Unreleased music by Beyonc along with footage, show plans and concert set lists were stolen from a car in Atlanta rented by the singer's choreographer and one of her dancers, according to a police incident report.

The theft of the materials, stored on five thumb drives, happened on July 8, two days before Beyonc began a four-day residency at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Beyonc was set to take the stage Monday evening for her last night in the city.

The Atlanta Police Department said in a news release Monday it has secured an arrest warrant for a suspect whose identity was withheld.

Two MacBook laptops, Apple headphones, as well as luxury clothing and accessories, were also reported stolen, according to the incident report.

Beyonc's choreographer, Christopher Grant, and dancer Diandre Blue told police they parked their rental car, a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer, at a food hall in the city at about 8:09 p.m. The pair returned to the car just after 9 p.m. to discover the trunk window had been damaged and two suitcases had been taken.

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Grant told officers that he was also carrying some personal sensitive information for the musician Beyonce, the police incident report stated.

The report identifies a possible suspect vehicle as a 2025 red Hyundai Elantra. Responding officers were able to identify light prints at the scene, and security cameras in the parking lot captured the incident, according to the report.

Officers canvassed an area where the stolen laptop and headphones were tracked by using the devices location services, the report stated.

Beyonc kicked off her highly anticipated tour in late April, taking her Grammy-winning album, Cowboy Carter, to stadiums in the U.S. and Europe. The singer will end her tour with two Las Vegas nights in late July.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a low-pressure system off the eastern coast of Florida that has potential to develop into a stronger storm.

The storm, which is producing some rain and thunderstorms, is forecast to move west and cross over Florida on Tuesday and later over the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Forecasters say the storm could continue to strengthen, potentially into a tropical depression, if it remains over the relatively warm Gulf waters. On Monday night, the storm had a 30% chance of development through Wednesday and a 40% chance of development over the next seven days.

Rainfall from the storm could cause flash flooding in Florida and across portions of the Gulf coast, forecasters said.

A flood watch was in effect for Palm Beach County, on Florida's eastern coast, through 11 p.m. Monday.

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There have been three storms that reached tropical storm strength so far in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The latest was Tropical Storm Chantal, which brought heavy rain and flash flooding forecasts to parts of South Carolina and North Carolina earlier in July.

Temporary measures that allowed nearly 12,000 Afghans to work in the U.S. and be protected from deportation are expiring Monday as part of the Trump administration's efforts to make more people eligible for removal from the country.

The Department of Homeland Security in May said it was ending Temporary Protected Status for 11,700 people from Afghanistan in 60 days. That status had allowed them to work and meant the government couldn't deport them.

The number of Afghans protected by TPS is relatively small compared to the overall number of Afghans about 180,000 who have fled Afghanistan and come to the U.S. since the Taliban retook control of the country in 2021. It's also not clear how many of those 11,7000 covered by TPS have applied for or received other forms of protection like asylum that would keep them from being deported after Monday.

But the removal of the protective status for Afghans has struck a chord with many advocates and volunteers because of the suggestion that it is safe for Afghans many who helped the U.S. during its two-decade long war there to go home.

Since so many of those losing their protections served alongside U.S. forces, we should honor that service by upholding our promise to provide safety and ensure that they have an opportunity to thrive here. We urge Congress to protect Afghans by providing them permanent status a commitment that is long overdue," Jennie Murray, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum, said in a news release Monday.

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At the time that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ended the temporary protected status for Afghans, the department wrote in the decision that the situation in their home country was getting better.

The Secretary determined that, overall, there are notable improvements in the security and economic situation such that requiring the return of Afghan nationals to Afghanistan does not pose a threat to their personal safety due to armed conflict or extraordinary and temporary conditions, according to the May announcement.

Temporary Protected Status can be granted by the Homeland Security secretary to people of various nationalities who are in the United States. They can't be deported and can work legally but they don't have a pathway to citizenship.

The status is inherently precarious because it is up to the Homeland Security secretary to renew the protections regularly usually every 18 months. The first Trump administration tried to remove many of these temporary protected statuses but was largely foiled by the courts.

