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Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

He wanted the justices to block a $1.4 billion defamation judgment against him.

Jones was successfully sued by Sandy Hook families after he spread lies that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

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President Trump is back in Washington after returning from his quick trip to the Mideast.

That's where he celebrated the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports.

Trump applauded the deal at the Israeli Knesset.

As Hamas released hostages, Israel released around 1,700 Palestinians and returned them to Gaza.

NPR's Anas Baba reports from Khan Yunus, Gaza.

In the U.S., the Trump administration says it'll continue with its immigration enforcement in the Chicago area.

National Guard troops have been temporarily blocked from being on the street.

Chicago Catholic Cardinal Blaise Cupich is describing the Trump administration's immigration actions as intended to terrorize.

Separately, Los Angeles County officials will decide today whether to declare a state of emergency.

This would provide them with the power to offer assistance to county residents they say have been financially harmed by ongoing federal immigration raids.

A heavy storm is pulling away into the Atlantic Ocean.

The nor'easter poured heavy rain from the Carolinas up to New England over the holiday weekend.