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Judges in Missouri, Kansas temporarily halt part of President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday blocked parts of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly pa...

Jun 24, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison

WASHINGTON (AP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga ...

Jun 24, 2024

Cliffhanger Virginia race between Good and Trump-backed challenger is too close to call

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A tightly contested race in Virginia between one of America's most conservative congressmen and a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump is too close to call, The As...

Jun 24, 2024

Ex-University of Arizona grad student gets life sentence for killing professor on campus

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A former University of Arizona graduate student was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting a hydrology professor on campus month...

Jun 24, 2024

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana's new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they c...

Jun 24, 2024

US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia's attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munition...

Jun 24, 2024

Testimony nears end for woman accused of killing her Boston officer boyfriend with SUV

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - The defense called its final witnesses Monday in the murder trial of a Massachusetts woman accused of striking her Boston police officer with her SUV and leaving him to die in a s...

Jun 24, 2024

Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming ca...

Jun 24, 2024

Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after bridge collapse

The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after it lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key bridge's supporting columns and caused the bri...

Jun 24, 2024

Seoul says North Korea has resumed balloon launches likely to drop trash in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military says North Korea has launched more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea. A Joint Chiefs of Staff statement says the balloons are moving so...

Jun 24, 2024