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Comey under investigation for ‘86 47’ social media post, Trump officials say

Maegan Vazquez, Frances Vinall, Patrick Svitek
May 16, 2025 8:51 am - Trump administration officials said Thursday that they would investigate former FBI director James B. Comey, whom they accused of threatening President Donald Trump after Comey posted a picture of seashells on a beach arranged to spell out “86 47.”
Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after less than 2 hours with deal to swap POWs

By HANNA ARHIROVA and ANDREW WILKS
May 16, 2025 8:46 am - The first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended after less than two hours Friday, and while both sides agreed on a large prisoner swap, they clearly remained far apart on key conditions for ending the fighting.
Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still on

By MEHMET GUZEL, HANNA ARHIROVA and SUZAN FRASER
May 15, 2025 3:09 pm - ANKARA, Turkey — Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim...
Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents

By TODD RICHMOND
May 15, 2025 9:54 am - A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges accusing her of helping a man who is illegally in the country evade U.S. immigration authorities seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.
A rare warning from Walmart during a US trade war: Higher prices are inevitable

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
May 15, 2025 8:58 am - Walmart, which became the nation's largest retailer by making low prices a priority, has found itself in a place it's rarely been: Warning customers that prices will rise for goods ranging from bananas to car seats. Executives at the $750 billion company told industry analysts Thursday that they are doing everything in their power to absorb the higher costs from tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump. Given the magnitude of the duties, however, the highest since the 1930s, higher prices are unavoidable, and they will hurt Walmart customers already buffeted by inflation over the past three years. Walmart reported strong sales for the first quarter on Thursday, though profits slipped.
Trump says the US and Iran have ‘sort of’ agreed on the terms for a nuclear deal

By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI
May 15, 2025 8:56 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States and Iran have “sort of” agreed to terms on a nuclear deal, offering a measure of confidence that an accord is coming into sharper focus.
By MARK SHERMAN
May 15, 2025 7:39 am - The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday in its first case stemming from the blitz of actions that have marked the start of President Donald Trump's second term.
Trump tells Apple to stop moving iPhone production to India

By Jordan Fabian and Sankalp Phartiyal
May 15, 2025 6:54 am - President Donald Trump said he’s asked Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook to stop building plants in India to make devices for the US, pushing the iPhone maker to add domestic production as it pivots away from China.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he is sending a delegation to Istanbul for peace talks with Russia

By MEHMET GUZEL, HANNA ARHIROVA and SUZAN FRASER
May 15, 2025 6:50 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t show up in Turkey on Thursday for proposed direct peace talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who was waiting for him in the capital of Ankara after challenging the Kremlin leader to face-to-face discussions on ending their 3-year-old war.
‘The claims against me are unfounded’: Huntley Trump store’s eviction trial delayed

By Claire O'Brien
May 14, 2025 12:26 pm - The owner of the Trump and Truth Store in Huntley is set to go to trial in June over whether she should be evicted over sign ordinance citations she’s received.

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