US authorities charged Lawrence Bishnoi, leader of an Indian criminal gang, for planning the murder of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023. This case is part of a larger investigation involving 37 people linked to international crime groups active in multiple countries.
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Lawrence Bishnoi and Satinderjeet Singh are accused of organizing the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.
Nijjar, a Sikh independence activist, was shot outside a temple where he was president.
Bishnoi directed the murder from an Indian jail using smuggled cellphones.
The investigation involved US, Canadian, and European law enforcement agencies.
A total of 37 defendants are charged with crimes including kidnapping, racketeering, extortion, drug trafficking, and murder.
Officials are still searching for several fugitives in the US, India, and Europe.
The murder increased tensions between Canada and India, with Canada accusing India of involvement.
The criminal groups operate internationally in countries like the US, New Zealand, Australia, Portugal, and the UK.
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A recent AP-NORC poll shows New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is viewed more positively by American Jews than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The poll also reveals shifting opinions among Jewish Democrats, with more supporting Palestinians and feeling the U.S. is too supportive of Israel.
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Mamdani has a 44% favorability rating and 39% unfavorable among Jewish adults; Netanyahu has 32% favorability and 59% unfavorable.
Mamdani’s net favorability is +5%, Netanyahu’s is -27%.
38% of Jewish respondents think the U.S. supports Israel too much; 24% say it supports Palestinians too much.
30% of Jewish adults believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians; 49% say it has not; 21% don’t know enough.
59% of Jewish adults identify as Democrats, 27% as Republicans, and 14% as independents or don’t lean.
Among Jewish Democrats, 51% feel the U.S. supports Israel too much, and 62% say the U.S. is not supportive enough of Palestinians.
40% of Jewish adults approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of Israel; 58% disapprove.
Mamdani has faced scrutiny for his views on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but has condemned antisemitism and promises to protect Jewish communities in NYC.
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An 18-month-old toddler in Arizona was declared dead after being pulled from a pool but was later found alive in the hospital morgue. The child was then sent to another hospital for treatment and showed signs of improvement, though he may need physical therapy.
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The toddler was found face-down in a pool during a Super Bowl gathering in Gilbert, Arizona.
He was pronounced dead at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center around 6:20 p.m. on February 8.
Hours later, when hospital staff went to move the child to the morgue, he was found to be breathing.
The child’s parents and hospital officers had noticed signs like gasping for air before he was declared dead.
Hospital staff initially said the gasping was agonal breathing, which means air leaving the lungs after death.
One nurse reportedly said she felt a pulse, but the doctor insisted on declaring death and stopped life-saving efforts.
After being found alive, the toddler was airlifted to Phoenix Children's Hospital for care.
The child made notable progress but will likely need physical therapy.
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Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed debated in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary. The debate was their first meeting since another candidate, Mallory McMorrow, ended her campaign, making this race even more important for Democrats.
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Haley Stevens is a U.S. Representative from Michigan.
Abdul El-Sayed is the former health director of Wayne County, Michigan.
They competed in a Democratic primary debate for a U.S. Senate seat from Michigan.
The debate took place on a Tuesday and was hosted by Nexstar’s WOOD TV8.
State Senator Mallory McMorrow had recently dropped out of the race.
McMorrow’s exit makes this race more critical for Michigan Democrats.
Both candidates discussed their plans and responded to each other during the debate.
This Senate race is seen as a must-win for the Democratic Party.
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A man died after being shot by an ICE officer during a traffic stop in Houston, Texas. The stop was part of a planned operation to arrest a person suspected of being in the country illegally.
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The incident happened on July 7, 2026, at about 6:50 AM Central Time.
ICE officers tried to stop a vehicle during a targeted enforcement operation.
The operation aimed to arrest a person believed to be in the U.S. illegally.
The man was fatally shot during the traffic stop.
The agency confirmed the shooting but provided limited details about the event.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
The incident took place in Houston, Texas.
ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration laws in the U.S.
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Utah has revoked the license of Provo Canyon School, a boarding school where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teenager, due to multiple health and safety violations. The school must close by August 6, and it cannot get a new license for five years.
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Utah's Department of Health and Human Services revoked the license of Provo Canyon School's Springville campus.
The school failed to meet safety and staffing requirements and had incidents of neglect and physical restraint.
The closure order requires all services to stop by August 6, 2024.
The school has 15 days to request a hearing or appeal the decision.
Staff did not seek timely medical care for a student with serious injuries, leading to earlier restrictions.
Paris Hilton, a former student, accused the school of abuse and has worked to pass laws protecting teens in similar facilities.
The school is a psychiatric treatment center for youth aged 12 to 18 and is now under new ownership.
The state will monitor the closure process carefully to ensure safe placement for the students.
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A Michigan sheriff’s deputy and bystanders rescued a man trapped inside a burning pickup truck. Body camera footage captured their quick actions to free him from the fiery wreck.
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The rescue took place in Michigan.
A man was trapped inside a pickup truck that caught fire.
A sheriff’s deputy and several good Samaritans helped free the man.
The incident was recorded on a body camera worn by the deputy.
The rescue was described as dramatic due to the urgent and dangerous situation.
