By WILL WEISSERT and MATTHEW LEE

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is halting some shipments of air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles of such supplies have declined too much, officials said Tuesday.

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The munitions were previously promised to Ukraine for use during its ongoing war with Russia under the Biden administration. But the pause reflects a new set of priorities under President Donald Trump.

“This decision was made to put America’s interests first following a DOD review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries across the globe,” White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement. “The strength of the United States Armed Forces remains unquestioned — just ask Iran.”

The Pentagon review determined that stocks were too low on some items previously pledged, so pending shipments of some items won’t be sent, according to a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide information that has not yet been made public.

To date, the U.S. has provided Ukraine more than $66 billion worth of weapons and military assistance since Russia invaded in February 2022.

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS

NEW YORK (AP) — Anne Wojcicki’s bid to buy 23andMe, the genetic testing company she cofounded nearly 20 years ago, has received the court greenlight.

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That means Wojcicki’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute will purchase “substantially all” of San Francisco-based 23andMe’s assets for $305 million. The transaction — which arrives more than three months after 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — is set to officially close in the coming weeks.

“I am thrilled that TTAM will be able to build on the mission of 23andMe to help people access, understand and benefit from the human genome,” Wojcicki said in a statement Monday — later adding that, “the future of health care belongs to all of us.”

The sale, which was approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brian C. Walsh on Friday, marks the end of a monthslong bidding war between TTAM and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals — a biotech company that had previously agreed to buy most of 23andMe’s assets for $256 million in May. But Wojcicki’s nonprofit later topped that offer, winning the final round of bidding held last month.

Under the deal, TTAM will acquire 23andMe’s signature “Personal Genome Service” provided through the company’s saliva-based DNA testing kits — as well as research operations and its Lemonaid Health subsidiary, a telehealth services provider that 23andMe previously planned to wind down.

Wojcicki had worked to take 23andMe private for some time. With the company struggling to find a profitable business model since going public in 2021, she’s maintained that it would operate better outside market pressures. But that endeavor proved to be tumultuous — notably in September of last year, when all of 23andMe’s independent directors resigned from its board citing a “clear” difference of opinion with Wojcicki on the company’s future following drawn-out negotiations.

Leading up to 23andMe’s March bankruptcy filing, subsequent efforts from Wojcicki to acquire the company were unsuccessful. And when 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 in late March, Wojcicki resigned as CEO — noting at the time that she was stepping down to be “in the best position” as an independent bidder.

Now that Wojcicki’s nonprofit will acquire 23andMe, it’s unclear whether the co-founder will step back into the CEO seat. But despite stepping down from the top post months ago, Wojcicki has remained on the company’s board throughout the bankruptcy process.

Beyond financial strains leading up to 23andMe’s bankruptcy, privacy concerns related to customers’ genetic information also emerged — dating back to even before the bankruptcy process, notably with a 2023 data breach. But concern what new ownership could mean for 23andMe users’ personal data has bubbled up in recent months. The genetic testing business had about 13 million customers at the time of its sale hearing, court documents note.

In June, 27 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block the sale of personal genetic data by 23andMe without customer consent. And in a memorandum opinion outlining his approval 23andMe’s sale to TTAM on Friday, Walsh acknowledged these states’ objections to the acquisition — but that noted many had since been resolved. Still, California, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah “remain actively opposed to the sale.”

In a statement to Politico on Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office maintained that 23andMe’s sale “does not comply” with genetic privacy law in the state — and said it was “disappointed” with the court’s approval, adding that it was evaluating next steps.

The Associated Press reached out to Bonta’s office for further comment on Tuesday.

When announcing its intended sale to Wojcicki’s nonprofit last month, 23andMe confirmed that TTAM “has affirmed its commitment” to comply with the company privacy policies and applicable law. That means TTAM will honor existing policies around consumer data, the company said, which includes allowing users to delete their data and “opt out” of research.

All customers will be emailed at least two business days before the acquisition closes — with details on TTAM’s privacy commitments and instructions on how to delete data or opt out of research, 23andMe said. The company added that TTAM will offer customers two years of Experian identity theft monitoring at no cost.

23andMe reiterated those privacy policies on Monday. And Wojcicki added that, “Core to my beliefs is that individuals should be empowered to have choice and transparency with respect to their genetic data and have the opportunity to continue to learn about their ancestry and health risks as they wish.”

A teen who was charged with multiple gun offenses in St. Paul and pleaded guilty to one felony will be under the court’s jurisdiction into adulthood.

The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office charged the then-17-year-old in April with 12 felonies: possession of a machine gun, possession of a firearm without a serial number, committing a crime while possessing a bullet-resistant vest, and nine counts of possession of a firearm by a person under age 18.

The St. Paul teen pleaded guilty to possession of a machine gun, which carried a presumptive prison sentence under state sentencing guidelines, according to the juvenile petition. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office withdrew its motion to certify the case to adult court as part of a plea agreement for an Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile disposition, said a spokesman for the office. The other counts were dismissed.

An EJJ case involves a young person “who has been given a stayed adult criminal sentence … and for whom jurisdiction of the juvenile court may continue until the child’s 21st birthday,” Minnesota court rules state.

Ramsey County District Court Judge Jacob Kraus on Tuesday stayed a four-year prison sentence, put the teen on EJJ probation and ordered he complete 100 hours of community-work service, according to the county attorney’s office and the teen’s attorney.

