A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there.

The man, who is gay, was protected from being returned to his home country under a U.S. immigration judge's order at the time. But the U.S. put him on a bus and sent him to Mexico instead, a removal that U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy found likely lacked any semblance of due process.

Mexico has since returned him to Guatemala, where he is in hiding, according to court documents. An earlier court proceeding determined that the man, identified by the initials O.C.G., risked persecution or torture if returned to Guatemala, but he also feared returning to Mexico. He presented evidence of being raped and held for ransom there while seeking asylum in the U.S.

No one has ever suggested that O.C.G. poses any sort of security threat," Murphy wrote. In general, this case presents no special facts or legal circumstances, only the banal horror of a man being wrongfully loaded onto a bus and sent back to a country where he was allegedly just raped and kidnapped.

A message seeking comment was left with the Department of Homeland Security.

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Murphy's order adds to a string of findings by federal courts against recent Trump administration deportations. Those have included other deportations to third countries and the erroneous deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran who had lived in Maryland for roughly 14 years, working and raising a family.

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. from a notorious Salvadoran prison, rejecting the White Houses claim that it couldnt retrieve him after mistakenly deporting him. Both the White House and the El Salvadoran president have said they are powerless to return him. The Trump administration has tried to invoke the state secrets privilege, arguing that releasing details in open courtor even to the judge in privateabout returning Abrego Garcia to the United States would jeopardize national security.

In his Friday ruling, Murphy nodded to the dispute over the verb facilitate in that case and others, saying that returning O.C.G. to the U.S. is not that complicated.

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The Court notes that facilitate in this context should carry less baggage than in several other notable cases, he wrote. O.C.G. is not held by any foreign government. Defendants have declined to make any argument that facilitating his return would be costly, burdensome, or otherwise impede the governments objectives.

A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship between January and March. Of course, that period covers the beginning of President Donald Trump's second administration. More than 1,900 Americans put in an application.

The U.K. Home Office says that's the most since records began in 2004. The number of applications also went up last year, from October to December, coinciding with the 2024 election. The rise in applications comes as some European countries are making it tougher to welcome new citizens.

Britain recently announced it would toughen requirements for legal migrants and extend the wait for newcomers to claim citizenship. And just this week, Italy enacted a law that removes the route to citizenship through great-grandparents.'

The United Kingdom reported over 72,000 requests for citizenship in the first quarter of 2025, which is up from over 64,000 in the first quarter of 2024.

In the meantime, the U.K. said it has started seeing more than 1 million people migrate to Great Britain annually. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the nation must reform its immigration system.

"Migration is part of Britains national story and an essential element of a strong economy," he said. "But if people want to come to Britain to start a new life, they must contribute, learn our language and integrate. And if employers want to bring workers from overseas, then they must also invest in the skills of workers already in Britain."

People with darker skin still need to wear sunscreen for more reasons than one.

Too much ultraviolet exposure from the sun can lead to sunburn, dark spots and wrinkles, and increased risk of skin cancer.

The melanin in darker skin offers some extra protection from the sun, but dermatologists say that isnt enough on its own.

"Everyone needs sunscreen. But the reasons that one might be reaching for sunscreen may differ depending on your skin tone, said Dr. Jenna Lester, who founded the Skin of Color Clinic at the University of California, San Francisco.

Do darker-skinned people need sunscreen?

White people are overall more likely to get skin cancer compared to Black and Hispanic people. But Black and Hispanic people are less likely to survive the most dangerous kind of skin cancer called melanoma, according to the American Cancer Society.

Black patients more commonly get melanoma on their hands and feet places that are more shielded from the sun. Still, sunscreen is an additional protective layer that helps prevent a host of other problems including sunburns, hyperpigmentation after acne, rosacea and dark patches on the face.

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Dr. Oyetewa Asempa at Baylor College of Medicine often reminds her darker-skinned patients: All of the problems that youre coming to see me for are caused or worsened by the sun.

How much sunscreen do people of color need?

To stay safe in the sun, it's important to grab sunscreen with a sun protection factor or SPF of at least 30 and reapply every two hours. People headed for the pool or beach should put on sunscreen beforehand, remembering to reapply liberally and after getting out of the water.

Most people dont wear enough sunscreen when they apply, Lester said. Make sure to put two long fingers worth on the face and a hefty blob for the body.

Look for chemical-based sunscreens to avoid an ashy white cast. Two key ingredients in mineral-based products zinc oxide and titanium oxide are the culprits for that pesky discoloration on dark skin.

Tinted sunscreens contain pigments that block visible light from the sun, offering additional protection against dark spots. And wearing a hat or sun-protective clothing with an ultraviolet protection factor or UPF grading can provide an extra safety boost.

Whatever the sun protection routine, it's important to keep it up, Lester said. Some UV rays can climb right through car and house windows to cause sun damage even when indoors, making it even more important to take care of the skin while the sun shines.

