News - Friday, August 22, 2025

Before Dardenelle Long ran a $5 million zoo with more than 500 animals, she was a 9-year-old with a pony and a plan – she was going to become a veterinarian.

It sounds like a story lifted from the pages of “A Horse of Her Own,” but it wasn’t fiction; it was the story of a real life Chattanooga girl who’s loved animals for as long as she can remember – and she can remember as far back as a dog named Midnight, who inhabits her earliest flashes of memory.

The conference room at United Way was packed for a Lunch & Learn. Still, Brenda Brickhouse stepped to the podium as if she were entering her own living room.

As vice chair of green | spaces and a senior technical executive with the Electric Power Research Institute, she’s used to straddling two worlds – the nonprofit arena of community sustainability and the technical environment of the utility industry.

1. Efficiency first - even if it’s boring: Insulating homes, upgrading HVAC systems and swapping in efficient appliances might not grab headlines, but they save the most energy per dollar. “It’s one house, one widget at a time,” Brickhouse said.

On a sunny afternoon along Chattanooga’s Riverwalk, a bike skills course runs in a straight line parallel to the sidewalk, the ramps, rollers and balance beams spaced far enough apart to let riders try one or tackle them all. A boy in sneakers and a dinosaur-print shirt wobbles onto the first ramp, his tires thumping as he coasts down the other side. A few minutes later, a cyclist in a bright shirt and helmet rolls confidently over the same ramp, the gentle rise and dip providing just enough thrill to make them grin.

“Don’t make a federal case out of it” is a common phrase we’ve all heard. When we say that, we mean that the matter is not as serious as it might first appear and that we should calm down. By implication, the phrase suggests that a federal case is indeed a big, momentous thing and that cases in our state courts are not of the same importance or magnitude.

Dance, acrobatics, music and martial arts will take center stage at “What Is Capoeira?” 4-8 p.m. at Renaissance Park on Chattanooga’s North Shore. Hosted by Art To Empower, Capoeira Chattanooga and Monica Alicia Ellison, the free public event offers an introduction to the Afro-Brazilian martial art form, beginning with an entry-level class. Capoeira Chattanooga will then present a performance demonstration before inviting attendees into the “roda,” a two-hour community circle featuring live music, call-and-response singing and martial movements. Organizers encourage participants to wear athletic or comfortable clothing, with either tennis shoes or bare feet. The event is open to all ages, though children under 5 must be supervised by a parent or guardian.

The real estate market never takes a summer break, and July’s numbers reflect the continued shift we’ve seen in recent months. While national trends point to a cooling in sales activity, our local Chattanooga market tells a more detailed story. From inventory growth to rising median prices, understanding these trends is key to making smart moves, whether you’re buying, selling or advising clients.

Tricia King Mims, executive director of National Park Partners of Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Moccasin Bend, has been named a 2025 Woman of Distinction by the Women of Distinction of Greater Chattanooga committee.

Since 1983, the honor has recognized women who excel in their fields and give generously to their communities. Mims was selected for her leadership in merging the Friends of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park with the Friends of Moccasin Bend National Park in 2018, creating a unified nonprofit dedicated to preservation, education and community engagement.

The city of Chattanooga has released a summary of agency responses to the recent flash flooding, highlighting the work of first responders and city crews who worked through the night to protect lives and property.

The Chattanooga Fire Department deployed more than 100 firefighters, answering over 50 emergency calls. The department’s swiftwater rescue team pulled 35 people from dangerous situations, while crews also assisted police and partner agencies with damage assessment, evacuations and road closures.

Planning for your child’s education can feel overwhelming, but a 529 education savings plan offers a powerful way to build a financial foundation for their educational future. 

One in four parents invests in a 529 plan, 2025 research by Edward Jones and Morning Consult found. Perhaps it’s because of the tax benefits – earnings are generally tax free if the money is used for qualified educational expenses. Or perhaps it’s because of their flexibility. 

