Abrego Garcia

is back in jail

NASHVILLE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia is in a Virginia detention center and facing deportation to Uganda.

He was detained Monday in Baltimore by immigration authorities after leaving a Tennessee jail on Friday. The Trump administration says he’s a danger to the community, a human smuggler and a gang member.

His attorneys say he’s just a family man and a construction worker from El Salvador. His lawyers are fighting the deportation efforts. They say he has the right to express fear of torture in Uganda and to appeal the decisions of immigration authorities.

He told the U.S. government he would prefer Costa Rica if he must be deported.

Utah ordered

to redraw map

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is the latest state at the center of a national redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterms.

A judge ordered lawmakers this week to quickly redraw the state’s congressional map. That could make one of Utah’s four congressional seats competitive for Democrats, who are trying to gain control of the U.S. House.

The judge says the current map is unlawful because the Republican-controlled Legislature circumvented an independent redistricting commission. The ruling throws Republicans a curveball in a state where they expected a clean sweep.

GOP leaders could cut their losses by creating a single left-leaning block, or gamble on creating competitive districts that Republicans will fight to keep.

Israeli military

defends strikes

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says its double strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people targeted what it believed was a Hamas surveillance camera.

But witnesses and health officials say the first strike killed a cameraman from the Reuters news agency doing a live television shot. The military on Tuesday released its initial findings into the strike. It offered no immediate explanation for striking twice and no evidence for an assertion that six of the dead were militants, including two who were identified by their employers as a health care worker at the hospital and an emergency services driver.

The dead also included five journalists.

Swift, Kelce

are engaged

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It’s a love story and, baby, she said yes. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. The superstar singer and football player revealed the news in a five-photo joint post on Instagram on Tuesday.

It’s the fairytale culmination of a courtship that for two years has thrilled and fascinated millions around the world. It’s unclear when and where the two got engaged.

The announcement comes not long after Swift’s appearance on “New Heights” as part of the rollout of her upcoming album. That’s the podcast hosted by the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and his brother Jason Kelce.