The event occurred on July 7, 2026.
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Karmelo Anthony, a 19-year-old convicted of murder in Texas, is asking for a new trial and for the judge to step down. His lawyers say prosecutors broke their agreement and forced him to give up his right to testify, among other legal problems.
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Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf, 17, at a track meet in 2025.
Anthony’s defense team filed a motion for a new trial and asked for the judge’s removal.
The lawyers claimed prosecutors made Anthony waive his right to testify by threatening to use unrelated character evidence.
Prosecutors are accused of breaking a deal not to use evidence about the teenagers’ characters or past behavior.
Anthony’s attorneys said his right to a public trial was violated due to restrictions on cameras and live streaming in the courtroom.
The defense argued that the jury was wrongly told to ignore Anthony’s self-defense claim.
The case drew national attention partly because Anthony is Black and Metcalf was white, raising issues of race.
No Black jurors were selected for the trial; prosecutors said this was due to jurors’ work backgrounds, not race.
Protests with racist messages occurred in the community, including actions by a banned far-right group leader.
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The parents of Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr., a Bucknell University football player who died after collapsing during training camp, support criminal charges against the coach overseeing the workout. The Pennsylvania attorney general charged the coach with felony hazing, involuntary manslaughter, and reckless endangerment related to Dickey’s death.
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Calvin Dickey Jr. was a freshman football player at Bucknell University in 2024.
He collapsed and later died during the first day of football training camp.
Coach Mark Kulbis instructed players to do 100 “up-downs” (burpees) and plank drills.
Dickey had sickle-cell trait, a condition that can raise the risk of severe injury or death during intense exercise.
Prosecutors charged Kulbis with aggravated hazing, involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and hazing.
The coach’s lawyer says the training program was proper and met standards.
NCAA requires testing for sickle-cell trait for Division I athletes and recommends gradual training for affected players.
Dickey’s parents only learned of his sickle-cell trait from the mandatory test weeks before camp started.
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A Utah girls' boarding school where Paris Hilton said she was abused as a teenager has had its license revoked by state officials. The school faced complaints for unsafe treatment, neglect, and physical restraint, and must close by August 6 unless it successfully appeals.
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The Provo Canyon School in Utah lost its license because it failed to provide safe care for children.
State regulators reported misuse of physical restraint and neglect from 2025 onward.
Paris Hilton, who attended the school in the 1990s, publicly accused the facility of abuse.
Hilton has campaigned to close the school and testified before Congress for youth protection laws.
The school described itself as a psychiatric treatment center for girls aged 12 to 18.
The school has 15 days to appeal the license revocation decision.
Officials said they are reviewing legal options but remain committed to adolescent care.
The boys’ campus of the same school also faced restrictions after failing to protect a boy’s safety.
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President Donald Trump praised his improving relationship with Turkey during a NATO meeting in Ankara. A former U.S. ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder, commented that lifting sanctions on Turkey is an unusual approach.
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President Trump highlighted better ties with Turkey at a NATO summit in Ankara.
The meeting lasted two days and involved NATO member countries.
The President removed sanctions previously placed on Turkey.
Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, expressed skepticism about lifting the sanctions.
Daalder described this action as "a strange way to do business."
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A California family sued the Bay Club fitness daycare after video showed a worker throwing their 23-month-old son over her head, causing him to fall and suffer a brain injury. The lawsuit accuses the daycare of lying about the incident and failing to notify the parents properly.
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The incident happened on March 17, 2025, at Bay Club in El Segundo, California.
The toddler was reportedly thrown by a childcare worker and fell about six feet, hitting a hardwood floor.
The child suffered a traumatic brain injury, concussion, and facial abrasions.
The daycare allegedly told parents an employee fell while squatting and the child fell from only 1.5 feet, which is disputed in the lawsuit.
The toddler’s father left the club to go to a nearby country club while the child stayed in daycare care.
The lawsuit claims the Bay Club should have been licensed by the state since parents can leave the premises.
The child continues to experience symptoms like hearing loss more than a year later.
The Bay Club declined to comment due to ongoing litigation but said safety is a top priority.
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Support from Democrats is decreasing for Graham Platner, a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Maine. This decline follows accusations that Platner sexually assaulted his former girlfriend in 2021.
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Graham Platner is running for U.S. Senate in Maine.
He has been accused of sexually assaulting his former girlfriend.
The alleged incident happened in 2021.
Democratic support for Platner is weakening because of these accusations.
Joel Payne, a Democratic strategist and CBS News contributor, commented on the situation.
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The U.S. Justice Department sent letters to election officials in all 50 states warning them about possible criminal penalties if they allow non-U.S. citizens to vote or stay on voter lists. The letters ask states to explain how they will follow federal law to prevent non-citizens from voting and gave them five days to respond.
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The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division sent letters threatening criminal action for knowingly letting non-citizens vote or remain on voter rolls.
States were asked to explain their plans to comply with federal laws preventing non-citizen voting.
States have five days to respond to the Justice Department’s request.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said that election officials could face criminal liability for knowingly allowing non-citizens to vote.
President Trump has claimed non-citizens often vote in federal elections, though such cases are rare.