This time around, the Trump administration has moved even more aggressively to remove the protections, thus making more people eligible for removal from the country. The administration has pushed to remove temporary protected status from people from seven countries with Venezuela and Haiti making up the biggest chunk of the hundreds of thousands of people losing their protections.

Critics say that successive administrations essentially rubber-stamped these renewals regardless, and people covered by whats supposed to be a temporary status end up staying in the United States for years.

CASA, a nonprofit immigrant advocates group, sued the administration over the TPS revocation for Afghans as well as for people from Cameroon - those expire August 4. A federal judge last Friday allowed the lawsuit to go forward but didn't grant CASA's request to keep the protections in place while the lawsuit plays out.

U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced a deal Monday in which the U.S. will sell European partners U.S. weapons, allowing a greater supply to Ukraine.

According to the leaders, the deal totals billions of dollars' worth of military equipment, including Patriot munitions and other missiles and ammunition.

Scripps News on Monday spoke with Ambassador Matthew Whitaker, the Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO, about the arrangement.

"This is obviously an important moment and a pivot point for this war. Obviously, President Trump has wanted peace since he came to office. He has tried to get Vladimir Putin to come to the table and negotiate an enduring peace. that has failed. And I think he's decided as he announced today that Ukraine is entitled to defend themselves. America makes the best weapons in the world and we're going to sell our European NATO allies, together with Canada, American armaments, and they'll supply that to Ukraine," Whitaker said.

"It's a smart plan. And at the same time, I think it's good for the American taxpayer because as you know, the Biden administration sent hundreds of millions of dollars worth of aid to Ukraine with nothing to show for it. And this is going to create American jobs. And I think really deliver for the American taxpayer. So it's a win-win for everyone."

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"At the same time that we're trying to make sure that Ukraine can defend themselves, obviously, the president try to create the conditions to give Latimer Putin to the table, to get a cease-fire and ultimately negotiate an enduring peace," Whitaker said.

Watch the full interview in the video above.

One of Yellowstone National Parks most photographed and beloved grizzly bears, known to fans as Raspberry, has not been seen in nearly two months, raising concern among wildlife watchers that the iconic matriarch may have died after a carcass was recently discovered.

Watch wildlife photographer Deby Dixon describe Raspberry's legacy:

Grizzly carcass found in Yellowstone sparks concern over missing bear Raspberry

Raspberry, often spotted with her cubs over the years, including well-known Snow and Jam, has long captured the hearts of visitors and photographers alike for her maternal behavior.

She is considered one of the parks most well-known bears due to allowing her daughters to stay within her territory, which can be a rare dynamic in grizzly bear social behavior.

Raspberry is kind of the most famous matriarch of Yellowstone, said Deby Dixon, a wildlife photographer. When she was playing with Snow, it was just so adorable and cute, you know, such a loving mom, and I think that's a lot with the bears is they're so human.

Dixon has spent 13 years photographing wildlife in the park, and Raspberry was an animal her camera lens and heart became familiar with. She often posts photos of the grizzly to her social media and photography website.

Once I get to know them a little bit and their personality and stuff, of course I'm going to care, and I'm going to share, said Dixon.

Lately, Dixon has had concerns about Raspberry's whereabouts. She last saw her on May 22 and reported that the bear appeared lethargic and thinner than usual. Raspberry has not been spotted since.

"She is such a high-profile bear that for nobody to see her for this length of time, at this time of year, is pretty unusual," said Dixon.

But enthusiasts fear that something may have taken a turn for the worse after a female grizzly carcass was discovered in early June in Sylvan Pass, according to Dixon. It is near the same spot she last spotted Raspberry.

The guy that took the video described it as having a long nose, which Raspberry has a long nose, but, you know, nobody knew for sure. And she has not been seen since that carcass was discovered, said Dixon.

Yellowstone National Park officials say there is no way to confirm whether the deceased bear was Raspberry.

In a written statement, park official Linda Veress said, "We cannot confirm that the bear killed in early June in the Sylvan Pass area of the park was one called 'Raspberry.' Since we do not have DNA samples from 'Raspberry' or the bear that was killed (prior to its death), we can't compare them to determine if it is the same bear or not. The bear was killed by another bear, not by a vehicle strike."

