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(Reuters) — The 18-year-old son of U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert was arrested in Colorado on suspicion of stealing identity documents among other charges, police in the town of Rifle said. Rifle police said in a statement they arrested Tyler Jay Boebert on Tuesday. He faces four felony counts …

(Reuters) — A man who was indicted in Montana for hunting and killing bald eagles, the national symbol of the U.S. that nearly went extinct, has agreed to plead guilty in a plea deal and now faces 12 years in prison. Travis John Branson, 48, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to kill bald and…

(Reuters) — An Illinois state judge on Wednesday barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Illinois’ Republican presidential primary ballot because of his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but she delayed her ruling from taking effect in light of an expected appeal…

CANADIAN, Texas (Reuters) — Richard Murray choked back tears on Wednesday as he surveyed the charred remains of his mechanic’s workshop and home of 50 years in the small Texas Panhandle town of Canadian. The previous night a sheriff’s deputy had pounded on the door and ordered Murray an…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Joe Biden and top Democrats and Republicans in Congress on Tuesday made progress toward avoiding a partial government shutdown at the end of the week, but have not cut a deal on paying for weapons for Ukraine’s battle against Russia. “We’ve got a l…

(Reuters) — Florida lawmakers have paused efforts to pass a bill that would have provided protections to an “unborn child,” but which some worry could expose the state’s in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics to lawsuits like one that happened this month in Alabama. Florida state Se…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Donald Trump’s comments that Black voters were more drawn to him after his multiple indictments on criminal charges were repugnant and divisive, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday. Trump on Friday likened his 91 criminal charges in four separate…

CHICAGO (Reuters) — Millions of Americans across a wide swath of the U.S. Midwest, East Coast and South will enjoy a second day of weather more typical of June than February on Tuesday before a powerful cold front brings back winter with a vengeance. Summer-like temperatures ranging up to 40 degree…

(Reuters) — U.S. semiconductor manufacturers should do more to keep their chips from illegally making their way into equipment used by the Russian military, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal said at a hearing on Tuesday. Blumenthal’s comments came as reports showed U.S.-origin chips and other t…