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Minnesota Capitol safety to be examined after man found inside after hours
A criminal complaint alleges the 36-year-old went to the Capitol during open hours that day and used a wooden wedge to prop open a door. He then returned in the evening when the building was closed.
Trump says his falling out with Jeffrey Epstein was over spa workers at Mar-a-Lago
Trump has said he kicked Epstein out of his club for hiring workers away from Mar-a-Lago. When asked Tuesday if the workers included young women, Trump responded, “the answer is yes, they were.”
The EPA proposes gutting its greenhouse gas rules. Here's what it means for cars and pollution
The Trump administration has effectively eliminated two rules designed to promote cleaner cars. Now, as the EPA suggests not considering carbon dioxide to be pollution, the last is poised to fall.
Trump lawsuit against Murdoch and ‘Wall Street Journal’ turns personal
Trump says he personally told his “very good friend Rupert Murdoch” that he had not sent a racy birthday greeting two decades ago to Jeffrey Epstein. Murdoch's Journal reported it anyway.
Trump sees ‘real starvation’ in Gaza, despite Israeli claims, and vows to step up aid
President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed doing more to feed the starving population in Gaza — at odds with the Israeli prime minister who claimed there was no starvation.
Gov. Walz says he’s withholding housing stabilization funds under suspicion of misuse
The governor told reporters that he’s freezing payments to dozens of recipients over potential concerns. A new law gives agencies the option to stop funding when fraud is suspected.
‘Hell on Earth’: Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse and near-total isolation.