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WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has ordered U.S. officials to appear at an emergency hearing Wednesday to answer questions about their apparent deportation of immigrants to South Sudan and other countries.U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy in Massachusetts ruled late Tuesday that the Trump administration must retain custody and control of those “currently being removed to South Sudan or to any other third country, to ensure the practical feasibility of return” if he finds such removals were unlawful. Lawyers for immigrants said the Republican administration appears to have begun deporting people from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan despite a…

HONEOYE, N.Y. (AP) — On a rainy March evening, John Bateman puts on his boots and a headlamp and heads to a wetland cut through by a busy road. As he walks, he scans the pavement for spring peepers, toads, salamanders and newts making their slow way as they migrate to new habitat each spring, and leans down occasionally to help guide one across.It’s a small act that makes a big difference for these amphibians, who need different habitats for different stages of their life cycle — sometimes wetlands, sometimes drier uplands. Roads often separate these habitats, and migrating amphibians…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cardi B is no stranger to ASCAP accolades with another prestigious honor soon to join her trophy case.The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said Wednesday that Cardi B will receive the Voice of the Culture Award. She’ll be honored at ASCAP’s invite-only event celebrating the top hip-hop, R&B and gospel songwriters on June 8 in Los Angeles.“Being recognized for the impact my songs have had on the culture means everything to me,” Cardi B said in a statement. “I’ve always wanted my platform and my music to stay true to who I am and…

LONDON — It has been a painfully long 18-year journey for Arsenal to return to the Women’s Champions League final. The last time they made it was 2006-07 season, when the tournament was still called the UEFA Women’s Cup, and the squad consisted of players like Anita Asante, Alex Scott, Jayne Ludlow, Karen Carney, Julie Fleeting and Kelly Smith.Arsenal won the quadruple that year, becoming the first and only English side to win the continental competition, and had legendary Chelsea manager Emma Hayes working as an assistant under Vic Akers. But while other trophies have come along since, the Champions…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia district, died Wednesday. He was 75. Connolly, who most recently held a prominent position as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, served in Congress for more than 16 years.He died at home in the company of family members, his family said in a statement. Connolly announced in 2024 that he had esophageal cancer and said a few months later that he planned to retire from Congress. His death leaves House…

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese and Palestinian presidents agreed Wednesday that Palestinian factions won’t use Lebanon as a launchpad for any attacks against Israel, and to remove weapons that aren’t under the authority of the Lebanese state.The announcement was made during a meeting between President Joseph Aoun and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who arrived earlier in the day beginning a three-day visit to Lebanon, his first in seven years.Lebanon’s government is seeking to establish authority throughout the country, mainly in the south near the border with Israel after the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war that ended in late November with a U.S.-brokered…

In 2025, actor and  comedian Ramy Youssef could very well be the most famous Egyptian celebrity in the US. The writer-director-producer has attracted legions of fans, including Taylor Swift, thanks to his affable demeanour and sharp observations on the everyday struggles of Arab-Americans in the US. Youssef was definitely not the first Arab-American comedian to find fame in popular culture.  A handful of Arab-American comedians burst onto the stage in 2005 with Axis of Evil, a comedy tour that saw a number of Middle Eastern comedians tackling the aftermath of 9/11 and the “war on terror”.  The widely covered live…

CNN  —  A group of 59 White South Africans arrived in the United States last week after being granted refugee status by the White House, which has fast-tracked the processing of Afrikaner refugees but paused refugee applications for other nationalities. On Wednesday, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington, seeking a reset in relations with the United States. Ties between both nations have been fraught since Trump froze aid to South Africa in February over claims it was mistreating its minority White population. The South African government said “reframing bilateral, economic…

May 21, 2025, 03:39 AM ETCasemiro won 18 trophies, including five Champions Leagues, in his storied stint at Real Madrid. However, the Brazil international has called his current campaign with 16th-place Manchester United, who are also in the Europa League final, “one of the most successful seasons” of his career.The 33-year-old looked set for a January exit from Old Trafford after failing to impress manager Ruben Amorim, who took over at the club in November last year. But he worked himself back into Amorim’s plans in the back end of the season and has emerged as a key figure in…

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  The radio crackled, but the order barked into it was clear: Capture the commander and kill the others. The chilling exchange was part of a series of radio transmissions between Russian forces that Ukrainian officials say provide further evidence that Russian superiors are ordering soldiers to execute surrendering Ukrainian troops in violation of international law. The radio communications intercepted by Ukraine, which were obtained by CNN from a Ukrainian intelligence official, appear to correspond in time with drone footage of a suspected execution by Russian soldiers in Ukraine’s eastern Zaporizhzhia region last November. The footage shows…