WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data -- including the immigration status -- on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that could make it easier to locate people as part of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-california-immigration-customs-enforcement-newsom-0482a8935419d88986b890b18db5cc03">his sweeping immigration crackdown</a>.

An internal memo and emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Medicaid officials unsuccessfully sought to block the data transfer, citing legal and ethical concerns.

Nevertheless, two top advisers to Health Secretary&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>&nbsp;ordered the dataset handed over to the Department of Homeland Security, the emails show. Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services were given just 54 minutes on Tuesday to comply with the directive.

The dataset includes the information of people living in California, Illinois, Washington state and Washington, D.C., all of which allow non-U. S. citizens to enroll in Medicaid programs that pay for their expenses using only state taxpayer dollars. CMS transferred the information just as the Trump administration was ramping up its enforcement efforts in Southern California.

Besides helping authorities locate migrants, experts said, the government could also use the information to scuttle the hopes of migrants seeking green cards, permanent residency or citizenship if they had ever obtained Medicaid benefits funded by the federal government.

California Gov.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/gavin-newsom">Gavin Newsom</a>&nbsp;’s office said in a statement that it was concerned about how deportation officials might utilize the data, especially as federal authorities conduct&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-protests-ice-national-guard-1009eac191a8f6248463a5028cbe0f68">immigration raids</a>&nbsp;with the assistance of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles.

“We deeply value the privacy of all Californians,” the statement said. “This potential data transfer brought to our attention by the AP is extremely concerning, and if true, potentially unlawful, particularly given numerous headlines highlighting potential improper federal use of personal information and federal actions to target the personal information of Americans.”

Some California lawmakers on Friday also expressed alarm. U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman, a Democrat, wrote on X that “we should never use a person’s need to go to the doctor against them. This will only lead to more chaos and pain in our communities.”

U.S. Health and Human Services spokesperson Andrew Nixon said the data sharing was legal. He declined to answer questions about why the data was shared with DHS and how it would be used.

“With respect to the recent data sharing between CMS and DHS, HHS acted entirely within its legal authority — and in full compliance with all applicable laws — to ensure that Medicaid benefits are reserved for individuals who are lawfully entitled to receive them,” Nixon said.

An official with DHS, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, said in a statement that Trump “promised to protect Medicaid for eligible beneficiaries. To keep that promise after Joe Biden flooded our country with tens of millions of illegal aliens CMS and DHS are exploring an initiative to ensure that illegal aliens are not receiving Medicaid benefits that are meant for law-abiding Americans.”

The initiative appears to be part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to provide DHS with more data on migrants. In May, for example,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/irs-ice-tax-data-deportations-federal-judge-fd696d215843bdc16260dfad471f500d">a federal judge</a>&nbsp;refused to block the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>&nbsp;from sharing immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help agents locate and detain people living without legal status in the U.S.

A targeted review of millions of immigrant Medicaid enrollees

CMS announced late last month that it was reviewing some state's Medicaid enrollees to ensure federal funds have not been used to pay for coverage for people with “unsatisfactory immigration status.” In a letter sent to state Medicaid officials, CMS said that the effort was part of Trump's Feb. 19 executive order titled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders.”

As part of the review, California, Washington and Illinois shared details about non-U. S. citizens who have enrolled in their state's Medicaid program, according to a June 6 memo signed by Medicaid Deputy Director Sara Vitolo that was obtained by the AP. The memo was written by several CMS officials under Vitolo's supervision, according to sources familiar with the process.

The data includes addresses, names, social security numbers and claims data for enrollees in those states, according to the memo and two people familiar with what the states sent to CMS. Both individuals spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share details about the data exchange.

CMS officials attempted to fight the data sharing request from Homeland Security, saying that to do so would violate federal laws, including the Social Security Act and the Privacy Act of 1974, according to Vitolo's memo.

“Multiple federal statutory and regulatory authorities do not permit CMS to share this information with entities outside of CMS,” Vitolo wrote, further explaining that the sharing of such personal data is only allowed for directly administering the Medicaid program.

Sharing information about Medicaid applicants or enrollees with DHS officials would violate a “long-standing policy,” wrote Vitolo, a career employee, to Trump appointee Kim Brandt, deputy administrator and chief operating officer of CMS.

Vitolo and Brandt could not be reached for comment.

The legal arguments outlined in the memo were not persuasive to Trump appointees at HHS, which oversees the Medicaid agency.

Four days after the memo was sent, on June 10, HHS officials directed the transfer of “the data to DHS by 5:30 ET today,” according to email exchanges obtained by AP.

Former government officials said the move was unusual because CMS, which has access to personal health data for nearly half the country, does not typically share such sensitive information with other departments.

“DHS has no role in anything related to Medicaid,” said Jeffrey Grant, a former career employee at CMS.

Beyond her legal arguments, Vitolo said sharing the information with DHS could have a chilling effect on states, perhaps prompting them to withhold information. States, she added needed to guard against the “legal risk” they were taking by giving federal officials data that could be shared with deportation officials.

All states must legally provide emergency Medicaid services to non-U. S. citizens, including to those who are lawfully present but have not yet met a five-year wait to apply for Medicaid.

Seven states, along with the District, allow immigrants who are not living legally in the country to enroll — with full benefits — in their state's Medicaid program. The states launched these programs during the Biden administration and said they would not bill the federal government to cover those immigrants' health care costs.

The Trump administration has raised doubts about that pledge.

Nixon, the HHS spokesperson, said that the state's Medicaid programs for immigrants “opened the floodgates for illegal immigrants to exploit Medicaid — and forced hardworking Americans to foot the bill.”

All of the states — California, New York, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Minnesota and Colorado — have Democratic governors. Due to his state's budget woes, Newsom announced earlier this year he would freeze enrollment into the program; Illinois will also shut down its program for roughly 30,000 non-U. S. citizens in July.

The remaining states — New York, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado — have not yet submitted the identifiable data to CMS as part of the review, according to a public health official who has reviewed CMS' requests to the states.

Illinois health officials also said they were “deeply concerned” by the AP’s findings that revealed their state’s Medicaid customer information was shared with federal agencies outside of CMS, given that their “understanding (is) that the data is protected under the federal Privacy Act of 1974 and other federal regulations — which protects the rights of Americans’ sensitive health and personal data.”

In a statement issued after publication of AP's story, California's Newsom said the decision to share the data “will jeopardize the safety, health, and security of those who will undoubtedly be targeted by this abuse.”

