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Four dead after 14 people shot at family gathering in Stockton, California

Authorities say several people have been injured in a shooting in Stockton, California. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office says deputies are investigating. Several victims have been taken to hospitals. Officials have not provided further details or information about the…

Rubio and Witkoff are meeting with Ukraine’s negotiators in Florida as Trump pushes to broker a deal

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump, were expected to sit down with a Ukrainian delegation…

Netanyahu Requests Pardon from President Herzog in Ongoing Corruption Cases

Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns

The Afghan man accused of gunning down two National Guard members blocks from the White House last week had been unraveling for years, unable to hold a job and flipping between long, lightless stretches of isolation and taking sudden weeks-long cross-country drives. His behavior deteriorated so sharply that a community advocate reached out to a refugee organization for help, fearing he was becoming suicidal.