A New York court declined to delay the former president's trial scheduled for next week after he accused the judge of wrongly refusing to throw out most of the case.

The US government announced plans to end their use on public lands by the year 2032.

Groups of migrants have been wading across the Rio Grande, ignoring obstacles put up by the Texas National Guard and new bureaucracy by President's Joe Biden's government.

Fatalities dropped 3.3% in the first half of the year, continuing declines seen in the past year, but federal officials say more work is ahead.