It's about trying to make it a daily habit, she said. Consistency over intensity.

New audio recordings reveal the pilot of a private jet that crashed in San Diego received incomplete weather information before the fatal accident.

"Alright. Doesn't sound great, but we'll give it a go," the pilot said in response to learning about the poor landing conditions.

The Cessna 550 crashed Thursday morning in San Diego's Murphy Canyon neighborhood. The National Transportation Safety Board believes the private jet had a black box, but it had not been found by Thursday afternoon.

An automated weather observation from Montgomery Gibbs Executive Airport revealed that critical information was missing.

"Montgomery Gibbs Executive Airport. Automated weather observation, 1030 Zulu. Wind missing, visibility missing. Sky condition missing," the recording stated.

Commercial pilot Robert Katz told me that, simply put, there were no weather and sky conditions available. The pilot of the private jet then checked conditions at nearby Miramar.

According to Katz, who has decades of experience flying commercial planes, conditions were well below minimum standards.

The crash site appears almost apocalyptic, with wreckage scattered throughout the neighborhood.

Katz thinks it's a miracle no residents on the street were killed.

The area remains busy along the flight path, with planes continuing to fly by throughout the day.

This article was written by

Austin Grabish for the Scripps News Group in San Diego.

This story was reported by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.

President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointees, and return many career government employees back to their home agencies, according to two U.S. officials and one person familiar with the reorganization.

The number of staff at the NSC is expected to be significantly reduced, according to the officials, who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive personnel matter.

The shakeup is just the latest shoe to drop at the NSC, which is being dramatically made over after the ouster early this month of Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz, who in many ways had hewed to traditional Republican foreign policy.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been serving as national security adviser since the ouster of Waltz, who was nominated to serve as Trump's ambassador to the United Nations.

The move is expected to elevate the importance of the State Department and Pentagon in advising Trump on important foreign policy decisions. But, ultimately, Trump relies on his own instincts above all else when making decisions.

The NSC, created during the Truman administration, is an arm of the White House tasked with advising and assisting the president on national security and foreign policy and coordinating among various government agencies.

Trump was frustrated in his first term by political appointees and advisers who he felt gummed up his America First agenda.

There were roughly 395 people working at the NSC, including about 180 support staff, according to one official. About 90 to 95 of those being ousted are policy or subject matter experts seconded from other government agencies. They will be given an opportunity to return to their home agencies if they want.

Many of the political appointees will also be given positions elsewhere in the administration, the official said.

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The NSC has been in a continual state of tumult during the early going of Trumps second go-around in the White House.

Waltz was ousted weeks after Trump fired several NSC officials, just a day after the influential far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty.

And the White House, days into the administration, sidelined about 160 NSC aides, sending them home while the administration reviewed staffing and tried to align it with Trumps agenda. The aides were career government employees, commonly referred to as detailees.

This latest shakeup amounts to a liquidation of NSC staffing with both career government detailees on assignment to the NSC being sent back to their home agencies and several political appointees being pushed out of their positions, according to the person familiar with the decision.

A White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the overhaul, first reported by Axios, was underway but declined further comment.

Waltz during his short tenure heading the NSC came under searing criticism in March after revelations that he added journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to a private text chain on an encrypted messaging app that was used to discuss planning for a sensitive military operation against Houthi militants in Yemen.

Waltz has taken responsibility for building the text chain but has said he does not know how Goldberg ended up being included.

Loomer had encouraged Trump to purge aides who she believes are insufficiently loyal to the Make America Great Again" agenda.

She also complained to sympathetic administration officials that Waltz was too reliant on neocons shorthand for the more hawkish neoconservatives within the Republican Party as well as what she perceived as not-MAGA-enough types, the person said.

It wasnt just Loomer who viewed Waltz suspiciously. He was viewed with a measure of skepticism by some in the MAGA world who saw the former Army Green Beret and three-term congressman as too tied to Washington's foreign policy establishment.

On Russia, Waltz shared Trumps concerns about the high price tag of extensive U.S. military aid to Ukraine. But Waltz also advocated for further diplomatically isolating President Vladimir Putin a position that was out of step with Trump, who has viewed the Russian leader, at moments, with admiration for his cunning in dealings with Trumps predecessors.

His more hawkish rhetoric on Iran and China, including U.S. policy toward Taiwan, seemed increasingly out of step with Trump who setting aside belligerent rhetoric about taking over Greenland from Denmark has tilted more toward military restraint and diplomacy in facing some of the United States' most challenging issues with adversaries.

President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. Steel will keep its headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of what he called a planned partnership that seemed to signal that hell approve a bid by Japan-based Nippon Steel to make a big investment in the iconic American steelmaker, if not buy it outright.

