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Colorado and 22 other states sue Trump administration over $6.8 billion in withheld education funding

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Colorado and 22 other states sued the Trump administration Monday after the federal government unexpectedly froze $6.8 billion in K-12 education funding slated for schools nationwide during the 2025-26 academic year.

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island and alleges that the federal government ...Read more

What we know about the victims of Kentucky church, airport shootings

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A Lexington man went on a crime spree Sunday that ended with three people injured and three people dead, including himself.

He shot and injured a Kentucky State Police trooper outside Blue Grass Airport around 11:30 a.m., carjacked a vehicle in another part of town, and then went to Richmond Road Baptist Church looking for the mother of his ...Read more

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Who was Guy House, the man who killed 2 at Lexington church, shot KY trooper?

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Guy House, the man who shot and killed two people at Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington after shooting a Kentucky State Police trooper at Blue Grass Airport on Sunday, had a lengthy criminal history and faced a recent domestic violence restraining order by an ex-girlfriend.

Family members of the women killed said House, 47, was at the ...Read more

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Man who killed 2 at Kentucky church, shot trooper, had upcoming domestic violence hearing

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The man who killed two people at a Lexington church Sunday after shooting and injuring a Kentucky State Police trooper at Blue Grass Airport had a domestic violence hearing scheduled Monday morning.

Guy House, 47, had a long criminal history, including for auto theft. He tested positive for methamphetamine last year, violating his probation.

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Trump agrees to help NATO arm Ukraine amid frustrations with Putin

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday that NATO members intend to send large amounts of Patriot missile batteries and other weapons to Ukraine, arms they would buy from the United States.

The arrangement could help Trump save some face with his “Make American Great Again” base, which has long opposed sending new U.S.-made ...Read more

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Gov. Gavin Newsom boasts of California clean energy milestones

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SAN DIEGO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday touted that in 2023 — the latest year for which data is available — renewable and clean sources of energy accounted for 67% of California’s power.

In addition, Newsom said so far this year, nine out of 10 days on California’s electric grid were powered at least part of the day by what the state ...Read more

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, Rep. Summer Lee protest President Donald Trump's visit to Carnegie Mellon University

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Ahead of the artificial intelligence and energy summit at Carnegie Mellon University featuring President Donald Trump and Sen. Dave McCormick, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and U.S. Rep. Summer Lee railed against Trump's recent policies.

Speaking to roughly 20 people at a rally near the School of Computer Science at CMU on Monday, both Gainey and ...Read more

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Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Russia, pledges arms for Ukraine

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose stiff financial penalties on Russia if it does not end hostilities with Ukraine, while pledging fresh weapons supplies for Kyiv.

“We’re going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don’t have a deal in 50 days, tariffs at about 100%,” Trump said Monday during a meeting with NATO Secretary ...Read more

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Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell's burglary trial begins today with jury selection

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MINNEAPOLIS — The burglary trial of Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell begins Monday morning with jury selection after a series of delays since she was first charged in April 2024.

Mitchell stands accused of breaking into her late father’s Detroit Lakes home to allegedly retrieve his ashes. Her stepmom called 911, and officers found Mitchell ...Read more

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Plane that crashed into tree in Florida carried 2 teens, 1 seriously injured, authorities say

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MIAMI — The small plane that crashed in a Pembroke Pines suburban community Sunday night — hospitalizing two adults and two teens — was about to land after an almost four-hour flight originating in the Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean, flight records show.

At around 8:10 p.m., the aircraft, a Cessna T337G, was approaching North Perry ...Read more

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Virginia Marine Resources Commission considers requiring devices on crab pots to protect terrapins

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The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted to review potential regulations that would require modifications to crab pots to discourage the unintentional capture of diamondback terrapins.

Diamondback terrapins, found all along the East Coast, are the only turtles found in brackish water, and problems begin when they move into areas with crab...Read more

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Baltimore underreports police misconduct settlements, misses deadline on report

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BALTIMORE — Facing community pressure amid investigations into the death of Freddie Gray in 2015 and the rogue operation of the Gun Trace Task Force in 2017, Brandon Scott, then-City Council president, introduced a law to publicize misconduct lawsuits against Baltimore Police.

Around five years later, the law is being flouted by people that ...Read more

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Police officers offered a $10,000 bonus to join department ahead of World Cup

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ATLANTA — Atlanta is looking to lure experienced police officers to its force by offering a five-figure signing bonus for those willing to join the department ahead of the highly-anticipated 2026 FIFA World Cup games.

The Atlanta Police Foundation announced last week it will offer $10,000 to already-trained officers as a way to skip ...Read more

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Alleged killer of Chicago Police Department Officer Andres Vásquez Lasso set for trial

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CHICAGO — As a domestic confrontation spilled out onto a Southwest Side sidewalk on March 1, 2023, emergency dispatchers did what they do every day and assigned officers to hustle to the scene.

Among those who responded was 32-year-old Chicago police Officer Andres Vásquez Lasso.

But in a reminder of how dangerous domestic calls can be for ...Read more

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Trump promises more weapons for Ukraine, paid for by Europe

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U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will send more weapons to Ukraine and threatened 100% “secondary tariffs” unless Russia agrees to a ceasefire in 50 days, signaling his growing impatience with Moscow’s stepped-up military campaign.

Trump said the U.S. was sending “top-of-the-line weapons” during a Monday meeting with NATO ...Read more

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Trump promises more weapons for Ukraine, paid for by Europe

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U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will send more weapons to Ukraine and threatened 100% “secondary tariffs” unless Russia agrees to a ceasefire in 50 days, signaling his growing impatience with Moscow’s stepped-up military campaign.

Trump said the U.S. was sending “top-of-the-line weapons” during a Monday meeting with NATO ...Read more

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Trump threatens Putin with tariffs, approves new Ukraine aid package

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President Donald Trump Monday threatened a new round of punishing tariffs aimed at Russia and unveiled a new package of military aid for embattled Ukraine as his apparent feud with Vladimir Putin deepens.

“We are very unhappy, I am, with Russia,” Trump said at the White House. “We’re going to do very severe tariffs if we don’t have a ...Read more

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Zelenskyy to swap prime ministers in refresh to government

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’ll replace his prime minister in a Cabinet overhaul as the nation seeks to boost weapons production and maintain U.S. support in its war against Russia.

Yulia Svyrydenko, a deputy premier who took the lead in coordinating a landmark minerals deal with President Donald Trump’s administration, ...Read more

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Man who killed 2 at Kentucky church, shot trooper, had upcoming domestic violence hearing

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The man who killed two people at a Lexington church Sunday after shooting and injuring a Kentucky State Police trooper at Blue Grass Airport had a domestic violence hearing scheduled Monday morning.

Guy House, 47, had a long criminal history, including for auto theft. He tested positive for methamphetamine last year, violating his probation.

...Read more

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Reparations bill, amid headwinds, could skirt California's affirmative action ban

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LOS ANGELES — With diversity programs under full assault by the Trump administration, California lawmakers are considering a measure that would allow state colleges to consider whether applicants are descendants of African Americans who were enslaved in the United States.

The bill, which would probably face a legal challenge if passed, is ...Read more