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Source: Omar's phone seized in probe
WASHINGTON -- Federal authorities investigating Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar seized the Democratic lawmaker's phone and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe.
The subpoenas were issued for a grand jury collecting evidence in Minnesota as federal authorities probe potential fraud in Omar's immigration paperwork, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation.
FBI agents, staff sue to get jobs back
WASHINGTON -- FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump's retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of "political retribution."
Thursday's complaint adds to the legal challenges to mass terminations under FBI Director Kash Patel of agents who participated in investigations of the Republican president or are seen as opposed to Trump administration interests.
California
Electricity cut to reduce wildfire risk
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tens of thousands of people are without power in California as utilities try to prevent wildfires amid hot and windy weather.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company began turning off power Wednesday night to reduce fire risks. In Northern California, nearly 62,000 customers in 26 counties had no electricity.
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Pakistan
School roof collapse in kills at least 35
PESHAWAR -- The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people in the deadliest building collapse ever in the country, authorities and a hospital official said.
The children killed or injured at Al-Khair school were between 6 and 12 years old, while the oldest was 14, Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim said. Some of the injured were in critical condition, he said. The hospital declared an emergency as medical staff treated the wounded.
Trudy strengthens into hurricane
Trudy intensified into a Category 1 hurricane as it approached the Pacific coast of Mexico, authorities said Thursday.
Trudy was located about 300 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane was moving northwest at 9 mph and was expected to approach the coast of southwestern and west-central Mexico this weekend, the center said.
Maduro denies new torture allegations
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro insisted in court on Thursday that newly unsealed torture allegations against him and his wife were "false accusations."
Maduro and Cilia Flores, both shackled at the ankles, were brought to court to face a rewritten indictment that expands from an initial set of drug trafficking charges to accuse them of leading a state-sponsored repression campaign that tortured scores of victims, including three Americans.