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Kentucky Legislature easily overrides first Beshear veto, bill on fiber internet network

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Same story, different year.

As has been the case with virtually all other bills vetoed by Andy Beshear, a Democrat, since his first legislative session as governor in 2020, the Republican-led state legislature overrode the veto and gave final passage on a bill related to a state fiber internet network Tuesday.

House Bill 314...Read more

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Nancy Guthrie neighbor saw suspicious man near her home

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A neighbor of Nancy Guthrie’s saw a suspicious man near the missing woman’s southern Arizona home during a time frame that’s of interest to investigators.

The stranger was spotted around Jan. 11, according to NewsNation. The FBI has been asking neighbors for doorbell camera footage from that day.

“I’m getting ready in the morning, ...Read more

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Florida woman suspected of shooting at Rihanna's Beverly Hills home set to face charges

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LOS ANGELES — A Florida woman is expected to be criminally charged Tuesday after she allegedly sprayed bullets at the Beverly Hills home of star singer Rihanna.

Ivana Ortiz, 35, of Orlando is expected to appear in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday afternoon, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke on ...Read more

Florida House passes bill curbing local climate action

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MIAMI — The Florida House passed a bill last week that, if made into law, could stop local governments from setting specific goals to reduce planet-warming emissions.

For example, Miami-Dade County set some bold targets in 2021 to cut emissions 50% by 2030 and by 2050 to reach “net-zero,” which means balancing the county’s human-caused ...Read more

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Baltimore police officer shot, taken to Shock Trauma Center; suspect wounded

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BALTIMORE — A Baltimore police officer was shot Tuesday in Northwest Baltimore and taken to Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland.

Police officials said a suspect was also shot, advising people to avoid the surrounding areas.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said the officer was responding to a barricade situation when the shooting ...Read more

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Kaz Daughtry, former NYC deputy mayor to Eric Adams, gave NYPD parking placards to unauthorized people, sources say

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NEW YORK — Former New York City Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry handed out more than a dozen NYPD parking placards to people not authorized to have them, police sources said Tuesday.

Daughtry, now a civilian liaison with the U.S. Department if Homeland Security, adamantly denies any wrongdoing.

“It’s not true,” he told the ...Read more

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Explosive residue found in Pa. storage facility used by Gracie Mansion bomb throwers, feds say

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NEW YORK — Feds searching a Pennsylvania storage facility they say was used by the two teens accused of throwing homemade bombs into a crowd of protesters outside Gracie Mansion found explosive residue that led to several “controlled detonations,” officials said Tuesday.

The FBI spent most of Monday night executing a search warrant inside...Read more

NYC park near Gracie Mansion evacuated over suspicious package found days after IED thrown

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NEW YORK — Cops evacuated a city park next to Gracie Mansion on the Upper East Side on Tuesday after an unattended package was discovered — near where two ISIS-inspired protesters were arrested three days earlier for throwing homemade bombs, police said.

Cops responded to a promenade overlooking the water in Carl Shurz Park near East End ...Read more

Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after U.S. and Israeli attacks in Tehran on March 8, 2026. Hassan Ghaedi/Anadolu via Getty Images

Trump’s war against Iran is uniquely unpopular among US military actions of the past century

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It’s clear that regime change is among the biggest objectives of the U.S. war in Iran.

“I have to be involved in the appointment” of Iran’s next leader, President Donald Trump said on March 5, 2026.

Trump has also said he might put U.S. boots on the ground to get the job done.

Trump now joins a long list of ...Read more

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Embattled Timothy Busfield denies adult co-star's sex abuse claim

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NEW YORK — A representative for Timothy Busfield denies the embattled actor sexually abused a female co-star in 1991, while insisting that claim has nothing to do with criminal charges Busfield faces for allegedly assaulting two boys.

The Mirror U.S. reported on Sunday that actor Claudia Christian claimed in an interview with police that an ...Read more

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Penn and EEOC spar in court over subpoena seeking names of Jewish faculty and students

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PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania and the federal government squared off in court Tuesday over whether the school has to release information for an antisemitism investigation, including the names of employees who could have been exposed to alleged harassment.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Penn in November, ...Read more

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Judge says ICE showed 'unconstitutional policies' during surge, but won't block its practices

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MINNEAPOLIS — While he acknowledged behavior he called “troubling,” a judge this week rejected an effort by the ACLU to block arrests without reasonable suspicion and racial profiling reported during Operation Metro Surge while a lawsuit proceeds, citing the exodus of federal agents from Minnesota.

In a 111-page order on Monday, U.S. ...Read more

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US steps up Iran strikes as oil industry faces more upheaval

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WASHINGTON — The United States and Israel are conducting their most intense day of attacks yet against Iran and won’t give up until the Islamic Republic is beaten, the Pentagon said, striking a more aggressive tone after President Donald Trump’s suggestion the war could end soon.

“We will not relent until the enemy is totally and ...Read more

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'Absolutely ferocious': Idaho introduces plan to repeal Medicaid expansion

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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho state lawmakers have voted to move forward on a proposal to repeal the state’s Medicaid expansion plan, which provides health care coverage to about 90,000 lower-income residents.

Before a narrow vote in the House Health and Welfare Committee to introduce the bill for a full committee hearing, some lawmakers indicated ...Read more

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Iran security official threatens Trump: 'Watch out for yourself'

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A hard-line Iranian security official personally threatened President Donald Trump on Tuesday as the war raged on and the two nations traded charges over the Tehran’s chokehold on oil exports out of the Persian Gulf.

Ali Larijani, a top member of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, suggested Tehran might target Trump if the U.S. makes...Read more

Bill that would strengthen standards for Washington sheriffs headed to governor

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SEATTLE — After a contentious hourslong debate in the state House of Representatives, a bill that would strengthen standards for Washington's elected sheriffs and make it easier to oust them is set to land on the governor's desk.

Senate Bill 5974 cleared one of its final hurdles on Monday when state senators approved amendments made in the ...Read more

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When a deaf 6-year-old was deported, Rep. Swalwell sent staff to Colombia to deliver hearing aids

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LOS ANGELES — "What was the sin?" asked Rep. Eric Swallwell on Monday, decrying the deportation of a 6-year-old deaf boy and his family when they showed up for a "routine immigration check."

The California Democrat said that his staff had traveled to Colombia to return hearing aids to the boy. According to his family's attorney, Nikolas De ...Read more

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Harvey Weinstein in Rikers interview says he's scared to die in prison

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NEW YORK — Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein bemoaned his bleak existence behind bars and admitted the idea of dying in prison terrifies him in a newly published jailhouse interview.

Weinstein made the confession in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, his first profile published since he was sentenced to prison time for ...Read more

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Colombia primaries upend election bets and fuel bond rebound

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Colombia’s primaries have thrown the May presidential election wide open, reviving hopes for a new market-friendly administration and triggering a rebound in sovereign bonds.

Right-wing candidate Paloma Valencia won a surprisingly large share of the vote in the main opposition primary this weekend, putting her on equal footing with candidates...Read more

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Prosecutors want to drop last charge against Charlotte man who photographed ICE

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Federal prosecutors want to drop the last charge against a U.S. citizen who took pictures of immigration officers in Charlotte. Their filing comes a month after defense attorneys said they planned to call recently demoted Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino to testify in the man’s case.

Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez’s ...Read more