JENA, La. (AP) — Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been released from federal immigration detention. The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday after 104 days in custody. He said justice prevailed but was very long overdue. Khalil was released after a federal judge said it would be “highly…… MORE
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort To Keep Harvard From Hosting Foreign Students
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students. The order from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs preserves the ability of Harvard to host foreign students while the case is decided. It marks another victory for the Ivy League school…… MORE
Mexico Assesses Damage From Hurricane Erick As Rising Rivers Leave At Least 1 Dead
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region. Authorities reported landslides, blocked highways, downed power lines and some flooding. At least one death was confirmed late Thursday, a 1-year-old boy who drowned in a swollen river.…… MORE
Music Streaming Service Deezer Adds AI Song Tags In Fight Against Fraud
LONDON (AP) — Music streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters. The Paris-based company is grappling with a surge in music on its platform created purely with generative artificial intelligence tools that it says are used to fraudulently earn royalties. The…… MORE
As Musk’s ‘Robotaxi’ Rollout Approaches, Democratic Lawmakers In Texas Try To Throw Up A Roadblock
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democratic Texas lawmakers is asking Elon Musk to delay his rollout of driverless ‘robotaxis’ in the state this weekend to assure the vehicles are safe enough. The letter from seven legislators wants the Tesla CEO to wait until September when a new law takes effect that will require…… MORE
Aflac Finds Suspicious Activity On US Network That May Impact Social Security Numbers, Other Data
Aflac says that it has identified suspicious activity on its network in the U.S. that may impact Social Security numbers and other personal information, calling the incident part of a cybercrime campaign against the insurance industry. The company said Friday that the intrusion was stopped within hours. “We continue to serve our customers as we…… MORE
Supreme Court Widens Court Options For Vaping Companies Pushing Back Against FDA Rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is siding with e-cigarette companies in a ruling that’ll make it easier to sue over Food and Drug Administration decisions blocking their products from the multibillion-dollar vaping market. Friday’s opinion comes as companies push back against a yearslong federal regulatory crackdown on electronic cigarettes. It’s expected to give the…… MORE
Trump Extends TikTok Ban Deadline For A Third Time, Without Clear Legal Basis
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership. It is the third time Trump has extended the deadline. The first one…… MORE
Supreme Court work goes on with 10 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the federal government. But the justices also have 10 cases to resolve that were argued between December and…… MORE
DFW’s Morning News-Friday Flashback-The First Time
Clayton and Sybil discuss a historic drug store in Dallas and listen to a 1969 movie trailer that might strike you as odd.… MORE
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