Unlike some other bears tracked in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Raspberry and her offspring are not tagged or collared due to the difficulty of trapping in the remote areas they frequent, according to Dixon. She fears that Raspberry's unhealed injury to her leg may have left her vulnerable to a male grizzly, or boar.

I personally was pretty concerned about her ability to defend a cub with that injury," said Dixon. At first I was just overwhelmed with sadness. I just couldn't think about bear photography in Yellowstone without Raspberry. She's just such a fixture."

The possible loss floods back memories for Dixon of other recent bear fatalities.

Most notably, Grand Teton National Park's most famous bear, 399, was killed by a vehicle last October. The loss deeply affected the wildlife community, but it was one Dixon knew would come. Raspberrys own mother, Blaze, was killed by wildlife officers in 2015 after a fatal attack on a hiker.

"When 399 was killed, it was devastating, but I had been preparing myself for her death for a few years because she was old," said Dixon. "With Raspberry, she's just been such a fixture and if she is gone, that's so unexpected."

While for now there is no way to confirm Raspberry's fate until she is seen again, the absence has left a mark on those who have spent years following her and her cubs.

She would be a huge loss to this bear community, to all of us," said Dixon.

Still, Dixon wishes more than anything to be proven wrong.

I feel in my gut that she's left us, but I want to hope that she hasn't, and if she does show up, I'll eat all the crow anybody wants me to eat," said Dixon. I'll hold out hope until the end that she's going to come walking across the road.

This story was originally published by Isabel Spartz with the Scripps News Group in Billings.

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with plans that could lead to the shutdown of the Department of Education.

The court granted a stay that lifts a lower courts injunction blocking mass layoffs at the agency, affecting nearly 1,400 employees.

The case ended up before the Supreme Court after a group of school districts, unions and a coalition of nearly two dozen Democratic-led states sued to stop the layoffs.

The lawsuits claim the mass layoffs would mean that the department would be unable to carry out key federal obligations, including administering student aid, supporting special education services and enforcing civil rights protections.

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While President Trump has acknowledged that only Congress can formally eliminate the agency, he has ordered its staff and leadership to begin winding it down through executive action, which the court's liberal justices took issue with.

"The president must take care that the laws are faithfully executed, not set out to dismantle them. That basic rule undergirds our Constitutions separation of powers. Yet today, the majority rewards clear defiance of that core principle with emergency relief. Because I cannot condone such abuse of our equitable authority, I respectfully dissent," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote.

The Associated Press reports that the individuals targeted by the layoffs have been on paid leave since March. However, Monday's decision could mean their ultimate dismissal.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will campaign for mayor of New York City as an independent candidate, staying in a crowded field running against surging left-wing Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani.

In a video, Cuomo, who last month suffered a bruising loss to Mamdani in the Democratic primary, announced he was making another run to combat the progressive Mamdani, who he said "offers slick slogans but no real solutions."

"The fight to save our city isn't over," Cuomo said. "Only 13 percent of New Yorkers voted in the June primary. The general election is in November and I am in it to win it."

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Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams also is running as an independent in the general election and Curtis Sliwa founder of the 1970s-era Guardian Angels anti-crime patrol is again on the Republican line.

People opposed to Mamdani's progressive agenda, which includes higher taxes on the wealthy, have called on donors and voters to unite behind a single candidate for the November election. They fear multiple candidates will splinter the anti-Mamdani vote, increasing the Democrat's chances to win.

The decision to continue on in the race is the latest chapter in Cuomo's comeback attempt, launched almost four years after he resigned as governor following a barrage of sexual harassment allegations. He denied wrongdoing during the campaign, maintaining that the scandal was driven by politics.

Nicotine pouches aren't just growing in popularity they're also growing in dangers for children, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

The research examined cases of children under 6 who accidentally ingested nicotine through products like vapes, gums and lozenges.

Most cases of nicotine poisoning that were examined in the study involved children under the age of 2 at home, according to the researchers.

