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Title 42 has ended. Heres what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing

WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process. The changes come with the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly turn back migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border for the past three years. Those restrictions are known as Title 42, because the authority comes from Title 42 of a 1944 public health law allowing curbs on migration in the name of protecting public health. Disinformation has swirled and confusion has set in during the transition.

Marine veteran who fatally choked NYC subway rider Jordan Neely surrenders on manslaughter charge

NEW YORK (AP) A man who kept a chokehold around the neck of an agitated fellow passenger in the New York City subway, leading to the other riders death, turned himself in to authorities Friday on a manslaughter charge that could send him to prison for 15 years. Manhattan prosecutors announced Thursday they would bring the criminal charge against Daniel Penny, 24, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, in the May 1 death of Jordan Neely, 30. Penny turned himself in at a Manhattan police station Friday morning. Neelys death, captured on video by a freelance journalist, has raised an uproar over many issues, including how those with mental illness are treated by the transit system and the city, as well as crime and vigilantism.

Trumps sexual assault verdict marks a rare moment of accountability. And women are noticing

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Cassandra Nuez and her grandmother cast their first ballots in a U.S. presidential election in 2016. She was a first-year college student; her grandmother, a newly minted citizen. They both hoped to elect the first woman president over a man who bragged about grabbing and kissing women at will. But Donald Trump became president, and it would be nearly seven years before a Trump accuser could press her claims at trial. This week, jurors in a New York civil case said they believed that Trump sexually assaulted writer E. Jean Carroll in a dressing room in the 1990s making him the first U.S.

Banning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional. The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne in Richmond, if not overturned, would allow dealers to sell handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds. In his 71-page ruling, Payne wrote that many of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship are granted at the age of 18, including the right to vote, enlist in the military without parental permission and serve on a federal jury. If the Court were to exclude 18-to-20-year-olds from the Second Amendments protection, it would impose limitations on the Second Amendment that do not exist with other constitutional guarantees, Payne wrote.

Sex? Sexual intercourse? Neither? Teens weigh in on evolving definitions and habits

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Situationships. Sneaky links. The talking stage, the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase typically done via text that can lead to a hookup. High school students are having less sexual intercourse. Thats what the studies say. But that doesnt mean theyre having less sex. The language of young love and lust, and the actions behind it, are evolving. And the shift is not being adequately captured in national studies, experts say. For years, studies have shown a decline in the rates of American high school students having sex. That trend continued, not surprisingly, in the first years of the pandemic, according to a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Islamabad court grants former Prime Minister Imran Khan bail, reprieve from arrest in graft case

ISLAMABAD (AP) A high court in Islamabad on Friday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan protection from arrest in a graft case and ordered him freed on bail. The ruling came as the government and legions of Khans supporters were on edge after days of violent confrontations sparked by the arrest of the former prime minister earlier this week. The government has vowed it will find a way to take Khan back into custody, a move that would likely cause a resurgence of riots and mob attacks. Fridays ruling by the Islamabad High Court gave Khan protection from arrest on one of several corruption cases against him for a period of two weeks, a form of interim bail that usually is renewed in the Pakistan judicial system.

George Santos inks deal to avoid prosecution in Brazil over bad checks

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) A day after New York Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to charges in the U.S., he signed an agreement Thursday with public prosecutors in Brazil to avoid prosecution for forging two stolen checks in 2008. What would have been the start of a case was ended today, Santos lawyer in Brazil, Jonymar Vasconcelos, told The Associated Press in a text message. As such, my client is no longer the subject of any case in Brazil. Asked about the details of the non-prosecution agreement, Vasconcelos demurred, citing the fact the case proceeded under seal. The public prosecutors office of Rio de Janeiro state also declined to comment when contacted by the AP.

Wave of anti-transgender bills in Republican-led states divides US faith leaders

As Republican-governed states across the nation advance myriad bills targeting transgender young people, Americas faith leaders are starkly divided in their assessment. Some view the legislation as reflecting Gods will; others voice outrage that Christianity is being invoked to justify laws they view as cruel and hateful. In one camp are many legislators who have cited their conservative religious beliefs while promoting these bills, as well as leaders of Americas two largest denominations the Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention. U.S. Catholic bishops have rejected the concept of gender transition; they issued guidelines in March to stop Catholic hospitals from assisting in such transitions.

Peloton is recalling more than 2 million exercise bikes in the U.S. Heres why

Peloton is recalling more than 2 million of its exercise bikes in the U.S. because the bikes seat post assembly can break during use, posing fall and injury hazards. The recall includes approximately 2.2 million of the Peloton Bikes Model PL01. The bikes were sold in the U.S. from January 2018 through May 2023 for about $1,400. They were sold at Peloton and Dicks Sporting Goods stores nationwide and online at Amazon, Peloton and Dicks websites. Peloton has received 35 reports of the seat post breaking and detaching from the bike during use, including 13 reports of injuries including a fractured wrist, lacerations and bruises due to falling from the bike.

Dont miss this week: Jonas Brothers, Muppets, Zelda and a Bennifer double feature

New music from the Jonas Brothers, a double feature of Ben Affleck/Jennifer Lopez films and the latest installment in the highly popular Zelda games are among the entertainment titles coming to a device near you this weeke Associated Press entertainment journalists break down whats arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM After successfully doing the rounds in theaters, Air is finally making its debut on Prime Video on Friday. The film, directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery, tells the origin story of the Air Jordan sneaker and how Nikes then-struggling basketball department defied the odds and signed rookie Michael Jordan in an unprecedented deal.

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