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Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura testifies against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

6:49am May 14, 2025

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, took the stand on Tuesday as the star witness in the first full day of testimony in the federal trial against the hip-hop mogul.

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Republican-led states aim to advance their own immigration laws

by Ryland Barton

A Texas law empowering state and local police to enforce immigration law is currently blocked, but lawmakers in other states, including Georgia and Iowa, are still passing similar legislation.

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How baseball turned two strangers — a coach and a player — into family

Ed Holley first met Kanard Lewis in 2010. Holley was coaching youth baseball in New York City, and Lewis was was one of his players. Lewis is now a high school counselor.

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Russian troops advance on towns in eastern Ukraine, where some residents remain

by Joanna Kakissis

Some Ukrainians are spending their days under the fire of advancing Russian troops. We meet some of the last residents of an eastern Ukrainian town.

Kermit the Frog has a new namesake: a 270 million-year-old fossil

The fossil was collected in 1984 but so many were found that researchers didn't get around to examining it until 2021, when they discovered a new member of the amphibian family tree.

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Experts say Gaza faces imminent famine. Israel says that is a myth

Israel denies it is using starvation in Gaza as a military strategy. Many Israelis do not approve of aid entering Gaza and blame Hamas for hunger.

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Freddie Mercury's home in London is on the market for $38 million

The frontman for Queen bought the neo-Georgian brick mansion and lived there until he died in 1991. Mercury left his house and possessions to his friend Mary Austin, who's lived there for decades.

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Outgoing HUD chief on why finding a decent place to live is a challenge for many

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to outgoing HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, who reflects on her tenure and her vision for the future of American housing.

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Blinken is in Israel aiming to negotiate a temporary cease-fire

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel after stops in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The war in Gaza is in its sixth month, and this is his sixth stop in the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

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Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel on Friday. Truth Social seeks to merge with a little known public company. Some other GOP-led states are taking a note from Texas when it comes to immigration.

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Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura testifies against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Republican-led states aim to advance their own immigration laws

How baseball turned two strangers — a coach and a player — into family

Russian troops advance on towns in eastern Ukraine, where some residents remain

Kermit the Frog has a new namesake: a 270 million-year-old fossil

Experts say Gaza faces imminent famine. Israel says that is a myth

Freddie Mercury's home in London is on the market for $38 million

Outgoing HUD chief on why finding a decent place to live is a challenge for many

Blinken is in Israel aiming to negotiate a temporary cease-fire

Morning news brief

There's a lot of action on the New York legal front for former President Trump

AP investigation finds grueling conditions in Indian shrimp industry

DOJ files suit against Apple, accusing it of abusing power as a monopoly