US soldier detained in North Korea
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An American soldier was kicked out of the Army but fled to North Korea instead of going home. And are more charges coming for Trump? He thinks so.
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US soldier detained in North Korea
An American soldier was arrested in North Korea after sneaking across the border, and he may have done so on a tour bus. The soldier was being sent back to the United States to be kicked out of the Army after a conviction for assault, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly. He was taken to an airport but returned through the security checkpoint and made his way to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas in the company of a tour group. The bizarre incident comes as tensions in the region have spiked over North Korea’s continued launch of ballistic missiles. 👉 Here's everything we know.
Heat wave engulfs Southwest, Gulf Coast
Another scorcher. Heat warnings and advisories were in effect Tuesday for more than 90 million Americans as record-breaking temperatures swept across the South with little relief in sight. Phoenix, no stranger to extreme summer conditions, even set a new record: It has now endured 19 straight days with high temperatures of at least 110 degrees, the National Weather Service said. 🌡 Here’s a look at the whole picture.
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Biden's new mass student loan forgiveness plan begins
Last summer, President Joe Biden laid out his plan to forgive student loan debt for more than 40 million borrowers. On Tuesday, with that plan undone by the Supreme Court, a very different process for erasing debt on such a wide scale begins. It’s expected to take several months, if not longer. The resulting rule may also face legal challenges, which could drag things out further. In any case, what's typically a sleepy process only insiders follow is expected to garner unprecedented attention – and the stakes are high. 👉 Here's a rough guide to how things might unfold.
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Trump predicts another arrest, indictment
Could Donald Trump be indicted again soon? In a statement on Tuesday, the former president said he's a target of a federal investigation into the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, and could be indicted soon on charges related to efforts to overturn his loss in the 2020 election. In the statement, Trump said special counsel Jack Smith sent a letter "giving me a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment." The former president, who has already been indicted twice this year, did not say whether he would appear before this grand jury, nor did he detail what specific charges may be pending. 🔎 Here's what we know.
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