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In our news wrap Saturday, severe storms in the Midwest and South left nearly two dozen people dead, the Supreme Court said the Trump administration cannot deport a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas using the Alien Enemies Act, Trump

The Trump administration’s feud with major American universities escalated this week as a federal antisemitism task force notified Harvard that $450 million of the school’s research grants are being cut. That’s on top of the $2.2 billion it had previously

The Trump administration’s feud with major American universities escalated this week as a federal antisemitism task force notified Harvard that $450 million of the school’s research grants are being cut. That’s on top of the $2.2 billion it had previously

This week marked the 40th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in Philadelphia’s history. In May 1985, the city’s police department dropped an improvised bomb on a residential home that housed the Black revolutionary organization MOVE. The bomb and

The Hmong are an ethnic group living primarily in China and Southeast Asia. There are communities of Hmong migrants across the globe. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Isabella Jibilian of Rhode Island PBS Weekly spoke with a

Trump says he’s not frustrated with Netanyahu: ‘He’s an angry man, and he should be’  The Times of Israel

Trump Suggests Supreme Court Is ‘Illegally’ Blocking His Lawless Deportations  Rolling Stone

Will Donald Trump need to step in to break GOP gridlock on his budget bill?  MSNBC News

Police investigate explosion in Palm Springs, California  BBC LIVE COVERAGE: One person dead after suspected bomb explodes in Palm Springs  KESQ One person killed in possible terror attack at fertility clinic  The Telegraph Live coverage: One person dead in ‘intentional act of violence’

Over 20 people have died since severe storms and tornadoes hit Kentucky and Missouri overnight. Meteorologists are beginning to survey the damage. (Image credit: Timothy D. Easley)