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Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty

Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty

The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, a Texas prosecutor said Tuesday.
Trump signs sweeping executive action overhauling US elections, including citizenship requirement

Trump signs sweeping executive action overhauling US elections, including citizenship requirement

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S.
US says it brokered deal to end fighting in the Black Sea in talks with Ukraine and Russia

US says it brokered deal to end fighting in the Black Sea in talks with Ukraine and Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States said Tuesday that it had reached a tentative agreement for Ukraine and Russia to stop fighting and ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea in separate talks with both sides, but many details were unresolved, and
US Vice President JD Vance to join his wife in Greenland on Friday

US Vice President JD Vance to join his wife in Greenland on Friday

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that he's joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland , suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake.
Appeals court allows Trump administration to suspend approval of new refugees amid lawsuit

Appeals court allows Trump administration to suspend approval of new refugees amid lawsuit

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to stop approving new refugees for entry into the U.S. as a lawsuit plays out over the president’s executive order halting the nation’s refugee admissions system .
Video and 911 calls played by police detail chaos from deadly shooting in New Mexico

Video and 911 calls played by police detail chaos from deadly shooting in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M.
5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency

5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency

NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was rocked by five high-level departures on Tuesday in the latest turmoil for the nation's top public health agency. The departures were announced at a meeting of agency senior leaders.
Sudan aid groups say 54 killed in an airstrike blamed on the military in Darfur

Sudan aid groups say 54 killed in an airstrike blamed on the military in Darfur

CAIRO (AP) — Aid groups in Sudan said on Tuesday at least 54 people were killed in a military airstrike on a local market in the country’s western region.
A court orders the Unification Church in Japan dissolved

A court orders the Unification Church in Japan dissolved

TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe .
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted again at second trial of financial wrongdoing at FIFA

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted again at second trial of financial wrongdoing at FIFA

MUTTENZ, Switzerland (AP) — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini won again in court Tuesday and now lead 2-0 in trial verdicts against Swiss federal prosecutors.