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Missouri, Kansas judges temporarily halt much of President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan
By John Hanna, The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The judges’ rulings prevent the U.S. Department of Education from helping many of the intended borrowers ease ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US that will allow him to walk free
By Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents. Assange left a British prison ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judges in Missouri, Kansas temporarily halt part of President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan
By John Hanna, The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday blocked parts of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The judges’ rulings said that the U.S. Department of Education cannot help borrowers ease their loan repayment burdens ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison
By Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and return to Australia
By Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday. Assange is scheduled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cliffhanger Virginia race between Good and Trump-backed challenger is too close to call
By The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A tightly contested race in Virginia between one of America’s most conservative congressmen and a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump is too close to call, The Associated Press said Monday. The AP issued an advisory saying that the margin separating U.S. Rep. Bob Good and state Sen. John McGuire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-University of Arizona grad student gets life sentence for killing professor on campus
By The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – A former University of Arizona graduate student was sentenced Monday to life in prison for fatally shooting a hydrology professor on campus months after he was expelled. A Pima County jury last month found Murad Dervish guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Thomas Meixner, who was shot 11 times ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Republican primary election in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District is too close to call
By The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A tightly contested race in Virginia between one of America’s most conservative congressmen and a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump is too close to call, The Associated Press said Monday. The AP issued an advisory Monday saying that the margin separating U.S. Rep. Bob Good and state Sen. John ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison
By Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – A man who once described himself as “king” of a notoriously violent gang in Haiti and is linked to the kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizens was sentenced to 35 years in prison Monday in a federal court in Washington, D.C. Germine Joly, best known as “Yonyon,” pleaded guilty in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
By Sara Cline And Kevin Mcgill, The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children, represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia’s attacks
By Tara Copp And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on June 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials. On Monday, Russia summoned the American ambassador to protest what it says ... Read More »
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