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Everyone is now accounted for in the aftermath of a shooting and fire at a Michigan church during Sunday services, authorities said during a press conference Monday. The FBI is investigating the Grand Blanc Township melee as “an act of targeted violence.” About 100 people were inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on McClandlish Road around 10:25 a.m. Sunday when the shooting happened.The suspect, identified as a 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, Michigan, drove his vehicle through the front doors of the church, exited his vehicle and fired “several rounds” of an assault rifle at hundreds of churchgoers, Grand…

Politics / September 29, 2025 Too easily dismissed as hyperbole, the Antifa myth is being used as a weapon to destroy domestic opposition. Ad Policy Donald Trump attends the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 26, 2025, in Farmingdale, New York. (Mandel Ngan / Pool / Getty Images) Donald Trump’s authoritarianism has become increasingly brazen since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. But mainstream journalists have failed to describe the full extent of Trump’s newly energized radicalism, choosing to focus on whether his ravings are factual or legal rather than examining the larger…

President Trump offered up a 20-point plan Monday that he cast as a roadmap to end the Israel-Hamas war, a proposal that was backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — though it remains unclear how Hamas will respond.The plan — which was presented as Netanyahu visited the White House — calls for Hamas to return all Israeli hostages within 72 hours, and for Israel’s military to begin withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip in phases. It proposes handing over parts of Gaza to a “technocratic” committee and deploying a temporary security force backed by Arab states.Mr. Trump said…

It was bad enough that fraudsters stole tens of billions of dollars in bogus pandemic-era unemployment benefits — now it turns out states forgave much of that money without even trying to claw it back. The exact amount won’t ever be known, though it could stretch into billions. The Labor Department’s inspector general blamed poor decision-making and antiquated systems in the states, which administer the unemployment program with federal backstop funds during the pandemic. Investigators did a deep dive into Michigan and Massachusetts, which they identified as particular offenders, and found the states forgave people who were using clearly stolen…

A Mexican marine biologist was seriously injured after he was attacked by a shark while working off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast and transferred to a hospital in the country’s capital on Monday, authorities said. Costa Rica’s Fire Department said it had rescued 48-year-old Mauricio Hoyos from the attack Saturday and carried him on a 36-hour journey from Cocos Island, around 340 miles off the coast. Despite the serious injuries to his head, face and arms, Hoyos arrived at the hospital in stable condition.”He was tagging species for monitoring and when he tagged one of the island’s shark species, the shark turned,”…

The YouTube logo is seen outside the company’s corporate headquarters in San Bruno, California, in April 2025. The company settled a lawsuit brought against it by President Trump before his re-election. Josh Edelson/AFP for Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP for Getty Images YouTube will pay $24.5 million to President Trump to resolve a 2021 lawsuit that claimed he was the victim of censorship when the site suspended his account following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump’s supporters, according to federal court papers filed on Monday. YouTube parent company Google will dedicate $22…

Shortly before the joint press conference, the White House released the president’s plan to end the Israel-Hamas conflict.The plan, contained in a lengthy document titled “President Donald J. Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict,” has not yet been approved by Israel or Hamas. Among the items in the document, the plan says Mr. Trump will head a “Board of Peace,” an international transitional body that would oversee a temporary committee governing Gaza. The transitional governance of Gaza, responsible for the day-to-day running of services, would be made up of Palestinians and international experts, with oversight and supervision by an…

Activism / September 29, 2025 The president is presiding over suppression unseen in the US for decades. Ad Policy US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem look on as Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an executive order that aims to end cashless bail, on August 25, 2025.(Mandel Ngan / Getty Images) This article was originally published at The Guardian and is republished here with permission. FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threat to ABC was the stuff of Hollywood cliché: “We can do this the easy…

ChatGPT wants to be your personal online shopper. A new “Instant Checkout” feature lets users buy products noted by the AI-powered bot in a chat without having to navigate outside the app, ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced Monday. For example, if you query ChatGPT for the “best mattress under $1,000” or “gift for an avid reader,” the tool will suggest relevant products. If consumers wants to purchase one of ChatGPT’s recommendations, they can now do so within the chat.Currently, ChatGPT users can buy directly from U.S. Etsy sellers from within a chat. Through a partnership with Shopify, ChatGPT will soon give consumers access to more…

Washington — Hundreds of thousands of federal employees could soon go without pay or face potential layoffs if Congress remains at an impasse over government funding, with a shutdown set to begin Oct. 1.The GOP-controlled House passed a bill earlier this month to extend government funding until Nov. 21, but the bill has stalled in the Senate, where Democratic votes are needed to advance it. Democrats want an extension of health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans have opposed. Without a resolution, the government will begin to shut down on Wednesday.If funding lapses, federal employees in critical…