Still, Trump's statement left it vague as to whether he is approving Nippon Steel's bid after he vowed repeatedly to block the deal to prevent U.S. Steel from being foreign-owned.

More recently, Trump suggested that Nippon Steel would invest in U.S. Steel, not buy it. But investors seemed to take his statement as a sign that he's approving some sort of merger, sharply pushing up U.S. Steel's shares, and the companies issued approving statements.

Nippon Steel said the partnership is a game changer for U. S. Steel and all of its stakeholders, including the American steel industry, and the broader American manufacturing base. U.S. Steel said it will remain American, and we will grow bigger and stronger through a partnership.

Nippon Steel's nearly $15 billion bid to buy U.S. Steel was blocked by former President Joe Biden on his way out of office and, after Trump became president, subject to another national security review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

In his statement Friday, Trump said that after much consideration and negotiation, US Steel will REMAIN in America, and keep its Headquarters in the Great City of Pittsburgh.

What Trump called a planned partnership will add $14 billion to the U.S. economy, he said, although it wasn't clear what the terms of the deal would be or who would control U.S. Steel under the arrangement. Neither company explained Friday how the partnership would be structured.

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Josh Spoores, the Pennsylvania-based head of steel Americas analysis for commodity researcher CRU, said that, from what hes seeing, this partnership is a green light for the acquisition.

Shares of U.S. Steel jumped 21% on the news, and continued rising in aftermarket trading.

Keeping U.S. Steel's headquarters had always been part of Nippon Steel's bid to buy it. To sweeten the deal, Nippon Steel had offered up a $2.7 billion commitment to upgrade U.S. Steel's two blast furnaces and pledged that it wouldn't import steel slabs that would compete with the facilities.

Nippon Steel also had pledged not to conduct layoffs or plant closings during the term of the existing labor agreement and to protect the best interests of U.S. Steel in trade matters.

U.S. Steel's CEO David Burritt warned last September that blocking Nippon Steel's bid would mean U.S. Steel would largely pivot away from investing in its two blast furnaces one just outside Pittsburgh and one in Gary, Indiana and it would raise serious questions about remaining headquartered in Pittsburgh.

U. S. Steel's board and stockholders approved Nippon Steel's bid last year. It has been opposed by the United Steelworkers union. The union had no immediate comment Friday.

As recently as December, Trump said he was "totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company.

Then in February, Trump suggested that Nippon Steel wouldn't buy U.S. Steel, as it had planned, but that it would instead invest in U.S. Steel.

Last month, Trump ordered a new national security review of Nippon Steels proposed bid.

Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange Friday, swapping hundreds of soldiers and civilians in the first phase of an exchange that was a moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the 3-year-old war.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the first phase of the exchange brought home 390 Ukrainians, including soldiers and civilians, with further releases expected over the weekend that will make it the largest swap of the war. Russia's Defense Ministry said it had received the same number from Ukraine.

Its very important to bring everyone home, Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram, thanking all who worked to secure their return and pledging to continue diplomatic efforts to make more exchanges possible.

Dozens of relatives of prisoners cheered and chanted Thank you! as buses carrying the freed captives arrived at a medical facility in Ukraine's Chernihiv region. The men, some with expressionless faces and others unable to contain their emotions, got off the buses wrapped in Ukrainian flags for joyful reunions.

Kyiv and Moscow agreed in Istanbul last week to the exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each side in their first direct peace talks since the early weeks of Russias 2022 invasion. That meeting lasted only two hours and brought no breakthrough in U.S.-led efforts efforts to stop the fighting.

Exchanges at the Belarus-Ukrainian border

The swap took place at the border with Belarus in northern Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

The released Russians were taken to Belarus for medical treatment, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The exchange, which would be the latest of dozens of swaps since the war began and the biggest involving Ukrainian civilians at one time, didn't herald any halt in fighting.

Battles continues along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, where tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed, and neither country has relented in its deep strikes.

Russia launched two ballistic missiles at infrastructure targets in the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa, killing two workers and injuring eight others, according to regional Gov. Oleh Kiper. It was the first recorded attack on the port since March 11.

Moscow's forces attacked settlements in Kherson region with artillery, mortars and drones throughout the day, killing three civilians and injuring 10, according to the Kherson Regional Prosecutors Office.

They also shelled Kostyantynivka with artillery, killing one civilian, said Serhii Horbunov, head of the citys military administration.

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Emotional reunions for some, but others must wait

As the freed men entered the medical facility, people holding signs and photos of their relatives shouted names or brigade numbers, seeking any news of a loved one. The returning men inspected the photos, and a serviceman said he shared a cell with one of those on the sea of portraits held out toward him.

Vanya! cried Nataliia Mosych, among the gathered relatives, My husband!

She hadnt seen her husband, Ivan, for almost two years, she said, beaming with joy.