Cam Ward gets it. The question is can the Tennessee Titans figure it out?

Patience and growth will be needed to help the rookie quarterback feel his way through his first season with a roster that the Titans themselves admit could use some needed upgrades at a variety of positions. 

As the Titans inch closer to the start of the 2025 season, we are now seeing why president of football operations Chad Brinker and general manager Mike Borgonzi are pleading for patience while attempting to rebuild a depleted roster.

In watching the Titans play the preseason opener in Tampa Bay and then meander their way to Georgia for two days of joint practice work with the Atlanta Falcons, it is becoming increasingly clear this roster still has major issues, much like it has for the past two seasons.

So long Nike and the iconic swoosh. Welcome back Adidas and the three stripes.

In a move made to help boost the bottom line and enhance NIL opportunities in the new revenue sharing era of college athletics, the University of Tennessee and Adidas announced a “one-of-a-kind partnership” for Adidas to become the official footwear, uniform, apparel and sideline partner of UT Athletics. The 10-year deal begins July 1, 2026.

In elementary school, Jackson Herrington drew a picture of himself wearing a green jacket with the word “Masters” written near the bottom. He knew how much the prestigious event meant in the golfing world.

The University of Tennessee sophomore has earned a chance to make his debut in Augusta, Georgia.

Chattanooga State Community College ended fiscal 2024 on solid financial footing, adding nearly $15.5 million to its net position despite operating at a loss on paper and receiving one internal control finding from state auditors.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Division of State Audit gave the college an unmodified opinion – the highest available – on its financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2023. The clean opinion affirms that Chattanooga State’s books fairly present its financial position in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

The worst candidate experiences a job seeker can have involves getting caught up in preexisting internal corporate politics that have nothing to do with them. If you are a hiring manager and you are having an internal disagreement over hiring, it’s time to take a beat.

Fuel-efficient SUVs and crossovers are quite popular these days, but there’s still a need for a full-size SUV that can carry up to eight passengers and tow a heavy load. The Chevrolet Tahoe and Nissan Armada are among a small selection of models that can handle the assignment. Both have truck-based designs that provide plenty of muscular capability.

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out the massive financial penalty a state judge imposed on President Donald Trump, while narrowly upholding a finding he engaged in fraud by exaggerating his wealth for decades. The ruling spares Trump from a potential half-billion-dollar fine but bans him and his two eldest sons from serving in corporate leadership for a few years.

MEMPHIS (AP) — A jury found a man not guilty Thursday of organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021.

A Memphis jury deliberated about three hours before finding Hernandez Govan, 45, not guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

KNOXVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Volunteers have suspended fourth-year guard Ruby Whitehorn indefinitely following her recent arrest on felony charges of domestic assault and aggravated burglary.

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out the massive financial penalty a state judge imposed on President Donald Trump, while narrowly upholding a finding he engaged in fraud by exaggerating his wealth for decades. The ruling spares Trump from a potential half-billion-dollar fine but bans him and his two eldest sons from serving in corporate leadership for a few years.

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal auto safety regulators are investigating why Tesla has repeatedly broken rules requiring it to quickly tell them about crashes involving its self-driving technology, a potentially significant development given the company's plans to put hundreds of thousands of driverless cars on U.S. roads over the next year.

NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups called on U.S. universities Thursday to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection, to protect student protesters and others from government retaliation.

The demands, issued in a letter sent to leaders of 60 major universities and colleges, come as President Donald Trump has pressed schools to crack down on alleged antisemitism and take a harder line on demonstrations.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cracker Barrel is marching forward with an ongoing makeover. And to the dismay of some fans, the chain's new logo now ditches the barrel itself.

Or rather, the drawing many have associated with Cracker Barrel over the years. The man leaning on that barrel is also gone, as are the words "Old Country Store." Instead, the new emblem features a simpler design with just "Cracker Barrel" written on a gold background, which also has a semi-updated shape.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — International Paper Co. said Thursday that it would close two Georgia paper mills, including one that has been a cornerstone of Savannah's economy for 90 years.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Thursday that it's reviewing the records of more than 55 million foreigners who hold valid U.S. visas for potential revocation or deportable violations of immigration rules.

