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12 states challenge Paramount's takeover of Warner, say merger would 'extinguish competition'

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

A Paramount-Warner combo would bring together two of Hollywood's last five legacy studios.

Minnesota prosecutors obtain long withheld evidence in probe into fatal shootings of Good, Pretti

By Philip Marcelo, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced Monday that her office now has hard drives with statements, police body camera video, and other evidence previously withheld by federal officials.

ICE shot and killed a Colombian man in Maine. This is the 2nd time in a week the agency used deadly force

By Patrick Whittle, Leah Willingham, Jack Brook, Associated Press

Bystander video taken after the shooting showed agents trying to slow a white sedan that was driving in circles in an intersection in Biddeford, southwest of Portland.

Trump suggests he has left a standing order to attack Iran if it assassinates him. But Vance would make the call

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

President Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “ at levels they've never seen before ” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.

Support for Israel not a high priority for younger Jewish Americans, new poll finds

By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press

A new poll suggests that a generational divide on Israel’s actions since the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war in Gaza extends beyond politics to religious identity.

Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta tear, preliminary medical exam finds

By Seung Min Kim, Mary Clare Jalonick, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

The tear in the inner wall of the aorta, called an aortic dissection, was related to the hardening of Graham's arteries.

Keystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay $26.9M penalty over major Kansas oil spill

By John Hanna, Associated Press

The rupture in December 2022 dumped nearly 13,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a creek running through a rural pasture in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles northwest of Kansas City.

Georgia teen charged in Apalachee High School shooting to appear in court for plea and sentencing

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Colt Gray, 16, had pleaded not guilty to charges including murder in the shooting that killed two students and two teachers, and left several others wounded, at the high school northeast of Atlanta.

Missouri flooding leaves one dead, while rescuers helicopter more than 200 to safety at summer camp

By Hallie Golden, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

Several other states also faced the potential for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding as the slow moving storms moved southward.

Apple files lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets

By Kaitlyn Huamani, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company.