DETROIT (AP) — Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States for use at the University of…

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, says he came to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs to support him. Dressed in white, Ye arrived at Manhattan federal court before noon on Friday while the trial was on a break. He was asked if he was at the courthouse to support Combs and he said “yes,” but he didn't appear to respond when a reporter asked if he might testify when the defense begins presenting its case as early as next week. The 55-year-old Combs has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges alleging that he used his fame, fortune and violence to commit crimes.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wife has told a crowd in Tennessee it's been three months since the Trump administration “abducted and disappeared” her husband. Jennifer Vasquez Sura spoke Friday at a rally before a court hearing for Abrego Garcia. A judge will hear arguments about whether Abrego Garcia should be released as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. Abrego Garcia lived in Maryland and was wrongfully deported by the Republican administration in March to his native El Salvador. Abrego Garcia's case quickly became a flashpoint in the debate over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The U.S. returned Abrego Garcia last week to face the human smuggling charges. Abrego Garcia's lawyers call the case “preposterous.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest. Noem spoke Thursday, hours before a judge directed the president to return control to California over National Guard troops he deployed after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown. But the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals quickly put the brakes on that and temporarily blocked the judge's order, which was to go into effect on Friday. The judge’s order said the Guard deployment was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded President Donald Trump’s statutory authority.