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Texas grand jury rejects indictments in fatal shooting of US citizen by federal immigration agent

A grand jury on Wednesday rejected indictments over the fatal shooting last year of a U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent during a traffic encounter in Texas, prosecutors said. The shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez on March 15, 2025, by a Homeland Security Investigations agent wasn't publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security until The Associated Press and other media outlets reported it last week. The Cameron County District Attorney's Office said in a statement that a grand jury declined to hand up indictments after being presen
Texas grand jury rejects indictments in fatal shooting of US citizen by federal immigration agent
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Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns

Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds. Vance, who made the announcement with Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the administration was taking the action “in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people’s tax money.” Oz,
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
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Arizona governor's race will test MAGA future for Republican Party

“Let’s win not clash” said a sign posted outside a meeting of Arizona Republicans as candidates for governor tried to win over the party's most ardent supporters inside. The message channeled frustration from a decade of ideological infighting and eroding power in a state where Democrats have been gaining ground. But even as Republicans struggle to regain control, they may once again put forward a candidate in the general that's favored by the party's hard-right flank, a strategy that's been a losing formula in recent statewide elections. U.S. Rep. Andy Big
Arizona governor's race will test MAGA future for Republican Party

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Secretary Noem threatens to again suspend TSA PreCheck amid DHS shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security may again suspend TSA PreCheck by prioritizing “standard” security lanes at the airport amid the partial government shutdown, Secretary Kristi Noem told CNN.It comes after the department walked back its decision over the weekend to pause TSA PreCheck, which allows travelers to get through airport security more quickly, amid an ongoing DHS shutdown. Customs and Border Protection’s Global Entry program remains paused.“As we go forward and without funding for DHS, if we end up in a situation where these TSA officers have to go get other jobs and provide
Secretary Noem threatens to again suspend TSA PreCheck amid DHS shutdown
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FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent’s home

The FBI served search warrants Wednesday at the Los Angeles Unified School District’s headquarters and the home of its leader, a former Superintendent of the Year who was knighted by Spain for his work. The nature of the federal investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school district and Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home was not immediately clear. The district said in a statement that it “is cooperating with the investigation and we do not have further information at this time.” The FBI also searched a third location near Miami, where Carvalho previou
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Supreme Court justices sit in silence at State of the Union as Trump slams their tariffs decision

President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday to slam the Supreme Court’s decision against his sweeping emergency tariffs, repeatedly calling the ruling “unfortunate” even as he suggested his administration would quickly move past it.With four justices sitting mere feet away, their hands folded over their robes, Trump touted what he described as a vast economic benefit from the global tariffs before lamenting the “unfortunate ruling from the United States Supreme Court.”“It just came down,” the president said. “Very unfortunate ruling.”Though it was likel
Supreme Court justices sit in silence at State of the Union as Trump slams their tariffs decision
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Trump to present Medal of Freedom to Team USA men's hockey star Connor Hellebuyck

��s hockey team Tuesday, spending roughly six minutes of his State of the Union address celebrating their victory after meeting with the team in the Oval Office earlier in the day.His recognition of the team marked one of the few bipartisan moments of the speech, receiving lengthy, raucous applause and chants of “USA” — and proving that sports, even in a time of intense political polarization, can bring people together.It came after some controversy following the team’s historic 2-1 Olympic victory over Canada. Trump regaled the men’s team by phone Sunday as the athletes celebrated i

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The strategy behind the new $1 million reward in the Nancy Guthrie investigation

As the search for Nancy Guthrie stretches into its fourth, desperate week, her family has offered up to a million dollars for information leading to her return.The staggering reward is, in some ways, a tacit admission that the investigation is entering a new phase as DNA evidence that once seemed promising hits roadblocks, and investigators acknowledge they still do not have a suspect in the kidnapping case.Even as she said her family is “blowing on the embers of hope” that the 84-year-old will make it safely home, Savannah Guthrie acknowledged a sobering truth:“We also know that she may
The strategy behind the new $1 million reward in the Nancy Guthrie investigation
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Syria reports ‘mass escape’ from detention camp holding ISIS-linked families amid reports thousands fled

A “mass escape” took place last month from Syria’s al-Hol camp that holds families linked to the Islamic State following the withdrawal of Kurdish forces, according to Syrian TV, amid reports thousands of people may have fled.Nureddin Baba, a Syrian Interior Ministry spokesperson, was cited as saying that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew from the camp without coordination with the Syrian government or the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS.The SDF rejected the Interior Ministry’s “misleading” statements as a means to evade responsibility
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US offers diplomatic services in West Bank settlement for first time. Critics warn it’s ‘normalizing annexation’

The US embassy in Israel has announced its first-ever event offering diplomatic services in a Jewish settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.The announcement on Tuesday said consular offices would provide “routine passport services” to American citizens in the settlement of Efrat, south of Jerusalem, in a one-day event on Friday. The embassy said the outreach effort was part of the “Freedom 250” initiative to reach all American citizens.This move appears to signal further US legitimization of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which is considered by much of the international co
US offers diplomatic services in West Bank settlement for first time. Critics warn it’s ‘normalizing annexation’
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K-pop in Colombia: Inside a global phenomenon

Music cuts and restarts inside a dance studio in the country’s capital, as dancers count out loud, refining precise transitions late into the night.V14 is one of many dance studios in the city known for training urban styles like Reggaeton. But tonight, the choreography filling the room comes from halfway across the world.Empire, a seven-member co-ed dance group, is rehearsing K-pop routines, part of a growing movement of Colombian dancers who are training, competing and building communities around Korean pop music.Across Latin America, that connection has expanded rapidly, even though it or

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These low-key US mountains offer ways to avoid getting ‘priced out of skiing’

These low-key US mountains offer ways to avoid getting ‘priced out of skiing’
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Zohran Mamdani and NYC police are at odds after two officers were injured in a snowball fight

Zohran Mamdani and NYC police are at odds after two officers were injured in a snowball fight

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Trump’s State of the Union left some viewers unconvinced that he’ll lower cost of living, CNN poll finds

Trump’s State of the Union left some viewers unconvinced that he’ll lower cost of living, CNN poll finds

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Rep. Al Green escorted out of House chamber early into Trump’s speech after protest

Rep. Al Green escorted out of House chamber early into Trump’s speech after protest
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Spirit Airlines reaches deal to emerge from bankruptcy, avoiding closure threat

Spirit Airlines reaches deal to emerge from bankruptcy, avoiding closure threat

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Democrat quits clean energy firm over Epstein links

Democrat quits clean energy firm over Epstein links

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Louvre Museum director resigns in the wake of October's brazen French crown jewels heist

Louvre Museum director resigns in the wake of October's brazen French crown jewels heist
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger questions whether Americans feel the ‘golden age’ Trump describes

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s depiction of the nation as being in a “golden age” during his State of the Union address

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Supreme Court ruling against Trump's tariffs is unlikely to mean an end to trade policy chaos

The Supreme Court’s stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs means he can’t conjure up new import taxes on a whim anymore

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What to expect from Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s State of the Union response

What to expect from Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s State of the Union response