7 charged in 2024 Pennsylvania voter registration fraud that prosecutors say was motivated by money

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A yearlong investigation into suspected fraudulent voter registration forms submitted ahead of last year’s presidential election produced criminal charges Friday against six street canvassers and the man who led their work in Pennsylvania. The allegations of fraud appeared to be motivated by the defendants’ desire to make money and keep their jobs … Read more

US says it now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as Oct. 31

BALTIMORE — The U.S. government plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, and could do so as early as Oct. 31, according to a Friday court filing. The Salvadoran national’s case has become a magnet for opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies since he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, in violation of … Read more

Employee accused of stealing 47 vehicles from Avis Budget car rental site

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An employee allegedly stole 47 vehicles from an Avis Budget site at an upstate New York airport and rented them out around the region, police said Friday. The car rental company reported to authorities that the vehicles, worth more than $1 million, were stolen from its location at Syracuse Hancock International Airport … Read more

As federal agents ramp up Chicago immigration crackdown, more elected officials caught in crosshairs

CHICAGO — CHICAGO (AP) — Hoan Huynh was going door-to-door informing businesses of ramped up immigration enforcement on Chicago’s North Side when the Democratic state lawmaker got an activist notification of federal agents nearby. He followed agents’ vehicles and then honked to warn others when he was pulled over. Masked federal officers pointed a gun … Read more

Coast Guard audio captures stranded family’s mayday call. ‘Our ship burned while we were sleeping’

GOSNOLD, Mass. — Three family members who swam to a private island when their boat caught fire and sank were rescued two days later after their marine radio washed ashore. “Mayday, mayday, mayday! Our ship went down in Tarpaulin’s Cove!” Tyler Sullivan told a Coast Guard dispatcher early Wednesday morning. “Our ship burned while we … Read more

What to know about the blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities plan to give an update Friday on the massive blast in Tennessee that killed 16 people earlier this month at an explosives plant, where a painstaking, ongoing investigation has not yet determined the cause of the explosion. The explosion on Oct. 10 at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant claimed the lives … Read more

National Guard deployments in Washington, DC, and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearings

The deployment of National Guard troops on the streets of Washington faces challenges in two courts on Friday — one in the nation’s capital and another in West Virginia — while across the country a judge in Portland, Oregon, will consider whether to let President Donald Trump deploy troops there. The hearings are the latest … Read more