Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. The verdict Monday marks the first and only conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop fans for years. In 1996, Shakur was on his way to perform at a club in Las Vegas when a Cadillac pulled up beside him and music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight. Gunfire erupted. Shakur was shot multiple times and died a week later. Davis is the only person ever charged in Shakur’s death. The case went cold until recent years, when interviews Davis gave and his 2019 tell-all memoir revived it.
Rescuers saved some 80 people in Grand Canyon floods that left 2 dead and 1 missing, officials say
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The bodies of a Texas chiropractor and at least one other person have been found after a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon. Officials said Monday that one person remains unaccounted for after about 80 others were rescued over the weekend. Saturday’s flash flood severely damaged the only water pipeline into the canyon. Officials have barred tourists from staying at lodges and hotels inside Grand Canyon National Park and issued emergency water restrictions for year-round residents. Officials say they used the park’s permit system to track the number of missing people.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job. That’s according to the White House on Monday. No reason was given for Driscoll's departure, but tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported. It marks the latest in a series of shakeups of the military leadership, with the Army especially seeing major upheaval. A Driscoll ally was ousted as the service’s top uniformed leader in April. Under the new acting Army chief of staff, the service is pulling the plug on a drone modernization program that Driscoll had heralded. Driscoll is a friend of Vice President JD Vance and an Iraq war veteran.
Bessent huddles with G20 to try to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to rally the world's largest economies this week at a summit in Asheville, North Carolina. The G20 finance ministers are meeting at a time when the U.S. has disrupted the international order with aggressive tariffs and an unpopular war on Iran. Bessent said he wants to focus on economic growth and debt issues, and wants to enlist support to isolate Iran. He met on the sidelines with Russia's finance minister, but told his counterpart that Moscow needed to end its war on Ukraine before the U.S. would give it any economic relief, according to a source familiar with the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity.
US military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top general says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the statement in a letter to Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin. The letter was obtained Monday by The Associated Press. She recently asked Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they won’t send troops to the polls. Caine’s letter to Slotkin addresses growing anxiety among Democrats that the Trump administration could try to meddle in the midterm elections. Slotkin's office said it is yet to receive a response from Hegseth.
Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project while his administration appeals a judge’s order halting the work. The justices intervened Monday after lower courts found work must stop because the project doesn’t have congressional approval. The decision replaces a temporary order signed by Chief Justice John Roberts hours before a court-ordered halt was set to go into effect. It allows the construction to continue as the lawsuit plays out, a potentially lengthy process. It's a win for Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his image, and he says he is “pleased” with the ruling.
New US missile appears to have left wide path of death and destruction in Iranian city, report says
Lockheed Martin has touted the pinpoint accuracy of its Precision Strike Missile. But the conflict monitor Airwars says a close look at what is believed to be its first use in combat highlights the potential peril of deploying this weapon near population centers because it appears to spray pellets over a wide area. Airwars found that three missiles that struck the southern Iranian city of Lamerd on Feb. 28 killed civilians as far as 50 meters from where they detonated. Iranian officials say the missiles killed at least 21 civilians. Weapons experts and former military officials who reviewed Airwars' findings said they believe that PrSMs struck Lamerd. The U.S. military has confirmed using these missiles in Iran, but denied attacking Lamerd.
Singer D4vd loses prominent lawyers defending him in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd has lost his private lawyers and entered a new not guilty plea. He's facing charges of murder, sexual abuse and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. It's not clear why his high-profile attorneys, Blair Berk and her colleagues, withdrew. They were replaced by a public defender. The judge on Monday denied a request from the public defender to delay the arraignment and scheduled a status conference for October. Despite earning millions from his music, the indie-pop singer, born David Burke, qualified for a court-appointed lawyer. A trial date has not been set.
Kalshi bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading
NEW YORK (AP) — The online prediction market platform Kalshi has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos after concluding the former Republican congressman likely engaged in insider trading when he made over $17,000 betting against his attendance at the State of the Union address. The company announced the ban Monday. A spokesperson said it was the company's first-ever permanent ban. Kalshi also imposed a temporary ban on retired Col. Laurie Buckhout, a North Carolina congressional candidate. On the eve of President Donald Trump’s speech, Kalshi put the odds of Santos attending at close to 75%. Then, minutes into the speech, Santos posted on X that he had been waylaid at the airport. On X Monday, Santos called the ban “frivolous nonsense.”
Carlos Alcaraz returns to the US Open with a victory, Aryna Sabalenka also wins her first match
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz returned to the U.S. Open and looked healthy enough for a run at a repeat. Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, showing no problems with the right wrist injury that had sidelined the 23-year-old Spaniard since April. Following fellow two-time U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka onto Arthur Ashe Stadium, the No. 2-seeded Alcaraz delivered the all-around game that has made him a fan favorite. The seven-time Grand Slam champion may quickly become a huge betting favorite with top-ranked Jannik Sinner sidelined by a knee injury and No. 4 Novak Djokovic losing in the first round.
