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California intends to sue Trump administration over deal to end offshore wind project

California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state’s central coast. State officials said they are combating the administration’s attacks on their offshore wind industry by sending a notice of their intention to sue to the Department of the Interior on Tuesday. Tuesday’s action […]
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Army sergeant gets life sentence for shootings that wounded 5 at Georgia base

FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — An Army sergeant was sentenced to life in a military prison Tuesday for shootings last summer that wounded five people at a base in Georgia. A military judge at Fort Stewart sentenced Sgt. Quornelius Radford to life with a possibility of parole, local news outlets reported, after a court-martial last […]
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The Latest: Primaries bring out voters in New York, Maryland, South Carolina and Utah

The latest round of primary elections gets underway Tuesday in four states: Maryland, New York, South Carolina and Utah. The midterm elections in November will determine control of both chambers of Congress and will also see the election of dozens of governors and other state and local offices. Before then, voters must choose nominees for […]
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Federal appeals court allows the Trump administration to resume expanded use of speedy deportations

A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border. A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit threw out a lower court ruling that temporarily blocked President Donald […]
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Georgia’s QR codes for counting votes will remain for midterms after lawmakers vote to delay a fix

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia will stick with an embattled vote-counting method that relies on a QR code for this year’s midterm elections after lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday that put off making changes until 2028. The votes in the state House and Senate came after lawmakers limited a provision that requires a hand recount of ballots […]
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UN adopts resolution to ensure perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday authorizing new steps to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice. Nearly 1,100 peacekeepers from countries around the world have lost their lives in the line of duty and thousands of others have been injured since 1948, according to U.N. […]
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Senate is set to vote again on a war powers resolution to halt the Iran conflict

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the 10th time, the Senate will vote on a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund. The outcome Tuesday is not expected to […]
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Trump says 6 people arrested over damage to the troubled Reflecting Pool project

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arrested over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the president’s $14-million-plus rehabilitation project gone awry increasingly becomes a flashpoint ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations. In a social media post, Trump claimed without supporting evidence that there had been […]
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Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers. Energy Secretary Chris Wright cited “tremendous interest” among developers of data centers that would buy the power, as well as utilities and energy companies. The […]
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8 people convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting face sentencing

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Eight people accused of having links to antifa are being sentenced Tuesday for their convictions on terrorism charges related to the shooting of a police officer outside a Texas immigration detention center last July 4. A federal jury found them guilty in March of providing material support to terrorists and […]
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Justice Department withdraws subpoenas that sought reporters’ grand jury testimony, sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department issued and then withdrew subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury, according to people familiar with the matter. The Washington Post confirmed that one of its reporters received a subpoena from the Trump administration as […]
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Judge rules government can’t stop SNAP dollars from buying candy and sugary drinks

The federal government can’t block benefits from the nation’s largest food aid program from being used to buy candy, soda and other sugary drinks, a judge ruled. Monday’s ruling scuttles restrictions now in place or planned for the federally funded and state-run Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 23 states. President Donald Trump’s administration has not […]
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Texas doctor charged in $89M fraud case as administration pushes healthcare crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged a Texas doctor in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme, accusing him of billing insurers for medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests for college student-athletes and then rubber-stamping the results as normal without reviewing them. Jason Finkelstein, 53, faces charges of healthcare fraud and conspiracy in what prosecutors […]
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Supreme Court sides with Michigan county in a tax foreclosure case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an effort to change tax foreclosure sales to let homeowners to keep more money when their property is sold to recoup unpaid taxes. The high court ruled against a Michigan family whose house was sold for less than half its open-market value to cover an unpaid […]
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Donors gave U.S. charities $617 billion in 2025, according to Giving USA report

In a year marked by economic uncertainty and political turbulence, philanthropic donations rose last year, according to an authoritative annual report on American giving. Donors gave U.S. charities $617 billion in 2025, an inflation-adjusted 3% increase over last year, according to “Giving USA 2026: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2025.” Bequests last […]
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Supreme Court OKs ExxonMobil lawsuit over Cuban property seized by Fidel Castro’s government

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that ExxonMobil can sue Cuban state-owned companies in American courts over property on the island nation that was seized after Fidel Castro took power. The 6-3 decision was the second in as many months in favor of U.S. owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by […]
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Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, Damon Landor. But they ruled that a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of inmates […]
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Supreme Court kills suit claiming Cisco’s technology helped China persecute Falun Gong members

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted tech giant Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China. The justices ruled that American courts are the wrong forum for the suits, rejecting arguments made by the plaintiffs […]
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From renter to owner, Sharpton locks in National Action Network’s Harlem foothold for the long haul

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton’s staff and advisers stood around him just outside the doors of a cozy theater, where some of his most fervent supporters waited to greet him in the newly renovated headquarters of the National Action Network. When doors flung open, Sharpton entered to a standing ovation that continued […]
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The Latest: Pentagon asks Congress for roughly $80 billion to cover cost of Iran war

The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to an already sizable military spending boost sought by President Donald Trump. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill ahead of a formal request as Iran’s president is […]
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As Native American boarding schools project ends, survivors describe feeling honored and restored

Hundreds of Indigenous people have testified. They’ve sobbed, cursed and laughed in spite of it all. Many told stories about their time in boarding schools that they’ve kept inside for decades, finally able to begin recovering from childhood trauma. An oral history project led by the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is wrapping […]
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Shooting at a Northern California library kills 2, and a suspect is in custody

CHICO, Calif. (AP) — A shooting at a library in Northern California on Monday left two people dead and a suspect is in custody, according to police. Police responded to a 911 call soon after 5 p.m. in which the sounds of gun shots and people screaming could be heard coming from inside the Chico […]
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From peace talks to Pennsylvania: Trump visiting Mack Truck facility

President Donald Trump is going to a Mack Truck facility in a battleground district in swing state Pennsylvania Tuesday, shifting attention to the U.S. economy in his first major public event beyond the capital since he signed an interim agreement to end the Iran war. Trump’s trip to the Allentown-area business comes as he works […]
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Trump is the frontman for his own party as rival groups vie to shape America’s 250th anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The complexities of the American story aren’t hard to miss. Just steps into the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the gavel used by Nancy Pelosi when she became the first female speaker of the U.S. House sits next to a red “Make America Great Again” cap. A shirt emblazoned with a […]
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