State health officials from the District and Washington did not respond to requests for comment.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1749865291658.png" alt="&nbsp;Health Secretary&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>&nbsp;ordered the dataset handed over to the Department of Homeland Security-image from White House video" />
 <figcaption>&nbsp;Health Secretary&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>&nbsp;ordered the dataset handed over to the Department of Homeland Security-image from White House video</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data -- including the immigration status -- on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that could make it easier to locate people as part of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-california-immigration-customs-enforcement-newsom-0482a8935419d88986b890b18db5cc03">his sweeping immigration crackdown</a>.An internal memo and emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Medicaid officials unsuccessfully sought to block the data transfer, citing legal and ethical concerns.Nevertheless, two top advisers to Health Secretary&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>&nbsp;ordered the dataset handed over to the Department of Homeland Security, the emails show. Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services were given just 54 minutes on Tuesday to comply with the directive.The dataset includes the information of people living in California, Illinois, Washington state and Washington, D.C., all of which allow non-U. S. citizens to enroll in Medicaid programs that pay for their expenses using only state taxpayer dollars. CMS transferred the information just as the Trump administration was ramping up its enforcement efforts in Southern California.Besides helping authorities locate migrants, experts said, the government could also use the information to scuttle the hopes of migrants seeking green cards, permanent residency or citizenship if they had ever obtained Medicaid benefits funded by the federal government.California Gov.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/gavin-newsom">Gavin Newsom</a>&nbsp;’s office said in a statement that it was concerned about how deportation officials might utilize the data, especially as federal authorities conduct&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-protests-ice-national-guard-1009eac191a8f6248463a5028cbe0f68">immigration raids</a>&nbsp;with the assistance of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles.“We deeply value the privacy of all Californians,” the statement said. “This potential data transfer brought to our attention by the AP is extremely concerning, and if true, potentially unlawful, particularly given numerous headlines highlighting potential improper federal use of personal information and federal actions to target the personal information of Americans.”Some California lawmakers on Friday also expressed alarm. U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman, a Democrat, wrote on X that “we should never use a person’s need to go to the doctor against them. This will only lead to more chaos and pain in our communities.”U.S. Health and Human Services spokesperson Andrew Nixon said the data sharing was legal. He declined to answer questions about why the data was shared with DHS and how it would be used.“With respect to the recent data sharing between CMS and DHS, HHS acted entirely within its legal authority — and in full compliance with all applicable laws — to ensure that Medicaid benefits are reserved for individuals who are lawfully entitled to receive them,” Nixon said.An official with DHS, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, said in a statement that Trump “promised to protect Medicaid for eligible beneficiaries. To keep that promise after Joe Biden flooded our country with tens of millions of illegal aliens CMS and DHS are exploring an initiative to ensure that illegal aliens are not receiving Medicaid benefits that are meant for law-abiding Americans.”The initiative appears to be part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to provide DHS with more data on migrants. In May, for example,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/irs-ice-tax-data-deportations-federal-judge-fd696d215843bdc16260dfad471f500d">a federal judge</a>&nbsp;refused to block the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>&nbsp;from sharing immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help agents locate and detain people living without legal status in the U.S.<h2>A targeted review of millions of immigrant Medicaid enrollees</h2>CMS announced late last month that it was reviewing some state's Medicaid enrollees to ensure federal funds have not been used to pay for coverage for people with “unsatisfactory immigration status.” In a letter sent to state Medicaid officials, CMS said that the effort was part of Trump's Feb. 19 executive order titled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders.”As part of the review, California, Washington and Illinois shared details about non-U. S. citizens who have enrolled in their state's Medicaid program, according to a June 6 memo signed by Medicaid Deputy Director Sara Vitolo that was obtained by the AP. The memo was written by several CMS officials under Vitolo's supervision, according to sources familiar with the process.The data includes addresses, names, social security numbers and claims data for enrollees in those states, according to the memo and two people familiar with what the states sent to CMS. Both individuals spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share details about the data exchange.CMS officials attempted to fight the data sharing request from Homeland Security, saying that to do so would violate federal laws, including the Social Security Act and the Privacy Act of 1974, according to Vitolo's memo.“Multiple federal statutory and regulatory authorities do not permit CMS to share this information with entities outside of CMS,” Vitolo wrote, further explaining that the sharing of such personal data is only allowed for directly administering the Medicaid program.Sharing information about Medicaid applicants or enrollees with DHS officials would violate a “long-standing policy,” wrote Vitolo, a career employee, to Trump appointee Kim Brandt, deputy administrator and chief operating officer of CMS.Vitolo and Brandt could not be reached for comment.The legal arguments outlined in the memo were not persuasive to Trump appointees at HHS, which oversees the Medicaid agency.Four days after the memo was sent, on June 10, HHS officials directed the transfer of “the data to DHS by 5:30 ET today,” according to email exchanges obtained by AP.Former government officials said the move was unusual because CMS, which has access to personal health data for nearly half the country, does not typically share such sensitive information with other departments.“DHS has no role in anything related to Medicaid,” said Jeffrey Grant, a former career employee at CMS.Beyond her legal arguments, Vitolo said sharing the information with DHS could have a chilling effect on states, perhaps prompting them to withhold information. States, she added needed to guard against the “legal risk” they were taking by giving federal officials data that could be shared with deportation officials.<h2>A ‘concerning’ development</h2>All states must legally provide emergency Medicaid services to non-U. S. citizens, including to those who are lawfully present but have not yet met a five-year wait to apply for Medicaid.Seven states, along with the District, allow immigrants who are not living legally in the country to enroll — with full benefits — in their state's Medicaid program. The states launched these programs during the Biden administration and said they would not bill the federal government to cover those immigrants' health care costs.The Trump administration has raised doubts about that pledge.Nixon, the HHS spokesperson, said that the state's Medicaid programs for immigrants “opened the floodgates for illegal immigrants to exploit Medicaid — and forced hardworking Americans to foot the bill.”All of the states — California, New York, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Minnesota and Colorado — have Democratic governors. Due to his state's budget woes, Newsom announced earlier this year he would freeze enrollment into the program; Illinois will also shut down its program for roughly 30,000 non-U. S. citizens in July.The remaining states — New York, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado — have not yet submitted the identifiable data to CMS as part of the review, according to a public health official who has reviewed CMS' requests to the states.Illinois health officials also said they were “deeply concerned” by the AP’s findings that revealed their state’s Medicaid customer information was shared with federal agencies outside of CMS, given that their “understanding (is) that the data is protected under the federal Privacy Act of 1974 and other federal regulations — which protects the rights of Americans’ sensitive health and personal data.”In a statement issued after publication of AP's story, California's Newsom said the decision to share the data “will jeopardize the safety, health, and security of those who will undoubtedly be targeted by this abuse.”State health officials from the District and Washington did not respond to requests for comment.

Trump admin. gives data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating a fatal mass shooting in Kansas City, Missouri.

Just after 1:30a.m. Saturday, patrol officers were dispatched to a shooting at&nbsp; 35th and Prospect, according to KCKPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino.

First responders were directed to the gas station parking lot. They located multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds.&nbsp; Officers began performing live saving measures and ordered EMS to the scene. On scene officers located a total of four victims. An adult female victim had critical injuries, one adult male victim had critical injuries, and two adult male victims had non life threatening injuries, according to DiMartino.

 All of the victims were transported to local hospitals. The adult female victim was pronounced deceased a short time later by medical personnel.

Additional officers responded to a separate shooting, a short distance away, in the 2000 block of East Linwood where an adult male victim was located. 

It was determined the victim was related to the scene at 35th and Prospect. He was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries.

This is being investigated as a homicide and there is no one in custody at this point, according to DiMartino.

Detectives are trying to determine what led up to the shots being fired and the victims being struck.&nbsp; Police have not released names of the victims.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating a fatal mass shooting in Kansas City, Missouri.Just after 1:30a.m. Saturday, patrol officers were dispatched to a shooting at&nbsp; 35th and Prospect, according to KCKPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino.<figure>
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 </figure>First responders were directed to the gas station parking lot. They located multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds.&nbsp; Officers began performing live saving measures and ordered EMS to the scene. On scene officers located a total of four victims. An adult female victim had critical injuries, one adult male victim had critical injuries, and two adult male victims had non life threatening injuries, according to DiMartino.<figure>
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 </figure> All of the victims were transported to local hospitals. The adult female victim was pronounced deceased a short time later by medical personnel.Additional officers responded to a separate shooting, a short distance away, in the 2000 block of East Linwood where an adult male victim was located. It was determined the victim was related to the scene at 35th and Prospect. He was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries.This is being investigated as a homicide and there is no one in custody at this point, according to DiMartino.Detectives are trying to determine what led up to the shots being fired and the victims being struck.&nbsp; Police have not released names of the victims.

5 victims, 1 dead in Kansas City shooting

On Friday in Leavenworth, Governor Kelly joined military leaders, families, and Kansans to celebrate and proclaim the Army’s 250th birthday.

The proclamation signing was hosted by the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/USACAC?__cft__[0]=AZXRIXaKOEQSQ5Zw2xzfiP01m9mWu7zC24rsRnOJQa1lM2-SH8nayKW-0k8Eh47lG0caQeRRtoupGttvEWZwe6TWnhytSd99q21q5dfLE5RX6zUpO2HcSDrXGNne_WTAICty-LaP9OPXg8N8pZyM3_GDW1EUbptN2DKluJvw049dh2_9T1or7aLH8uU9IoSEALYREEGOBPee9_EjLpy8LxBOQ7PmeNBjyfgwdQsxugmnWg&amp;__tn__=-]K-y-R">U.S. Army Combined Arms Center</a> commanding general Lt. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr. and Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn F. Carns and honored the US Army's birthday on June 14 and celebrated <a href="https://www.facebook.com/USAGLeavenworth?__cft__[0]=AZXRIXaKOEQSQ5Zw2xzfiP01m9mWu7zC24rsRnOJQa1lM2-SH8nayKW-0k8Eh47lG0caQeRRtoupGttvEWZwe6TWnhytSd99q21q5dfLE5RX6zUpO2HcSDrXGNne_WTAICty-LaP9OPXg8N8pZyM3_GDW1EUbptN2DKluJvw049dh2_9T1or7aLH8uU9IoSEALYREEGOBPee9_EjLpy8LxBOQ7PmeNBjyfgwdQsxugmnWg&amp;__tn__=-]K-y-R">Fort Leavenworth</a>'s partnership with the state of Kansas.

