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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks at the Sabinoso Wilderness in Las Vegas, N.M., on July 17, 2021. The U.S. Department of the Interior has renamed five places in four states that had featured a racist term for a Native American woman.

The U.S. renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman

The renamed sites are in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas, and complete a yearlong process to remove the historically offensive word "squaw" from geographic names across the country.

This photograph taken on June 23, 2022 in Ukraine, shows U.S. citizen Ryan Routh sticking up national flags of the countries helping Ukraine. Routh, now 58, faces federal charges on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach, Fla. golf course on September 15, 2024.

Florida fighting with the U.S. Justice Department over prosecuting Ryan Routh

Florida’s Attorney General is asking a federal judge to allow the state to prosecute Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his golf club.

The Moscow headquarters of Russia's domestic intelligence agency, the FSB. The U.S. Treasury Department is allowing limited interactions between U.S. companies and the agency.

Treasury Allows Limited Contact Between U.S. Companies, Russian Intelligence Agency

The administration has modified sanctions against Russia's domestic intelligence agency put in place in December under President Obama.

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei was denied a six-month visa to the U.K.

Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Restricted To 20-Day U.K. Visa

Ai says he was denied a six-month visa because U.K. officials said he didn't list a criminal conviction in his application. Ai was imprisoned in China, but he notes he was never charged with a crime.

William Taylor, Head Of U.S. Embassy In Ukraine, Testifies Before House Committees

William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, appeared before the House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry on Tuesday. Lawmakers view him as a key witness.

A U.S. soldier stands at a spot struck by Iranian missiles in January at Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq's Anbar province. The attack was in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The U.S. is drawing down 2,500 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

White House Orders Thousands Of U.S. Troops Withdrawn From Afghanistan And Iraq

The American troop presence will decline in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500, and in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500. Senior military leaders reportedly oppose the move.

The Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C.

Justice Dept. To Transition U.S. Attorneys, Sparing 2 Involved In Political Probes

The transition process is routine for an incoming administration, although there were questions about what the Biden team would do about both the Hunter Biden and the Durham probes.

U.S. Atty. David DeVillers (speaking) and ATF Special Agent in Charge Roland Herndon at a press conference announcing the new prosecution strategy.

U.S. Attorney Who Launched Ohio Nuclear Bailout Bribery Probe Resigns

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio has submitted his resignation. David DeVillers is one of 56 U.S. Attorneys appointed by former…

Trickle Down Or Middle Out? Ohio's U.S. Senators Divided On Tax Package

Republican House and Senate negotiators – including Ohio U.S. Sen. Rob Portman – have agreed on a compromise tax package will likely come up for a series…

Also: New Orleans recovers from weekend flooding; a tornado strikes mid-town Tulsa; and a group of people in North Carolina reported a possible Bigfoot sighting over the weekend.

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