In a written answer to a question posed by The Associated Press, the department said that all U.S. visa holders are subject to "continuous vetting" with an eye toward any indication that they could be ineligible for the document.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is moving to a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2026, ending a yearslong debate and potentially easing a path toward another expansion of the College Football Playoff.

The change was approved by conference presidents and chancellors Thursday. It previously had been recommended by league athletic directors.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Lil Nas X was arrested and briefly taken to a hospital for a suspected overdose Thursday after Los Angeles police say he charged at officers responding to a report of a naked man walking on a busy boulevard.

Lil Nas X, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor obstructing an officer and was being held in jail.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is faltering in its aggressive pursuit of the death penalty as it revisits cases in which predecessors explicitly decided against seeking capital punishment.

Since taking office in February, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty against 19 people, including nine defendants in cases in which President Joe Biden's administration had sought lesser sentences. But judges have blocked those reversal attempts for all but two defendants, most recently on Monday in a pair of cases in the U.S. Virgin Islands, showing the limits of the Trump administration's power to undo decisions in cases already well underway.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk's X has reached a tentative settlement with former employees of the company then known as Twitter who'd sued for $500 million in severance pay.

The parties disclosed the deal in a Wednesday court filing asking for a scheduled Sept. 17 hearing in the case to be postponed. The San Francisco federal appeals court on Thursday agreed to postpone the hearing so that both sides could finalize the settlement agreement.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.

The split court lifted a judge's order blocking $783 million worth of cuts made by the National Institutes of Health to align with Republican President Donald Trump's priorities.

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" that advocates said violated environmental laws.

Marissa Loewen first started using artificial intelligence in 2014 as a project management tool. She has autism and ADHD and said it helped immensely with organizing her thoughts.

"We try to use it conscientiously though because we do realize that there is an impact on the environment," she said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With electricity prices rising at more than twice the rate of inflation, President Donald Trump has lashed out at renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, blaming them for skyrocketing energy costs.

Trump called wind and solar power "THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY!" in a social media post and vowed not to approve wind or "farmer destroying Solar" projects. "The days of stupidity are over in the USA!!!" he wrote on his Truth Social site.

BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday that the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration.

Huang was asked about a possible "B30A" semiconductor for artificial intelligence data centers for China while on a visit to Taiwan, where he was meeting Nvidia's key manufacturing partner, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., the world's largest chip maker.

NEW YORK (AP) — Court papers in a voting technology company's $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News point to Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro as leaders in spreading false stories about election fraud in the weeks after Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in 2020.

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but gave no hint on the timing of a move and suggested the central bank will proceed cautiously as it continues to evaluate the impact of tariffs and other policies on the economy.

BERLIN (AP) — The German economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter compared with the previous three-month period, official data showed Friday, a significantly worse showing than was initially reported as tensions with the U.S. over tariffs simmered.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped an investigation into a buy now, pay later company with close ties to President Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr., saying the investigation was conducted in a biased manner and based off politics.

BANGKOK (AP) — China released new interim measures Friday tightening controls on mining and processing of rare earths that are used in many high-tech products including electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets.

The rules released Friday by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology apply both to rare earths originating in China and those that are sent to China for refining.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump's law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said Friday.

The Defense Department didn't immediately offer any other details about the new development or why it was needed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI on Friday searched the Maryland home and Washington office of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of a criminal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information, a person familiar with the matter said.

ATLANTA (AP) — Florida conservative Joe Gruters, a Donald Trump cheerleader dating back to his days as a reality TV star, is the president's handpicked choice to be the next Republican National Committee chairman.

