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(AP) — Opponents are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. Sixteen Republican-led states filed suit Friday to halt the program launched by President Joe Biden in June, saying in court filings that the Biden administration bypassed Congress to create a pathway to citizenship for “blatant political purposes.”

The Save the Children Action Network advocate group will host a free family-friendly fun event, offering events for children while adults learn about family engagement.

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Powell did not say when rate cuts would begin or how large they might be, but the Fed is widely expected to announce a modest quarter-point cut in its benchmark rate when it meets in mid-September. “The time has come for policy to adjust,” Powell said in his keynote speech at the Fed’s annual economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Powell emphasized that inflation, after the worst price spike in four decades inflicted pain on millions of households, appears largely under control.

LAKE CHARLES — Area residents who have been affected by suicide are invited to participate in a walk to raise awareness for suicide prevention.

— Louisiana's unemployment rate has dropped since March but remains higher than most of its neighbors.