Storms could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in large part of US in coming days

(AP) — Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes in coming days from a new round of storms. Waves of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South later this week. National Weather Service forecasters say the potent system raises the risk of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the U.S. starting Wednesday. The storms bearing heavy rains are expected in parts of Texas, the lower Mississippi Valley and the Ohio Valley. The new round of storms comes as residents in northern Michigan continue digging out from a weekend ice storm.

ICE admits ‘administrative error’ in deporting Maryland man to El Salvador

(AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has admitted to mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison. But the administration is arguing against returning him to the United States because of alleged gang times. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was arrested last month and sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center in his home country despite an immigration judge’s 2019 ruling that he not be deported there. His attorneys say he has no gang ties and say the U.S. government has not produced evidence to support that claim.

Feb. US job openings slip to 7.6M, consistent with a healthy but decelerating job market

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted 7.6 million job openings in February, a sign that that the job market is slowing but remains healthy. The number of vacancies was down slightly from a revised 7.8 million in January and from a 8.4 million a year earlier. Openings have come down more or less steadily since peaking at 12.2 million in March 2022 when the economy was still roaring back from COVID-19 lockdowns. The American job market has proven surprisingly durable. But it has clearly lost momentum from the frantic hiring days of 2021-2023. And the outlook for hiring is cloudy as President Donald Trump pursues trade wars, purges the federal workforce and promises to deport millions of immigrants working in the United States illegally.

Trump administration sued over decision to rescind billions in health funding

(AP) — A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country. Attorneys general from 23 states filed the suit in federal court in Rhode Island. They include New York Attorney General Letitia James and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, as well as Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the District of Columbia. The lawsuit argues the cuts are illegal, and that the federal government did not provide “rational basis” or facts to support the cuts. The attorneys general say it will result in “serious harm to public health” and put states “at greater risk for future pandemics and the spread of otherwise preventable disease and cutting off vital public health services.”