Having no opposition, Gruters' formal election is scheduled Friday at the Republicans' summer meeting in Atlanta.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities have set up checkpoints around the nation's capital, sometimes asking people for their immigration status and detaining them, as President Donald Trump's crackdown ensnares more residents each day.

Trump claimed that a crime crisis required his Republican administration's intervention in the Democratic-led city this month, brushing aside statistics that showed the problem was already waning. However, immigration enforcement appears to be a priority, as more than a third of people arrested in the last two weeks were in the country illegally, according to the White House.

A Democratic U.S. lawmaker sent a letter to leaders at the more than 350 Division I schools across the country Monday, warning of a two-tier college sports system with haves and have-nots if a proposed bill to regulate the industry passes without changes.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's aggressive effort to remove noncitizens from the U.S., was detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore on Monday to face renewed efforts to deport him after a brief period of freedom.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The federal government over the weekend asked a judge in Miami to put on hold her ruling ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built by the state of Florida in the Everglades wilderness and nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," pending an appeal of her decision.

A nearly complete wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut faces an uncertain future as the states' Democratic governors, members of Congress and union workers are calling Monday for the Trump administration to let construction resume.

NEW YORK (AP) — Less than a decade after their merger, Keurig and Dr Pepper plan to become separate companies again.

Keurig Dr Pepper said Monday it is buying the owner of Peet's Coffee in an $18 billion (15.7 billion euro) . Then it will break itself in two, with one company selling coffee and the other selling cold beverages like Snapple, Dr Pepper, 7UP and energy drinks.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The end of an exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages coming into the United States is causing multiple international postal services to pause shipping as they await more clarity on the rule.

The exemption, known as the " de minimis" exemption, allows packages worth less than $800 to come into the U.S. duty free. A total of 1.36 billion packages were sent in 2024 under this exemption, for goods worth $64.6 billion, according to data from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Agency.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump greeted Lee Jae Myung, the new president of South Korea, by asserting that a "Purge or Revolution" was taking place there and threatening to not do business with Seoul as he prepared to host the new leader at the White House later Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hosting Lee Jae Myung, the new president of South Korea, at the White House on Monday for talks expected to center on trade and defense.

The first in-person meeting between the two leaders could help flesh out details of a July trade deal between the two countries that has Seoul investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the U.S. The agreement set tariffs on South Korean goods at 15% after Trump threatened rates as high as 25%.

WASHINGTON (AP) — France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.

France's foreign ministry issued a statement Sunday announcing it had summoned Kushner to appear Monday at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and that his allegations "are unacceptable."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation's capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense secretary.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Nas X was charged Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.

Prosecutors charged the musician, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, with three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting an executive officer, the District Attorney's Office said. He was initially booked on suspicion of misdemeanor obstructing an officer on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, an activity that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled is legitimate political expression protected by the U.S. Constitution.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein on Monday as congressional lawmakers try to determine who was connected to the disgraced financier and whether prosecutors mishandled his case.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took to social media before meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday to threaten not to do business with Seoul because of a "Purge or Revolution" that he claimed was taking place in the country.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A watchdog investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith over his prosecutions of President Donald Trump is based on an "imaginary and unfounded" premise, Smith's lawyers wrote in a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maryland's entire federal bench in a ruling that underscored the extraordinary nature of the suit and accused the White House of a "concerted effort" to "smear and impugn" judges who rule against it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration proposal to reverse a landmark finding that climate change is dangerous to the public relies heavily on a report from the Department of Energy that dozens of scientists say is flawed.

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to use the DOE's work to overturn the climate concept known as the "endangerment finding." If the administration succeeds, many laws and rules aimed at reducing or restricting greenhouse gas emissions could be eliminated.

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed to impose new tariffs and export curbs on countries with digital taxes or regulations that affect American technology companies.

