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US expands slots for asylum app at land crossings as demand overwhelms supply
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday expanded slots to seek asylum at land crossings with Mexico through a mobile app for the second time in less than a month, seeking to dispel doubts it isn't a viable option. There are now 1,250 appointments at eight land...
'Shrink the room': How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt-limit deal and staved off a catastrophe
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt-limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — and McCarthy alone. But after a first meeting of the top four congressional leaders with the president...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Target’s Pride...
Texas sues Biden administration over asylum rule, saying phone app encourages illegal immigration
The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to have a newly-introduced asylum rule thrown out, saying a phone app used by migrants to set up appointments at the border to seek entry into the United States is encouraging illegal immigration. The lawsuit filed...
Indiana Court of Appeals upholds murder convictions in 1998 Hammond triple slaying
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the murder convictions of a man in the killings of a woman and two teens who were bludgeoned to death in 1998 in a house in northwest Indiana. In a 3-0 ruling, the appeals panelk rejected several arguments...
ChatGPT makes its debut as a smartphone app on iPhones
ChatGPT is now a smartphone app, which could be good news for people who like to use the artificial intelligence chatbot and bad news for all the clone apps that have tried to profit off the technology. The free app became available on iPhones and iPads in the U.S. on Thursday and...
Border crossings off from last week's highs as US pins hopes for order on mobile app
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Pandemic-era limits on asylum known as Title 42 have been rarely discussed among many of tens of thousands of migrants massed on Mexico's border with the United States. Their eyes were — and are — fixed instead on a new U.S. government mobile app that...
A look at who's who in the murder trial of slain kids' mom
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho jurors will soon begin deciding the guilt or innocence of a mother charged in a bizarre triple murder case. Prosecutors say Lori Vallow Daybell took part in a complex conspiracy that included doomsday-focused spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the...
Review: 'BlackBerry' is a look back at phone war's also-ran
Gather around, young ones. Silence your iPhones and Samsungs. We're here to learn about the Before Times, when the hottest tech device was nicknamed “CrackBerry.” The gripping and hugely enjoyable "BlackBerry" is about the famous — and later infamous — Research in Motion...
Sterling win at UFC 288 may send Cejudo back to retirement
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Aljamain Sterling landed enough stiff knees and elbows in a split-decision victory against a battered Henry Cejudo that the punishment may push the former UFC two-division champion back into retirement. Moments after winning his ninth straight bout and surviving...