It is an unbelievable feeling. I am still in shock, Mosych said after he came outside to great his family following registration procedures inside the facility. I am really glad and we were not forgotten, and we still mean something for Ukraine.

Many who were freed expressed shock and disbelief that they had been exchanged. Some had trouble remembering names and details of their lives before their capture.

One released POW joked in a video call with his girlfriend that he got a bit older in his three-year absence, and she replied he was as beautiful as ever.

Many relatives wept when it became clear their loved ones were not among those returning, and they hoped those who were released could at least offer some information about their husbands, brothers and sons.

Maybe my dad will come tomorrow, one small boy cried.

News of the prisoner release emerged when U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had carried out a large exchange.

A major prisoners swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine, Trump said on the Truth Social platform. He said it would go into effect shortly.

He added in the post that "this could lead to something big??? apparently referring to other diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting.

No new Russia-Ukraine talks are set

After the May 16 talks, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called the prisoner swap a confidence-building measure and said the parties had agreed in principle to meet again.

But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that there has been no agreement yet on the venue for the next round of talks as diplomatic maneuvering continued.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday night that Moscow would give Ukraine a draft document outlining its conditions for a sustainable, long-term, comprehensive" peace agreement once the ongoing prisoner exchange had finished.

European leaders have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet in peace efforts while he tries to press his larger armys battlefield initiative and capture more Ukrainian land.

The Istanbul meeting revealed both sides clearly remained far apart on key conditions for ending the fighting. One such condition for Ukraine, backed by its Western allies, is a temporary ceasefire as a first step toward a peaceful settlement.

The Kremlin has pushed back on a temporary halt to hostilities, and Putin has said any such truce must come with a freeze on Western arms supplies to Ukraine and an end to Ukraines mobilization drive.

A senior Ukrainian official said in Istanbul that Russia had introduced new, unacceptable demands to withdraw Ukrainian forces from huge swaths of territory. The official, who was not authorized to make official statements, spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. The proposal had not been previously discussed, the official said.

Putin has long demanded as a key condition for a peace deal that Ukraine withdraw its troops from the four regions that Russia annexed in September 2022 but never fully controlled.

Zelenskyy has warned that if Russia continues to reject a ceasefire and make unrealistic demands, it will signal deliberate efforts to prolong the war a move that should bring tougher international sanctions.

Russias Defense Ministry said it had shot down 788 Ukrainian drones away from the battlefield between May 20-23.

Ukraines air force said Russia fired 175 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as a ballistic missile since late Thursday.

An Arizona community is raising funds to help cover a family's medical bills after a 1-year-old girl is fighting for her life after she was bitten twice by a rattlesnake.

The little girl, Cara, was reportedly playing in the yard with her family when she was bitten by the snake.

The family said that while she is making slow progress since she was airlifted to Phoenix Children's Hospital on Friday.

They also said her current medical bill is over $200,000, including the cost of receiving more than 30 vials of antivenom, which is very expensive.

So far, as of Wednesday morning, the family has raised about $6,000 for treatment.

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Arizona family raising funds, awareness after 1-year-old girl was bitten by rattlesnake

The number of encounters between humans and snakes typically increases as temperatures climb above 80 degrees.

In Arizona, 13 rattlesnake species make their presence known in both rural areas and even occasionally in homes, especially from March to October, according to the Arizona Game & Fish Department.

Here are some tips from Scottsdale Fire, Banner Health, Rural Metro Fire, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center:

Preventing snake bites and keeping them away from your home:

Clean up areas where snakes may seek shelter, like brush, wood, rock and debris piles. Keep up on regular mowing and trimming of lawns and weeds. Control rodent populations. Bird feeders and water are two of the main items that draw rodents to yards, which in turn can attract snakes. Always wear shoes while outside and never put your hands where you cannot see them. Practice caution when stepping over fallen logs and rock outcroppings, and when walking along creek banks or through underbrush. Leave wild animals alone. 50 to 70% of reptile bites managed by the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center were provoked by the person who was bitten--that is, someone was trying to kill, capture or harass the animal. Be aware of peak movement times. Reptiles in Arizona are most active in the warmer months of April through October. During the hottest months, they will be most active at night. They may be encountered during the day in spring and fall or during a warm day in winter. Watch where you put your hands and feet. Try to keep your hands and feet out of crevices in rocks, wood piles and deep grass. Always carry a flashlight and wear shoes or boots when walking after dark. Dead snakes can bite. Never handle a venomous reptile, even after it's dead. Reflex strikes with injected venom can occur for several hours after death. Install outdoor lighting for yards, porches and sidewalks. If you see a venomous reptile in your yard, it is probably just "passing through." However, if you are concerned about a dangerous animal in your yard, seek professional assistance in removing it.

