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Amid the ongoing protests in Minneapolis, President Trump is threatening to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act.

NPR's Meg Anderson reports on the centuries-old law that would give the president sweeping powers to control federal troops without state consent.

President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act Thursday morning after a federal officer shot and wounded a man after officials say the officer came under attack with a shovel and broom handle.

Meanwhile, protesters are back on the streets outside a federal building where police have used tear gas and peppers balls to try to disperse them.

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Treasury Department has announced new sanctions against more than a dozen Iranian individuals and entities amid that country's violent crackdowns on protesters.

Empire's Danielle Kurtzleben reports the administration says it's targeting people who are seeking to suppress the protests.

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have revealed a scheme to rig college basketball games.

An indictment unsealed Thursday alleges fixers started with two professional games in China before recruiting college players in the U.S.

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Attorney Dave Metcalfe.

Prosecutors say the scheme came to involve more than 39 players on 17 Division I men's teams.

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A court in South Korea has sentenced former President Yoon Seok-yool to five years in prison.

Yoon was sentenced Friday on some of the charges he faced after he tried to impose martial law in late 2024.

Separately, Yoon faces a number of other trials, including a charge of masterminding insurrection.

He could be given a death sentence on that charge.

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and Taiwan have reached a trade deal.