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Former CAA executive accused of trafficking by woman who says she was kept as a 'sex slave'
An unnamed woman this week sued prominent British soccer agent Jonathan Barnett, accusing him of raping her and keeping ... Read More
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'Disgusted': Kohberger's former friends, peers react to guilty murder plea
BOISE, Idaho — Childhood friends of Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty Wednesday to stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in November 2022, have tracked his murder case from afar and said they felt shocked...Read more
Florida pastor deported to Guatemala after weeks in detention
TAMPA, Fla. — A pastor from Wimauma was deported to Guatemala on Wednesday after spending more than two months in immigration custody, according to his family.
Maurilio Ambrocio was arrested on April 17 during a routine...Read more
Lawsuit filed against former school official by ex-teacher who was shot can move forward, judge rules
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The former teacher at Richneck Elementary School who was shot by a 6-year-old student in early 2023 can proceed with her lawsuit against the school’s former assistant principal, a judge ruled ...Read more
Trump may start telling nations new tariff rates on Friday
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that his administration may begin sending out letters to trading partners as soon as Friday setting unilateral tariff rates ahead of a July 9 deadline for negotiations.
“We’...Read more
Sweeping tax and spending bill hands both parties a midterm message
WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending package that cleared the House on Thursday didn’t just deliver President Donald Trump a big win. It also handed both parties a message for the midterms.
Democrats were united ...Read more
The U.S. military is sending 200 Marines to Florida to support ICE operations
Two hundred U.S. marines are going to be sent to to Florida to support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts, the U.S. Northern Command announced on Thursday
The marines will be deployed from an air base in...Read more
ICE agents blasted by families, officials for arresting migrants in NYC courts despite open cases
NEW YORK — The good news for 20-year-old asylum-seeker Joselyn Chipantiza-Sisalema is that a Manhattan federal judge has left the door open on her bid to stay in the U.S. and avoid what her family says is persecution and...Read more
Trump worked phones on 'big beautiful bill' -- but left some arm-twisting to others
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was “heavily engaged” in Republicans’ budget reconciliation process at every step and a big player in an endgame “full-court press,” according to sources. But he left it to ...Read more
'Star Wars' actor Kenneth Colley dies at 87
Kenneth Colley, a British actor known for playing Admiral Piett in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died at age 87.
Colley died at his home in England on Monday, according to a statement shared by his agent, ...Read more
Chicago police dig in after drive-by attack at album release party kills 4, wounds 14 others
CHICAGO — Late Wednesday night, assailants armed with at least one rifle rolled up outside an album release party for a local drill rapper in River North and opened fire on a crowd gathered on the sidewalk.
Within a ...Read more
California fireworks explosions: 1 killed in Simi Valley, 2 critically injured in Bay Area
California has seen a spate of accidental fireworks explosions leading up to the Fourth of July, with a Wednesday morning detonation killing one person in a Simi Valley home and a similar incident critically injuring two ...Read more
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Trump has big plans for America’s next birthday. Historians have questions
WASHINGTON — As Americans mark the Fourth of July holiday this weekend, the Trump administration is planning ahead for the 250th anniversary ...Read more
Abortions can resume in Kansas City after Missouri ruling, Planned Parenthood says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Abortion services are poised to resume in Kansas City and across Missouri after a Jackson County judge on Thursday blocked a series of restrictions that temporarily banned access.
Jackson County ...Read more
SpongeBob and friends are USPS stamps: You can snail-mail any pineapple under the sea
SpongeBob SquarePants would, in theory, have little use for stamps. They would get soggy in that pineapple under the sea.
Neither would Patrick Star (no fingers on the ends of those arms), Mr. Crabs (claws) or Squidward ...Read more
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' still facing prison for NYC criminal case following mixed verdict
NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs has ducked a possible life sentence after his acquittal on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but prison time is still a possibility for the multimillionaire rap mogul.
Following...Read more
Interior Alaska fires flare, prompting new evacuations and Parks Highway closure
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Hot, dry, windy weather fed several fires burning near Fairbanks and Healy in Interior Alaska on Wednesday after several days of cooler weather allowed firefighters to make progress.
As of Thursday ...Read more
To thwart veto overrides, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy asks House Republicans not to show up to special session he called
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has asked House minority members not to show up for the first five days of an August special session, his spokesperson said Thursday, in order to thwart an effort by majority lawmakers to override...Read more
ATF investigates Northern California fireworks explosion that leaves 7 warehouse workers missing
A pyrotechnics business in Northern California has confirmed that an unspecified number of its employees were “lost” when a warehouse full of fireworks exploded earlier this week, sparking a wildfire and days-long ...Read more
Details emerge from Disney cruise incident when father, daughter went overboard
ORLANDO, Fla. — After a father jumped in after his daughter fell overboard from a Disney Cruise Line ship Sunday, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office released a statement clarifying details from its investigation.
The...Read more
Medicaid cuts could become an issue for these swing-district Pa. Republicans -- and Democrats see an opportunity
President Donald Trump’s so-called “one big beautiful bill” could be one big pain for the Pennsylvania Republicans who voted for it, hoping to hold onto their seats next year.
The bill, which is unpopular among ...Read more
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