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South Carolina probe into fake IDs leads to ICE detention of 48 immigrants

A two-year investigation into immigrants with fake identity documents led to federal officials detaining 48 workers at a South Carolina metal casting business and six people facing state charges, including two top managers at the plant, authorities announced Thursday.

Truck-driving preacher helps thwart alleged kidnapping in South Carolina

A truck-driving preacher who helped thwart an alleged kidnapping attempt in South Carolina – all caught on his rig’s dashboard camera – said Thursday that he was not a hero, but a “divine” tool.

Man convicted in Jan. 6 riot at US Capitol has a job at the Pentagon

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon’s policy office, according to officials and internal records.

From rockets to brain implants, here's a look at Elon Musk's vast empire

NEW YORK (AP) – Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and now first-ever trillionaire, controls a lot of different businesses. Electric vehicles. Brain implants. Underground tunnels. A social media platform once called Twitter. And a rocket maker that blasted off its trading from Wall Street this week.

Anthropic takes latest AI models offline to comply with new export controls

WASHINGTON (AP) – AI giant Anthropic said Friday it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.

You can ignore AI giants like SpaceX, but your 401(k) won't

NEW YORK (AP) – While you might want to ignore all the hubbub around SpaceX, Elon Musk and IPOs, your 401(k) likely can’t. SpaceX is now worth $2.1 trillion after its stock launched 19.2% higher in its debut on Wall Street. Whether or not you believe it deserves to be worth more than Exxon Mobil, Bank of America and Coca-Cola combined, the collective market does.

Pakistan says a deal to end the Iran war is closer than ever

ISLAMABAD (AP) – Momentum for a deal to end the Iran war appeared to grow Saturday as key mediator Pakistan said an agreement was closer than “ever before” and Iran made some of its most optimistic statements yet.

Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in Russia and triggers fire at sea terminal

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured three in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, local officials said Saturday, as part of Kyiv’s campaign of strikes on military and energy targets deep inside Russia.

Canada's Carney says middle-power countries shouldn't compete for favor with US

DUBLIN (AP) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his efforts to pivot away from the United States and allign with Europe, meeting with the leader of Ireland on Saturday ahead of the upcoming G7 summit and saying middle power countries shouldn’t compete for favor with America.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, “love” it. Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in May had jumped 4.2% over the last year, the president took a surprisingly optimistic tack with the challenging news.