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Mamdani Touts First City-Owned Grocery Store

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday announced the site of the latest city-owned grocery store as the democratic socialist looks to make good on a key campaign pledge. The 20,000-square-foot store, located in the Bronx's Hunts Point neighborhood, is part of a $70...

China to Buy $17B in US Ag Products, 200 Boeing Jets

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) China agreed to buy at least $17 billion annually in U.S. agricultural products through 2028 as part of a broader package of trade agreements announced during President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing. The agreements also included what the White House described as the first major...

Minnesota Prosecutor Charges Second ICE Agent Wake of Operation Metro Surge

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) A Minnesota prosecutor announced Monday criminal charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in connection with the non-fatal January shooting of a Minneapolis man. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said ICE officer Christian Castro is being charged with four counts of second-degree assault and...

UPDATE: The 2 Suspects and Security Guard in a Shooting at a San Diego Mosque are Dead, a Police Source Says

(Headline USA) The two suspects in a Monday shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego are dead. That’s according to a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss further details. Authorities earlier said they believe multiple people have been shot at...

Federal Court Rejects Elon Musk’s Claims Against OpenAI, Saying He Filed His Lawsuit Too Late

(Headline USA) A federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to remain a nonprofit dedicated to guiding artificial intelligence’s development for the good of humanity. Musk, the world’s richest man, was...

Supreme Court Takes Up Georgia Title IX Case

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case regarding alleged sex discrimination in Georgia public schools, the high court announced Monday.  The case, Crowther v. Board of Regents of University System of Georgia, focuses on two alleged instances of sex discrimination in...

CBP Seizes More than 100 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl at SW Border in Six Months

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) A record more than 100 million lethal doses of fentanyl have been seized at the southwest border in the past six months. The seizures were made by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents working out of 54 ports of entry (POE) in California, Arizona, New...

What Voters Should Know About the Campaign to Unseat Thomas Massie

(José Niño, Headline USA) Ed Gallrein, a former Navy captain with President Donald Trump's endorsement, is running against Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Republican primary on Tuesday, but he has refused to appear at any debates and has disclosed almost nothing about himself apart from his claimed affiliation with SEAL...

Trial Begins for Former Virginia Assistant Principal After 6-year-old Student Shot Teacher

(Headline USA) Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a former assistant principal in Virginia accused of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student brought a loaded gun to school that was later used to shoot his first grade teacher. Ebony Parker is charged with eight counts of felony child...

Do Midterm Redistricting Efforts Favor Republicans?

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court slapped down an appeal from Virginia Democrats Friday to uphold their redrawn map of congressional districts, preserving what appears to be a Republican advantage heading into midterm elections. The high court did not include a reason along with its order. With multiple...

Israel Drops Charges Against Soldiers Accused of Sexual Torture

(José Niño, Headline USA) The Israeli military dropped all charges against five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee, and by April 2026 those soldiers returned to reserve service with no completed internal investigation. According to the BBC, the military cited "complexities in the evidentiary structure" as its reason...

Senate Bars Members from Getting Paychecks During Shutdowns

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Two weeks since Democrats finally ended the longest federal shutdown in history --- surpassing by more than a month the record they set last year --- the Senate unanimously passed a resolution via voice vote that would stop its own members from receiving paychecks during...
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