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As the 2026 World Cup kicks off, some fans, workers and advocates worry that immigration enforcement could overshadow the world's biggest sporting event.

As ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare • Stateline BROOKLYN, N.Y. — On a recent weekday evening, Avram Kline kicked a soccer ball to his son on the bright green pitch in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where the skyscrapers of Manhattan loom just across the East River. Kline is a self-described soccer superfan who founded the Newcomers Football Club, a mutu...

As millions of soccer fans descend on U.S. cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, some say the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is casting a shadow over the tournament.

As ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare • Stateline BROOKLYN, N.Y. — On a recent weekday evening, Avram Kline kicked a soccer ball to his son on the bright green pitch in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where the skyscrapers of Manhattan loom just across the East River. Kline is a self-described soccer superfan who founded the Newcomers Football Club, a mutu...

More states are restricting 3D-printed fi****ms. But the push is raising legal questions about whether governments can regulate the files and software used to make them.

More states restrict 3D-printed fi****ms • Stateline For decades, making an untraceable firearm required specialized tools, technical expertise and hours of work. Today, it can start with a downloaded file and a consumer-grade 3D printer. As advances in additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, make it easier to produce fi****ms at home,....