If you encounter a snake:

Stay calm and dont panic. Keep at least 5 feet from the snake. Make sure to give it plenty of space. Do not try to kill the snake. Doing so is illegal in some states and greatly increases the chance the snake will bite you. Do not throw anything at the snake, like rocks or sticks. Rattlesnakes may respond to this by moving toward the person doing the throwing, rather than away from them. Alert other people to the snake's location. Advise them to use caution and to respect the snake. Keep children and pets away from the area. Keep your dog on a leash when hiking or camping. Allowing your dog to roam around increases the chance the dog will find a snake and get bitten. If you hear a rattle, don't jump or panic. Try to locate where the sound is coming from before trying to move, so you don't step closer to the snake or on top of it.

What to do if you are bitten:

Assume envenomation has occurred. Symptoms of snakebites vary by species but may include burning pain at the site of the bite, local swelling, and discoloration of the skin, tremors, slurred speech, blurred vision, drowsiness or euphoria. Call 911 immediately or get the victim to a medical facility as soon as possible. Call the Banner Poison and Drug Information Center at 1-800-222-1222 for assistance in answering any questions related to venomous bites or stings. Try to identify the species of snake, if possible, taking care to avoid another person being bitten. Identification is not necessary but may be helpful. Keep the victim as calm as possible. This helps reduce the spread of venom and the onset of shock. Know and be alert for the symptoms of shock, and institute the proper treatment should it ensue. Wash the bite area with a disinfectant if available. Remove jewelry, as well as tight-fitting clothes, before the onset of swelling. Reduce or prevent movement of a bitten extremity, using a splint if possible. Position the extremity below the level of the heart.

What NOT to do:

Do not make incisions over the bite marks. Do not use a tourniquet or other constricting ban except in extreme cases of envenomation, and then only if properly trained in the technique. Do not use cryotherapy (including cold compresses, ice, dry ice, chemical ice packs, spray refrigerants, and freezing). Do not drink alcohol, as it dilates blood vessels and increases absorption from the circulatory system, and thus helps spread venom faster. Do not use aspirin or related medications to relieve pain, because they increase bleeding. A pain reliever not containing aspirin, however, may be used. Do not use the pressure/immobilization technique, which consists of firmly wrapping the entire limb with an elastic bandage and then splinting, especially for pit viper bites as it can produce local swelling and tissue damage. Do not administer antivenom in the field unless properly trained in the procedure, unless evacuation to a medical facility will take many hours or days, or unless envenomation has been extreme.

This story was originally published by the Scripps News Group in Phoenix.

The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday.

Under the agreement in principle" that still needs to be finalized, Boeing would pay and invest more than $1.1 billion, including an additional $445 million for the crash victims families, the Justice Department said. In return, the department would dismiss the fraud charge in the criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer.

Ultimately, in applying the facts, the law, and Department policy, we are confident that this resolution is the most just outcome with practical benefits," a Justice Department spokesperson said in a statement.

"Nothing will diminish the victims losses, but this resolution holds Boeing financially accountable, provides finality and compensation for the families and makes an impact for the safety of future air travelers.

Many relatives of the passengers who died in the crashes, which took place off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019, have spent years pushing for a public trial, the prosecution of former company officials, and more severe financial punishment for Boeing.

Although the DOJ proposed a fine and financial restitution to the victims families, the families that I represent contend that it is more important for Boeing to be held accountable to the flying public, Paul Cassell, an attorney for many of the families in the long-running case, said in a statement earlier this week.

Boeing was accused of misleading the Federal Aviation Administration about aspects of the Max before the agency certified the plane for flight. Boeing did not tell airlines and pilots about a new software system, called MCAS, that could turn the planes nose down without input from pilots if a sensor detected that the plane might go into an aerodynamic stall.

The Max planes crashed after a faulty reading from the sensor pushed the nose down and pilots were unable to regain control. After the second crash, Max jets were grounded worldwide until the company redesigned MCAS to make it less powerful and to use signals from two sensors, not just one.

Boeing avoided prosecution in 2021 by reaching a $2.5 billion settlement with the Justice Department that included a previous $243.6 million fine.

A year ago, prosecutors said Boeing violated the terms of the 2021 agreement by failing to make promised changes to detect and prevent violations of federal anti-fraud laws. Boeing agreed last July to plead guilty to the felony fraud charge instead of enduring a potentially lengthy public trial.

But in December, U.S. District Judge Reed OConnor in Fort Worth rejected the plea deal. The judge said the diversity, inclusion and equity, or DEI, policies in the government and at Boeing could result in race being a factor in picking a monitor to oversee Boeings compliance with the agreement.

The host of an Airbnb in Baltimore said a guest's four-day stay left him with an $8,000 bill for stolen property, damages and extra cleaning.

But when it was time to make a claim with the company, that's when the real problems started.

All of my belongings were missing, valuables, TVs, sheets, duvets, pillows. Carpets, plates, bowls, pots, pans," Jordi Luke said. "They cleared me of everything you can imagine.

Airbnb denies claim after guest caused nearly $8,000 in damages

Caught on outdoor security camera footage at Luke's Airbnb, the four expected guests appeared to be more like 20 people.

Luke's friend, Jhoseht Pineda, saw the damage first-hand. He said Luke, who runs his own nonprofit, is the last person who deserved something like this.

Jordi is very humble, very humanitarian," Pineda said, as translated from Spanish. "It pains me greatly to see good, generous people who always help the community, the people, suffer things like this because it's not fair.

Luke filed a claim with Airbnbs Host Damage Protection reimbursement policy under Aircover, which requires a claim to be submitted within 14 days of the stay.

According to the website, it reimburses hosts up to $3 million in the rare event [a] place or belongings are damaged by a guest during an Airbnb stay."

He provided estimated costs, photos and the number of a police report taken by a Baltimore City police officer.

But, the company initially declined the claim, citing that there were several claimed items that lacked the backing of a police report. The company also denied a claim for a stain on the carpet because there was no "full-view photo evidence" and additional cleaning, stating "[no] clear explanation or documentation justifying the additional cleaning.

On the Baltimore City police report's website, it states it can take up to a month if not more to produce a report. And though Luke provided contact information of the officer as well, Airbnb communications informed him that the company does not contact police departments.

Luke had told the company about the discrepancy and even made a public post on LinkedIn.

It wasn't until after the Scripps News Group in Baltimore made a request for comment also pointing out the timeline discrepancy that Luke received an email informing him that the company had "elevated" his request and gave him a deadline extension until June 2.

"It shouldn't have to lead to this, to put this much public pressure on the company to just uphold their commitment to take care of, to protect their host and guest," Luke said.

Its also unclear what, if any, consequences the guest behind the profile may have experienced.

"Fortunately, no one was hurt, but what would happen if someone was hurt? Would Airbnb still not call the police?" Luke said. "It just doesn't feel like safety is a priority for Airbnb right now," he added.

Luke took the initiative to change the locks, worried that the guests may have copied the keys and put others at risk.

He is also reconsidering continuing to open up his home through the company, even though its one of his main sources of income.

"This will certainly be an unexpected financial strain on me and my family, but there's also been so much time that I've had to take away from the work I'm doing at the community level to deal with this crisis," he said.

The Maryland Insurance Administration recommends that anyone who rents rooms for profit make sure they have additional liability coverage and consider only renting to guests who provide proof of their own liability insurance.

Airbnb did not provide an official comment before this story's deadline.

This story was originally published by Blair Sabol with the Scripps News Group in Baltimore.

Total U.S. household debt rose by $167 billion in the first quarter of the year to reach $18.2 trillion, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported.

The increase was driven in part by a $199 billion jump in mortgage balances, which now total $12.8 trillion.

Student loan balances also grew, rising by $16 billion to reach $1.63 trillion. The report noted a significant rise in student loan delinquencies, attributed to the resumption of credit reporting for those loans after a nearly five-year pause due to the pandemic.

According to the Education Department, more than five million borrowers are currently delinquent, with an additional four million potentially facing the same fate in the coming months.

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There were a few bright spots in the report. Credit card debt declined by $29 billion to $1.18 trillion, while auto loan balances fell by $13 billion to $1.64 trillion, marking only the second quarterly decline in auto loan debt since 2011.

Overall, 4.3% of outstanding debt was in some stage of delinquency, up from the previous quarter. However, the rate of transition into serious delinquency remained stable for credit cards, auto loans, and other types of debt.

Workday, the human resources software company, is facing a collective action lawsuit alleging discrimination in its job screening technology, raising new concerns about the usage of artificial intelligence.

The lawsuit claims the company's algorithms and AI tools systematically rejected older job applicants. It could potentially set a precedent for how companies can use certain types of automated hiring systems.

Derek Mobley initiated the lawsuit against Workday in 2023, claiming the tech firm's software caused him to be rejected from more than 100 jobs on the platform over seven years.

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The rejections, he claims, are because of his age, race and disabilities.

Four additional plaintiffs all over the age of 40 have since joined the lawsuit with age discrimination allegations.

Together, the group claims they submitted hundreds of job applications through Workday and were rejected each time, sometimes within minutes or hours.

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The case comes as companies have been increasingly adopting AI technology for hiring processes.

Workday has denied the allegations in a statement provided to multiple outlets. We continue to believe this case is without merit, the company said.

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An assailant stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg on Friday, injuring 12 people six of them critically, authorities said.

A suspect in the attack was arrested, police said in a post on the social network X on Friday evening.

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Hamburg's fire service said that six people sustained life-threatening injuries, while another three were seriously injured and three had slight injuries, German news agency dpa reported.

Authorities didn't give any information on the suspect or details of the attack.

