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Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement Tuesday to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer. The proposed settlement comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments on Bayer's assertion that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of Roundup without a cancer warning should invalidate claims filed in state courts. That case would not be affected by the proposed settlement. But the s

Bayer agrees to $7.25 billion proposed settlement over thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits

Fulton County accuses Justice Department of misleading the judge who approved elections office search warrant

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band to launch 'Land of Hope and Dreams' US tour next month

Minnesota’s Legislature braces for a federal immigration fight as the enforcement surge winds down

Democrats hope to rein in the power of federal immigration officers in Minnesota as the state’s legislative session gets underway Tuesday, while Republicans will focus on combatting fraud in taxpayer-funded programs that President Donald Trump cited to justify the recent immigration enforcement surge. While White House border czar Tom Homan said over the weekend that more than 1,000 officers have left the Twin Cities area, and hundreds more will depart in the days ahead, the aftermath will continue to reverberate at the state Capitol during the session, which runs through late

Couple overwhelmed by medical bills while trying to get babies' bodies back from Cancun

Trump administration backs Kalshi, Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets

Georgia students recall horror of being shot as father of accused school shooter goes on trial

Georgia high school students on Tuesday testified in court about the horrors of being shot during their algebra class, and recounted through tears seeing a classmate in a pool of blood, then seeing blood on their own bodies and fearing they might die. Various students took the stand at the trial of Colin Gray, the father of Colt Gray, who investigators said had carefully planned the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at the school northeast of Atlanta that left two teachers and two students dead and several others wounded. This is one of several cases around the nation where

Teen survives brutal attack with major artery missed by millimeters

Man allegedly caught twice on the same day stealing catalytic converters from east side lot

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As the federal surge draws down, Minneapolis’ Muslim community is hopeful Ramadan will inspire its road to recovery

There’s a sense of urgency in Basim Sabri’s voice as he stands in the middle of a banquet hall at his mall in the heart of Minneapolis, directing the flow of busy volunteers and jovially asking his cooks to be patient as he finishes his call with CNN.Sabri’s urgency is understandable, perhaps even necessary. The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is right around the corner, and Sabri is determined to maintain the annual tradition of hosting a Ramadan feast for the Twin Cities community at Karmel Mall – which he has owned for more than two decades – especially in the aftermath of the ongoi

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84. As a young organizer in Chicago, Jackson was called to meet with King at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, shortly before King was killed, and he publicly positioned himself thereafter as King's successor. Santita Jackson confirmed that her father, who had a rare neurological disorder, died at home in Chicago, surrounded by family.

He spent over 40 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned. An immigration judge just denied him bond

Students wounded in Georgia school shooting testify in trial of shooter’s father

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Trump and Maryland governor Wes Moore battle over Potomac River sewage spill response

President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at Maryland Gov. Wes Moore over what he says is a lagging response to a January pipe rupture that sent sewage flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington. Trump took aim at Moore even though a District of Columbia-based water authority and the federal government have jurisdiction over the busted pipe. The 1960s-era pipe, called the Potomac Interceptor, is part of DC Water, a utility based in Washington that's federally regulated and under the oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Hyatt executive chairman steps down over Epstein ties

Billionaire Tom Pritzker announced on Monday he was retiring as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was revealed in the latest release of files by the US Justice Department.Pritzker, who has been executive chairman since 2004, also said he won’t stand for re-election with the company’s board.“Good stewardship also means protecting Hyatt, particularly in the context of my association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell which I deeply regret,” Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt fortune, said in a statement.He continued,

US increases military pressure on Iran as countries discuss a deal

Hopes that the FBI would share evidence in Alex Pretti’s killing with state investigators have shattered

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Driver fleeing ICE officers crashes, killing a Georgia teacher, authorities say

A Guatemalan driver fleeing a Georgia traffic stop by federal immigration officers crashed into another vehicle, killing a teacher who was headed to work, authorities and school officials said. Oscar Vasquez Lopez, the driver accused of causing the Monday crash just outside of Savannah, remained jailed Tuesday on charges including vehicular homicide, reckless driving and driving without a valid license. Lopez, 38, is in the U.S. illegally, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Immigration officers were looking for Lopez to enforce an immigration judge's

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US military says it killed 11 people in strikes on three alleged drug boats

The US military struck three alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean on Monday night, killing all 11 people on board, US Southern Command said Tuesday.“Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” Southern Command said in a statement. “Eleven male narco-terrorists were killed during these actions, 4 on the first vessel in the Eastern Pacific, 4 on the second vessel in the Eastern Pacific, and 3 on the third vessel in the Caribbean. No U.S. military forces were harme

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of a ‘cover-up’ over its handling of Epstein documents

Palmerston, one of the UK’s top ‘diplocats,’ dies in Bermuda

Australia refuses to repatriate ISIS-linked citizens in Syria as escape attempt fails

Australia will not repatriate its citizens with links to Islamic State members, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the national broadcaster the ABC Tuesday, with blunt advice to families stranded in Syria: “If you make your bed, you lie in it.”His comments followed reports that 34 Australian women and children were turned back by Syrian authorities after they had left the Al-Roj detention camp housing ISIS militants and their families with the aim of returning to Australia via the Syrian capital, Damascus.Rashid Omar, a camp official, told CNN two male relatives of the detained families

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Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia

An exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump’s administration took it down last month, a federal judge ruled on Presidents Day, the federal holiday honoring Washington's legacy. The city of Philadelphia sued in January after the National Park Service removed the explanatory panels from Independence National Historical Park, the site where George and Martha Washington lived with nine of their slaves in the 1790s, when Philadelphia was briefly the nation’s capital.