Judge says roommate of Charlie Kirk murder suspect won’t testify in person at preliminary hearing

June 23, 2026

The Utah judge in the murder case of Charlie Kirk’s killing has denied a defense request to force Tyler Robinson’s former roommate to testify in person during the preliminary hearing, saying that the credibility of any testimony can be challenged later if the case goes to trial. Judge Tony Graf made the ruling during a hearing Monday morning, saying the purpose of a preliminary hearing is to establish whether there is enough evidence to justify bringing the case to trial, not to determine whether someone is innocent or guilty. Graf also postponed a ruling on whether prosecutors ...

Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show

June 23, 2026

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025, according to three current and former DEA agents ...

Germany plans to take 40% in Leopard tank maker KNDS, joining France as stakeholder

June 23, 2026

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Monday that it intends to take a 40% stake in defense contractor KNDS, whose products include Leopard and Leclerc tanks, as it tries to strengthen European production along with NATO ally France. The French state already has a 50% stake in KNDS, which was formed in 2015 with the merger of Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and France’s Nexter. The other half is held by the German family behind Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Headquartered in Amsterdam, KNDS had 4.4 billion euros ($5 billion) in revenue last year and more than 11,000 ...

China hits back at US sanctions on tech giants, restricting its exports to American defense firms

June 23, 2026

BEIJING (AP) — China has announced sanctions on 10 American defense companies. The move comes in response to a recent U.S. decision that bars some Chinese tech companies from defense contracts. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Monday that exporters will be blocked from selling “dual-use” items to the sanctioned U.S. firms. Such items have both military and non-military applications. Separately, China’s Finance Ministry said that government entities would be prohibited from buying products from 46 American companies including multiple units of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and ...

Starmer says he’ll resign as UK prime minister, roiling British politics yet again

June 23, 2026

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters’ goodwill following a landslide election victory two years ago on a promise of steady leadership and economic growth. Starmer says he will ...

Archaeology team unearths ‘prototype’ of world-famous Stonehenge monument just a few miles away

June 23, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Archaeologists revealed Thursday that they have discovered a structure near the prehistoric stone circle of Stonehenge in southern England that may have served as a “prototype” for the 5,000-year-old Neolithic monument. A team from the British firm Wessex Archaeology said ...