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Judge extends block on Trump ban prohibiting Harvard students from entering US

Judge extends block on Trump ban prohibiting Harvard students from entering US

Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — A temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump barring foreign Harvard University students from entering the U.S. will remain in effect until next Monday while a federal judge considers arguments made for a preliminary injunction. The temporary block was due to expire on Thursday […]

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Chilling details emerge in Minnesota shootings as Vance Boelter faces federal charges: ‘Stuff of nightmares’

Chilling details emerge in Minnesota shootings as Vance Boelter faces federal charges: ‘Stuff of nightmares’

Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office (GREEN ISLE, Minn.) — The man suspected of shooting and killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband as well as shooting and wounding a second lawmaker and his wife “stalked his victims like prey” and “shot them in cold blood,” acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota […]

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2 court security officers stabbed at criminal courthouse in Manhattan: Sources

2 court security officers stabbed at criminal courthouse in Manhattan: Sources

An exterior view of Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23, 2024 in New York City. Adam Gray/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two court security officers were stabbed while screening people at the metal detectors at the Manhattan criminal courthouse on Monday morning, according to a state courts spokesperson. One court […]

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West Virginia death toll rises amid deadly flash flooding, building collapse

West Virginia death toll rises amid deadly flash flooding, building collapse

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WHEELING, W.Va.) — Six people are dead and two are unaccounted for in the wake of heavy rains and devastating flash flooding in West Virginia, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey. “West Virginia has been hit very, very hard,” Morrisey said Monday. A state of emergency is in […]

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States agree to $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma in opioid litigation

States agree to $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma in opioid litigation

(NEW YORK) — All 50 states as well as Washington, D.C., and four U.S. territories have agreed to sign a $7.4 billion settlement with the company and once-prominent family behind OxyContin, officials announced Monday. The settlement resolves pending litigation against Purdue Pharma, which, under the leadership of the Sackler families, invented, manufactured […]

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Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter expected to face federal charges: Sources

Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter expected to face federal charges: Sources

Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office (GREEN ISLE, Minn.) — The man suspected of shooting and killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband as well as shooting and wounding a second lawmaker and his wife is in federal custody and is expected to face federal charges, multiple sources told ABC News. Authorities are expected […]

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‘Incredibly lucky to be alive’: Hoffman family releases update after Minnesota shooting

‘Incredibly lucky to be alive’: Hoffman family releases update after Minnesota shooting

Michele Jokinen, Minnesota House Public Information Services (CHAMMPLIN, Minn.) — Two days after a man in a mask knocked on their door, identified himself as a police officer and opened fire on them, Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, are recovering and “both incredibly lucky to be […]

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Suspect Vance Boelter in Minnesota lawmakers shooting booked in county jail

Suspect Vance Boelter in Minnesota lawmakers shooting booked in county jail

KSTP (HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn) — The massive search for the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, one fatally, concluded on Sunday evening when he was arrested by police, officials confirmed. Vance Boelter, 57, was arrested near his farm in Green Isle, Minnesota. He was booked into Hennepin County Jail […]

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Search for suspect Vance Boelter continues after attacks on Minnesota lawmakers

Search for suspect Vance Boelter continues after attacks on Minnesota lawmakers

KSTP A massive search continued Sunday for a man suspected in the fatal shooting of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and a separate shooting attack on another state lawmaker and his spouse, authorities said. The manhunt for 57-year-old Vance Boelter stretched into its second day following Saturday’s […]

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Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed, State Sen. John Hoffman in grave condition in ‘targeted political violence’

Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed, State Sen. John Hoffman in grave condition in ‘targeted political violence’

(BROOKLYN PARK, MN) — A Minnesota state representative and her husband were shot and killed, and a state senator and his wife were shot and wounded in an “act of targeted political violence” at their homes early Saturday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said. A manhunt is now underway for the […]

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