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3 days ago | wmot.org | Quil Lawrence |Tom Bowman

As many as 9,000 Afghan refugees are at risk of deportation, as the Trump administration has ended the temporary protected status (TPS) that allowed them to stay in the U.S. legally. The White House says their country is no longer dangerous for them, a contention that confounds Afghanistan watchers. "It's a death penalty for them if they return," said Zia Ghafoori, who worked as an interpreter in combat with U.S. Army Special Forces from 2002 to 2014.

3 days ago | wmot.org | Russell Lewis

The commissioner of Major League Baseball has removed Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players from the sport's permanent ineligibility list. The move clears the way for Rose, Jackson and others to potentially be voted into the Hall of Fame. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred made the decision after the Rose family filed an application to change the policy following Rose's death last year at age 83.

3 days ago | wmot.org | Isabella Gomez Sarmiento |Anastasia Tsioulcas

This report contains descriptions of physical and sexual violence. Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of Sean Combs, took the stand on Tuesday morning (May 13) as the star witness in the first full day of testimony in the federal trial against the hip-hop mogul better known as Diddy or Puff Daddy.

3 days ago | wmot.org | Lauren Frayer

LONDON — Someone set fire to the door of a house British Prime Minister Keir Starmer used to live in, and police say they've arrested a 21-year-old suspect. London's Metropolitan Police say the man was arrested early Tuesday in connection with a series of arson attacks in northern London. He remains in custody. The first fire took place Thursday last week, targeting a vehicle. The second was Sunday, with a fire at the entrance of a property associated with Starmer.

1 week ago | wmot.org | Tom Dreisbach

Updated May 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM CDTPresident Trump announced Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., after withdrawing his earlier pick. "Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York," Trump posted on social media on Thursday.