Trump didn't mention specific places but his comments were taken as a threat against the European Union's digital rules to rein in companies like Google, Apple, and Meta.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight month.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index ticked down by 1.3 points to 97.4 in August, down from July's 98.7, but in the same narrow range of the past three months.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's attempt to fire one of the seven governors of the Federal Reserve will likely end up in court and could more clearly define the limits of the president's legal powers over the traditionally independent institution.

NEW YORK (AP) — In an unprecedented move, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook — marking a sharp escalation in his efforts to exert greater control on one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook late Monday, in a move viewed as a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over the independent institution.

NEW YORK (AP) — Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs.

An executive order signed last month eliminates a widely used customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or less starting Friday, nearly two years earlier than the deadline set in the tax cuts and spending bill approved by Congress.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers have gotten used to shopping the world without paying customs duties on the international packages they receive from big e-commerce companies like Shein and Temu, specialty shops and businesses that sell goods through online marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy and eBay.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Opposition figures and others in Uganda on Tuesday criticized an agreement with the United States to receive deported migrants, questioning the lack of parliamentary approval and claiming that the deal eases political pressure on the country's authoritarian president.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the Senate's century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal judge and U.S. attorney nominees is "old and outdated." Republican senators disagree.

Trump has been complaining about what's called the blue slip process for weeks and has pushed Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to abandon the practice. But the veteran senator hasn't budged. On Monday, Trump said he may sue, arguing that he can only get "weak" judges approved in states that have at least one Democratic senator.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One of the nation's leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern — including in Illinois — about the purpose of their investigations.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge rejected former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attempt to prolong a taxpayer-funded court battle with a woman who accused him of sexual assault, saying it wasn't in the public's interest to keep litigating for the purpose of repairing the Democrat's reputation as he runs for mayor.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maryland's entire federal bench in an emphatic ruling that underscored the extraordinary nature of the suit, slamming it as "potentially calamitous."

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight, according to a whistleblower disclosure submitted to the special counsel's office Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook will sue President Donald Trump's administration to try to prevent him from firing her, her lawyer said Tuesday.

"President Trump has no authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook," said Abbe Lowell, a longtime Washington lawyer who has represented figures from both major political parties. "His attempt to fire her, based solely on a referral letter, lacks any factual or legal basis. We will be filing a lawsuit challenging this illegal action."

NEW YORK (AP) — A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump seemingly caught his loyal conservative base off-guard and sparked backlash by saying he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universities.

That would be a departure for the Trump administration after it added new vetting for student visas, moved to block foreign enrollment at Harvard and expanded the grounds for terminating international students' ability to study in the United States.

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee coach Josh Heupel has a one-year contract extension taking him through January 2030 ahead of the No. 24 Volunteers' season opener.

Athletic director Danny White announced the extension signed Tuesday as a reward for Heupel posting a 37-15 record through his first four seasons.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have failed to obtain a felony indictment against a man who was seen on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation's capital, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Donald Trump 's hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday.

Abrego Garcia, 30, was detained Monday by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement in Baltimore after leaving a Tennessee jail on Friday. The Trump administration said it intends to deport him to the African country of Uganda.

NASHVILLE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, is in a Virginia detention center facing deportation to the east African country of Uganda.

The Maryland construction worker, 30, was detained Monday in Baltimore by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement after leaving a Tennessee jail on Friday. Administration officials have said he's part of the dangerous MS-13 gang, an allegation Abrego Garcia denies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing "the most illegal search I have ever seen in my life," a magistrate judge is upbraiding the federal government for the way it has handled arrests in the District of Columbia this month and says the possible effects — violations of rights and the potential for illicit detentions — are not legally acceptable.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn a redistricting map drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor the party in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens the electoral influence of Black voters.

The NAACP and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit in Texas.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox channels could soon be pulled from YouTube TV if the two sides don't ink a new content use deal Wednesday, potentially leaving subscribers of the Google-owned streamer without Week 1 of some college football games and other content.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A group of book authors has reached a settlement agreement with artificial intelligence company Anthropic after suing the chatbot maker for copyright infringement.

