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Man charged with killing Minnesota lawmaker plans to plead not guilty
Posted 10:06 AM 7/16/2025 by STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man plans to plead not guilty to charges he killed the top Democratic leader in the state House and her husband after wounding another lawmaker and his wife, his attorney said.
Vance Boelter, 57, is due in federal court for his arraignment on Sept. 12 (More)
7/14/2025
Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles
Posted 4:27 PM 7/15/2025 by AMY TAXIN, DAVID KLEPPER and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pentagon said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, accounting for nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal with protests over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Roughly 4,000 National (More)
7/13/2025
More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding
Posted 12:58 PM 7/14/2025 by BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — More than 20 states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer programs and more.
Some of the withheld money funds after-school and summer programming at Boys (More)
7/12/2025
Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1, rattling major US trading partners
Posted 10:19 AM 7/13/2025 by AAMER MADHANI Associated Press
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1, a move that could cause massive upheaval between the United States and two of its biggest trade partners.
Trump detailed the (More)
7/10/2025
Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks
Posted 9:38 AM 7/11/2025 by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for al-Qaida's 2001 attacks.
The decision by a panel of the (More)
7/9/2025
Ford recalls over 850,000 cars in the US due to potential fuel pump failure
Posted 3:56 PM 7/10/2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 850,000 of its cars across the U.S. because the low-pressure fuel pump inside the vehicles may fail — and potentially cause an engine stall while driving, increasing crash risks.
The recall covers a wide range of Ford and (More)
