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Prosecutor says 14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 14 state-run programs in Minnesota have been flagged for fraud, a prosecutor said Thursday as he announced new charges in several schemes. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said during a news conference that federal officials suspect a significant portion of roughly $18 billion paid out by Medicaid to Minnesota programs was fraudulent. “What we…

FOX 11 LA: Rob Reiner, wife Michele, found dead in Los Angeles home, TMZ reports

LOS ANGELES – Filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner were both reportedly found dead inside their Brentwood mansion on Sunday. LAPD is on scene investigating.  The couple died of apparent knife wounds, according to reports from TMZ, ExtraTV and PEOPLE. Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call near the intersection of South Chadbourne Avenue…

Vikings waive wide receiver Adam Thielen to allow veteran to pursue more playing time elsewhere

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings waived wide receiver Adam Thielen on Monday, allowing the 13-year veteran an opportunity for more playing time elsewhere down the stretch of his expected final NFL season and ending a disappointing return to his original team. Thielen had just eight catches for 69 yards for the Vikings (4-8) this year and was a healthy…

Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard members to Washington after guard members shot

Emergency personnel gather in a cordoned off area where National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence. The West Virginia…

Vikings put McCarthy in concussion protocol

FILE – Minnesota Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy stands before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Oct. 24, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have placed quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the concussion protocol, putting his availability for the upcoming game at Seattle in question. McCarthy first reported symptoms during the team’s travel…

U.S. House votes overwhelmingly to pass bill to force release of Epstein files

FILE – This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. Newly released court documents show that Epstein repeatedly declined to answer questions about sex abuse as part of a lawsuit. A partial transcript of the September 2016 deposition was included in hundreds of pages of documents placed in a public…

Prosecutors turn over 130,000 pages of evidence in the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker

Vance BoelterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband said Wednesday that prosecutors have turned over a massive amount of evidence to the defense, and that his lawyers need more time to review it. Federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs told the court that investigators have provided substantially all…

Bill to end government shutdown passes the Senate, heads to House next for final vote

The U.S. Senate on Monday drew closer to ending the U.S. government shutdown after a small group of Senate Democrats and an independent senator broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with reopening the government, in a move that has angered many in their caucus. The legislative package that appears on track to end the longest government shutdown…

Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

FILE – This May 23, 2006 file photo shows then NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue responding to questions during a news conference at the conclusion of the National Football League’s owners spring meeting in Denver. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized…

Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’

President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges’ orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger program used by 42 million Americans. The demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture came as more than two dozen states warned…