On social media Gov. Kelly wrote, "Our state has a proud tradition of service, and today's event was a reminder to honor all who have worn the uniform to defend our freedom."

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Governor Laura Kelly celebrates Army’s 250th birthday

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday's modern Flag Day.

In Betsy Ross' day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the Civil War, when the need to keep the banner aloft in battle led the Union army to treat the deadly job of flag bearer as a high honor — and men responded with fatal heroics.

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in a proclamation the next year that the U.S. flag symbolizes freedom and "protection from tyranny."

Americans' attachment to their flag is imbued with feelings that in other nations might attach to a beloved monarch or an official national religion. The flag is a physical object "that people can relate to," said Charles Spain, director of the Flag Research Center in Houston.

"If you put a flag on a pole, the wind makes it move," Spain, a retired Texas Court of Appeals justice, added. "Therefore, the flag is alive."

The holiday marks the date in 1777 that the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag for what to Great Britain were rebellious American colonies.

It set the now-familiar 13 alternating horizontal stripes of red and white, one for each self-declared U.S. state, along with the blue upper quadrant with white stars. The Journals of Congress from 1777 says that the stars represented "a new constellation," but a 1818 law mandated one white star for each state.

National observances for Flag Day began well ahead of the law signed by Truman, with a proclamation issued by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916.

Wilson's action came several decades after communities began Flag Day celebrations. In 1891, Philadelphia held its first — at one of Ross' former homes — and it evolved into an annual, weeklong Flag Fest.

The small village of Waubeka, Wisconsin, north of Milwaukee, claims the first observance in 1885.

According to the National Flag Day Foundation headquartered there, a 19-year-old teacher in a one-room school, Bernard Cigrand, put a small flag on his desk and had students write essays about what the flag meant to them. He advocated a national holiday for decades as he worked as a dentist in the Chicago area.

When didthe U.S. flag become sacred to many Americans?

Lisa Acker Moulder, director of the Betsy Ross House historical site in Philadelphia, said that for Ross, conferring with Washington would have been the key point of her account. The U.S. flag wasn't as venerated before the Civil War in 1861-65 as it is now.

Keeping flags aloft was crucial to maneuvering troops in Civil War battles, and that made flag bearers big targets for the enemy. They couldn't shoot back and had to stand tall, said Ted Kaye, secretary for the North American association for flag scholars, known as vexillologists.

Both sides' propaganda told soldiers that carrying a flag into battle was an honor reserved for the most morally fit — and that view took hold, Kaye said. One Michigan cavalry regiment's red flag declared, "Fear Not Death --Fear Dishonor."

"This created this cult of honor around these battle flags, and around, by extension, the national flag," Kaye said.

Civil War soldiers showed extraordinary courage under fire to keep their colors aloft, and multiple flag bearers died in single battles, said Matt VanAcker, who directs a now decades-old project at the Michigan Capitol to conserve flags from the Civil War and later conflicts. Michigan has collected about 240 old battle flags and had a display in its Capitol rotunda for decades.

Replicas have replaced them so that the original banners — and pieces of banners — can be preserved as a physical link to the soldiers who fought under them.

"Many of the flags in our collection are covered with bullet holes," VanAcker said. "A lot of them have blood stains — the physical evidence of their use on the battlefield."

<figure>
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 </figure>By JOHN HANNA&nbsp;TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday's modern Flag Day.In Betsy Ross' day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the Civil War, when the need to keep the banner aloft in battle led the Union army to treat the deadly job of flag bearer as a high honor — and men responded with fatal heroics.The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in a proclamation the next year that the U.S. flag symbolizes freedom and "protection from tyranny."Americans' attachment to their flag is imbued with feelings that in other nations might attach to a beloved monarch or an official national religion. The flag is a physical object "that people can relate to," said Charles Spain, director of the Flag Research Center in Houston."If you put a flag on a pole, the wind makes it move," Spain, a retired Texas Court of Appeals justice, added. "Therefore, the flag is alive."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1749824297329.png" alt="Post photo" />
 <figcaption>Post photo</figcaption>
 </figure>What does Flag Day celebrate?The holiday marks the date in 1777 that the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag for what to Great Britain were rebellious American colonies.It set the now-familiar 13 alternating horizontal stripes of red and white, one for each self-declared U.S. state, along with the blue upper quadrant with white stars. The Journals of Congress from 1777 says that the stars represented "a new constellation," but a 1818 law mandated one white star for each state.National observances for Flag Day began well ahead of the law signed by Truman, with a proclamation issued by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916.Wilson's action came several decades after communities began Flag Day celebrations. In 1891, Philadelphia held its first — at one of Ross' former homes — and it evolved into an annual, weeklong Flag Fest.The small village of Waubeka, Wisconsin, north of Milwaukee, claims the first observance in 1885.According to the National Flag Day Foundation headquartered there, a 19-year-old teacher in a one-room school, Bernard Cigrand, put a small flag on his desk and had students write essays about what the flag meant to them. He advocated a national holiday for decades as he worked as a dentist in the Chicago area.When didthe U.S. flag become sacred to many Americans?Lisa Acker Moulder, director of the Betsy Ross House historical site in Philadelphia, said that for Ross, conferring with Washington would have been the key point of her account. The U.S. flag wasn't as venerated before the Civil War in 1861-65 as it is now.Keeping flags aloft was crucial to maneuvering troops in Civil War battles, and that made flag bearers big targets for the enemy. They couldn't shoot back and had to stand tall, said Ted Kaye, secretary for the North American association for flag scholars, known as vexillologists.Both sides' propaganda told soldiers that carrying a flag into battle was an honor reserved for the most morally fit — and that view took hold, Kaye said. One Michigan cavalry regiment's red flag declared, "Fear Not Death --Fear Dishonor.""This created this cult of honor around these battle flags, and around, by extension, the national flag," Kaye said.Why was the Civil War so important?Civil War soldiers showed extraordinary courage under fire to keep their colors aloft, and multiple flag bearers died in single battles, said Matt VanAcker, who directs a now decades-old project at the Michigan Capitol to conserve flags from the Civil War and later conflicts. Michigan has collected about 240 old battle flags and had a display in its Capitol rotunda for decades.Replicas have replaced them so that the original banners — and pieces of banners — can be preserved as a physical link to the soldiers who fought under them."Many of the flags in our collection are covered with bullet holes," VanAcker said. "A lot of them have blood stains — the physical evidence of their use on the battlefield."

Reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

KANSAS CITY —One person died in an accident just before 3:30p.m. Friday in Kansas City.

A man was initially occupying a black GMC Sierra pickup in a lane of traffic on eastbound Interstate 70, just west of Blue Ridge Cutoff, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil Dimartino. A white Freightliner truck, tractor and flatbed trailer was behind the GMC. The semi driver was attempting to change lanes and make his way across traffic.

 For unknown reasons, the pedestrian exited his GMC Sierra&nbsp; in the middle of rush hour traffic and attempted to enter the cab of the semi. The truck driver began to slowly pull forward in an attempt to exit the area while the pedestrian was running alongside the flatbed trailer of the truck. 

The pedestrian then attempted to jump on to the trailer, grabbing a retention strap as the trailer was moving. The pedestrian lost his grip and fell to the roadway. The rear axle of the trailer ran over the pedestrian before the truck driver could get his vehicle stopped. 

The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. The truck driver was uninjured in the collision.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 were closed to traffic at Interstate 435 for approximately two and a half hours, according to DiMartino.&nbsp;This is fatality #32 compared to #47 at this time in 2024. The name of the victim has not been released.

<figure>
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 </figure>KANSAS CITY —One person died in an accident just before 3:30p.m. Friday in Kansas City.A man was initially occupying a black GMC Sierra pickup in a lane of traffic on eastbound Interstate 70, just west of Blue Ridge Cutoff, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil Dimartino. A white Freightliner truck, tractor and flatbed trailer was behind the GMC. The semi driver was attempting to change lanes and make his way across traffic. For unknown reasons, the pedestrian exited his GMC Sierra&nbsp; in the middle of rush hour traffic and attempted to enter the cab of the semi. The truck driver began to slowly pull forward in an attempt to exit the area while the pedestrian was running alongside the flatbed trailer of the truck. The pedestrian then attempted to jump on to the trailer, grabbing a retention strap as the trailer was moving. The pedestrian lost his grip and fell to the roadway. The rear axle of the trailer ran over the pedestrian before the truck driver could get his vehicle stopped. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. The truck driver was uninjured in the collision.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 were closed to traffic at Interstate 435 for approximately two and a half hours, according to DiMartino.&nbsp;This is fatality #32 compared to #47 at this time in 2024. The name of the victim has not been released.

