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South Korean workers return home after days in detention following US immigration raid

INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — More than 300 South Korean workers detained during an immigration raid in the United States returned home on a charter plane recently to be reunited with their loved ones.
They were among the 475 people detained during the Sept. 4 immigration raid at a battery factory under construction on the c ... (full story)
With Hyundai raid, Trump's immigration crackdown runs into his push for foreign investment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's push to revitalize American manufacturing by luring foreign investment into the U.S. has run smack into one of his other priorities: cracking down on illegal immigration.
Just after immigration authorities raided a sprawling Hyundai battery plant in Georgia, detained more than 300 ... (full story)
Where states stand in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps

Lawmakers in Missouri are the latest to try to draw a new U.S. House map for the 2026 election that could improve the Republican Party's numbers in Congress.
It's a trend that began in Texas, at the behest of President Donald Trump, to try to keep GOP control of the House next year. California Democrats responded with their own ... (full story)
Black man shot at while waiting to go to work says South Carolina needs hate crime law

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When Jarvis McKenzie locked eyes with the man in the car, he couldn't understand the hate he saw. When the man picked up a rifle, fired over his head and yelled "you better get running, boy!" as he scrambled behind a brick wall, McKenzie knew it was because he is Black.
McKenzie told his sto ... (full story)
Trump's strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat raises questions about his use of military power

WASHINGTON (AP) — Within a week of Donald Trump's election, Sen. Lindsey Graham counseled the president-elect to quickly send a message to the drug cartels from the White House.
"Blow up something," Graham told Trump.
The brazen military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling speedboat carrying 11 people from V ... (full story)