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While most types of nicotine exposures decreased after 2016, poisonings from nicotine pouches, like Zyn, surged by more than 760% between 2020 and 2023.

Nicotine pouch ingestion is more likely to be associated with serious medical outcomes and medical admission than other formulations combined, the researchers said.

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The pouches, which users temporarily place between their lip and gum, have grown increasingly popular with teens and young adults. According to the CDC, they've become the second-most-used nicotine product among young people.

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More than 20 states have sued President Donald Trump's administration over billions of dollars in frozen funding for after-school and summer programs and other programs.

Aiden Cazares is one of 1.4 million children and teenagers around the country who have been attending after-school and summer programming at a Boys & Girls Club, the YMCA or a public school for free thanks to federal taxpayers. Congress set aside money for the programs to provide academic support, enrichment and child care to mostly low-income families, but President Donald Trump's administration recently froze the funding.

The money for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers is among more than $6 billion in federal education grants Trump's Republican administration has withheld, saying it wants to ensure recipients' programs align with the president's priorities.

On Monday afternoon, more than 20 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration to force the release of the money. Led by California, the lawsuit alleges withholding the money violates the Constitution and several federal laws. Many low-income families will lose access to after-school programs if the money isnt released soon, according to the suit. In some states, school restarts in late July and early August.

After-school programs for the fall are in jeopardy

In Rhode Island, the state stepped in with funding to keep the summer programs running, according to the Boys & Girls Club of East Providence. Other Boys & Girls Clubs supported by the grants have found ways to keep open their summer programs, said Sara Leutzinger, vice president for communications for the Boys & Girls Club of America. But there isnt the same hope for the after-school programming for the fall.

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Some of the 926 Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide that run 21st Century Community Learning summer and after-school programs stand to close if the Trump administration doesnt release the money in the next three to five weeks, Leutzinger said.

The YMCA and Save the Children say many of the centers they run are also at risk of shuttering.

Time is of the essence, said Christy Gleason, executive director of Save the Children Action Network, which provides after-school programming for 41 schools in rural areas in Washington state and across the South, where school will begin as soon as August. Its not too late to make a decision so the kids who really need this still have it.

Schools in Republican-led areas are particularly affected by the freeze in federal education grants. Ninety-one of the 100 school districts that receive the most money from four frozen grant programs are in Republican congressional districts, according to an analysis from New America, a left-leaning think tank. Of those top 100 school districts, half are in four states: California, West Virginia, Florida and Georgia. New Americas analysis used funding levels reported in 2022 in 46 states.

Republican officials have been among the educators criticizing the grant freeze.

I deeply believe in fiscal responsibility, which means evaluating the use of funds and seeking out efficiencies, but also means being responsible releasing funds already approved by Congress and signed by President Trump," said Georgia schools superintendent Richard Woods, an elected Republican. In Georgia, were getting ready to start the school year, so I call on federal funds to be released so we can ensure the success of our students.

The Office of Management and Budget said some grants supported left-wing causes, pointing to services for immigrants in the country illegally or LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts.

Summer clubs provide instruction for children

At the East Providence summer camp, Aiden, a rising third grader, played tag, built structures with magnetic tiles, played a fast-paced game with the other kids to review addition and subtraction, learned about pollination, watched a nature video and ate club-provided chicken nuggets.

Veteran teachers from his school corrected him when he spoke without raising his hand and offered common-sense advice when a boy in his group said something inappropriate.

When someone says something inappropriate, you dont repeat it, teacher Kayla Creighton told the boys between answering their questions about horseflies and honeybees.

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Indeed, its hard to find a more middle-of-the road organization in this country than the Boys & Girls Club.

Just last month, a Republican and a Democrat sponsored a resolution in the U.S. House celebrating the 165-year-old organization as a beacon of hope and opportunity. The Defense Department awarded the club $3 million in 1991 to support children left behind when their parents deployed for the Persian Gulf. And ever since, the Boys & Girls Club has created clubs on military installations to support the children of service members. Military families can sign up their kids for free.

I suspect they will realize that most of those grants are fine and will release them, said Mike Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative education policy think tank, speaking of the Trump administration's review of the 21st Century Community Learning Center grants.