Trailer ran over driver who exited his pickup on I-70 in rush hour traffic

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Demonstrators crowded into parks and plazas across the U.S. Saturday to rally against President Donald Trump as officials urged calm and mobilized National Guard troops ahead a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-parade-army-tanks-cost-584f60f4efc341bce44a2d01c3f5c58c">military parade</a>&nbsp;to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary that coincides with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-army-military-parade-birthday-2f5cd12c8ccd4efddc29bfa3cf8f2705">the president's birthday</a>.

Atlanta’s 5,000-capacity&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/no-kings-protest-things-to-know-trump-8d37f2bb2bf20ab503205b277e92b885">“No Kings” rally</a>&nbsp;quickly reached its limit, with thousands more demonstrators outside the barrier in front of the state Capitol and a handful of counterprotesters leaving before the rally finished.

Intermittent light rain fell as sign-carrying marchers gathered for the flagship rally in Philadelphia's Love Park, where a woman wearing a foam Statue of Liberty crown brought a speaker system and led an anti-Trump sing-along, changing the words “young man” in the song “Y.M.C.A.” to “con man.”

Karen Van Trieste, a 61-year-old nurse who drove up from Maryland, said she grew up in Philadelphia and wanted to be with a large group of people showing her support.

“I just feel like we need to defend our democracy,” she said. She is concerned about the Trump administration's layoffs of staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the fate of immigrant communities and the Trump administration trying to rule by executive order, she said.

In Charlotte, North Carolina, crowds cheered anti-Trump speakers and chanted “we have no kings” while people started to gather in front of Los Angeles City Hall, many carrying American flags as a drum circle began.

Protests are planned in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nokings.org/#map">nearly 2,000 locations</a>&nbsp;across the country, from city blocks and small towns to courthouse steps and community parks, organizers said, but no events are scheduled in Washington, D.C., where the military parade will take place in the evening.

The 50501 Movement orchestrating the protests says it picked the “No Kings” name to support democracy and speak out against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration.The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.

The demonstrations come on the heels of protests that flared up across the country over federal&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raids-los-angeles-f8c4160e32be0ff77c5d4bf0ccef98cc">immigration enforcement raids</a>&nbsp;that began last week and Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raids-los-angeles-2d1d5e2f638da600c4b34fe8bf8cf3aa">ordering the National Guard</a>&nbsp;and Marines to Los Angeles, where protesters blocked a freeway and set cars on fire.

Several hundred people gathered in a downtown park, with organizers handing out small American flags and many people carrying protest signs saying things like “fight oligarchy” and “deport the mini-Mussolinis” as they waited for the march to start.

Some signs bore immigrant-rights messages, including “The wrong ice is melting” and “Unmask ice.”

A handful of people wore gas masks or balaclavas to cover their faces.

One man in Revolutionary War era garb and a tricorn hat held a sign with a quote often attributed to Thomas Jefferson: “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”

About a thousand people gathered on the grounds of Florida’s old Capitol, where protesters chanted, “This is what community looks like,” and carried signs with messages like “one nation under distress” and “dissent is patriotic.”

Organizers of the rally explicitly told the crowd to avoid any conflicts with counterprotesters and to take care not to jaywalk or disrupt traffic.

Governors and city officials vowed to protect the right to protest and to show no tolerance for violence.

Republican governors in Virginia, Texas, Nebraska and Missouri are&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protests-texas-national-guard-4f8ffc07788515c0d0e7ae40c7980565">mobilizing National Guard troops</a>&nbsp;to help law enforcement manage demonstrations.

There will be “zero tolerance” for violence, destruction or disrupting traffic, and “if you violate the law, you’re going to be arrested,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told reporters Friday.

In Missouri, Gov. Mike Kehoe issued a similar message, vowing to take a proactive approach and not to “wait for chaos to ensue.”

Nebraska’s governor also signed an emergency proclamation Friday to activate his state’s National Guard, a step his office called “a precautionary measure in reaction to recent instances of civil unrest across the country.”

<a href="https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/792291/?referring_vol=10902088&amp;share_context=dashboard-event-details&amp;sharer_role=2">Organizers say</a>&nbsp;that one march will go to the gates of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis warned demonstrators that the “line is very clear” and not to cross it.

Some law enforcement agencies announced they were ramping up efforts for the weekend. In California, state troopers will be on “tactical alert,” which means all days off are canceled for all officers, while West Virginia’s governor put the state police and National Guard on standby.

On social media, Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, called for peaceful protests over the weekend, to ensure Trump doesn’t send military to the state.

“Donald Trump wants to be able to say that we cannot handle our own public safety in Washington state,” Ferguson said.

In a statement Friday, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, urged protesters “to remain peaceful and calm as they exercise their First Amendment right to make their voices heard.”

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said his administration and state police are working with police in Philadelphia ahead of what organizers estimate could be a crowd approaching 100,000 people.

Philadelphia’s top prosecutor, District Attorney Larry Krasner, warned that anyone coming to Philadelphia to break the law or immigration agents exceeding their authority will face arrest. He invoked civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as a guide for demonstrators.

“If you are doing what Martin Luther King would have done, you’re going to be fine,” Krasner told a news conference.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22LISA%20BAUMANN%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By LISA BAUMANN&nbsp;</a> &nbsp;Associated Press

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-parade-army-tanks-cost-584f60f4efc341bce44a2d01c3f5c58c">military parade in Washington</a>&nbsp;to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary, which coincides with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-army-military-parade-birthday-2f5cd12c8ccd4efddc29bfa3cf8f2705">Trump’s birthday</a>.

The “No Kings” protests are set to take place to counter what organizers say are Trump’s plans to feed his ego on his 79th birthday and Flag Day. “No Kings” will follow several days of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-crackdown-us-protests-049a611d47d0fc7656731e4f4c714e93">nationwide protests</a>&nbsp;against federal immigration raids including in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-protests-ice-national-guard-1009eac191a8f6248463a5028cbe0f68">Los Angeles,</a>&nbsp;where Trump's deployment of the National Guard further agitated his opponents.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is following the president's cue. Abbott said Thursday that he has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protests-texas-national-guard-4f8ffc07788515c0d0e7ae40c7980565">ordered the deployment</a>&nbsp;of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, along with more than 2,000 state police, in response to the ongoing demonstrations and in preparation for the “No Kings" protests.

The Army birthday celebration had already been planned. But earlier this spring, Trump announced his intention to ratchet up the event to include 60-ton M1 Abrams battle tanks and Paladin self-propelled howitzers rolling through the city streets. He has long&nbsp;<a href="https://a%20show%20of%20patriotic%20force/">sought a similar display of patriotic force</a>.

The “No Kings” theme was orchestrated by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fiftyfifty.one/">50501 Movement</a>, a national movement made up of everyday Americans who stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.

Protests earlier this year have denounced Trump and billionaire adviser&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2">Elon Musk</a>, the now former leader of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, a government organization designed to slash federal spending. Protesters have called for Trump to be “dethroned” as they compare his actions to that of a king and not a democratically elected president.

“They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services,” the group says on its website, referring to the Trump administration and its policies. “They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.”

The No Kings Day of Defiance has been organized to reject authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics and the militarization of the country's democracy, according to a statement by organizers.

Organizers intend for the protests to counter the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration — which Trump has ratcheted up to include an expensive, lavish military parade. The event will feature&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/army-parade-trump-birthday-96bb9c8e9af1ef285c56fdc3d1ba4b35">hundreds of military vehicles and aircraft</a>&nbsp;and thousands of soldiers. It also happens to be his 79th birthday and Flag Day.

“The flag doesn’t belong to President Trump. It belongs to us,” the “No Kings” website says. “On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t — to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings.”

Protests in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nokings.org/#map">nearly 2,000 locations are scheduled around the country</a>, from city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, organizers said.

