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(HONOLULU) -- Hawaii has passed legislation to increase people staying at hotels to help the islands cope with the increasing pressures from climate change.The bill, SB1396, adds a 0.75% levy to existing taxes on tourist lodging within the state -- including hotels rooms, timeshares and vacation rentals starting Jan. 1, 2026. It also imposes an 11% tax on cruise ship bills for each night the ship is in a Hawaiian port.The […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York ruled Tuesday that the Alien Enemies Act "was not validly invoked" by the Trump administration when it opted to deport alleged Tren de Aragua members, marking the second time a judge has deemed the administration's use of the AEA unlawful.U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction in the case of two plaintiffs identified by their initials, […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON0 -- President Donald Trump is set to headline a fundraiser for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts next month, according to an invitation obtained by ABC News, for which the top sponsorship level is selling for $2 million.The event, hosted by the Kennedy Center's board of trustees, includes a VIP reception followed by the center's opening night performance of Les Misérables.Trump -- who […]

(BRENHAM, Texas) -- The body of a 10-year-old girl was found on Tuesday after she was swept away by floodwaters in Texas. The sad end to the search comes as a a storm threat continues to impact millions in the South and Northeast on Tuesday.Two sisters were walking home from school in Brenham, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon when an adjacent creek rose quickly and one of the girls, 10-year-old Dhava […]

(BALTIMORE) -- A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's argument that a 20-year-old Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador, whose removal violated a previous court settlement, should not be returned to the U.S. because his asylum application would be denied.During the hearing in Maryland, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher -- who last month ordered the government to facilitate the return of the man, identified as Cristian in court filings -- […]