The teen was charged after Ramsey County sheriff’s deputies carried out a search warrant at his family home in the 900 block of Burr Street in St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen in late March, and found eight firearms in his bedroom and another gun in a bag he was carrying, according to the petition.

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Last fall, Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold predicted that the start of free agency in 2025, with the team finally out from under eight figures of dead salary cap money, would be like Christmas in July.

Wild fans might feel like this was a Christmas when you got dress socks instead of a sweet new bike.

Generally speaking, it was a day of what can be termed “strategic patience” for general manager Bill Guerin and the Wild hockey operations staff, who added a depth forward in the form of Nico Sturm didn’t seem to be in mix for many other available pieces.

Still, Guerin believes the additions of Sturm and Vladimir Tarasenko via a Monday trade were net positives.

“Our team is better than it was couple days ago, I feel,” Guerin said. “I said it after last year and the year before and the year before: today is a big day for a lot of teams, us included. It’s an on-going process, but the difference is now we get to be more involved in other things. Our cap issues before is something that was holding us back. Now that won’t, and hopefully we can be involved in other things as the season goes along.”

In the run-up to the opening of free agency, Guerin had made it clear that there was no pressure to spend money just for the sake of spending, and that Minnesota’s newfound cap space might be better used for in-season trades and at the 2026 trade deadline than on an underwhelming free agent class.

Happy homecoming for Sturm

It’s a homecoming for Sturm, who played some of his first North American hockey a decade ago in Austin, Minn. and made his NHL debut with the Wild. Guerin brought back Sturm for a second stint with the Wild via a two-year, $4 million contract.

“Full-circle moment for me, coming here and, first and foremost for me, another chance in the next few years to compete in the Stanley Cup playoffs and bring that elusive Cup to (Minnesota),” Sturm said.

Sturm, 30, spent the bulk of last season in San Jose before heading cross country at the trade deadline and landing in Florida, where he played a limited role in the Panthers’ Stanley Cup run. It was the second NHL title of Sturm’s nine-season pro career; he also was a part of Colorado’s Stanley Cup run in 2022.

He brings a reputation for winning faceoffs and for logging minutes in a penalty killing role, two weak spots for the Wild. After three seasons of college hockey at Clarkson, Sturm made his NHL debut in Minnesota in 2019 and played more than 100 games for the Wild before leaving at the 2022 trade deadline.

“We know what type of guy he is. We know how seriously he takes his role,” Guerin said. “His faceoff percentage is one of the best in the league. Obviously, very attractive to us. We’ve been struggling in that department for a while.”

As a student at Clarkson, he began dating fellow college hockey player Taylor Turnquist, from Spring Lake Park. Today, the two are engaged and make their off-season home in the Twin Cities. Turnquist is now retired after having played pro hockey in Boston and for the now-defunct Minnesota Whitecaps.

“The group chat is buzzing,” Sturm said. “Obviously, they’ve been Wild fans their whole lives and are excited to dust off those old Sturm jerseys they’ve still got laying around.”

Opening-day moves

The hopes of some teams to spend on July 1 were also hampered by a number of pending free agents — Brock Nelson in Colorado; Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad and Brad Marchand in Florida — re-signing with their current teams. Sought-after forward Mitch Marner, formerly of Toronto, was dealt to Vegas in a sign-and-trade arrangement on Monday.

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the day came not long after free agency opened at 11 a.m. when Vancouver forward Brock Boeser, who is from Burnsville and was a member of North Dakota’s NCAA title team in 2016, inked a new seven-year deal with the Canucks that will pay him upwards of $7 million a season.

Forward Justin Brazeau, acquired from Boston at the 2025 trade deadline, signed a two-year contract with Pittsburgh.

Next on the agenda for Guerin and the Wild, who have said they would like to add depth on defense and in goal, are the futures of forwards Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi. Kaprizov’s five-year extension expires after this season, and Guerin has said a long-term deal for the Russian superstar is the team’s top priority. Rossi is a restricted free agent who has been the subject of much trade speculation.

Guerin said Tuesday the Wild would match any other team’s offer sheet for Rossi and they hope to extend him, as well.

MINNESOTANS ON THE MOVE

Several locally known NHL players changed teams on after free agency started Tuesday:

Nate Schmidt, St. Cloud: Former Gophers D left Florida for a three-year contract with Utah.

Nick Bjugstad, Blaine: Former Gophers and Wild F left Utah and signed a two-year contract with St. Louis.

Nick Perbix, Elk River: Former St. Cloud State D left Tampa Bay and signed for two years in Nashville.

Scott Perunovich, Hibbing: Former Minnesota Duluth D left the Islanders for a one-year, two-way contract with Utah.

Ryan Lindgren, Lakeville: Former Gophers D left Colorado and signed a four-year deal in Seattle.

K’Andre Miller, Minnetonka: Former Wisconsin D expected to move from the Rangers to Carolina in a trade that was being finalized.

Cole Koepke, Hermantown: Former Minnesota Duluth F left Boston and signed a one-year contract in Winnipeg.

Alex Lyon, Baudette: Former Yale G left Detroit to sign a two-year contract in Buffalo.

Travis Boyd, Hopkins: Former Gophers F who played three games for the Wild last season signed a one-year contract with Toronto.

Dominic Tonianato, Hermantown: Former UMD D left Winnipeg to sign a two-year contract with Chicago.

Mike Reilly, Chanhassen: Former Gophers and Wild D left the Islanders to sign a one-year contract with Carolina.

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