No protests are scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., however, where the military parade will be held. The group says it will “make action everywhere else the story of America that day.”

“No Kings” plans instead to hold a flagship march and rally in Philadelphia to draw a clear contrast between its people-powered movement and what organizers described on their website as the “costly, wasteful, and un-American birthday parade” in Washington.

What is planned at the ‘No Kings’ protests?

People of all ages are expected to come together in the protest locations for speeches, marching, carrying signs and waving American flags, organizers said in a call Wednesday.

On the group's website, it says a core principle behind all “No Kings” events is a commitment to nonviolent action, and participants are expected to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation.

No weapons of any kind should be taken to “No Kings” events, according to the website.

How many people are expected to participate?

The No Kings Day of Defiance is expected to be the largest single-day mobilization since Trump returned to office, organizers said. Organizers said they are preparing for millions of people to take to the streets across all 50 states and commonwealths.

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 </figure>PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Demonstrators crowded into parks and plazas across the U.S. Saturday to rally against President Donald Trump as officials urged calm and mobilized National Guard troops ahead a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-parade-army-tanks-cost-584f60f4efc341bce44a2d01c3f5c58c">military parade</a>&nbsp;to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary that coincides with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-army-military-parade-birthday-2f5cd12c8ccd4efddc29bfa3cf8f2705">the president's birthday</a>.Atlanta’s 5,000-capacity&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/no-kings-protest-things-to-know-trump-8d37f2bb2bf20ab503205b277e92b885">“No Kings” rally</a>&nbsp;quickly reached its limit, with thousands more demonstrators outside the barrier in front of the state Capitol and a handful of counterprotesters leaving before the rally finished.Intermittent light rain fell as sign-carrying marchers gathered for the flagship rally in Philadelphia's Love Park, where a woman wearing a foam Statue of Liberty crown brought a speaker system and led an anti-Trump sing-along, changing the words “young man” in the song “Y.M.C.A.” to “con man.”Karen Van Trieste, a 61-year-old nurse who drove up from Maryland, said she grew up in Philadelphia and wanted to be with a large group of people showing her support.“I just feel like we need to defend our democracy,” she said. She is concerned about the Trump administration's layoffs of staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the fate of immigrant communities and the Trump administration trying to rule by executive order, she said.In Charlotte, North Carolina, crowds cheered anti-Trump speakers and chanted “we have no kings” while people started to gather in front of Los Angeles City Hall, many carrying American flags as a drum circle began.Protests are planned in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nokings.org/#map">nearly 2,000 locations</a>&nbsp;across the country, from city blocks and small towns to courthouse steps and community parks, organizers said, but no events are scheduled in Washington, D.C., where the military parade will take place in the evening.The 50501 Movement orchestrating the protests says it picked the “No Kings” name to support democracy and speak out against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration.The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.The demonstrations come on the heels of protests that flared up across the country over federal&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raids-los-angeles-f8c4160e32be0ff77c5d4bf0ccef98cc">immigration enforcement raids</a>&nbsp;that began last week and Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raids-los-angeles-2d1d5e2f638da600c4b34fe8bf8cf3aa">ordering the National Guard</a>&nbsp;and Marines to Los Angeles, where protesters blocked a freeway and set cars on fire.<h2>Philadelphia</h2>Several hundred people gathered in a downtown park, with organizers handing out small American flags and many people carrying protest signs saying things like “fight oligarchy” and “deport the mini-Mussolinis” as they waited for the march to start.Some signs bore immigrant-rights messages, including “The wrong ice is melting” and “Unmask ice.”A handful of people wore gas masks or balaclavas to cover their faces.One man in Revolutionary War era garb and a tricorn hat held a sign with a quote often attributed to Thomas Jefferson: “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”<h2>Tallahassee, Florida</h2>About a thousand people gathered on the grounds of Florida’s old Capitol, where protesters chanted, “This is what community looks like,” and carried signs with messages like “one nation under distress” and “dissent is patriotic.”Organizers of the rally explicitly told the crowd to avoid any conflicts with counterprotesters and to take care not to jaywalk or disrupt traffic.<h2>Calling out the National Guard</h2>Governors and city officials vowed to protect the right to protest and to show no tolerance for violence.Republican governors in Virginia, Texas, Nebraska and Missouri are&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protests-texas-national-guard-4f8ffc07788515c0d0e7ae40c7980565">mobilizing National Guard troops</a>&nbsp;to help law enforcement manage demonstrations.There will be “zero tolerance” for violence, destruction or disrupting traffic, and “if you violate the law, you’re going to be arrested,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told reporters Friday.In Missouri, Gov. Mike Kehoe issued a similar message, vowing to take a proactive approach and not to “wait for chaos to ensue.”Nebraska’s governor also signed an emergency proclamation Friday to activate his state’s National Guard, a step his office called “a precautionary measure in reaction to recent instances of civil unrest across the country.”<a href="https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/792291/?referring_vol=10902088&amp;share_context=dashboard-event-details&amp;sharer_role=2">Organizers say</a>&nbsp;that one march will go to the gates of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis warned demonstrators that the “line is very clear” and not to cross it.Some law enforcement agencies announced they were ramping up efforts for the weekend. In California, state troopers will be on “tactical alert,” which means all days off are canceled for all officers, while West Virginia’s governor put the state police and National Guard on standby.<h2>Governors urging calm</h2>On social media, Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, called for peaceful protests over the weekend, to ensure Trump doesn’t send military to the state.“Donald Trump wants to be able to say that we cannot handle our own public safety in Washington state,” Ferguson said.In a statement Friday, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, urged protesters “to remain peaceful and calm as they exercise their First Amendment right to make their voices heard.”Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said his administration and state police are working with police in Philadelphia ahead of what organizers estimate could be a crowd approaching 100,000 people.Philadelphia’s top prosecutor, District Attorney Larry Krasner, warned that anyone coming to Philadelphia to break the law or immigration agents exceeding their authority will face arrest. He invoked civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as a guide for demonstrators.“If you are doing what Martin Luther King would have done, you’re going to be fine,” Krasner told a news conference.----------------<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22LISA%20BAUMANN%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By LISA BAUMANN&nbsp;</a> &nbsp;Associated PressOpponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-parade-army-tanks-cost-584f60f4efc341bce44a2d01c3f5c58c">military parade in Washington</a>&nbsp;to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary, which coincides with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-army-military-parade-birthday-2f5cd12c8ccd4efddc29bfa3cf8f2705">Trump’s birthday</a>.The “No Kings” protests are set to take place to counter what organizers say are Trump’s plans to feed his ego on his 79th birthday and Flag Day. “No Kings” will follow several days of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-crackdown-us-protests-049a611d47d0fc7656731e4f4c714e93">nationwide protests</a>&nbsp;against federal immigration raids including in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-protests-ice-national-guard-1009eac191a8f6248463a5028cbe0f68">Los Angeles,</a>&nbsp;where Trump's deployment of the National Guard further agitated his opponents.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is following the president's cue. Abbott said Thursday that he has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protests-texas-national-guard-4f8ffc07788515c0d0e7ae40c7980565">ordered the deployment</a>&nbsp;of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, along with more than 2,000 state police, in response to the ongoing demonstrations and in preparation for the “No Kings" protests.The Army birthday celebration had already been planned. But earlier this spring, Trump announced his intention to ratchet up the event to include 60-ton M1 Abrams battle tanks and Paladin self-propelled howitzers rolling through the city streets. He has long&nbsp;<a href="https://a%20show%20of%20patriotic%20force/">sought a similar display of patriotic force</a>.<h2>Why is it called ‘No Kings’?</h2>The “No Kings” theme was orchestrated by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fiftyfifty.one/">50501 Movement</a>, a national movement made up of everyday Americans who stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.Protests earlier this year have denounced Trump and billionaire adviser&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2">Elon Musk</a>, the now former leader of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, a government organization designed to slash federal spending. Protesters have called for Trump to be “dethroned” as they compare his actions to that of a king and not a democratically elected president.“They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services,” the group says on its website, referring to the Trump administration and its policies. “They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.”<h2>Why are they protesting on Saturday?</h2>The No Kings Day of Defiance has been organized to reject authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics and the militarization of the country's democracy, according to a statement by organizers.Organizers intend for the protests to counter the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration — which Trump has ratcheted up to include an expensive, lavish military parade. The event will feature&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/army-parade-trump-birthday-96bb9c8e9af1ef285c56fdc3d1ba4b35">hundreds of military vehicles and aircraft</a>&nbsp;and thousands of soldiers. It also happens to be his 79th birthday and Flag Day.“The flag doesn’t belong to President Trump. It belongs to us,” the “No Kings” website says. “On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t — to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings.”<h2>Where will the protests happen?</h2>Protests in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nokings.org/#map">nearly 2,000 locations are scheduled around the country</a>, from city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, organizers said.No protests are scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., however, where the military parade will be held. The group says it will “make action everywhere else the story of America that day.”“No Kings” plans instead to hold a flagship march and rally in Philadelphia to draw a clear contrast between its people-powered movement and what organizers described on their website as the “costly, wasteful, and un-American birthday parade” in Washington.<h2>What is planned at the ‘No Kings’ protests?</h2>People of all ages are expected to come together in the protest locations for speeches, marching, carrying signs and waving American flags, organizers said in a call Wednesday.On the group's website, it says a core principle behind all “No Kings” events is a commitment to nonviolent action, and participants are expected to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation.No weapons of any kind should be taken to “No Kings” events, according to the website.<h2>How many people are expected to participate?</h2>The No Kings Day of Defiance is expected to be the largest single-day mobilization since Trump returned to office, organizers said. Organizers said they are preparing for millions of people to take to the streets across all 50 states and commonwealths.<figure>
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Protesters crowd into parks and plazas at 'No Kings' demonstrations across the US

