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Justice Department investigating fraud allegations in Black Lives Matter movement, AP sources say
Read full article: Justice Department investigating fraud allegations in Black Lives Matter movement, AP sources sayThe Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020.
Meet Bill DeBlasio, the man a British newspaper confused with ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio
Read full article: Meet Bill DeBlasio, the man a British newspaper confused with ex-NYC Mayor Bill de BlasioA Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio inadvertently grabbed international headlines this week after he responded to an email meant for another man with a similar name: former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Top Intel Democrat rips Trump administration over exclusion from boat strike briefing
Read full article: Top Intel Democrat rips Trump administration over exclusion from boat strike briefingA briefing held only for Republicans in Congress on U.S. military strikes is drawing a fierce rebuke from a key Democrat.
Cop's testimony, judge's instructions influenced outcome of Sonya Massey murder case
Read full article: Cop's testimony, judge's instructions influenced outcome of Sonya Massey murder caseThe killing of Sonya Massey in her home by an Illinois sheriff’s deputy was pursued by prosecutors as a first-degree murder case with a possible life prison sentence.
2 Mississippi sheriffs and 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme
Read full article: 2 Mississippi sheriffs and 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery schemeFederal authorities have announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege officers took bribes to provide safe passage to people they believed were drug traffickers.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks speedy appeals court hearing while he serves a 4-year sentence
Read full article: Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks speedy appeals court hearing while he serves a 4-year sentenceHip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs wants a federal appeals court to quickly consider the legality of his conviction on prostitution-related charges and his more than four-year prison sentence.
Felony dropped after a man spent a month in a Tennessee jail for a Charlie Kirk post
Read full article: Felony dropped after a man spent a month in a Tennessee jail for a Charlie Kirk postAuthorities in Tennessee have dropped a felony charge against Larry Bushart, who spent over a month in jail for a Facebook post about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student at school testifies she thought she had died
Read full article: Teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student at school testifies she thought she had diedA former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in 2023 says she thought she died that day.
Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US. It'll be mostly white South Africans
Read full article: Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US. It'll be mostly white South AfricansThe Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they'll be mostly white South Africans.
Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood
Read full article: Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned ParenthoodA network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers.
Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown
Read full article: Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdownThe government shutdown is taking a toll on military families as they live without the guarantee of a paycheck.
Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions
Read full article: Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millionsA federal judge in Boston seemed skeptical of the Trump administration's plan to stop funding the SNAP food aid program amid the government shutdown.
New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity
Read full article: New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activityThe Trump administration is forging ahead with plans to eject some nonprofits from a popular student loan forgiveness program if their work is deemed to have an “illegal purpose."
How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Read full article: How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC pollA new AP-NORC poll finds that only 12% of U.S. adults support the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.
Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor
Read full article: Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into laborA Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor.
Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program
Read full article: Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth programBill Swick, who has a rare degenerative brain disease, has lost access to virtual speech therapy due to the federal government shutdown.
Erika Kirk's words spotlight forgiveness in a divided nation
Read full article: Erika Kirk's words spotlight forgiveness in a divided nationErika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has sparked a conversation about forgiveness after forgiving the man accused of assassinating her husband.
Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong
Read full article: Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon HalongA Yup'ik community near the Bering Sea in southwest Alaska was spared the widespread devastation other communities experienced from the remnants of Typhoon Halong earlier this month.
Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park
Read full article: Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside parkBasketball players who frequent a South Florida park feel like they’re being run off in favor of wealthy residents of a new luxury development.
Parents of Nashville school shooting victims fight to keep records out of public view
Read full article: Parents of Nashville school shooting victims fight to keep records out of public viewThe parents of children killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville are fighting to keep police investigative records a secret.
JD Vance calls for reduction in legal immigration at Turning Point event
Read full article: JD Vance calls for reduction in legal immigration at Turning Point eventVice President JD Vance called for a significant reduction in legal immigration during an appearance at a Turning Point event at the University of Mississippi.
US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific and kills all 4 aboard, Hegseth says
Read full article: US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific and kills all 4 aboard, Hegseth saysDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has killed four people in a strike against a boat that was allegedly carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
A Confederate statue is restored as part of Trump's efforts to reshape how history is told
Read full article: A Confederate statue is restored as part of Trump's efforts to reshape how history is toldThe Trump administration has restored a memorial to Confederate General Albert Pike in Washington, D.C. Demonstrators took it down during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020.
Judge's order blocking removal of man from US wasn't received until after he was deported, DHS says
Read full article: Judge's order blocking removal of man from US wasn't received until after he was deported, DHS saysImmigration authorities say they did not receive word of a court order blocking the removal of an Alabama father until after he had been deported to Laos.
Media coalition sues Tennessee prison officials to get more access to executions
Read full article: Media coalition sues Tennessee prison officials to get more access to executionsA coalition of news organizations is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging that state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media’s access to the entire process when inmates are put to death.
US will share tech to let South Korea build a nuclear-powered submarine, Trump says
Read full article: US will share tech to let South Korea build a nuclear-powered submarine, Trump saysThe United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine.
Federal government shutdown threatens SNAP food aid as several states scramble to help
Read full article: Federal government shutdown threatens SNAP food aid as several states scramble to helpA handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry.
Jury convicts California activist who took chickens from Perdue Farms plant
Read full article: Jury convicts California activist who took chickens from Perdue Farms plantJurors have convicted a California animal rights activist for taking four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant.
Trump and China’s Xi are meeting in South Korea to try to roll back months of trade tensions
Read full article: Trump and China’s Xi are meeting in South Korea to try to roll back months of trade tensionsPresident Donald Trump says he has decided to lower his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on curbing fentanyl trafficking.
Boeing pushes 777X jet deliveries to 2027 amid certification delays
Read full article: Boeing pushes 777X jet deliveries to 2027 amid certification delaysBoeing on Wednesday reported mixed third-quarter results, with higher aircraft deliveries and a growing order backlog offset by certification delays for its 777X jet.
Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars
Read full article: Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas carsProducing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.
Lawyers for British political commentator Sami Hamdi are challenging his US detention in court
Read full article: Lawyers for British political commentator Sami Hamdi are challenging his US detention in courtAttorneys for Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator being held by immigration authorities in California, are challenging his detention in court.
A sheriff says a North Carolina suspect may have killed 4 of his children over several months
Read full article: A sheriff says a North Carolina suspect may have killed 4 of his children over several monthsAuthorities say a North Carolina man charged with killing four of his children after human remains were found in the trunk of a vehicle believe the slayings occurred over several months.
GM lays off 1,700 workers at plants in Michigan and Ohio amid slower EV demand
Read full article: GM lays off 1,700 workers at plants in Michigan and Ohio amid slower EV demandGeneral Motors is laying off about 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, as the auto giant adjusts to slowing demand for electric vehicles.
Appeals court blocks order requiring Bovino to brief judge on Chicago immigration sweeps
Read full article: Appeals court blocks order requiring Bovino to brief judge on Chicago immigration sweepsA federal appeals court has blocked an order that required a senior Border Patrol official to brief a judge on Chicago immigration sweeps.
Months after a man was killed at a 'No Kings' march, no one has been charged. His wife wants answers
Read full article: Months after a man was killed at a 'No Kings' march, no one has been charged. His wife wants answersThe widow of a beloved Utah fashion designer who was fatally shot during the June “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City wants someone held accountable for her husband’s death.
