Maryland sues Trump administration to halt construction of ICE facility

By Jasper Ward

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said on Monday that the state had filed a lawsuit against the ‌Trump administration to halt construction of a new federal immigration detention center ‌in the state.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which has federal oversight of immigration, spent more than $100 ​million on a 54-acre square-foot warehouse in Maryland's Washington County to convert into a detention center capable of holding 1,500 people at a time, Brown said.

The Trump administration, according to Maryland's attorney general and government, purchased the property without conducting an environmental ‌review or receiving public input.

However, ⁠according to Washington County last month, the federal government did not need to seek local zoning approval for the project. As ⁠a result, it said, the county could not legally restrict the Trump administration's ability to proceed with the detention center.

"Our people must be heard when the federal government makes ​decisions that ​affect their health, their safety, and their ​communities," said Maryland Governor Wes ‌Moore, a Democrat.

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He added: "The State of Maryland is filing this lawsuit because DHS must be held to the same legal standard as every other federal agency."

DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The department plans to spend more than $38 billion in 2026 on detention centers as the Republican Trump administration seeks to ramp ‌up its already aggressive immigration agenda. This would ​increase Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) total bed capacity ​to 92,600 at its detention ​centers.

There are currently more than 200 federal immigration detention centers in ‌the United States.

The move to increase ​detention centers in states ​across the U.S. states has been met with some bipartisan criticism.

Amid the criticism, four Democratic members of Congress on Monday announced a plan to ​introduce a bill requiring DHS ‌to seek written approval from state and local officials before constructing, acquiring ​or operating any ICE processing facility or detention center.

(Reporting by Jasper ​Ward in Washington; Editing by Alistair Bell)

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Canada prepares aid package for Cuba as it faces fuel shortages worsened by US oil embargo

TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Monday that it is working on an aid package for Cuba as it faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened bya U.S oil embargo.

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Foreign Minister Anita Anand declined to give details beyond that.

"We are preparing a plan to assist. We are not prepared at this point to provide any details of the announcement," Anand said.

Cuba is facing anincreasingly dire energy crisisthat has heightened in recent weeks after oil shipments from Venezuela, its main oil supplier, were halted when the U.S. attacked the South American country in early January andarrested its leader. Mexico, another major supplier, then alsosuspended oil shipmentsunder U.S. pressure.

Air Canada and other airlines havecanceled flightsto the Caribbean island because of a shortage of aviation fuel on the island.

Canadian tourism is vital to Cuba's economy. Global Affairs Canada, a governmental office, has said Canada is Cuba's second-largest source of direct investment to the island, particularly in the mining and tourism sectors.

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Canada would join Mexico in providing aid.

Two Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid docked inCubaearlier this month, two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries that sell oil to the island, deepening an already severe economic andenergy crisisin the Caribbean nation. The ships brought about 800 tons of goods, and another 1,500 tons of powdered milk and beans.

The economic crisis gripping Cuba since 2020 has been compounded by intensified U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing a change in the island's political model. These pressures led tocritical shortages and severe blackoutsthat peaked in early 2026.

Because Cuba produces only 40% of its required fuel, it remains highly vulnerable to external blockades. While strong allies like Russia and China have condemned the U.S. measures, their support has remained largely symbolic thus far.

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EU hits pause on US trade deal as it seeks clarity over latest Trump maneuver

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Frustrated European officials pushed Monday for clarification on how U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration of a15% global taxon imports would affect thetrade dealthey struck with Trump this summer as EU legislators hit pause on the deal's ratification until they get clarity.

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The European Parliament's trade committee postponed a committee vote on ratification after Trump said he would impose the new tariff, after the U.S. Supreme Courtstruck downhis use of an emergency powers law to set new import taxes. Trump thenturned to another sectionof trade law to justify his imposition of the 15% global rate, which take effect Tuesday.

The EU position is expressed in five words: "A deal is a deal," said commission spokesman Olof Gill. "So now we are simply saying to the US, it is up to you to clearly show to us what path you are taking to honor the agreement."

The US-EU deal called for a 15% cap on tariffs on most European goods imports, while tariffs on US industrial goods would be lowered to zero. While the deal burdened consumers and businesses with a tariff increase from the previous average of 4.8%, it also gave businesses certainty so they could plan - a factor credited with helping Europe avoid a recession last year.

Since the new 15% rate announced Saturday would be applied on top of the previous tariffs, it would break the agreed ceiling on tariffs, said Bernd Lange, chair of the parliament's trade committee. Legislators postponed a committee vote on the agreement scheduled for Tuesday.

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Questions surrounded other trade deals done with individual countries including Brazil, India and Britain. For instance, Britain agreed a 10% maximum tariff with the US, while India settled on 18% and Vietnam accepted 20%. Although the Supreme Court decision did not directly affect bilateral deals, they were negotiated using threats of imposing the now-invalidated tariffs as leverage. However re-opening those deals could backfire because Trump has made clear he will pursue tariffs under other laws than the one the Supreme Court said he could not apply.

US Trade Representative Jamison Greer said Sunday on US network CBS' "Face the Nation" program that the administration had made clear to negotiating partners that Trump was intent on tariffs whether the Supreme Court ruled against him or not, that "whether we won or lost, there were going to be tariffs."

He said that the bilateral deals "are good deals, we expect to stand by them, we expect our partners to stand by them."

Moving from country-specific tariffs to the flat 15% global tariff "will have considerable implications elsewhere," said Atakan Bakiskan, US economist at Berenberg bank. The new tariff means a reduced rate for some countries, for example Brazil, which faces a reduction of nearly 15 percentage points and China, which sees a reduction of nearly 10 percentage points.

Under the law Trump relied on, these latest tariffs are in effect for only 150 days unless Congress votes to extend them. Trump could use that time to search for other legal provisions that would support his actions.

While uncertainty hits European companies, it puts pressure on the U.S. economy as well, where consumers and companies pay the tariffs on goods purchased from abroad. "Uncertainty around trade policy appears here to stay - putting continued pressure on the US economy," Bakiskan said.

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Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love plans to run 40 at combine

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love has the wheels to turn the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine into his Saquon Barkley moment.

Love, 20, has a projected 40-yard dash time in the 4.3s and electric athleticism, the kind of traits that could inspire a storybook showing in Indianapolis this week.

Love had 40 total touchdowns as the featured back for the Fighting Irish and is No. 2 on the Field Level Media Top 100 list of prospects in the 2026 draft.

Big-play speed is a major selling point for Love in the draft. He might not be the No. 2 overall pick -- where Barkley went to the Giants -- but he's very much in play as a top-10 projection because of the number of teams in that range with a need at the position.

The Arizona Cardinals (third overall), Tennessee Titans (fourth), New York Giants (fifth), Washington Commanders (seventh), New Orleans Saints (eighth) and Kansas City Chiefs (ninth) all have a case for taking Love if they believe he can be a key ingredient for their offense.

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Barkley weighed in at 233 pounds and ran a 4.4 40-yard dash with a 41-inch vertical and 29 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press at the 2018 combine.

Love's 40 time and vertical could beat Barkley, and his 10-yard split (1.54 for Barkley) could be blazing fast.

One of the recurring comparisons we're hearing for Love is Darren McFadden, the Arkansas blazer who ran 4.33 in 2008.

Virginia Tech running back Bhayshul Tuten was the fastest running back at the 2025 combine (4.32). He was selected 104th overall by the Jaguars.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman and Wife Chelsea Expecting Baby No. 4

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• Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman is expecting his fourth baby with wife Chelsea

• The two announced the news on Instagram, revealing they're expecting another little one via surrogate

• The Freemans are already parents to sons Max and Brandon, 5, and Charlie, 9

Los Angeles Dodgers'Freddie Freemanand his wifeChelseaare going to be parents again!

On Sunday, Feb. 22, the MLB star, 36, and his wife, 34, announced they are expecting their fourth baby together in a post onInstagram. The couple, who is already parents to sons Max and Brandon, 5, and Charlie, 9, shared that they are expecting their newest little one via surrogate.

In the family photo, Chelsea could be seen wearing a black turtleneck and posing behind her three boys. Freddie stood next to her and smiled as their oldest, Charlie, held up a sonogram image. His brothers Max and Brandon wore matching white sweaters on either side of him.

"Worth the wait 🤍 Baby#4is on the way and our hearts are already so full," Chelsea and Freddie wrote in their joint caption. "We are incredibly grateful for the amazing woman helping bring our baby into our lives, and we're choosing to honor her privacy as we walk this chapter. What do you think… brother or sister? 🤍💙🩷."

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The couple has been open in the past about wanting to grow their family. In February 2021, Chelsea told ESPN that her husband had always wanted to be a dad.

"As long as I've known [Freddie], he said that since he was a little boy, he always knew he wanted to be a dad," Chelsea toldESPN. "As important as being a baseball player to him is, I think being a dad is even more important."

After getting married in 2014, Freddie and Chelsea welcomed their first child, Frederick Charles II (who goes by Charlie), in 2016. After struggling to get pregnant again, the couple decided to expand their family through surrogacy. Days before the embryo transfer, Chelsea found out she was pregnant, and the MLB star told ESPN that they were happily surprised to go "from one to three."

They welcomed son Brandon John in 2020 and son Maximus Turner two months later in 2021. Chelsea and Freddie lovingly refer to their youngest boys as "twins with a twist."

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In March, Chelsea spoke with PEOPLE abouther son Max's health scareafter she attended the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Texas to support her husband with her three sons. All three boys got sick, but Max ended up needing to be hospitalized. According to Chelsea, those hours were some of the "scariest of my life."

"Max coded at check-in, and all of a sudden we were surrounded by countless doctors and nurses," she said. "At this point, he was paralyzed from the neck down. His breathing was weak, and they were worried about his lungs collapsing, so they immediately needed to sedate him and reinforce his lungs with a ventilator."

The head of the ER was certain that Max had Guillain-Barré syndrome. According to theMayo Clinic, Guillain-Barré is a condition in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves, resulting in weakness, numbness or paralysis.

"Max would need a lumbar puncture to confirm the diagnosis," Chelsea said, referring to a technique commonly known as a spinal tap. "The culture would take 48 hours, and Max would need a full-body MRI to rule out tumors, cancer and anything else. All words you never want to hear as a parent."

Both the MRI and the lumbar puncture came back as positive for Guillain-Barré syndrome. "It was the hardest eight days of our lives," Chelsea candidly admitted. "Maximus went from being one of the most critical patients in the PICU to getting discharged eight days later. The first few days were so scary — we were just praying for a miracle."

Later that month, Chelsea shared on her Instagram thather son Max was doing much better. "We had our 9 month neurologist check up for Max today. He is 80% recovered after today's assessment," Chelsea wrote over a sweet photo of Max at the doctor's office. "He had reflexes in both his knees and feet for the first time."

"He is finally above his pre GBS weight. He is still working hard in PT to build strength back in his legs & his feet (dorsiflexon) to improve. I cannot express how thankful I am for these improvements," she went on.

"Life has slowly started to feel more normal. I realize how precious health is now. It is everything. If you are a special needs parent I have no words for how incredible you are."

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Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash

VAIL, Colo. (AP) — American skierLindsey Vonnsays she nearly lost her left leg followinga frightening crashin the women's downhill at theMilan Cortina Olympics.

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Vonn shared inan Instagram poston Monday that her injuries went far beyond the complex tibia fracture in the leg she initially revealed after clipping a gate and sailing off course just 13 seconds into her run on Feb. 8.

The 41-year-old Vonn said the trauma from the crash led to compartment syndrome in the leg. Compartment syndrome involves excessive pressure building up inside a muscle, either from bleeding or swelling. High pressure restricts blood flow and can lead to permanent injury if not treated quickly.

"When you have so much trauma to one area of your body so that there's too much blood and it gets stuck and it basically crushes everything," Vonn said.

Vonn credited Dr. Tom Hackett, an orthopedic surgeon who works for Vonn and Team USA, for conducting a fasciotomy to salvage her leg.

"He filleted it open (and) let it breathe, and he saved me," she said.

Vonn noted that Hackett was only in Cortina because she was competingafter tearing the ACLin her left knee shortly before the Olympics.

"If I hadn't had done that, Tom wouldn't have been there (and he) wouldn't have been able to save my leg," she said.

Vonn, who said she has been discharged from the hospital, also broke her right ankle in the crash.

"It has been quite the journey and by far the most extreme and painful and challenging injury I've ever faced in my entire life times 100," she said.

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Vonn underwent multiple surgeries during a week-long stay at a hospital in Treviso, Italy, following the accident. She credited both Hackett and Italian doctors for their efforts to repair her leg, which she said was "in pieces" following the accident.

She says she struggled with pain and blood loss in the immediate aftermath and had to receive a transfusion to help raise her hemoglobin levels.

Vonn, who said she is "very much immobile," is confined to a wheelchair at the moment, but has turned her attention to her rehab and is working her way toward being able to use crutches. She estimated it will take about a year for the bones in her left leg to heal. Only after that will doctors be able to go in and repair the torn ACL, which played no role in the crash.

"It's going to be a long road," she said. "I always fight and we keep going."

Vonn stressed she had "no regrets" about her comeback following a six-year retirement or her decision to ski at the Olympics despite the knee injury.

"I wish it had ended differently, but I'd rather go down swinging than not try at all," said Vonn, who was atop the World Cup series rankings in the downhill when she arrived in Cortina. "I think what I was able to achieve was more than anyone expected to begin with. ... This year was incredible and so worth everything."

She likened her injuries to "one blip on the radar." She did not go into any sort of detail about her competitive career, though her father,Alan Kildow, told The Associated Pressshortly after the accident he would like her to retire.

"Life is life and we have to take the punches that come," Vonn said. "Going to do the best I can with this one. It really knocked me down. But I'm like Rocky. I'll just keep getting back up."

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Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin says

CAMERON, N.C. (AP) — The 21-year-old North Carolina man whoentered a gateat President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort with a shotgun before he was shot and killed worked as a golf course groundskeeper and liked to sketch.

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Austin Tucker Martin rarely, if ever, talked about politics, seemed afraid of guns, and came from a family of Trump supporters, according to Braeden Fields, a cousin who said the two grew up together.

"I wouldn't believe he would do something like this. It's mind-blowing," Fields said. "He wouldn't even hurt an ant. He doesn't even know how to use a gun."

Martin walked up to the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago early Sunday and went through a gate when it opened for employees to leave, a U.S. Secret Service spokesperson said Monday. Martin dropped a gas can and raised a shotgun at two Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy who then opened fire "to neutralize the threat," said Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.

Trump, who often spends weekends at the Palm Beach, Florida, resort, was at the White House at the time.

Investigators have not identified a motive. Trump faced twoassassination attemptsduring the 2024 campaign, including one just a few miles (kilometers) from Mar-a-Lago when a man was spottedaiming a riflethrough shrubbery while Trump was golfing.

Following Sunday's incident, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said investigators believe Martin bought his shotgun while driving to Florida. Authorities said his family had recently reported him missing.

Martin was from central North Carolina, where guns and hunting are a part of life, his cousin said. But whenever they'd go hunting or target shooting, Martin would never pick up a gun, Fields told The Associated Press on Sunday.

He lived with his mother in a modest modular house down a rutted sandy road near the town of Cameron. No one answered the door Monday, and the large police presence from the day before was gone.

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Martin's sister was just 21 when she was killed in a car accident in 2023, and he has an older brother who's in the military, Fields said.

For the past three years, Martin worked as a groundskeeper at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club.

"It's tragic. I feel for his family," said Kelly Miller, president of the course in nearby Southern Pines. "It's just unfortunate what transpired. It was totally unexpected."

Martin last year started a business to sell pen drawings he made, according to state records. A website matching the company name features illustrations of golf courses, buildings and ancient Roman architecture.

Politics didn't seem to be among his interests, his cousin said

"We are big Trump supporters, all of us. Everybody," Fields said, but his cousin was "real quiet, never really talked about anything."

This story was corrected to show that the suspect walked through the gate and didn't drive through it.

Associated Press reporters Michelle L. Price in Washington, Ali Swenson in New York, Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, and John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, contributed.

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