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Protester Moina Shaiq holds a sign at a rally outside City Hall in San Francisco. On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked a Trump administration order to withhold funding from sanctuary communities.

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Federal Court In San Francisco Blocks Trump's Threat Against Sanctuary Cities

11:43pm April 25, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The president's immigration policies have been dealt another setback. A federal judge's ruling will stop the administration from penalizing sanctuary cities while a lawsuit winds through the courts.

President Obama designated the Bears Ears National Monument in December. Here, the namesake "bears ears" are pictured from Cedar Mesa, in the southeast Utah high desert.

Trump To Sign Executive Order That Could Shrink National Monuments

10:22pm April 25, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

The Interior Secretary says, under the policy, his department will review protective designations since 1996 of 100,000 acres or more, particularly their size.

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A mountain lion, although not this one, has been confirmed as the "shadow of an animal" that made off with a Pescadero, Calif., homeowner's dog.

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Confirmed: Mountain Lion Took Pescadero, Calif., Dog While Owner Slept

9:54pm April 25, 2017

by Barbara Campbell

Wildlife authorities say DNA identifying the predator was found in the home, mixed with blood from the pet. The cat entered through an open door and snatched the dog from the foot of the owner's bed.

Tops to prescription bottles are pictured inside the Wal-Mart pharmacy.

Cherokee Nation Sues Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens Over Tribal Opioid Crisis

8:58pm April 25, 2017

by Nate Hegyi

The tribe says these companies regularly filled large, suspicious prescriptions within the Nation's 14 counties in northeastern Oklahoma, leading to hundreds of tribal members' deaths.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, walk toward Marine One at the White House on March 3. A watchdog group says that Kushner should recuse himself from certain duties since he is President Trump's son-in-law and has potent

Watchdog Group Sees Conflicts In Jared Kushner's Vast Wealth, Responsibilities

8:02pm April 25, 2017

by Peter Overby

Democracy 21 says President Trump's son-in-law should recuse himself from certain duties. Kushner's lawyer says her client "has consistently said that he would follow government ethics requirements."

U.S. Secret Service agents stand on the tarmac as Air Force One lands in West Palm Beach, Fla., in February.

Trump Names Retired Marine Corps General To Lead Secret Service

7:37pm April 25, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Randolph Alles is currently at Customs And Border Protection. He will take over an agency stretched thin and beset by poor morale and other issues.

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New TV Shows And Movies? They'll Stay In The Writer's Mind If There's A Strike

6:27pm April 25, 2017

by Ted Robbins

The last TV and movie strike a decade ago cost Hollywood hundreds of millions of dollars and left a hole in viewers' schedules.

Chart: Unauthorized Immigrant Population, By Country Of Origin

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Mexicans No Longer Make Up Majority Of Immigrants In U.S. Illegally

5:41pm April 25, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

Mexicans made up half of the 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. last year, according to new estimates by the Pew Research Center. There are growing numbers from Central America and Asia.

16-year-old Amaiya Zafar (left) spars in the Circle of Disclipline gym in Minneapolis earlier this month. USA Boxing has granted Zafar a religious exemption to fight in one bout while wearing hijab.

Wearing A Hijab, A Young Muslim Boxer Enters The Ring

5:15pm April 25, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

After three years of training and a battle with USA Boxing over its uniform policy, Amaiya Zafar will fight in her first competitive bout on Saturday. She says she fell in love with the sport at 13.

Sara Leibold (left) at the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail in 2011. Rhys Hora is thru-hiking the trail this year.

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What You Learn Hiking The Whole Appalachian Trail

5:10pm April 25, 2017

by Connor Donevan

Rhys Hora hopes walking the some 2,2000 miles from Georgia to Maine will nudge him out of a rut. Sara Leibold did it in 2011 and says adjusting to the solitude, and then life afterward, are difficult.

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