The station in downtown Hamburg, Germany's second-biggest city, is a major hub for local, regional and long-distance trains.

When graduates imagine the list of possible speakers for their commencement ceremony, a Muppet probably doesn't come to mind. Yet, there is probably no one better to speak about taking a big leap than Kermit the Frog.

"Stay connected to your dreams. No matter how big. No matter how impossible they seem. The truth is dreams are how we figure where we wanna go and life is how we get there," the beloved Muppet said to the University of Maryland's class of 2025 on Thursday.

For Kermit, the school probably feels just as homey as a swamp since Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960.

In the university's announcement naming him as the guest speaker, it said Henson fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mothers coats and a Ping-Pong ball cut in half.

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Henson died in 1990, but there is a popular statue of him and Kermit on the university's campus.

Kermit has previously spoken to students on campus in the College of Arts and Humanities Deans Lecture Series last year.

The university posted a video announcing Kermit as this year's commencement speaker and described him as an "environmental advocate, a bestselling author, an international superstar and a champion of creativity, kindness and believing in the impossible."

In his speech, Kermit said, As you prepare to take this big leap into real life, heres a little advice if youre willing to listen to a frog, the beloved Muppet said. Rather than jumping over someone to get what you want, consider reaching out your hand and taking the leap side by side, because life is better when we leap together.

A Georgia college student who was detained by ICE after a mistaken traffic stop has been released from custody.

A layer for Ximena Arias-Cristobal confirmed to Scripps News that his client was released Wednesday night and was back home by early Thursday morning.

Earlier this week, an immigration court said Arias-Cristobal could be released on a $1,500 bond.

Arias-Cristobal, who was brought to the country illegally as a 4-year-old, was pulled over on May 5.

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Dashboard camera video from a Dalton Police vehicle shows a black pickup truck driving past on May 5.

According to police, the officer saw the driver of that black truck, off camera, make an illegal right turn on red at a busy intersection.

The officer pursued what he thought was the pickup truck but mistakenly pulled over a dark gray truck instead, driven by Arias-Cristobal.

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The 19-year-old tells the officer she has an international license, but does not have it on her.

In the state of Georgia, when youre driving without a license, do you know what happens? the officer asks.

No, sir, Arias-Cristobal responds.

You ever been to jail? He asks.

"Well, youre going, the officer says.

After reviewing the video, authorities in Georgia dropped the traffic charges against Arias-Cristobal, acknowledging she should not have been pulled over.

However, ICE is still able to deport her since she is not in the country legally. Homeland Security has said she would be sent to Mexico, but her attorney is fighting any potential deportation.

People who regularly use the allergy medications Zyrtec or Xyzal may experience severe itching when they stop, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a new warning.

Although the itching, called pruritus, is rare, the FDA said hundreds of people reported the condition after they stopped taking the medications cetirizine or levocetirizine daily for at least a few months.

In some cases, the itching got so bad it required medical attention, the FDA said.

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Now, the agency is reviewing the prescription version of the drugs to include a new warning about the severe itching risk, as well as requesting the manufacturers of the over-the-counter version to add a warning label.

Users who experience severe itching after stopping these medications should contact their health care professional, the FDA said.

The FDA also said if you are considering taking these allergy pills on a regular basis, consider this new risk and discuss it with your health provider beforehand.

Days after the Pentagon said it has accepted a $400 million jet from Qatar that will be retrofitted to become Air Force One, David Super, a professor of law and economics at Georgetown University, expressed concerns over the ethics, legality, and national security implications of the plane.

Air Force One is the call sign for any Air Force airplane that transports the president of the United States.

"I couldn't believe it," he said. "I couldn't believe it from an ethics perspective, from a legality perspective, and perhaps anything more from a national security perspective, the likelihood of listing devices and whatnot in this thing being as great as it is."

Super said the plane could violate the Constitution's Emoluments Clause.

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"If it was going to the Defense Department and staying there, I would say there's a good argument it would be legal, wise, perhaps not, but legal," he said. "The problem with this is that it specifies that after President Trump leaves office, it will be transferred to his presidential library, which in effect is going to be controlled by him or his friends, and will make the plane available to him for his personal use.

"Having a luxury plane available for one's personal use is a personal value. It's a gift, and therefore the Emoluments Clause applies."

A Secret Service source told Scripps News that securing the jet will be the responsibility of the Air Force.

"They are going to make sure that theres no counter-surveillance stuff or issues with the plane," the source said. The source added that the Air Force would be the agency "stripping" the plane, but the Secret Service will probably do its own security assessment of the plane at some point.

The Secret Service source noted that Air Force pilots would need to be trained on flying this sort of Boeing jet, as it is a different plane than those within the current presidential fleet.

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Those concerns are on top of potential conflicts of interest, Super noted.

