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Bryan Kohberger set for last court date before Idaho student murder trial

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BOISE, Idaho — After the latest wave of new details and court rulings in the University of Idaho student homicides case, defendant Bryan Kohberger is set to be in court Thursday in Boise for his last scheduled appearance before this summer’s highly anticipated murder trial.

Among the items expected to be taken up at the hearing is the state...Read more

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Will Trump's luxury jet from Qatar sway his decisions? What Americans say in poll

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Many Americans have concerns about President Donald Trump accepting a luxury jet from Qatar — and believe the gift could sway his decisions when it comes to the Gulf country, according to new polling.

In early May, it was reported that the Trump administration was planning to accept a $400 million Boeing 747 from Qatar to temporarily use as ...Read more

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Former Mayor Bill de Blasio to pay $330,000 over use of NYPD detail during 2020 presidential run

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NEW YORK — Former Mayor Bill de Blasio will pay $330,000 in restitution and fines for violating city rules by using his NYPD detail during his long-shot 2020 presidential bid — the largest settlement in the history of New York City’s Conflicts of Interest Board.

The settlement, the first time the board has brought an enforcement action ...Read more

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Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in first message on X as pontiff

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Pope Leo XIV has officially hard launched his papacy.

The new pontiff, 69-year-old Chicago native Robert Prevost, shared a message Wednesday from the official @Pontifex account on X for the first time since being named the new head of the Catholic Church. The handle was first launched in 2012 during the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI.

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Boeing enjoys comeback moment from crisis with record Qatar deal

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A year after Boeing Co. went through a deep executive shakeup and prolonged existential crisis, the US planemaker just rode to its biggest-ever aircraft order, propelled by a powerful endorsement from President Donald Trump.

Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg signed an accord for as many as 210 widebody aircraft from Qatar Airways, including...Read more

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Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over birthright citizenship

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices will give a first glimpse Thursday of how they intend to handle the Trump administration’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, in oral arguments on cases that could focus more on how the tangled legal challenges play out in federal courts.

The executive order from Donald Trump, signed on the first ...Read more

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Trial for teen charged with Maryland high school shooting set to begin next week

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BALTIMORE — The teen charged in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Warren Grant at Joppatowne High School is set to stand trial next week.

Jaylen Prince, 16, is charged as an adult with murder, first- and second-degree assault and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/crime of violence. The Harford County State’s Attorney’s ...Read more

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SpaceX launches latest Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral

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SpaceX knocked out another Starlink launch from Florida's Space Coast on Wednesday afternoon.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 of the company’s internet satellites lifted off at 12:38 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

The first-stage booster for the mission made its fourth flight making ...Read more

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Cassie Ventura testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs threatened to release sex freakoff videos to 'ruin' her

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NEW YORK — In the moments Sean “Diddy” Combs was losing his grip on Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, he threatened to release humiliating footage of her engaging in dehumanizing sex acts with strangers at his direction, a Manhattan jury heard at the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial Wednesday.

During her second day on the stand in ...Read more

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Feds say they thwarted Islamic State terror attack at Michigan military base

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DETROIT — A former member of the Michigan Army National Guard was charged Wednesday after prosecutors say he tried to attack a military base in Warren on behalf of the Islamic State.

Federal prosecutors described how investigators thwarted an alleged attack by Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, of Melvindale in the latest terrorism case ...Read more

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House Democratic leaders plan to vote to kill Michigan congressman's Trump impeachment bid

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WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders told rank-and-file members privately Wednesday that they will vote to table U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar's resolution aiming to impeach President Donald Trump ― an announcement that was met by applause by other members of the Democratic caucus, according to a lawmaker in the room.

A vote to table the measure...Read more

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Top Florida officials ramp up criticism of judge who blocked state immigration arrests

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MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top officials have ramped up their criticism of a federal judge in Miami who recently blocked the enforcement of a new state law that makes it a crime for undocumented immigrants to enter Florida after illegally crossing into the United States.

They have roundly denounced U.S. District Judge Kathleen ...Read more

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Florida lawyer fined for trying to register to vote in Georgia Senate runoffs

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ATLANTA — The State Election Board on Tuesday fined a Florida lawyer $3,500 after he attempted to register to vote in Georgia and encouraged other Republicans to follow his lead.

Bill Price, an attorney in Panama City, Florida, submitted an application to register at his brother’s house in Paulding County so he could vote in the U.S. Senate...Read more

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Palestinians face stark uncertainty as Trump tours Middle East

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JERUSALEM – As President Donald Trump focuses on cutting new deals during his first major foreign trip to Arab Gulf states this week, questions still linger over the long-term impact of the termination of hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid supporting the Palestinians.

“What we are seeing now is a slow, brutal process of mass ...Read more

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Mom supported son's plan for school shooting and bought him ammo, Texas cops say

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A mother is accused of supporting her son’s plot to carry out a mass shooting at a middle school and buying him ammo and gear to do so, Texas officials say.

Ashley Rosalinda Pardo, 33, was arrested Monday, May 12, on a charge of aiding in commission of terrorism, Bexar County court records show.

Pardo’s son was detained the same day on a ...Read more

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Trump urges Syria's new leader to expel 'Palestinian terrorists'

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Syria’s new leader, praising him as a “young, attractive guy” and urging him to rid his country of “Palestinian terrorists.”

Trump also urged Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa to sign onto the historic Abraham Accords brokered during Trump’s first term.

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Colorado teacher, nicknamed 'Mr. Pedophile' by students, arrested in connection to child sex assault

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DENVER — The Littleton man arrested Monday on charges of child sex assault groomed his students on social media to gain their trust and “ultimately committed unspeakable acts for his own benefit,” Douglas County investigators stated in his arrest affidavit.

David Feil, 49, faces two felony charges of sexual assault on a child by one in a ...Read more

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Sacramento leaders debates budget cuts to skate park, police department

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento’s 28th & B Skate Park and vacant positions within the police department headlined Tuesday night’s budget discussion.

The City Council meeting marked the first time elected leaders and residents could publicly voice their concerns with the proposed $1.65 billion budget unveiled last month by Interim City ...Read more

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Teens' bill would expand protections against antisemitism in Nevada

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Two Las Vegas teens are lobbying Nevada lawmakers to add a definition of antisemitism to state law — all before the pair is eligible to vote.

Ethan Cohen, 15, a sophomore at Meadows School, and Meyer DeLee, 14, a freshman at Las Vegas Academy, said in an interview they were inspired to bring up what became Senate Bill 179 after seeing local ...Read more

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SpaceX aims for afternoon launch from Cape Canaveral

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SpaceX has lined up another Starlink launch from Space Coast for early Wednesday afternoon.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 of the company’s internet satellites is targeting a 12:38 p.m. liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 with backups available until 2:47 p.m. as well as on Thursday beginning at 11:17 a....Read more