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Planned fight escalates to deadly shooting at North Carolina park, police say

By Associated Press

Authorities say a planned fight among young people escalated into a shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two people dead.

Defending champion John Korir wins second straight Boston Marathon title in course record time

By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press

Defending champion John Korir shattered the Boston Marathon course record on Monday, riding a tailwind to outrun the strongest field in race history and win in 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds — the fifth-fastest marathon of all time.

Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The faith-based facilities argue it's unconstitutional to bar them from a taxpayer-funded free preschool program because of their admission restrictions on LGBTQ+ families and kids.

Oil prices spike again following latest standoff in the Strait of Hormuz

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

The ongoing conflict with the U.S. and Iran prevented tankers from passing through. The price of U.S. crude oil increased 6.4% to $87.88 per barrel after trading resumed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The price of Brent crude, the international…

Los Angeles woman arrested on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan

By Associated Press

First U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Sunday on social media that the woman will face charges that she brokered the sale of “drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition” between Iran and the Sudanese Armed Forces.

Canada's prime minister says economic connection to the U.S. has shifted from a strength to a weakness

By Jim Morris, Associated Press

Prime Minister Mark Carney said tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump have impacted workers in such major industries as auto and steel and prompted businesses to hold back investments.

U.S. invests in project to remove rare earth minerals despite differences with South Africa

By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press

The U.S. has committed a $50 million investment in the Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project despite U.S.-South Africa relations plummeting to their lowest point in decades.

3 students, 2 others shot along nightlife district near the University of Iowa, police say

By Associated Press

Police say one person was in critical condition while four others were stable.

Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana

By Sophie Bates, Lekan Oyekanmi, Gerald Herbert, Associated Press

Authorities and relatives say a man killed seven of his children and another child and wounded two women in Shreveport, Louisiana. The violence Sunday was the nation’s deadliest shooting in more than two years.

FBI and Justice Department try to rebuild after wave of resignations and firings

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The agencies leaders are easing hiring requirements and accelerating recruitment in ways that some current and former officials see as a lowering of long-accepted standards.