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One of the teenagers accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at a California mosque was flagged by the FBI as a potential threat last year, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Agriculture leaders said the trade deals struck on President Donald Trump’s trip to China are encouraging. But whether the export framework that emerged after Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping will result in real deals and lift farmers’ profits remains uncertain.

If Jeff Bezos had his way, half of Americans would pay no federal income tax. In a May 20 television appearance, the Amazon boss noted that the top 1% of U.S. taxpayers pay roughly 40% of all federal income tax. The bottom half of taxpayers pay only 3%. 

 A Washington federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration cannot ignore the Presidential Records Act, and held the law is likely constitutional.

Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat who brought his sharp intellect and irrepressible wit to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he led a sweeping overhaul of the financial industry after the Great Recession and advanced gay rights as one of the first openly gay congressmen in history, died May 19 at his home in Ogunquit, Maine. He was 86.

 Computers — and all other digital screens — would be banned for Los Angeles public school students until second grade, according to a draft plan to limit screen time.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Northern Kentucky Republicans embraced President Donald Trump’s choice for Congress on Tuesday, advancing GOP primary challenger Ed Gallrein to the Nov. 3 general election and rejecting seven-term U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, whom Trump targeted for defeat. The Associated Press called the race shortly before 8 p.m. Eastern time. The Republican primary in Kentucky’s 4th ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The former president of a now-shuttered, anti-LGBTQ organization was arrested Tuesday for seeking sex from an undercover deputy posing as a 14-year-old boy, according the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Alan Chambers, 54, of Winter Park, was booked in the Orange County Jail without bond on charges of soliciting a minor, transmitting material harmful to minors and unlawful use ...

A 56-year-old woman died overnight after falling into an open manhole when she stepped out of her vehicle in midtown Manhattan, one of New Yorkers' greatest fears.

 As the investigation into Monday’s deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego continues, the three slain victims were praised for actions and heroism that local Muslim leaders said saved lives.

WASHINGTON — The airplane part that cracked and caused a UPS cargo jet's engine to fly off the plane’s wing had fractured 10 times in the past, aviation accident investigators said Tuesday.

Patriotic Kenny, a Navy veteran and TikTok star famous for spreading positivity, has died. He was 84 years old. “The tears may never stop flowing,” a tribute shared on Instagram said. 

The threat at an Islamic Center in San Diego has been “neutralized” after officers swarmed the mosque amid reports of an active shooter, authorities said. It was unclear how many people were injured and to what extent, but police urged people to avoid the area near a mosque in the Clairemont district. Scores of officers were on the scene, according to TV footage. Multiple people were cleared ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County attorney’s office issued a nationwide arrest warrant Monday for the ICE agent who allegedly shot a Venezuelan immigrant in north Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge and then lied about the circumstances that led to the shooting. Christian J. Castro, 52, was charged in Hennepin County District Court with four counts of second-degree assault with a deadly ...