Trump taunts former AG Bill Barr even after endorsement for president
Former President Donald Trump had some fun on social media at the expense of a former member of his administration — even after a presidential endorsement.
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Florida deputy’s killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race
WASHINGTON (AP) — In 2020, the top enlisted leader of the Air Force went public with his fear of waking up to the news that a Black airman had been killed by a white police officer.
Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The lesson on diversity started slowly in a first-grade classroom in Topeka, where schools were at the center of the case that struck down segregated education.
Utilities complete contentious land swap to clear way for power line in Mississippi River refuge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin completed a contentious land deal Thursday that allows them to build on a Mississippi River federal wildlife refuge.
Investor convicted in Trump Media insider trading case
A federal jury in New York on Thursday convicted an investor of insider trading in the stock of a shell company ahead of its announcement in October 2021 that it would merge with Trump Media.
‘You’re a Go’: How Miscues and Confusion Delayed the National Guard on Jan. 6
As a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the commanders and members of the District of Columbia National Guard waited in frustration for hours for the order to help put down the riot unfolding just minutes from where they were stationed.
Hamas says it accepts cease-fire proposal from Egyptian, Qatari mediators, as U.S. and Israel review details of plan
Hamas said it told Egyptian and Qatari negotiators that it has approved a cease-fire proposal to halt the war in Gaza. Israel is examining the proposal that Hamas approved and hasnot confirmed whether it would accept or reject it, an Israeli official told NBC News. "We are exploring every single thing that we hear and we are exhausting the potential about negotiations and bringing back the hostages and that is our main mission to bring them home as quickly as possible," Israel Defense Forces Officer Daniel Hagari said at a press briefing following Hamas'
Former students of the for-profit Art Institutes are approved for $6 billion in loan cancellation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who attended the Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed the last of its campuses in 2023 amid accusations of fraud.
Biden to meet with families of killed law enforcement officers
President Joe Biden on Thursday is expected to meet with the families of law enforcement officers who were killed on Monday in North Carolina, according to a source familiar with the planning.