President Trump supports a bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and issued an executive order to stop mailing ballots to non-eligible voters, which was blocked by a judge.
The Justice Department aims to screen voter rolls for non-citizens and share data with the Department of Homeland Security.
So far, courts have ruled against the Justice Department’s efforts to get unredacted voter rolls from states.
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes rejected the letter’s claims, stating Arizona election officials follow the law and work to keep voter rolls accurate.
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A U.S. immigration agent fatally shot a man named Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Texas, during an attempt to stop his vehicle. Officials said he did not obey orders and tried to hit an officer with his vehicle, while family and others have called for an independent investigation.
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The man shot was Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, identified as a Mexican national living in the U.S. without legal permission.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Salgado Araujo ignored commands, rammed an ICE vehicle, and tried to run over an officer.
Salgado Araujo was shot during a targeted enforcement operation by federal immigration officers.
Video from a nearby business shows the scene after the shooting, with Salgado Araujo on the ground surrounded by officers.
Family members say Salgado Araujo was looking for workers to hire when he was shot.
Some politicians and activists have called for an independent and complete investigation into the shooting.
This incident is one of at least six fatal shootings by federal immigration officers since President Donald Trump increased immigration enforcement.
ICE arrests have recently increased nationwide, with about 2,000 migrants apprehended daily last week.
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The Trump administration challenged the practice of birthright citizenship, which grants automatic U.S. citizenship to nearly everyone born on American soil. This policy, established by the 14th Amendment in 1868, is now under review by the Supreme Court due to a Trump executive order aiming to change it.
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Birthright citizenship was established by the 14th Amendment in 1868, originally to ensure citizenship for former slaves.
The Supreme Court has upheld that almost all people born in the U.S. are citizens, regardless of their parents' immigration status.
There are very few exceptions, mainly children of foreign diplomats born in the U.S.
President Donald Trump and his administration oppose birthright citizenship, calling it a “magnet for illegal immigration.”
Trump claimed the U.S. is the only country with birthright citizenship, but this is incorrect; many countries also have it.
The Supreme Court heard arguments about the legal meaning of “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the 14th Amendment, a key phrase in the citizenship debate.
Some conservative justices questioned the Trump administration’s interpretation during oral arguments.
The challenge comes amid increased border crossings and concerns about “birth tourism,” where non-U.S. citizens have babies in the U.S. solely for citizenship reasons.
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Prosecutors say Tyler Robinson shot conservative activist Charlie Kirk while Kirk was speaking at a Turning Point USA event. A judge allowed new video footage from the day of the shooting to be shown in court.
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Tyler Robinson is accused of shooting Charlie Kirk.
The shooting happened during a Turning Point USA event.
Charlie Kirk was speaking when he was shot.
A judge allowed new surveillance videos from that day to be used in court.
The videos show Robinson before and after the shooting.
The case is currently in the court process.
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ABC is opposing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) renewed review of whether its show “The View” must follow equal time rules for political candidates. ABC argues that “The View” was already deemed a news program by the FCC in 2002 and is thus exempt from these rules. The network says the Trump administration is trying to limit free speech by challenging this designation.
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The FCC is reviewing if “The View” is subject to equal time rules, which require giving equal air time to political candidates.
ABC filed a reply to the FCC stating the show was classified as a bona fide news program in 2002, exempting it from these rules.
ABC accuses the Trump administration of trying to limit free speech by reopening the issue.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has indicated that he may argue “The View” is not a genuine news program.
More than 77,000 public comments were submitted supporting “The View” and free speech.
ABC says deciding which shows qualify as news would let the government interfere with broadcasters’ choices, raising First Amendment concerns.
The dispute reflects broader tensions between the Trump administration and the media over freedom of the press and political criticism.
The issue could affect other shows that combine entertainment and political content.
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent letters to election officials in several states warning about possible criminal penalties if they do not follow federal laws to stop noncitizens from voting. The letters asked states to explain how they will ensure only eligible U.S. citizens vote in federal elections.
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The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division sent these warning letters to at least six states, including Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado.
The letters remind states about federal laws requiring proper election record-keeping and preventing noncitizen voting.
Noncitizen voting is illegal and very rare, with one study showing it made up 0.0001% of votes in 2016 in 42 areas.
The letters request a response within five days explaining how states will comply with federal election laws.
Nevada’s Secretary of State said safeguards are already in place to stop ineligible voters from casting ballots.
The warning letters come as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to increase federal oversight of elections before the 2026 midterms.
An election official described the tone of the warning as “threatening.”
The DOJ has the authority to seek court orders or criminally prosecute election law violations.
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Lyndsey Fifield, who previously accused Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of violent behavior, has now alleged that Platner removed a condom during sex without her consent. These new claims were reported by The Washington Post.
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Lyndsey Fifield is the ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner, a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Maine.
She previously accused Platner of violent behavior in a New York Times article.
Fifield now alleges that Platner removed a condom during sex without her permission.
The Washington Post reported these new allegations on a recent Tuesday.
Platner is also known as an oyster farmer.
These claims add to ongoing concerns about Platner's personal conduct during his political campaign.
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