A New Jersey man charged with starting the massive Jones Road wildfire last month says he shouldn’t be held responsible for the blaze because others who were with him should have snuffed it out. Joseph Kling, 19, was charged with aggravated arson and arson on April 23 in connection to the blaze in Wareton that burned 15,300 acres as it …
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WASHINGTON — A federal district judge on Monday tossed out the takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace by the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency, declaring that actions by “illegitimately-installed leaders” were “unlawful” and had to be declared “null and void.” U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled that “the removal of USIP’s president, his replacement by officials …
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Trump administration the green light to revoke special legal protections for thousands of Venezuelan immigrants. The high court granted an emergency application filed by the administration, meaning officials can move forward with reversing a decision made at the tail end of the Biden administration to extend protections for more than 300,000 …
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday that the 19 deaths in the state were attributed to a single tornado that touched down on Friday and damaged hundreds of homes in southeastern Laurel County. Preliminary storm surveys by the National Weather Service confirmed significant tornado damage across multiple counties in the state, including EF3 damage in Laurel County. One of the …
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“Sesame Street” is coming to Netflix with a new season later this year. The show, which has been a hallmark of children’s TV for over half a century, will release a new season with “fresh format changes” and the return of fan-favorite segments like “Elmo’s World” and “Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck,” Sesame Workshop said in a press release. The deal …
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Trying to find the perfect anything is, in many ways, a fool’s errand. But I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been chasing the ideal white T-shirt for years — a shirt that feels just as good on day one as it does after a dozen washes, and one that lasts just as long. What started as a personal …
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MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 killing of a police officer is set to receive a lethal injection early Tuesday in the state’s second execution in 15 years. Benjamin Ritchie, 45, has been on death row for more than 20 years after being convicted in the fatal shooting of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney during a …
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WARSAW, Poland — The centrist and nationalist hopefuls contesting Poland’s presidential election runoff began trying to win over the supporters of eliminated candidates on Monday, in a major test of the coalition government’s pro-European policies. A broad alliance led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk swept to power in 2023 promising to mend ties with the European Union and undo judicial reforms implemented by the previous Law and Justice …
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has tasked the Food and Drug Administration with conducting a safety review of mifepristone, a pill used in most U.S. abortions. Kennedy said this week that the review was warranted due to an “alarming” new report on serious adverse events released last month. “Clearly it indicates that, at very least, the …
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BERLIN — German police were searching for a man who attacked and injured at least five people in the western city of Bielefeld early Sunday. Police said four of the victims suffered serious injuries and were being treated in different hospitals after the suspect attacked revelers in front of a bar in the city center with a sharp object and …
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