News for March 7, 2025

Karen Read is trying to get her murder charge thrown out before her retrial, saying prosecutors and police engaged in serious misconduct.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is facing criticism because the Trump administration’s softer approach to Russia clashes with Rubio’s long record of being tough on Moscow.

President Donald Trump is preparing a new travel ban that could block Afghans and Pakistanis, raising alarm among Afghans who worked with the U.S. military and were promised visas.

Rubén Oseguera, the son of cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison for helping lead the Jalisco New Generation cartel’s drug trafficking operations.

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the country will expand military training for adult men and may seek nuclear and other advanced weapons as fears grow over Russia and shifting U.S. support.

President Donald Trump’s administration is cutting $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University, saying the school failed to protect Jewish students from antisemitism during Gaza protests.

Some economists say President Donald Trump’s tariffs and immigration crackdown could push U.S. inflation higher in 2025.

A Southern University student died after a hazing ritual, and police arrested a man who they say was involved in repeatedly punching him in the chest.

President Donald Trump says he sent Iran’s leader a letter urging talks over Iran’s nuclear program as tensions rise over sanctions and possible military action.

Brad Sigmon was executed by firing squad in South Carolina after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his last-minute bid to stop it.

New Mexico officials said Gene Hackman died of heart disease and Betsy Arakawa died days earlier from hantavirus, ending the mystery around their deaths.