RILEY COUNTY —Authorities are investigating the cause a fire at Walmart.

Just before 5p.m. on Friday, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to a fire reported at Walmart,&nbsp;  101 Bluemont Avenue, according to a media relase.

 Upon arrival, crews found people evacuating and light smoke showing at the doors. Employees were extinguishing the fire as crews arrived at the middle of the store where the fire occurred.&nbsp;

Crews ensured that extinguishment was complete by overhauling the area and taking smoldering material outside. 

Just before 7p.m., Walmart was still closed while fire crews evacuate smoke from inside the building.No injuries were reported. The fire loss is not yet available, but it is expected to be considerable due to smoke damage throughout the building.&nbsp; 

.Riley County Police Department, Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, and Pottawatomie County EMS responded to assist.

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 </figure>RILEY COUNTY —Authorities are investigating the cause a fire at Walmart.Just before 5p.m. on Friday, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to a fire reported at Walmart,&nbsp; 101 Bluemont Avenue, according to a media relase. Upon arrival, crews found people evacuating and light smoke showing at the doors. Employees were extinguishing the fire as crews arrived at the middle of the store where the fire occurred.&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>Crews ensured that extinguishment was complete by overhauling the area and taking smoldering material outside. Just before 7p.m., Walmart was still closed while fire crews evacuate smoke from inside the building.No injuries were reported. The fire loss is not yet available, but it is expected to be considerable due to smoke damage throughout the building.&nbsp; .Riley County Police Department, Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, and Pottawatomie County EMS responded to assist.

Kansas Walmart store evacuated due to fire

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT Hays Post

A 30-year-old Plainville man was sentenced to more than 13
years in prison Friday in Rooks County District Court for rape and sexual assault.

Bryan Moran was initially arrested in September 2024 for eight
felony counts and two misdemeanor charges for a series of incidents that occurred
Aug. 23-26 in Plainville.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation assisted with the investigation.

According to court documents, Moran held the victim, with
whom he was in a relationship, against her will on multiple occasions. He kicked
and hit the victim in the head, threatened her with an axe, struck her with a
light bulb and a piece of wood and strangled her multiple times, according to
court documents. 

On April 22, 2025, Rooks County Prosecutor Danielle Muir filed an amended complaint with the
district court, and on April 28, Moran accepted a plea agreement.

Under the plea agreement, Moran agreed to plead guilty to
rape, aggravated sexual battery and aggravated domestic battery, all felonies. The
other charges were dropped.

With only one prior misdemeanor battery conviction, Moran faced
a total of 161 months, or about 13 years and five months, in prison with the Kansas Department of
Corrections.

According to the amended complaint, Moran, on two occasions,
raped or forced the victim to engage in sexual intercourse.

Moran also committed sexual battery on the victim when she
was unable to give consent during the same two incidents. 

The final count, aggravated domestic battery, combined all
of the prior reported crimes, from Aug. 23-26, 2024, into one charge. 

Friday, Moran appeared in the Ellis County Courthouse in
front of District Judge Curtis Brown, who handed down the 161-month sentence. 

“What you have done, the sentence doesn’t make it any better.
It doesn’t heal,” Brown said. “But it does serve justice.”

Moran was remanded back into the custody of the Rooks County
Sheriff's Department and will be transferred to the Kansas Department of
Corrections. 

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 <figcaption>Moran photo Rooks Co. Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT Hays PostA 30-year-old Plainville man was sentenced to more than 13
years in prison Friday in Rooks County District Court for rape and sexual assault.Bryan Moran was initially arrested in September 2024 for eight
felony counts and two misdemeanor charges for a series of incidents that occurred
Aug. 23-26 in Plainville.The Kansas Bureau of Investigation assisted with the investigation.According to court documents, Moran held the victim, with
whom he was in a relationship, against her will on multiple occasions. He kicked
and hit the victim in the head, threatened her with an axe, struck her with a
light bulb and a piece of wood and strangled her multiple times, according to
court documents. On April 22, 2025, Rooks County Prosecutor Danielle Muir filed an amended complaint with the
district court, and on April 28, Moran accepted a plea agreement.Under the plea agreement, Moran agreed to plead guilty to
rape, aggravated sexual battery and aggravated domestic battery, all felonies. The
other charges were dropped.With only one prior misdemeanor battery conviction, Moran faced
a total of 161 months, or about 13 years and five months, in prison with the Kansas Department of
Corrections.According to the amended complaint, Moran, on two occasions,
raped or forced the victim to engage in sexual intercourse.Moran also committed sexual battery on the victim when she
was unable to give consent during the same two incidents. The final count, aggravated domestic battery, combined all
of the prior reported crimes, from Aug. 23-26, 2024, into one charge. Friday, Moran appeared in the Ellis County Courthouse in
front of District Judge Curtis Brown, who handed down the 161-month sentence. “What you have done, the sentence doesn’t make it any better.
It doesn’t heal,” Brown said. “But it does serve justice.”Moran was remanded back into the custody of the Rooks County
Sheriff's Department and will be transferred to the Kansas Department of
Corrections.

NW Kan. man gets plea deal for violent sex crimes

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating another homicide in Kansas City, Missouri have identified the victim as 62-year-old Terry L. Jerry, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina.

Just before 7a.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to the 3400 block of Broadway on a medical call with EMS.

Caller was security in the area and they saw a person, latr identified a Jerry, unresponsive in a parking lot behind the address. On arrival officers were led to a parking lot to the west of the address where they located the victim unresponsive on the sidewalk with what appeared to be significant unknown injuries.

Officers called for EMS who declared the Jerry deceased at the scene. 

Homicide detectives are investigating, along with crime scene investigators, and representatives from the medical examiners office. Police have not reported suspect details or an arrest.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1749754590674.png" alt="Photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'" />
 <figcaption>Photo Sheriff Daryl Forte'</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating another homicide in Kansas City, Missouri have identified the victim as 62-year-old Terry L. Jerry, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina.Just before 7a.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to the 3400 block of Broadway on a medical call with EMS.Caller was security in the area and they saw a person, latr identified a Jerry, unresponsive in a parking lot behind the address. On arrival officers were led to a parking lot to the west of the address where they located the victim unresponsive on the sidewalk with what appeared to be significant unknown injuries.Officers called for EMS who declared the Jerry deceased at the scene. Homicide detectives are investigating, along with crime scene investigators, and representatives from the medical examiners office. Police have not reported suspect details or an arrest.

