The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, a Texas prosecutor said Tuesday.
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Trump cuts hitting farms, food banks in Midwest
More than $1 billion in assistance that usually flows into the U.S. Department of Agriculture for two programs that help local farmers, schools and food banks has already vanished.
Luigi Mangione wants a laptop in jail while he awaits trial in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione is asking for a laptop in jail, but just for legal purposes — not for communicating with anyone — as he awaits trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.
Today in History: Coal dust explosion kills 111 miners
On March 25, 1947, a coal dust explosion inside the Centralia Coal Co. Mine No. 5 in Washington County, Illinois, killed 111 miners; 31 survived.
Trump’s portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was `distorted’
A portrait of President Donald hanging at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed it was “purposefully distorted,” state officials said Monday.
Ohio State’s national championship football team will visit White House on April 14
Ohio State coach Ryan Day confirmed Monday that the Buckeyes national championship football team will visit the White House on April 14.
Military veterans are becoming the face of President Donald Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance
As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Donald Trump’s slashing of the federal government, one group is already taking a front and center role: military veterans.
23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki resigns
23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO has resigned as the struggling genetic testing company continues its push to cut costs.
Today in History: Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić convicted of genocide
On March 24, 2016, a U.N. war crimes court convicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić of genocide and nine other charges for orchestrating a campaign of terror that left 100,000 people dead during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia; Karadžić received a sentence of 40 years in prison, later increased to life.
Chuck Schumer says he won’t step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted to move forward with a Republican spending bill that avoided a government shutdown.