Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed doubts Monday about the federal government’s ability to fairly and objectively investigate the apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

His solution: Florida will conduct its own state investigation into the Sunday incident at Trump’s golf club near West Palm Beach.

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The Ohio town where Donald Trump alleged Haitian migrants are eating cats and dogs canceled its annual cultural festival due to safety concerns.

“In light of recent threats and safety concerns, the city of Springfield has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s CultureFest celebration,” city officials posted on social media. “...Read more

CHICAGO — When AT&T Illinois boss Paul La Schiazza received an email from the son of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asking for a charitable contribution in 2017, he forwarded it immediately to a member of his government relations team with a note that almost reads like a weary sigh.

“Here we go…this will be endless,” La Schiazza...Read more

The man who went to former President Donald Trump’s golf course allegedly intent on killing him staked him out from a row of trees on the edge of the course for more than 11 1/2 hours, biding his time undetected until an agent saw his rifle poking out of the greenery, prosecutors said Monday.

As Ryan Wesley Routh was charged in federal court ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris for “highly inflammatory language” he said inspired an alleged weekend assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, as the Republican nominee moved quickly to capitalize politically on the incident.

The would-be ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — An industrial chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine, a sudden and puzzling shift in the drug supply that has alarmed health researchers.

Its name is bis (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, commonly abbreviated as BTMPS. The chemical is used in plastic for ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore settled with opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals on the eve of its trial against that company and two distributors of opioids that the city accused of aggressively marketing the drugs and pumping them into pharmacies here.

The terms of the settlement were not outlined in a ...Read more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An accused gunman who was arrested in an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach on Sunday has been charged initially with possessing a gun with a scratched-out serial number and with possessing a gun illegally as a felon — though more serious charges are ...Read more

DETROIT — A Brighton church leader was arrested Friday after a staff member found a hidden camera in a bathroom, officials said.

Will Johnson, the worship pastor director of 2|42 Community Church, was also fired, a top church official said in a statement.

Eric Rauch, 2|42 Community Church's executive pastor of ministry operations, said ...Read more

DENVER — Supporters and opponents have already spent more than $15 million on the myriad statewide ballot measures Coloradans will decide this November — and that was before the ballot was even finalized earlier this month.

Voters will weigh in on 14 ballot measures. If passed, they would amend the Colorado Constitution or change state law ...Read more

Looks like Donald Trump Jr. won’t be walking down the aisle with Kimberly Guilfoyle anytime soon.

It seems he has already moved on with someone new, according to the Daily Mail.

Eyewitnesses told the outlet that the former president’s oldest child was spotted getting cozy with socialite Bettina Anderson on Aug. 17. They were photographed ...Read more

The man accused of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump staked out his South Florida golf club for nearly 12 hours Sunday before Secret Service agents fired shots at the gunman — who law enforcement officials believed was waiting for the Republican president nominee in the shrubbery with an assault rifle and scope.

Ryan Routh, ...Read more

The number of cases of dementia in the U.S. is rising as baby boomers age, raising questions for boomers themselves and also for their families, caregivers and society. Dementia, which is not technically a disease but a term for impaired ability to think, remember or make decisions, is one of the most feared impairments of old age.

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CHICAGO — Longtime Springfield insider Tom Cullen will face cross-examination Monday in the trial of a former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing House Speaker Michael Madigan by funneling payments the speaker’s ally through Cullen’s lobbying firm.

Cullen, who served for years as one of Madigan’s top political brains before building a...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The body of a 61-year-old man was discovered in Yosemite National Park more than 20 days after he was expected to return from his solo hike.

Yosemite National Park announced in a Facebook post Thursday that rangers were searching for Kirk Thomas-Olsen, who had gone missing on a planned backing trip around the Ostrander Lake Area...Read more

ATLANTA — President of Atlanta Professional Firefighters Nate Bailey testified at council that the final results of the pay study — recently approved by the body — were “devastating.” He said under the salary recommendations, most lieutenants would only see a salary increase of about $58 per year.

In an unexpected appearance at the ...Read more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An accused gunman who was arrested in an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach on Sunday has been charged initially with possessing a gun with a scrached-out serial number and with possessing a gun illegally as a felon — though more serious charges are ...Read more

DETROIT — Ann Arbor police are investigating an alleged assault last weekend sparked by the victim's identity, officials said.

The incident happened at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday in the area of Hill Street and South Forest Avenue, according to authorities.

Police said the victim, 19, told them he was walking when a group of unknown men behind ...Read more

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson has made little progress hiring civilians to new administrative positions in the Chicago Police Department this year, leaving mostly unfulfilled his promise to move the cops now doing that work to the street to fight crime.

A year ago, the mayor earned plaudits from fiscal watchdogs and policing experts for ...Read more