Both sides of the case have "negotiated a proposed class settlement," according to a federal appeals court filing Tuesday that said the terms will be finalized next week.

SpaceX launched the latest test of its mega rocket Starship on Tuesday night and completed the first-ever deployment of a test payload — eight dummy satellites — into space. After just over an hour coasting through space, Starship splashed down as planned in the Indian Ocean.

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has a message for critics who think turning the U.S. government into a major stockholder of Intel is a "socialist" move: More is coming.

"I will make deals like that for our Country all day long," the president posted on Truth Social after critics piled on, adding later about future ownership stakes, "I want to try and get as much as I can."

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chipmaker Nvidia will release a quarterly report Wednesday that could provide a better sense of whether the stock market has been riding an overhyped artificial intelligence bubble or is being propelled by a technological boom that's still gathering momentum.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. production of crucial components in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets is set to expand rapidly in the coming years, as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to build up the critical mineral industry in the United States to work to break the chokehold that China has on the global supply chain.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The prospects for additional consolidation in the rail industry derailed this week when both of CSX's potential partners said they weren't interested in a deal.

Investors widely speculated that CSX would be an acquisition target once rumors of merger talks between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern emerged over the summer, because of the challenge of competing against a nationwide railroad.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats were plunged into political crisis, especially splintered on immigration and border security, after their thorough defeat last year in an election in which President Donald Trump made hard-line immigration action a centerpiece of his campaign.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak, the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation's capital.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the takeover alongside Amtrak President Roger Harris at Union Station on Wednesday for the launch of the NextGen Acela, the rail service's new high-speed train.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's vow to fire Lisa Cook, an economist who is the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve's board of governors, kicked off another tense debate and likely legal battle over a major institution's independence.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Bill Pulte was nominated as the country's top housing regulator, he told senators that his "number one mission will be to strengthen and safeguard the housing finance system."

But since he started the job, he's distinguished himself by targeting President Donald Trump 's political enemies. He's using property records to make accusations of mortgage fraud and encourage criminal investigations, wielding an obscure position to serve as a presidential enforcer.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As armed National Guard troops patrol the nation's capital as part of an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington's police department, handling crime is now a relative strength for President Donald Trump, according to the latest AP-NORC poll.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has reached settlements with a group of current and former FBI agents who have said they were disciplined for invoking personal and political views, including about the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and the COVID-19 vaccine, and for clashing with supervisors about approaches to investigations, their lawyers said Tuesday.

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans used their top spot on the NFL waiver wire to claim four defensive players, and they also signed defensive tackle Shy Tuttle.

The Titans acquired a pair of cornerbacks in Jalyn Armour-Davis and Samuel Womack III, linebacker Dorian Mausi and defensive end C.J. Ravenell. They released center Corey Levin and waived defensive tackle Timmy Horne, linebacker Curtis Jacobs, cornerback Gabe Jeudy-Lally and offensive lineman John Ojukwu.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court again on Wednesday in its bid to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid funding frozen.

The Justice Department asked for quick intervention to halt lower court decisions requiring the money to keep flowing, including for global health and HIV and AIDS programs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children.

The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are approved for all seniors. But the Food and Drug Administration narrowed their use for younger adults and children to those with at least one high-risk health condition, such as asthma or obesity. That presents new barriers to access for millions of Americans who would have to prove their risk — and millions more who may want to get vaccinated and suddenly no longer qualify.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 355,000 of its pickup trucks across the U.S. because of an instrument panel display failure that's resulted in critical information, like warning lights and vehicle speed, not showing up on the dashboard.

Organizers of a Target boycott that began in January are pointing to their tactics as a hopeful sign that actions against corporate retailers can still make a deep impact.

When Target announced its current chief executive officer will be stepping down in February 2026 and an insider was taking the helm, those organizers saw it as a move in the right direction and stress more than ever that boycotts will continue as long as previous promises made to the public go unfulfilled.