But not everyone is so sure.

Families see few affordable child care alternatives

Aidens mother has started looking into afternoon child care for September when kids return to school in Rhode Island.

It costs $220 a week, Aiden's mother, Darleen Reyes, said, her eyes expanding. I cant afford that.

The single mother and state worker said shell probably ask her 14-year-old son to stay home and watch Aiden. That will mean he would have to forgo getting a job when he turns 15 in the fall and couldnt play basketball and football.

I dont have any other option, she said.

At home, Aiden would likely stay inside on a screen. That would be heartbreaking since hes thrived getting tutoring and learning about healthy boundaries from the Boys & Girls Club program, Reyes said.

Fernande Berard learned about the funding freeze and possible closure from a reporter after dropping off her three young boys for summer camp. I would be really devastated if this goes away, said the nurse. I honestly dont know what I would do.

Her husband drives an Uber much of the day, and picking up the kids early would eat into his earnings. Its money they need to pay the mortgage and everything else.

If her boss approves, shed likely have to pick up her children from school and take them to the rehabilitation center where she oversees a team of nurses. The children would have to stay until her work day ends.

Its hard to imagine, she said.

The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on the social media platform X that charges against Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, of Midvale, Utah, were dismissed at her direction.

Moore and other defendants faced up to 35 years in prison after being charged with conspiracy to defraud the government; conspiracy to convert, sell, convey and dispose of government property; and aiding and abetting in those efforts. The charges were brought when Joe Biden was president.

Dr. Moore gave his patients a choice when the federal government refused to do so, Bondi wrote. He did not deserve the years in prison he was facing. It ends today.

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Felice John Viti, acting U.S. attorney for Utah, filed the motion Saturday, saying such dismissal is in the interests of justice.

The trial began Monday in Salt Lake City with jury selection. It was expected to last 15 days.

Messages sent to the U.S. Department of Justice, Vitis office in Salt Lake City and to Moore were not immediately returned Saturday to The Associated Press.

A federal grand jury on Jan. 11, 2023, returned an indictment against Moore, his Plastic Surgery Institute of Utah Inc., others associated with the clinic and a neighbor of Moore's. The indictment alleged more than $28,000 of government-provided COVID-19 vaccine doses were destroyed.

They were also accused of providing fraudulently completed vaccination record cards for over 1,900 doses of the vaccine in exchange for either a cash or a donation to a specified charitable organization.

The government also alleged some children were given saline shots, at their parents request, so the minors believed they were getting the vaccine.

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., a leading anti-vaccine activist before becoming the nations top health official, posted his support for Moore in April, saying on X that Moore "deserves a medal for his courage and his commitment to healing!

During his confirmation hearings in January, Kennedy repeatedly refused to acknowledge scientific consensus that childhood vaccines dont cause autism and that COVID-19 vaccines saved millions of lives.

In a follow-up X post on Saturday, Bondi said Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene brought the case to her attention.

Sesame Workshop was trying to regain full control over its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages.

"Elmo's X account was compromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts. We are working to restore full control of the account," a Sesame Workshop spokesperson said Monday. Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit behind "Sesame Street" and Elmo.

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The account was compromised over the weekend and instead of the usual posts of encouragement and kindness, Elmo's 650,000 followers were given antisemitic threats and a profane reference to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

Those tweets were soon deleted, though Elmo's account retains a link to a Telegram channel from a user who takes credit for the hack.

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X did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Elmo's social media account has lately become a place for mental health awareness.

Last year, the red fuzzy monster, eternally 3 , caused a sensation when he asked: "Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?" It prompted responses from then-President Joe Biden and Chance the Rapper.

One year after the attempted assassination of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, a new Senate report is renewing scrutiny of the U.S. Secret Service and its handling of the event.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a final report this week detailing what he called a series of critical "failures by the Secret Service during Trumps July 13, 2024, rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Trump was shot in the ear, and a rally-goer was killed when a gunman opened fire from a rooftop just outside the secured perimeter. Two others were also wounded before law enforcement fatally shot the shooter.