KCPD: Homicide victim found by security guard was  62-year-old man

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual, as well as the recovery of the FBI Special Agent's badge.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's San Francisco Field Office is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the individual responsible for assaulting federal officers and&nbsp;the theft of government property on June 10, 2025, in Concord, California.&nbsp;

 The government property stolen is identified as a Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent's badge.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), your&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field/" target="_blank">local FBI office</a>, the nearest&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/legat/" target="_blank">American Embassy or Consulate</a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://tips.fbi.gov/?fugitive_name=ASSAULT+ON+FEDERAL+OFFICERS&amp;fugitive_type=fbi" target="_blank">Click here to submit an anonymous Tip online</a>

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1749737519541.png" alt="" />
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 </figure>The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual, as well as the recovery of the FBI Special Agent's badge.The Federal Bureau of Investigation's San Francisco Field Office is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the individual responsible for assaulting federal officers and&nbsp;the theft of government property on June 10, 2025, in Concord, California.&nbsp; The government property stolen is identified as a Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent's badge.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), your&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field/" target="_blank">local FBI office</a>, the nearest&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/legat/" target="_blank">American Embassy or Consulate</a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://tips.fbi.gov/?fugitive_name=ASSAULT+ON+FEDERAL+OFFICERS&amp;fugitive_type=fbi" target="_blank">Click here to submit an anonymous Tip online</a>

Reward for information in theft of  FBI Special Agent's badge 

<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">See below for my statement in advance of this weekend&#39;s planned demonstrations across Kansas. <a href="https://t.co/KYKuAR6wNb">pic.twitter.com/KYKuAR6wNb</a>&mdash; Governor Laura Kelly (@GovLauraKelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovLauraKelly/status/1933641717493772647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Read: Gov. Kelly's statement in advance of weekend demonstrations across Kansas

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputy was struck by a vehicle Thursday night while on scene investigating an earlier crash

Just after 9:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a non-injury crash at the intersection of Kansas 42 and Maize Road, according to Sheriff's Department Spokesman Branden Stitt.

While outside his patrol vehicle and investigating the initial crash, a westbound pickup struck the deputy.

Sedgwick County EMS initially reported the deputy’s injuries as critical but later upgraded his condition to serious upon transport to a Wichita hospital.&nbsp; The 39-year-old deputy who has been with the Sheriff’s Office since July 2023, continues to recover. He remains hospitalized but is alert and has been speaking with colleagues and family, according to Stitt.

The driver of the pickup remained at the scene and is cooperating with authorities. Impairment is not believed to be a factor in the incident.

The Kansas Highway Patrol’s Critical Highway Accident Response Team (CHART) has taken over the investigation. The case remains under active investigation by KHP. The name of the deputy has not been released.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1749812701130.png" alt="Photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputy was struck by a vehicle Thursday night while on scene investigating an earlier crashJust after 9:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a non-injury crash at the intersection of Kansas 42 and Maize Road, according to Sheriff's Department Spokesman Branden Stitt.While outside his patrol vehicle and investigating the initial crash, a westbound pickup struck the deputy.Sedgwick County EMS initially reported the deputy’s injuries as critical but later upgraded his condition to serious upon transport to a Wichita hospital.&nbsp; The 39-year-old deputy who has been with the Sheriff’s Office since July 2023, continues to recover. He remains hospitalized but is alert and has been speaking with colleagues and family, according to Stitt.The driver of the pickup remained at the scene and is cooperating with authorities. Impairment is not believed to be a factor in the incident.The Kansas Highway Patrol’s Critical Highway Accident Response Team (CHART) has taken over the investigation. The case remains under active investigation by KHP. The name of the deputy has not been released.

Pickup strikes Kansas deputy at the scene of earlier crash

US helps Israel shoot down barrage of Iranian missiles

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices leaped, and stocks slumped Friday on worries that escalating violence following&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-attack">Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets</a>&nbsp;could damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy.

The S&amp;P 500 sank 1.1% and wiped out what had been a modest gain for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 769 points, or 1.8%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 1.3%.

The strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude jumped 7.3% to $72.98. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 7% to $74.23 for a barrel.

Iran is one of the world’s major producers of oil, though sanctions by Western countries have limited its sales. If a wider war erupts, it could slow the flow of Iran’s oil to its customers and keep the price of crude and gasoline higher for everyone worldwide.

Beyond the oil coming from Iran, analysts also pointed to the potential for disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a relatively narrow waterway off Iran’s coast. Much of the world’s oil that's been pulled from the ground moves through it on ships.

Past attacks involving Iran and Israel have seen prices for oil spike initially, only to fall later “once it became clear that the situation was not escalating and there was no impact on oil supply,” according to Richard Joswick, head of near-term oil at S&amp;P Global Commodity Insights.

That has Wall Street waiting to see what will come next. U.S. stock prices dropped to their lowest points for the day after Iran launched ballistic missiles toward Israel.

For now, the price of oil has jumped, but it’s still lower than it was earlier this year. “This is an economic shock that nobody really needs, but it is one that seems more like a shock to sentiment than to the fundamentals of the economy,” said Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management.

That in turn sent U.S. stocks to a loss that was notable in size but outside their top 15 for the year so far.

Companies that use a lot of fuel as part of their business and need their customers feeling confident enough to travel fell to some of the sharpest losses. Cruise operator Carnival dropped 4.9%. United Airlines sank 4.4%, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings fell 5%.

They helped overshadow gains for U.S. oil producers and other companies that could benefit from increased fighting between Israel and Iran.

Exxon Mobil rose 2.2%, and ConocoPhillips gained 2.4% because the leaping price of crude portends bigger profits for them.

Contractors that make weapons and defense equipment also rallied. Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and RTX all rose more than 3%.

The price of gold climbed as&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/gold-prices-new-record-trump-tariffs-0082e0040fb6095497ba93ee6454255b">investors searched for safer places</a>&nbsp;to park their cash. An ounce of gold added 1.4%.

Often, prices for Treasury bonds will likewise rise when investors are feeling nervous. That’s because U.S. government bonds have historically been seen as some of the safest options around. But Treasury prices fell Friday, which in turn pushed up their yields, in part because of worries that a spike in oil prices could drive inflation higher.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-trump-tariffs-b0f098351a1f3f850a4c20b215556027">Inflation</a>&nbsp;has remained&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/producer-prices-inflation-economy-trump-tariffs-0a25bf91e2dde5df0d8c131a2d95c816">relatively tame</a>&nbsp;recently, and it’s near the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%, but worries are high that it could be set to accelerate because of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/consumer-prices-inflation-trump-trade-6ea513a44876c2f4dc948a25c15b0eb0">President Donald Trump’s tariffs</a>.

That sent the yield on the 10-year Treasury up to 4.41% from 4.36% late Thursday. Higher yields can tug down on prices for stocks and other investments, while making it more expensive for U.S. companies and households to borrow money.

A better-than-expected report Friday on sentiment among U.S. consumers also helped drive yields higher. The preliminary report from the University of Michigan said sentiment improved for the first time in six months after Trump put many of his tariffs on pause, while U.S. consumers’ expectations for coming inflation eased.

On Wall Street, Adobe fell 5.3% even though the company behind Photoshop reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than Wall Street expected. Analysts called it a solid performance but said investors may have been looking for some bigger revenue forecasts for the upcoming year.

Shares of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jbs-shares-nyse-trading-environmental-6bd3076253b3f1daaca3f140690e23f7">Brazilian meat giant JBS</a>&nbsp;fell 3.9% as they made their debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The company wants to increase access to its shares among global investors, despite criticism from environmental groups, U.S. lawmakers and others who noted JBS’ record of corruption, monopolistic behavior and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/brazil-deforestation-jbs-meatpackers-cattle-d393d5915a46e75009e2433b3de3cd33">environmental destruction</a>.

All told, the S&amp;P 500 fell 68.29 points to 5,976.97. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 769.83 to 42,197.79, and the Nasdaq composite sank 255.66 to 19,406.83.

In stock markets abroad, indexes slumped across Europe and Asia. France’s CAC 40 lost 1%, and Germany’s DAX dropped 1.1% for two of the larger losses.

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are leaping, and stocks are falling Friday on worries that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-attack">Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets</a>&nbsp;could escalate further and damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy.

The S&amp;P 500 dropped 1% and was on track to more than erase its modest gain from earlier in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 674 points, or 1.6%, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.1% lower.

