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• Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for federal appeals court judge spot — pushing past whistleblower claims

  A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Bove was on Trump’s legal team during his New York hush money trial and defended...

• Two arrested in brutal Cincinnati brawl — one was freed on bail despite serious charges

  Montianez Merriweather, 34, and 24-year-old Dekyra Vernon were arrested on Tuesday following the beatdown against a white couple that went viral...

• Sources: Hendrickson set to end Bengals holdout

  Bengals All-Pro defensive end Trey Hendrickson is set to end his holdout and report for training camp on Wednesday, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

• Reno casino victim ID’d as Calif. dad who advocated for mass shooting victims — as new video shows gunman fleeing scene

  "Andrew was a kind soul, a dedicated business owner, and a loving father to his young son," Ventura County (Calif.) Supervisor Jeff Gorell wrote on X.

• Trump tells Sen. Chuck Grassley to ‘step up,’ get rid of ‘ridiculous custom’ holding up judicial appointments

  President Trump urged Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Tuesday to “step up” and end a “ridiculous custom” that allows...

• 29-year-old Google engineer dies in freak accident on popular Yosemite trail

  The fatal incident occurred while Angela Lin was admiring large sequoias along a trail in the park with her boyfriend and two friends.