Pauls report accuses the Secret Service of failing to communicate crucial information about the suspect before he climbed onto the roof. It states that if that information had been shared with Trumps security team, the former president might have been prevented from taking the stage.

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Following the shooting, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle called the incident the agencys most significant operational failure in decades. She later resigned amid bipartisan calls for her to step down.

The report also faults Cheatle for denying multiple requests for additional staffing, assets, and resources to protect Trump during the campaign. It accuses her of falsely testifying to Congress that no Secret Service asset requests were denied for the Butler rally.

In addition, the report highlights a severe lack of coordination and communication between the Secret Service and state and local law enforcement from the advance planning phase through the day of the event.

Paul also criticized the agencys response in the aftermath of the shooting. According to the report, no personnel involved in planning or executing the Butler rally were fired. Only six individuals were formally disciplined, with some receiving disciplinary action as recently as July 2025.

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The cost of mailing a first-class letter increased over the weekend, with prices rising from 73 cents to 78 cents per stamp.

The United States Postal Service said the price adjustments are necessary to achieve financial stability as the mailing and shipping marketplace continues to evolve.

Mailing a postcard will also cost you a bit more. Domestic postcards will increase from 59 cents to 61 cents, while international postcards will cost $1.70 to send, reflecting a 5-cent increase.

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Despite the increase, USPS remains one of the most affordable delivery services in the world.

If you were curious, a first-class postage stamp cost 33 cents about 25 years ago.

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President Trump said Monday he will impose 100% "secondary" tariffs on Russia if no deal is reached on the war in Ukraine within 50 days.

"We're very, very unhappy with them, and we're going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days tariffs at about 100%," the president said during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office.

President Trump has recently stepped up his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin after being unable to end the war as he promised. It's a notable shift from how he spoke about the Russian leader earlier this year.

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During Mondays meeting, President Trump and Rutte announced the United States will sell weaponry to European partners so they can replenish supplies sent to Ukraine. Rutte said the move will allow Ukraine to secure additional air-defense munitions. The president indicated this will likely include Patriot missile systems, which Ukrainian officials have long requested.

The conflict in Eastern Europe has escalated in recent weeks. The United Nations reports that June marked the deadliest month in Ukraine in nearly three years.

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Russia could also face more pressure from Washington. Lawmakers are awaiting a decision on whether President Trump will endorse a bipartisan proposal to sanction Russia further. One option under consideration is using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine purchase additional military equipment.

Another idea circulating on Capitol Hill would penalize countries that continue to buy Russian energy though some U.S. allies could be caught in the crosshairs, given their reliance on that energy.

Officials have identified the man accused of killing two people and injuring multiple others at a church in Lexington, Kentucky over the weekend.

The Fayette County Coroner's Office has confirmed the identity of the shooter as 47-year-old Guy House. He's accused of killing two women 72-year-old Beverly Gumm and 32-year-old Kristy McCombs at Richmond Road Baptist Church after he shot and injured a Kentucky State Police trooper at a nearby Airport on Sunday.

The trooper survived and is being treated at a nearby hospital, Gov. Andy Beshear said in a statement on social media. Two men were also shot at the church and were taken to the hospital for treatment.

"Please pray for everyone affected by these senseless acts of violence," Beshear wrote. "And lets give thanks for the swift response by the Lexington Police Department and Kentucky State Police."

After the initial shooting, police said the suspect carjacked a vehicle and fled the scene. No injuries were reported during the carjacking.

With help from the departments Real-Time Intelligence Center and Air Support Unit, officers were able to track the stolen vehicle to Richmond Road Baptist Church where officers shot and killed the suspect. Authorities said he had a lengthy criminal history.

A federal judge in Texas has reversed a Biden administration rule that wiped medical debt from credit reports, affecting nearly 15 million Americans.

The rule, which did not discharge debt but changed how credit scores could be calculated, would have removed $50 million of medical debt from credit reports.

U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term, argued in his decision that the Fair Credit Reporting Act does not allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to remove medical debt from reports.

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The CFPB had made the changes in January before President Joe Biden left office. The independent agency had calculated that the new credit reporting rules would result in an additional 22,000 mortgages every year and boost Americans credit scores by an average of 20 points.

