Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth certificate

(cnn) — A US-born man charged this week with being an “unauthorized alien” in Florida has been released after spending

Iran says nuclear deal is possible if Washington is realistic

Iran believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear program with the United States is possible as long as Washington is realistic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday.

Trump to reclassify many federal workers, making them easier to fire

President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration is set to change the employment classifications of tens of thousands of federal workers, a move governance experts say will make it easier to carry out more mass layoffs.

Venezuelan migrants ask Supreme Court to halt 'imminent' deportations

Lawyers for Venezuelan men detained in Texas asked the Supreme Court on Friday to block what the lawyers said were the men's imminent deportation by the Trump administration without the judicial review previously mandated by the justices.

A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado

Myrtle, a cherished pet tortoise, has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak in March.

10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination released

About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy have been released, including handwritten notes by the gunman, who said the Democratic presidential candidate "must be disposed of."

Judge extends ban on Musk's DOGE access to private Social Security data

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday that extends a ban on billionaire Elon Musk's aides from accessing private information on millions of Americans.

US congressmen visits Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster

Two U.S. Congress members landed in Damascus on Friday to meet Syrian officials, the first visit by American lawmakers to the war-ravaged country since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power by an Islamist-led rebel offensive in December.

Utah congressman visits prison in El Salvador where man was mistakenly deported

A Utah congressman is sharing details about his visit to a prison in El Salvador where a man mistakenly deported from the U.S. is being held.

More than 70 killed in US airstrikes on Yemen port, Houthis say

(cnn) — The death toll from Us airstrikes on an oil port in western Yemen has risen to at least 74 people, Houthi-run

US senator met wrongly deported Salvadoran man at hotel, calls for release

Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said on Friday he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and being held in a prison in El Salvador, at a hotel after initial requests to meet with him were denied.

US will abandon Ukraine peace push if no progress 'within a matter of days,' Rubio says

President Donald Trump will walk away from efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.

Luigi Mangione indicted on federal charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

(cnn) — Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare’s Ceo on a Manhattan sidewalk last