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District of Columbia

Air Force One stories spur subpoenas

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Justice confirms that it's subpoenaed New York Times journalists after they reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One.

The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan next week, the Times said.

Georgia

Teen charged in school shooting in court

ATLANTA -- A judge has set a plea and sentencing hearing later this month for a teenager accused of killing four people in a September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

Colt Gray, 16, had pleaded not guilty to charges including murder in the shooting that killed two students and two teachers, and left several others wounded.

World

Ukraine

PM steps down in government reshuffle

KYIV -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has stepped down as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced fresh changes to Ukraine's government.

Svyrydenko said in a statement on social media on Sunday that she was "proud to have had the honor of leading the government during one of the most difficult periods in Ukraine's modern history."

Thailand

At least 27 dead in Bangkok pub fire

BANGKOK -- A huge fire engulfed a pub in Bangkok early on Monday morning, killing at least 27 people before firefighters brought the blaze under control, officials said.

Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging and plumes coming out of the front door of the Na Ladprao pub in the northern part of Bangkok.

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