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Toppled Confederate statue in DC to be replaced in line with Trump’s executive order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A statue of a Confederate general that was toppled by protesters in Washington in 2020 will be restored and ...
Michigan Gov. Whitmer makes another White House visit to meet with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the ...
US won’t seek death penalty for Mexican drug lords Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday they won’t seek the death penalty in their cases against Mexican cartel kingpin ...
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary and a longtime vaccine critic, announced in a statement Tuesday that $500 million ...
Crucial exemption allows majority of Canadian and Mexican goods to be shipped to US without tariffs
TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump raised the tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% last week, but a key exemption for ...
Search for the bar shooter who killed 4 is Montana’s highest priority, governor says
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Tuesday signed an executive order freeing up more resources for local law enforcement as they ...
Florida prepares to build a 2nd immigration detention center to join ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is apparently preparing to build a second ...
Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation
The judge granted a preliminary injunction sought by 20 Democrat-led states while their lawsuit over the funding moves ahead.
Oprah Winfrey picks Richard Russo’s ‘Bridge of Sighs’ for her book club
A conversation between Winfrey and Russo, held recently at a Starbucks in Seattle, can be seen on Winfrey’s YouTube channel and on other outlets where podcasts are aired. Starbucks is the current ...
Purdue University student freed from ICE detention after outcry from faith leaders
A Purdue University student from South Korea has been freed from federal detention, tearfully reuniting with her family and religious community in Manhattan following days of outcry from faith leaders ...
What’s known and not yet known about the Justice Department’s scrutiny of Trump-Russia probe origins
WASHINGTON (AP) — News that Attorney General Pam Bondi is moving to criminally investigate the Obama-era origins of the Trump ...
‘Ketamine Queen’ accused of selling Matthew Perry fatal dose gets September trial date
Jasveen Sangha’s trial — the only one forthcoming in the death of the “Friends” star after four other defendants reached plea agreements with prosecutors — is now set to begin Sept. 23 after an order ...