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In a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas, the first challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats argues that the death was an extrajudicial killing.

Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.

Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump. Here's a brief history of how they came to settle there.

Homeland Security announced that federal agents began an operation in New Orleans targeting immigrants in the country illegally. It's the latest city to face a widespread immigration crackdown.

A forthcoming inspector general report finds that had intel shared by Hegseth been intercepted by an adversary, it would have endangered servicemembers, according to a source who viewed the findings.

The FDA is urging customers to toss certain brands of grated Pecorino Romano; at the same time, it escalated an existing recall of numerous shredded cheeses.

Washington Post reporter Alex Horton talks about the Sept. 2 U.S. military strike on a boat with alleged "narco terrorists," in which a second strike was ordered to kill two survivors in the water.

Democrats seek to limit who can serve as immigration judges amid layoffs from the administration. And, Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly wins a special House election in Tennessee.

The legislation comes after the White House authorized up to 600 military lawyers to be temporary immigration judges and scrapped requirements for them to have immigration law experience.

The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff members who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools.