Indiana executes a man by injection for raping and murdering a teenage girl in 2001.

National Guard troops are expected to begin patrolling in Memphis. The patrols are expected Friday after a federal judge in Illinois ruled Thursday to block a deployment in the Chicago-area for at least two weeks. President Donald Trump is pushing to deploy the National Guard to several U.S. cities. His administration claims crime in those cities is rampant, despite statistics not always backing that up. Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee supports the deployment. A president can dispatch active duty military in states that fail to put down an insurrection or defy federal law. The judge in Illinois says she found no substantial evidence of rebellion.

Tropical Storm Raymond has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the third system now off the western coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Raymond is about 115 miles south-southeast of Zihuatanejo, Mexico. It has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and is traveling west-northwest at 14 mph. At the same time, Tropical Storm Priscilla remains off the western coast of Mexico and is bringing rain to the Baja California peninsula. The former tropical storm Octave also churned in the eastern Pacific near Mexico but was downgraded Thursday morning to a post-tropical cyclone and was expected to dissipate soon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.

Subtropical Storm Karen forms far from land in the north Atlantic Ocean.

National Guard troops won’t be allowed to patrol the streets of Chicago for two weeks. A judge blocked their deployment, citing no significant evidence of a “danger of rebellion.” The ruling Thursday was a temporary win for the state and city's Democratic leaders. It comes as President Donald Trump works to move troops into major urban areas. He says they have a rampant crime crisis. Statistics don't always back that up. Troops were expected to start patrolling Friday in Tennessee, and a court battle continued over Trump’s plans to deploy them in Portland, Oregon. What will happen to the hundreds of troops already in Illinois remains unclear.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been charged as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration. She becomes the latest foe of the president to be prosecuted by his Justice Department. James, who infuriated President Donald Trump by suing him and his company for fraud in a case that played out as he was running for office, was indicted on charges of bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution. In a statement Thursday, James decried the indictment as “nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.”

President Donald Trump and his administration have described Portland, Oregon, as a city under siege by antifa, labeling it a war zone. However, the reality in Portland is less extreme. There have been nightly protests at the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building since June. While disruptive to nearby residents, the demonstrations are a far cry from the unrest that gripped the city during the racial justice protests of 2020. Recent protests peaked in June, with Portland police declaring one a riot and other smaller clashes since then. In early September, nightly crowds typically numbered a couple dozen people. Local officials have suggested that Trump’s claims rely on outdated images.

A parade of ships streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia to kick off a celebration of the 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Among the ships that took part Thursday were the USS Lassen, the USS Billings and the USS Cooperstown. Thousands of people were expected to attend the boat parade and other anniversary-linked events over the next few days, including a reunion of veterans, a downtown street parade and a concert featuring singer Patti LaBelle, the Navy band and the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps. The events are happening despite the government shutdown that has closed many federal agencies and offices.

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois. The judge ruled Thursday. It’s a victory for Democratic officials who lead the state and city and have traded insults with President Donald Trump about his drive to put troops on the ground in major urban areas. U.S. District Judge April Perry didn’t lay out details of any order or say what part of the request she was granting as she spoke from the bench in her crowded courtroom.

A federal judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit Drake brought against Universal Music Group over a Kendrick Lamar dis track. Judge Jeannette A. Vargas rejected the lawsuit  Thursday in a written opinion, saying the purportedly libelous words were opinion. The January lawsuit alleged that UMG published and promoted Lamar’s dis track “Not Like Us” even though it included false pedophilia allegations against Drake and suggested listeners should resort to vigilante justice. Lamar was not named in the lawsuit. Universal Music Group is the parent record label for both artists. It denied the allegations. Drake's lawyers say they will appeal.

PHOENIX (AP) — The sheriff’s office for metro Phoenix spent millions of dollars budgeted for compliance costs in a racial profiling case over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns on things that had little or nothing to do with a court-ordered overhaul of the agency, according to an expert’s report.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain and head of the U.N. World Food Program, suffered a mild stroke this week and is said to be recovering “well," according to a press release Thursday from the humanitarian organization.

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for two weeks.

Flash flooding is a growing risk in the southwestern U.S. through this weekend. The reason is a tropical storm headed inland from the Pacific Ocean. Bands of rain left over from Tropical Storm Priscilla are forecast to drench much of Arizona and parts of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and southern California. Some areas could see up to 4 inches of rain. That is a risk for drivers and people out hiking and camping in canyon country. Experts warn to keep away from canyons and desert washes that can flood miles downstream from where it rains, and to avoid places where recent wildfires have stripped away vegetation.

Texas’ top criminal court has again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he had been set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death in a shaken baby case. The execution stay was granted on Thursday by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Roberson had been scheduled to receive a lethal injection Oct. 16. This was the third execution date Roberson’s lawyers have been able to stay since 2016. Nearly a year ago, an unprecedented intervention by a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers stayed an earlier scheduled execution. Prosecutors say Roberson hit and violently shook his 2-year-old daughter. Roberson has long proclaimed his innocence.

New York Attorney General Letitia James calls fraud case 'baseless,' decries 'weaponization of our justice system.'

Oklahoma’s Republican governor is opposing part of President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard in cities. Kevin Stitt says the president should not send out-of-state Guard members into places where the governors don’t want them. Most GOP attorneys general, including Oklahoma’s, have taken Trump’s side in court battles over deployments in Chicago and Portland, Oregon. Stitt serves as chair of the National Governors Association, which some key Democratic governors have threatened to leave over its silence on the issue. His statement as a sitting Republican official posed a rare rebuke of Trump’s push to send National Guard troops to cities in states where Democrats are in charge.

A Pennsylvania state trooper remained hospitalized in serious condition Thursday and another was treated and released after both were shot multiple times by a man suspected of stealing clothing from a store before leading police on a high-speed chase, investigators said.

A federal judge has ordered a man charged in California’s deadly Palisades Fire to remain jailed amid concerns about his mental health. A prosecutor said Jonathan Rinderknecht had traits of an arsonist and his family had worried about his declining mental state. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Lyons said during Thursday's hearing that Rinderknecht was a flight risk because he had family in France and spoke French. Rinderknecht was arrested Tuesday but was first interviewed by authorities Jan. 24. Investigators said that during the intervening months they worked to rule out anything else that might have started the fire that killed 12 people.

The government shutdown has grounded the Blue Angels from its crowd-pleasing. stunt-filled airshow at San Francisco’s Fleet Week this weekend. But Fleet Week organizers said Wednesday that Royal Canadian pilots and Colombian sailors will be on hand to make sure the show goes on. The Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds will headline the air show this weekend instead of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. The three-masted ARC Gloria and official flagship of the Colombian Navy will arrive at the Port of San Francisco Thursday. Fleet Week was started in 1981 by the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. It's a civic celebration of those who serve in the armed forces.

Since his arrest last month by immigration agents, the public has grappled with how Ian Roberts became a public schools leader despite lacking authorization to work in the U.S., a history of criminal charges and falsified credentials. An Associated Press investigation has found that Roberts rose to the top job in Iowa's largest district with the help of a consulting firm that marketed his self-published books and helped build his profile. Roberts' relationship with Lively Paradox and its founder Nicole Price at times blurred the line between his public and private jobs. Des Moines officials blocked his plan to award a contract to Lively Paradox in 2023 after finding a conflict of interest, but Roberts later awarded Price a contract for a two-hour leadership exercise during a board retreat.

A Texas appeals court has paused the execution of Robert Roberson, who was set to be the first in the U.S. executed for a murder linked to shaken baby syndrome. Roberson, claiming innocence, was scheduled for lethal injection on Oct. 16. The court's decision doesn't overturn his conviction but instructs a review of issues in his case. Shaken baby syndrome diagnoses have faced scrutiny in recent years, and Roberson has drawn support from lawmakers and public figures. His legal team argues his daughter died from pneumonia complications, not abuse. Prosecutors say Roberson hit his daughter and violently shook her.

New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge in latest case against Trump foe, AP source says.

Judge tosses out Drake's claim against Universal Music, labeling defamatory claims as opinion.

The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay. While they would receive back pay once the impasse ends, many military families live paycheck to paycheck. During previous shutdowns, Congress passed legislation to ensure that troops kept earning their salaries. Time is running out before they miss their first paycheck in less than a week. Payday is supposed to be Wednesday, but the House isn't expected to be back until Monday. Support for military families is available through various nonprofits and charities. And some financial institutions are offering zero-interest loans. But families and advocates say that help can only do so much.

Thirty-four men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, and eight others are scheduled to be put to death by year's end, including five in the next eight days.

Tropical Storm Raymond, the third system now off the coast of Mexico, forms in the eastern Pacific Ocean.