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Don Lemon will appear in a Minnesota courtroom Friday to be arraigned on federal charges following his arrest last month in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul.Federal prosecutors allege Lemon and another independent journalist, Georgia Fort, participated in a “takeover-style attack” of Cities Church and intimidated congregants, after the two livestreamed a group of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters rushing into the church on January 18, interrupting the service.Lemon is being charged with two federal crimes: conspiring to violate someone’s constitutional

Don Lemon set to appear in federal court in Minnesota on charges stemming from church protest

Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? It’s complicated, new research shows

Missing Canadians, ‘white gold’ and a snow drought: The strange US ski season

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OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely’ from its mission – and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders

OpenAI, the maker of the most popular AI chatbot, used to say it aimed to build artificial intelligence that “safely benefits humanity, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return,” mission statement. But the ChatGPT maker seems to no longer have the same emphasis on doing so “safely.” While reviewing its latest IRS disclosure form, which was released in November 2025 and covers 2024, I noticed OpenAI had removed “safely” from its mission statement, among other changes. That change in wording coincided with its transformation from a nonprofit organization into a business

Do special election results spell doom for Republicans in 2026?

The Latest: AP learns that the US is sending its largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East

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Annual inflation cooled to 2.4% in January, an eight-month low

The annual rate of inflation slowed to an eight-month low last month, new data showed Friday.Consumer prices rose 2.4% for the 12 months ending in January, a sharp cooling from the 2.7% rate notched in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Consumer Price Index.On a monthly basis, prices rose a better-than-expected 0.2%, a deceleration from December.Economists had forecast a 0.3% monthly increase, which would bring the annual rate to 2.5%, an expectedly cooler reading that benefited from “base effects,” or comparisons to last year when inflation was running higher.

A new round of US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine is set for Geneva next week

US spent $40 million on roughly 300 deportations to third nations, Democratic report finds

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His family fled Afghanistan facing threats for supporting US troops. Now he sits in ICE custody at risk of being sent back

When Said Noor, a US Army veteran, picked up a phone call on December 2, he immediately knew something was wrong.His brother Lal was in Laredo, Texas, several hours south of their home in Austin, nervously explaining that the commercial truck he drove had been stopped at a Customs and Border Protection checkpoint.When the agents asked if he was a US citizen, Lal, 28, answered honestly: He isn’t. He, his mother and five of his brothers and sisters had fled Afghanistan in the wake of the US’ military withdrawal, and he is currently awaiting a decision on an asylum claim he submitted years ag

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Germany's leader calls on the US and Europe to 'repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together'

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Friday for the United States and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together,” arguing that even the U.S. isn't powerful enough to go it alone in an increasingly tough world. Merz called for a “new trans-Atlantic partnership,” acknowledging that “a divide, a deep rift” has opened up across the Atlantic as he opened the Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of top global security figures including many European leaders and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. At last year's conference, h

A timeline of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota

Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking

Kathy Ruemmler, top Goldman Sachs lawyer, resigning amid Epstein fallout

Kathy Ruemmler, the chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs, said Thursday night she is resigning amid fallout from the Justice Department’s release of millions of pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents.Her resignation is effective June 30.Her announcement comes as she has weathered numerous news stories in recent weeks examining her relationship with the disgraced financier.Ruemmler and those around her have insisted she had a professional relationship with Epstein.“Since I joined Goldman Sachs six years ago, it has been my privilege to help oversee the firm’s legal, reputational, and regulato

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Shooting at South Carolina State University residence complex kills 2 and wounds 1

Two people are dead and one person wounded after a shooting at a South Carolina State University residential complex, the university said Thursday. University officials have not confirmed the victims’ identities or the condition of the person wounded, the school said in a news release. The school put the campus in Orangeburg on lockdown at about 9:15 p.m. when a report of the shooting came in. It remained on lockdown four hours later. Investigators were on site and law enforcement was patrolling the campus and areas nearby. The univ

Bipartisan opposition over inflammatory comments likely to sink Trump State Dept. nominee

NY officials raise rainbow flag at Stonewall in rebuke of Trump administration

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Could this teenage girl be North Korea’s next leader?

A young teenage girl shrouded in mystery and intrigue could very well be the next leader of the isolated hermit nation North Korea.Some experts believe leader Kim Jong Un is grooming his daughter to be his successor as he brings her along on increasingly frequent and high-profile excursions, fueling speculation in recent years.The exact age of the girl, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, is unknown, but she is widely believed to be in her early teens.The succession theory was boosted further on Thursday after South Korea’s spy agency said it believes the dictator has “entered the stage of nom

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New astronauts launch to the International Space Station after medical evacuation

A new crew rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday to replace the astronauts who returned to Earth early in NASA's first medical evacuation. SpaceX launched the replacements as soon as possible at NASA’s request, sending the U.S., French and Russian astronauts on an expected eight- to nine-month mission stretching until fall. The four should arrive at the orbiting lab Saturday, filling the vacancies left by their evacuated colleagues last month and bringing the space station back to full staff. “It turns out Friday the 13th is a very lucky day

SpaceX and NASA launch astronauts to relieve bare-bones crew at ISS

Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in country’s first election since 2024 uprising

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Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at storied investment bank Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, announced her resignation Thursday, after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship where she described him as an “older brother” and downplayed his sex crimes. Ruemmler said in a statement that she would "step down as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs as of June 30, 2026.” Up until her resignation, Ruemmler repeatedly tried to distance herself from the emails and other correspondence

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CIA pitches Chinese military officers on helping the US in new video, amid officer purge in China

The CIA is ramping up its efforts to recruit Chinese spies by releasing a new Mandarin-language video on Thursday that appeals directly to the country’s military officers who may be disillusioned with the corruption in their current government and President Xi Jinping’s extensive purges of top generals.It portrays a fictional mid-level military officer “making the difficult decision to stay true to his values and forge a better path for his family by contacting CIA,” a CIA official told CNN.“Anyone with leadership ability will inevitably be feared and ruthlessly eliminated,” the vi

US energy secretary and Venezuela’s acting president tour oil facility in warming ties just weeks after Maduro ouster

Judge says US must help bring back some of the Venezuelans deported to notorious prison

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Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote

The House has passed a bill to require proof of citizenship for voting. Although it likely won’t become law, the bill raises constitutional questions.