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.

The Trump Organization is suing Capital One, saying the bank wrongly closed more than 300 of its accounts after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Two 13-year-old girls were charged with felonies after police said they seriously hurt another student in a fight at a Delaware middle school using a metal Stanley cup.

Debt collectors can garnish part of your paycheck for unpaid consumer debt, but federal and some state laws limit how much they can take.

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.

A vehicle believed to belong to an Oregon family that vanished in 1958 has been found at the bottom of the Columbia River.

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.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, says her Netflix show With Love, Meghan will return for a second series, while she also launched her new As Ever brand.

The Federal Reserve’s March meeting is unlikely to cut rates, so the article says savers do not need to rush into a CD but should shop for the best high-rate account now.

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.

A SpaceX rocket explosion caused flight delays and diversions at several Florida airports after the FAA halted air traffic over fears of falling debris.

Lencia Kebede made Broadway history by becoming the first Black actor to play Elphaba full time in Broadway’s “Wicked.”

Connecticut police say they found Andrea Michelle Reyes, who was kidnapped as a toddler 25 years ago, living in Mexico and reunited her with her father.