The case opened against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, which immediately became a focal point of the day.
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2 officers, 1 first responder killed at the scene of a domestic call in Minnesota; suspect dead
Crews were responding to a call involving an armed man who had barricaded himself inside with family.
Flood watches issued as another round of wet winter storms hits California
California’s central coast is at risk of “significant flooding.”
As deaths climb, NYC mulls e-bike safety crackdown
Safety checks and enforcement would be a key role of a proposed new city agency.
Solemn monument to Japanese American WWII detainees lists more than 125,000 names
Japanese Americans who were incarcerated on U.S. soil during World War II are being commemorated at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles
Trump VP contender Tim Scott doesn’t want to talk about vice president’s role in certifying election
Sen. Tim Scott is treading carefully on questions about whether he would have certified the 2020 election had he been vice president at that time.
‘This is life or death’: Ohio transgender care ban will harm queer health, experts say
Research shows rates of mental illness and suicide attempts increase when legislation is introduced that aims to restrict young LGBTQ+ people’s rights, and when they struggle to access care.
Houston megachurch holds healing and thanksgiving service a week after deadly shooting
Pastor Joel Osteen spoke at a special service and talked with their community about how the church was moving forward.
George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making videos to ridicule him
Kimmel misrepresented himself to induce Santos to create personalized videos “capitalizing on and ridiculing” his “gregarious personality,” the lawsuit alleges.
Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe
More than 200 arrests were made in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, while questions linger about Navalny’s cause of death. Many world leaders have blamed President Vladimir Putin.