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices leaped, and stocks slumped Friday on worries that escalating violence following&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-attack">Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets</a>&nbsp;could damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy.The S&amp;P 500 sank 1.1% and wiped out what had been a modest gain for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 769 points, or 1.8%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 1.3%.The strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude jumped 7.3% to $72.98. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 7% to $74.23 for a barrel.Iran is one of the world’s major producers of oil, though sanctions by Western countries have limited its sales. If a wider war erupts, it could slow the flow of Iran’s oil to its customers and keep the price of crude and gasoline higher for everyone worldwide.Beyond the oil coming from Iran, analysts also pointed to the potential for disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a relatively narrow waterway off Iran’s coast. Much of the world’s oil that's been pulled from the ground moves through it on ships.Past attacks involving Iran and Israel have seen prices for oil spike initially, only to fall later “once it became clear that the situation was not escalating and there was no impact on oil supply,” according to Richard Joswick, head of near-term oil at S&amp;P Global Commodity Insights.That has Wall Street waiting to see what will come next. U.S. stock prices dropped to their lowest points for the day after Iran launched ballistic missiles toward Israel.For now, the price of oil has jumped, but it’s still lower than it was earlier this year. “This is an economic shock that nobody really needs, but it is one that seems more like a shock to sentiment than to the fundamentals of the economy,” said Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management.That in turn sent U.S. stocks to a loss that was notable in size but outside their top 15 for the year so far.Companies that use a lot of fuel as part of their business and need their customers feeling confident enough to travel fell to some of the sharpest losses. Cruise operator Carnival dropped 4.9%. United Airlines sank 4.4%, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings fell 5%.They helped overshadow gains for U.S. oil producers and other companies that could benefit from increased fighting between Israel and Iran.Exxon Mobil rose 2.2%, and ConocoPhillips gained 2.4% because the leaping price of crude portends bigger profits for them.Contractors that make weapons and defense equipment also rallied. Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and RTX all rose more than 3%.The price of gold climbed as&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/gold-prices-new-record-trump-tariffs-0082e0040fb6095497ba93ee6454255b">investors searched for safer places</a>&nbsp;to park their cash. An ounce of gold added 1.4%.Often, prices for Treasury bonds will likewise rise when investors are feeling nervous. That’s because U.S. government bonds have historically been seen as some of the safest options around. But Treasury prices fell Friday, which in turn pushed up their yields, in part because of worries that a spike in oil prices could drive inflation higher.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-trump-tariffs-b0f098351a1f3f850a4c20b215556027">Inflation</a>&nbsp;has remained&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/producer-prices-inflation-economy-trump-tariffs-0a25bf91e2dde5df0d8c131a2d95c816">relatively tame</a>&nbsp;recently, and it’s near the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%, but worries are high that it could be set to accelerate because of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/consumer-prices-inflation-trump-trade-6ea513a44876c2f4dc948a25c15b0eb0">President Donald Trump’s tariffs</a>.That sent the yield on the 10-year Treasury up to 4.41% from 4.36% late Thursday. Higher yields can tug down on prices for stocks and other investments, while making it more expensive for U.S. companies and households to borrow money.A better-than-expected report Friday on sentiment among U.S. consumers also helped drive yields higher. The preliminary report from the University of Michigan said sentiment improved for the first time in six months after Trump put many of his tariffs on pause, while U.S. consumers’ expectations for coming inflation eased.On Wall Street, Adobe fell 5.3% even though the company behind Photoshop reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than Wall Street expected. Analysts called it a solid performance but said investors may have been looking for some bigger revenue forecasts for the upcoming year.Shares of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jbs-shares-nyse-trading-environmental-6bd3076253b3f1daaca3f140690e23f7">Brazilian meat giant JBS</a>&nbsp;fell 3.9% as they made their debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The company wants to increase access to its shares among global investors, despite criticism from environmental groups, U.S. lawmakers and others who noted JBS’ record of corruption, monopolistic behavior and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/brazil-deforestation-jbs-meatpackers-cattle-d393d5915a46e75009e2433b3de3cd33">environmental destruction</a>.All told, the S&amp;P 500 fell 68.29 points to 5,976.97. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 769.83 to 42,197.79, and the Nasdaq composite sank 255.66 to 19,406.83.In stock markets abroad, indexes slumped across Europe and Asia. France’s CAC 40 lost 1%, and Germany’s DAX dropped 1.1% for two of the larger losses.------------------NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are leaping, and stocks are falling Friday on worries that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/live/israel-iran-attack">Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets</a>&nbsp;could escalate further and damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy.The S&amp;P 500 dropped 1% and was on track to more than erase its modest gain from earlier in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 674 points, or 1.6%, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.1% lower.The strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude jumped 6.8% to $72.65. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 7.1% to $74.30 for a barrel.Iran is one of the world’s major producers of oil, though sanctions by Western countries have limited its sales. If a wider war erupts, it could slow the flow of Iran’s oil to its customers and keep the price of crude and gasoline higher for everyone worldwide.Beyond the oil coming from Iran, analysts also pointed to the potential for disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a relatively narrow waterway off Iran's coast. Much of the world's oil moves through it on ships.But past attacks involving Iran and Israel have seen prices for oil spike initially, only to fall later “once it became clear that the situation was not escalating and there was no impact on oil supply,” according to Richard Joswick, head of near-term oil at S&amp;P Global Commodity Insights.That has Wall Street waiting to see what will come next. For now, the price of oil has jumped, but it's still lower than it was earlier this year. “This is an economic shock that nobody really needs, but it is one that seems more like a shock to sentiment than to the fundamentals of the economy,” said Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management.That in turn had U.S. stocks falling to give back some of their big recent gains that had brought them to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-tariffs-trump-inflation-7fff5639e83863b0b147c9f7be31207b">the brink of their record</a>.Companies that use a lot of fuel as part of their business and need their customers feeling confident enough to travel fell to some of the sharpest losses. Cruise operator Carnival dropped 5.4%. United Airlines sank 4.2%, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings fell 4.2%.They helped overshadow gains for U.S. oil producers and other companies that could benefit from increased fighting between Israel and Iran.Exxon Mobil rose 1.5%, and ConocoPhillips gained 1.9% because the leaping price of crude portends bigger profits for them.Contractors that make weapons and defense equipment also rallied. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman both rose at least 3%.The price of gold climbed as&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/gold-prices-new-record-trump-tariffs-0082e0040fb6095497ba93ee6454255b">investors searched for safer places</a>&nbsp;to park their cash. An ounce of gold added 1.5% to $3,454.40.Often, prices for Treasury bonds will likewise rise when investors are feeling nervous. That’s because U.S. government bonds have historically been seen as some of the safest options around. But Treasury prices fell Friday, which in turn pushed up their yields, in part because of worries that a spike in oil prices could drive inflation higher.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-trump-tariffs-b0f098351a1f3f850a4c20b215556027">Inflation</a>&nbsp;has remained&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/producer-prices-inflation-economy-trump-tariffs-0a25bf91e2dde5df0d8c131a2d95c816">relatively tame</a>&nbsp;recently, and it’s near the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%, but worries are high that it could be set to accelerate because of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/consumer-prices-inflation-trump-trade-6ea513a44876c2f4dc948a25c15b0eb0">President Donald Trump’s tariffs</a>.That sent the yield on the 10-year Treasury up to 4.41% from 4.36% late Thursday. Higher yields can tug down on prices for stocks and other investments, while making it more expensive for U.S. companies and households to borrow money, which can slow the economy.A report suggesting an unexpectedly large increase in sentiment among U.S. consumers also helped push yields higher. The preliminary report from the University of Michigan said sentiment improved for the first time in six months after Trump put many of his tariffs on pause, while U.S. consumers' expectations for coming inflation eased.On Wall Street, Adobe fell 6.1% even though the company behind Photoshop reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than Wall Street expected. Analysts called it a solid performance but said investors may have been looking for bigger increases to some of its revenue forecasts for the upcoming year.Shares of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jbs-shares-nyse-trading-environmental-6bd3076253b3f1daaca3f140690e23f7">Brazilian meat giant JBS</a>&nbsp;fell 2.6% as they made their debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The company wants to increase access to its shares among global investors, despite criticism from environmental groups, U.S. lawmakers and others who noted JBS’ record of corruption, monopolistic behavior and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/brazil-deforestation-jbs-meatpackers-cattle-d393d5915a46e75009e2433b3de3cd33">environmental destruction</a>.In stock markets abroad, indexes slumped across Europe and Asia. France’s CAC 40 lost 1.2%, and Germany’s DAX dropped 1.4% for two of the larger losses.___McHugh reported from Frankfurt, Germany, and Junzhe reported from Hong Kong. AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Dee-Ann Durbin contributed.