By LEA SKENE, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Despite a judge’s order calling for his return to the United States from El Salvador, a Venezuelan migrant was instead sent back to his home country in a prisoner exchange deal reached … Continued
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The cause of a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that left 10 people dead remains undetermined for now as officials investigate whether smoking materials and an issue with … Continued
By JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press A video showing Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has sparked nationwide outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report. William McNeil … Continued
The chair of the Metropolitan Council will retire in early September, Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Penny Flanagan announced on Tuesday. Charlie Zelle has served as chair for the past five years. The Met Council is the regional policy-making … Continued
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. “It is with more … Continued
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington after the week’s … Continued