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Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell convicted on both counts in burglary trial
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Following three days of emotional testimony, a group of 12 jurors found Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of first-degree burglary and felony possession of burglary tools.
The jurors went into deliberations shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday and reached a verdict roughly three hours later.
Mitchell, the first-...Read more

Trump suit over Bob Woodward's recordings dismissed for now
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against journalist Bob Woodward and a publishing house over the release of interview recordings from his first term in office.
US District Judge Paul Gardephe ruled on Friday that Trump failed to “plausibly” claim that he and Woodward ...Read more

DOJ asks judge to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the case of late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein following a torrent of criticism that government officials were hiding documents and information.
Justice Department lawyers made the requests to a federal court in Manhattan on Friday. ...Read more
Illinois teen accused of planning terrorist attack at Islamic center
CHICAGO —A Lombard teen faces terrorism and weapons charges for allegedly planning a terror attack at the Islamic Education Center in Glendale Heights, authorities announced Friday.
Prosecutors charged the unnamed 16-year-old with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and one count of attempted terrorism, according to a news release ...Read more

Judge tosses lawsuit regarding FBI agents' identity
WASHINGTON — A federal judge tossed a lawsuit brought by FBI officials involved in investigations tied to the 2021 attack on the Capitol in a case over fears that the Trump administration would release their identities.
Judge Jia M. Cobb of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the case Thursday. Her 32-page ruling ...Read more

Immigration activists protest ICE arrests at Philly courthouse
PHILADELPHIA — Crowds stood outside the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice chanting “say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here.”
The Friday morning rally organized by Juntos follows a string of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainments outside courthouses, including one at the Philadelphia justice center ...Read more

UChicago Medicine to discontinue all gender-affirming pediatric care
CHICAGO — Bowing to federal pressure under the Trump administration, UChicago Medicine has become the latest Illinois hospital to end gender-affirming pediatric care.
The decision, announced Friday, leaves no room for ongoing transitional care, and an unknown number of patients in limbo.
“UChicago Medicine has reached the difficult ...Read more
Jury orders LA to pay nearly $50 million to man hit by city sanitation truck
LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles must pay nearly $50 million to a man who has been in a coma since he was hit by a sanitation truck while crossing a street in Encino, a jury decided Thursday.
Kamran Hakimi, now 61, was in a crosswalk at Hayvenhurst Avenue and Ventura Boulevard last August when the sanitation truck struck him. Hakimi had ...Read more

Former Cuomo aide Brittany Commisso settles sexual harrassment lawsuit for $450,000
NEW YORK — New York state on Friday agreed to pay $450,000 to Brittany Commisso, a former aide to Andrew Cuomo who accused him of groping and subjecting her to persistent sexual harassment on the job at the governor’s office.
Lawyers for Commisso called the settlement by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office “a complete vindication” of her ...Read more

Gabbard alleges Democratic 'conspiracy' in 2016 election
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. intelligence official declassified an email trove purporting to expose a Democratic conspiracy to cast doubt on Donald Trump’s 2016 election win, just as his team seeks to defuse criticism over its handling of files linked to financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the 114 ...Read more

At least 3 deputies killed in explosion at LA County sheriff's training facility
LOS ANGELES — Three deputies were killed on Friday in an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Center Training Academy in East L.A., the deadliest incident for the agency in more than 160 years.
Deputies with the arson explosives detail, an elite unit within the sheriff’s department, were moving military-...Read more

US swaps Venezuelans held in El Salvador for political prisoners in deal with Maduro
In a dramatic and high-stakes diplomatic maneuver, the United States and Venezuela have completed a sweeping prisoner exchange that could mark the beginning of a thaw in years of political hostility between the two nations.
The arrangement, detailed by multiple sources familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity, was ...Read more

Venezuela's Maduro frees Americans and welcomes jailed deportees amid swap
Venezuela released 10 Americans as it prepares to receive a group of deportees freed from jail in El Salvador after an unexpected breakthrough in ongoing talks with the United States.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the formerly detained Americans were “on their way to freedom” on Friday and thanked El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele for his ...Read more
Astronomer announces board is investigating CEO Andy Byron amid kiss-cam scandal
Astronomer, the company whose CEO, Andy Byron, is believed to be the embarrassed man spotted at a Coldplay concert in an intimate embrace with an employee, slammed a “fake” statement circulating on social media and issued their own saying it was investigating the matter.
On Thursday, Astronomer told TMZ that a supposed apology shared on X ...Read more
Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives in Haiti, second visit this year
Months after making his first visit to Haiti, Colombian President Gustavo Petro returned Friday — this time landing in a gang-ridden Port-au-Prince accompanied by two of his top ministers in an aircraft stamped Republic of Colombia.
Petro was received by members of Haiti’s embattled Transitional Presidential Council upon his arrival at the ...Read more

Astronomer says it's investigating after CEO Andy Byron, HR head Kristin Cabot caught on kiss cam at Coldplay concert
The company with all eyes on it has finally put out a statement about ColdplayGate.
Astronomer on Friday afternoon said its board has launched an investigation after CEO Andy Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot were apparently caught on the kiss cam at a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.
“Astronomer is committed to the values and ...Read more
Family of man crushed at homeless encampment sues city of Atlanta
ATLANTA — The surviving family members of Cornelius Taylor, the man killed during a city sweep of a homeless encampment, on Friday filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Atlanta.
The 46-year-old unhoused man was crushed by a Department of Public Works vehicle during a Jan. 16 clearing of an encampment on Old Wheat Street in the ...Read more

Colorado wildfires: Crews bring largest fire under 34% containment as growth slows
DENVER — Fire crews working across western Colorado made more progress containing and slowing the growth of several wildfires Thursday.
The largest fire of the bunch — the Turner Gulch Fire near Gateway — is now 34% contained, a sharp improvement from 9% reported Thursday morning. The wildfire’s growth also slowed, increasing by 179 ...Read more

For a 'low payment,' consultant offered to get Colorado counties off Trump's list of sanctuary jurisdictions
DENVER — Six weeks before a former Trump official called clerks seeking access to secure voting equipment in Colorado, he reached out to several county commissioners in the state with a different proposition.
President Donald Trump’s administration had just placed more than 50 Colorado cities and counties on a list of “sanctuary ...Read more

Maduro to receive Venezuela deportees jailed in El Salvador
Venezuela is set to receive a group of deportees freed from jail in El Salvador following an unexpected breakthrough in ongoing talks with the U.S.
Roughly 250 Venezuelans, previously deported by the U.S. to El Salvador in March, are set to arrive in Caracas Friday, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified to ...Read more
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