Although the judge has prevented the advancement of these changes, he noted that the bureau can "encourage" creditors to use other categories of information.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a natural blue color additive derived from gardenia fruit in a range of food and drink products, the agency announced Monday.

The newly approved additive, called gardenia (genipin) blue, can be used in sports drinks, flavored water, fruit drinks, ready-to-drink teas and candy. The FDA granted the petition submitted by the Gardenia Blue Interest Group to use the additive at levels consistent with "good manufacturing practices."

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Its the fourth natural-source color additive the FDA has approved in the past two months, part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce synthetic, petroleum-based dyes in the U.S. food supply.

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The FDAs action aligns with a policy push by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who announced a sweeping initiative to Make America Healthy Again. That plan includes working with the food industry to voluntarily phase out synthetic dyes from foods.

Every day, children are exposed to synthetic chemicals in food that serve no purpose and threaten their health, Kennedy said. The FDAs approval of gardenia blue shows were finally putting kids first."

Since the announcement, about 40% of the food industry has committed to voluntarily removing petroleum-based dyes, officials said.

Two women were killed Sunday in a shooting at a church in Lexington, Kentucky, authorities said, following a violent series of events that began with a traffic stop.

According to the Lexington Police Department, the suspect first shot a Kentucky State Police trooper after being pulled over. The trooper survived and is being treated at a nearby hospital, Gov. Andy Beshear said in a statement on social media.

"Please pray for everyone affected by these senseless acts of violence," Beshear wrote. "And lets give thanks for the swift response by the Lexington Police Department and Kentucky State Police."

After the initial shooting, police said the suspect carjacked a vehicle and fled the scene. No injuries were reported during the carjacking.

With help from the departments Real-Time Intelligence Center and Air Support Unit, officers were able to track the stolen vehicle to Richmond Road Baptist Church. There, police said, the suspect opened fire, killing two women, 72-year-old Beverly Gumm and 32-year-old Kristy McCombs, and wounding two men.

Officers shot and killed the suspect at the scene. Authorities say the shooter had a lengthy criminal history.

A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon's North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said Sunday.

The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the gas station, a waste water treatment plant, an administrative building and some employee housing were among the 50 to 80 structures lost.

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Two wildfires are burning at or near the North Rim, known as the White Sage Fire and the Dragon Bravo Fire. The latter is the one that impacted the lodge and other structures. The park initially was managing it as a controlled burn but then shifted to suppression as it rapidly grew to 7.8 square miles (20 square kilometers) because of hot temperatures, low humidity and wind, fire officials said.

No injuries have been reported.

Millions of people visit Grand Canyon National Park annually, with most going to the more popular South Rim. The North Rim is open seasonally. It was evacuated last Thursday because of wildfire.

Firefighters at the North Rim and hikers in the inner canyon were evacuated over the weekend. The park said along with the fire risk, they could potentially be exposed to chlorine gas after the treatment plant burned. Chlorine gas is heavier than air and can lead to blurred vision, irritation or respiratory problems if high amounts of it are breathed in, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Rafters on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon also were told to bypass Phantom Ranch, which has a set of cabins and dormitories along the river.

The North Rim lodge was often the first prominent feature that visitors see, even before viewing the canyon. A highway ends at the lodge, which was known for its sloped roof, huge ponderosa beams and massive limestone facade. By walking across the lobby and descending a stairwell, visitors could get their first view of the Grand Canyon shining through windows across the Sun Room.

Meanwhile, officials reported progress in battling a second wildfire burning north of the Grand Canyon. Fire lines on the White Sage Fire that forced evacuations at the North Rim and in the community of Jacob Lake were holding, officials said. On the southern edge of the fire, hand crews and bulldozers were working uphill, and the spread of the blaze had been minimal.

But to the east and north, the fire has spread rapidly, with grasses and standing dead trees contributing to the fires intensity, officials said. The fire was pushing downhill toward the Vermilion Cliffs area, and crews were assessing opportunities to create buffer zones that help slow or halt the fires progress.