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No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise Sunday in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a pause in funding for the Department of Homeland Security. A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team failed…
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Sources: Person detained for questioning in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
TUCSON, Ariz. — A person has been detained for questioning in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, according to two people familiar with the matter. The people said the person was detained in an area south of Tucson on Tuesday night. They did not immediately provide additional details, and it wasn’t clear if the person being…
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Pikes pick: Harry Styles’ new song ‘Aperture’ refreshes your playlist
If you’ve been waiting for new sounds from Harry Styles, your playlist just got an upgrade. On Jan. 22, the Grammy-winning British pop star released “Aperture,” his first official new single in nearly three years and the lead track from his upcoming fourth studio album in March, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” “Aperture” leans…
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Justice Department releases massive trove from its Jeffrey Epstein files
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with rich and powerful people such as Donald Trump and Bill…
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Denmark and Greenland say sovereignty is not negotiable after Trump’s reversal on tariffs
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Leaders of Denmark and its territory Greenland insisted Thursday that the island’s sovereignty was non-negotiable after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed on a framework with the NATO chief that Trump said would grant the U.S. “total access” to the island. Much about the potential deal remained unclear, though…
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DOJ: Congress can’t intervene in Epstein files release
NEW YORK — Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer was told in a letter signed by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton that he must reject…
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6 people killed in Mississippi rampage, including 7-year-old girl. Suspect charged with murder
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — A 24-year-old Mississippi man killed six people — his father, brother, uncle, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor and the pastor’s brother — at three locations during a Friday night rampage in a rural area, authorities said. Daricka M. Moore was arrested at a police roadblock in Cedarbluff just before midnight…
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Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt a year after L.A. wildfires
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES • On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since the Jan. 7, 2025, Palisades and Eaton fires erupted, killing 31 people…
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Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE, Noem after Renee Renee Good’s killing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The killing of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is reverberating across Capitol Hill where Democrats, and certain Republicans, are vowing an assertive response as President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation operations spark protests nationwide. Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation into Renee Good’s…
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Protests in Iran reach the 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests sweeping across Iran reached the two-week mark early Sunday, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the…