"I don't think we want foreign governments paying us to do what they want us to do. No one gives a $400 million gift to anyone, even the Defense Department, certainly not an individual, without expecting something in return," he said. "The president makes all sorts of decisions that are of great interest to the Qatari government on foreign policy, on counterterrorism and trade and any number of things.

"We don't want our government or our president to be indebted to a foreign state. That's why we have the Emoluments Clause."

President Donald Trump previously defended the move, saying, I could be a stupid person and say, No, we dont want a free, very expensive airplane. He stated that the plane would ultimately be transferred to his presidential library after he leaves office.

A federal judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration, blocking it from preventing Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.

A TRO is justified to preserve the status quo pending a hearing, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs wrote in her order.

A status conference is scheduled for May 27.

Harvard sued the Trump administration after it said it would bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students, calling it unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House's political demands.

In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Boston, Harvard said the government's action violates the First Amendment and will have an "immediate and devastating effect for Harvard and more than 7,000 visa holders."

"With the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard's student body, international students who contribute significantly to the University and its mission," Harvard said in its suit.

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Harvard enrolls almost 6,800 foreign students at its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Most are graduate students and they come from more than 100 countries.

The department announced the action Thursday, accusing Harvard of creating an unsafe campus environment by allowing "anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators" to assault Jewish students on campus. It also accused Harvard of coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party, contending the school had hosted and trained members of a Chinese paramilitary group as recently as 2024.

Harvard President Alan Garber earlier this month said the university has made changes to its governance over the past year and a half, including a broad strategy to combat antisemitism. He said Harvard would not budge on its "core, legally-protected principles" over fears of retaliation. Harvard has said it will respond at a later time to allegations first raised by House Republicans about coordination with the Chinese Communist Party.

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The threat to Harvard's international enrollment stems from an April 16 request from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who demanded that Harvard provide information about foreign students who might implicate them in violence or protests that could lead to their deportation.

Noem said Harvard can regain its ability to host foreign students if it produces a trove of records on foreign students within 72 hours. Her updated request demands all records, including audio or video footage, of foreign students participating in protests or dangerous activity on campus.

The suit is separate from the university's earlier one challenging more than $2 billion in federal cuts imposed by the Republican administration.

A Paris court on Friday found the ringleader and seven other people guilty in the robbery of Kim Kardashian in 2016.

The court acquitted two of the 10 defendants. The sentences being read out by the court president ranged from prison terms to fines.

Aomar At Khedache, 69, the ringleader, got the stiffest sentence, eight years imprisonment but five of those are suspended. Three others who were accused on the most serious charges got seven years, five of them suspended.

With time already served in pretrial detention, none of those found guilty will go to prison.

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Khedache arrived at court walking with a stick, his face hidden from cameras. His DNA, found on the bands used to bind Kardashian, was a key breakthrough that helped crack open the case.

Wiretaps captured him giving orders, recruiting accomplices and arranging to sell the diamonds in Belgium. A diamond-encrusted cross, dropped during the escape, was the only piece of jewelry ever recovered.

The crime took place on the night of Oct. 2, 2016 during Paris Fashion Week. The robbers, dressed as police, forced their way into the glamorous Htel de Pourtals, bound Kardashian with zip ties and escaped with her jewelry a theft that would force celebrities to rethink how they live and protect themselves.

The accused became known in France as les papys braqueurs, or the grandpa robbers. Some arrived in court in orthopedic shoes and one leaned on a cane. But prosecutors warned observers not to be fooled.

The defendants faced charges including armed robbery, kidnapping and gang association.

Kardashians testimony earlier this month was the emotional high point. In a packed courtroom, she recounted how she was thrown onto a bed, zip-tied, and had a gun pressed to her on the night of Oct. 2, 2016.

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I absolutely did think I was going to die, she said. I have babies. I have to make it home. They can take everything. I just have to make it home.

She was dragged into a marble bathroom and told to stay silent. When the robbers fled, she freed herself by scraping the tape on her wrists off against the sink, then hid with her friend, shaking and barefoot.

She said Paris had once been her sanctuary a city she would wander at 3 a.m., window shopping, stopping for hot chocolate. That illusion was shattered.

The robbery echoed far beyond the City of Light. It forced a recalibration of celebrity behavior in the digital age. For years, Kardashian had curated her life like a showroom: geo-tagged, diamond-lit, public by design. But this was the moment the showroom turned into a crime scene. In her words, People were watching They knew where I was.

Afterward, she stopped posting her location in real time. She stripped her social media feed of lavish gifts and vanished from Paris for years. Other stars followed suit. Privacy became luxury.

Defense attorneys asked the court for leniency, citing the defendants age and health. But prosecutors insist that criminal experience, not frailty, defined the gang.

Even for Frances painstakingly thorough legal system, observers commented about how long it took for the case to be tried.

Kardashian, who once said, This experience really changed everything, hopes the verdict will offer a measure of closure.