team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. The team said Friday that Montoya would drive the No. 50 Toyota in support of Mobil 1’s 50th anniversary. Montoya was a NASCAR regular from 2007 to 2013. He will make his first NASCAR Cup Series start since the 2014 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner has competed full-time in Formula One, CART, IndyCar, and IMSA. He won the CART championship in 1999, the IMSA championship in 2019 and is a three-time winner of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has landed in the middle of a divide about gender in sports after her Italian competitor, Angela Carini, pulled out seconds into their bout at the Paris Olympics. Khelif has fought at numerous major amateur boxing tournaments over the past six years, including the Tokyo Olympics. She's a formidable athlete with respected fighting skills. She's even won a few regional gold medals. But Khelif was decidedly not known as a dominant champion, an overpowering physical specimen or even a particularly hard puncher at her weight. The reality to those who actually watch Olympic-style boxing is quite different.

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has entered the fray of the U.S. presidential race with a social media post that appears to clap back at Donald Trump’s comment about “Black jobs.” Responding to a photo of her posted on X on Friday, Biles writes, “I love my black job.” The Republican Trump has been criticized for arguing during his June debate with Democratic President Joe Biden that migrants are taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs” from Americans. Trump's remark angered critics, who called it a racist and insulting attempt to expand his appeal beyond his white conservative base. Trump’s campaign hasn't returned a message seeking comment on what Biles posted.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX shot up three Falcon 9 rockets from three launch pads last weekend once the Federal Aviation Administration gave its grounded rocket the OK to return to flight. Now it’s set to go another round.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has announced that it raised $310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who once seemed spooked about the prospects for November’s election with President Joe Biden are now offering mountains of cash to boost his former No. 2. The haul far outpaced Republican former President Donald Trump, whose campaign and assorted committees say they took in $138.7 million for July. Meanwhile, most Americans have doubts about the Secret Service’s ability to keep presidential candidates safe after last month’s attempt on Trump's life, a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds.

LOS ANGELES — Days after gas service was abruptly cut off to a group of homes facing accelerating landslide damage, fear and anxiety are mounting in Rancho Palos Verdes that other utilities could soon follow suit.

A Missouri police dog died when the air conditioner failed in the patrol vehicle he had been left in. Vader, a 4-year-old K-9 officer for the Arnold Police Department in suburban St. Louis, died Wednesday. A Facebook posting from Arnold police says Vader’s handler left the dog in the running, air-conditioned vehicle while the officer tended to other duties. But when the handler returned to the vehicle, it was discovered that the air conditioning system malfunctioned. The dog was taken to a veterinarian clinic and initially showed signs of improvement, but later died. Police say a heat alarm that is meant to alert the handler that the temperature in the vehicle is too high also failed.

A half-dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the latest escalation of violence against opponents of Nicolas Maduro following the country’s disputed presidential election. The stakes have grown higher for Venezuela’s electoral authority to show proof backing its decision to declare Maduro the winner of the presidential election after the United States recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the victor, discrediting the official results. The U.S. announcement followed a flurry of diplomatic activity from multiple governments, including close allies of Maduro, to force the government to release precinct level results. The opposition says it has evidence Maduro lost the election.

During the most tumultuous period of any presidential contest in recent memory, likely Democratic nominee Kamala Harris crushed former President Donald Trump in the July money race.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed home Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and other Americans freed in the largest prisoner swap with Russia since the Cold War.

U.S. President Joe Biden told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas as the White House’s frustrations over the continuation of the war in Gaza grow.

ATLANTA — A hearing in the Young Thug criminal trial is set to resume Friday but the judge has already made one thing clear — the prosecutors in the case can stay.

The National Association of Black Journalists conference is back to business as usual after former President Donald Trump’s contentious interview. Thousands of journalists are speaking with recruiters or networking at the career fair in Chicago. Meeting rooms overflow with attendees listening to panel discussions on career growth and industry changes, including conversations around artificial intelligence and criminal justice coverage. Trump on Wednesday made false claims about Vice President Kamala Harris’ race and insulted ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott after she asked him a tough question about his past attacks on Black people. NABJ attendee Fred Sweets said Thursday the Republican presidential nominee has “sunk his ship" but still is “a hero” for his followers.

Banned opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called for protests across Venezuela to defend what her party sees as its rightful electoral victory, as President Joe Biden’s top diplomat said the U.S. backs a transition of power.

New details have emerged on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first time that some of the Russians held in the West were from its security services. Families of freed dissidents, meanwhile, expressed their joy at the surprise release. President Vladimir Putin embraced each of the eight Russian returnees at a Moscow Airport and promised them state awards. Among them was Vadim Krasikov, a Russian assassin who was serving a life sentence in Germany for the 2019 killing of a former Chechen fighter in Berlin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Krasikov is an officer of the Federal Security Service — a fact reported in the West while Moscow denied any state involvement.

A script for a biopic called “Overnight Billionaire” recounts the extraordinary life of Charles Huang, a Chinese villager who overcomes long odds to educate himself and become a Hong Kong corporate analyst.

More protests have taken place in Bangladesh against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government to demand justice for more than 200 people killed in last month’s violent demonstrations despite reforms announced in the job quota system which prompted weeks of protests. Over 2,000 protesters gathered in parts of the capital Dhaka on Friday, some shouting “down with the autocrat” and chanting justice for the victims as police officers circled around them. Analysts say this is one of the most challenging moments for Hasina who returned to power in January for a fourth consecutive time amid election boycott by the major opposition parties.

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U.S. auto safety regulators are a step closer to seeking a recall of nearly a million Dodge Journey SUVs after a woman was trapped and died in a 2022 vehicle fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration upgraded an investigation opened last year to an engineering analysis and added 11 model years. The agency says in documents Friday that it now has 19 complaints that inoperative door locks and windows can prevent people from getting out of the small SUVs during an emergency. Documents say investigators will look at the cause of the fire “and its potential effect on the actuation of the door locks.” In a statement, Stellantis said the company extends sympathy to the woman's family and is cooperating in the investigation.

Pakistan's police say unidentified assailants have opened fire on officers escorting a vehicle that was carrying three judges in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, killing two officers. The judges escaped unharmed in the Friday's attack which was the second one this week in the region. The local police chief said the attack happened in northwestern Dera Ismail Khan where Pakistan staff working for a U.N. development agency escaped unharmed on Wednesday after gunmen opened fire on their bulletproof vehicle. No one has claimed responsibility for the latest and previous attack on the U.N. vehicle. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant attacks in recent years.

Paris prosecutors say an investigation into hate speech online has been open following a complaint by Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly for “death threats,” “public insults” and “defamation.” The statement said Jolly said he has been “the target of threatening messages and insults on social networks criticizing his sexual orientation and his wrongly-assumed Israeli roots.” Jolly’s complaint comes after the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony prompted a storm of outrage in the wake of a contentious scene some thought mimicked “The Last Supper.” DJ and LGBTQ+ icon Barbara Butch performed in the scene and has also said she suffered a torrent of online threats.

The young people who make up more than half of Algeria's population are so disenchanted that they may not vote in next month's presidential election. The gas-rich North African nation's 78-year-old president is running for a second term, five years after street protests led to the ouster of the former president after 20 years. Abdelmadjid Tebboune has attempted to reach out to young people since announcing plans to run for reelection. Though little data exists on why people in Algeria abstain from voting, experts say the aging political elite — which still includes politicians who were involved in wresting independence from France more than 60 years ago — aren’t reaching young people.