• Suspect in assassination attempt of Trump can hire expert to check rifle’s operability
    FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A suspect accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump last September in South Florida can hire an expert to examine the rifle recovered from the scene, but only to determine its operability, a federal judge said Tuesday. Ryan Wesley Routh’ s attorneys had asked that their expert be allowed […]
  • IRS agent who investigated Hunter Biden expected to be named IRS acting chief
    CHICAGO (AP) — An IRS whistleblower who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden’s taxes is expected to be promoted to IRS acting commissioner, two sources familiar with the plan tell The Associated Press. Gary Shapley, an IRS employee who testified to Congress as Republicans reviewed the business dealings of Joe Biden’s son, said he […]
  • What to know about Hollywood icon Gene Hackman’s and his wife’s deaths
    Authorities in northern New Mexico released police body camera video and other public records Tuesday in the investigation into the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. The two were found dead Feb. 26 in their Santa Fe home. Hackman, 95, died of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease about a week […]
  • Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from Biden-era rule on mercury and other toxic air pollution
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene. A list quietly posted as of Tuesday on the Environmental Protection Agency’s website lists 47 power providers — which operate at least 66 coal-fired […]
  • Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Army and Air Force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find books related to diversity, equity and inclusion, according to new memos obtained by The Associated Press. The orders from service leaders come about two weeks after the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, removed nearly 400 books […]