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The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit was sentenced Thursday to nearly 42 years in prison.

Prosecutors say Amy Bach was at the center of a scheme to steal nearly $250 million in federal money during the COVID pandemic.

Her lawyer says she had been unfairly painted as a mastermind.

Later Thursday, authorities announced charges against 15 more people accused of fraud in receiving federal payments for a variety of social services in Minnesota.

One of the most prolific drivers in NASCAR history has died.

Kyle Busch was 41.

NPR's Ayanna Archie reports.

IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi still planning to start Sunday's Indianapolis 500.

During a Media Day interview on Thursday, Rossi told reporters that a medical team has cleared him to drive.

Three days after having surgery on his right ankle and the middle finger of his left hand, he was injured in a crash during a practice run Monday.

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Comic Stephen Colbert took the stage at New York City's Ed Sullivan Theater one last time Thursday night, joking that Pope Leo XIV canceled and then introducing Paul McCartney as his final guest.

McCartney presented Colbert with a photo of the Beatles on the same stage where the band made its U.S.

television debut.

CBS canceled the late show, citing financial reasons.

Many of Colbert's fans say it's because of his criticism of President Trump.

President Trump wanted Congress to pass funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol by June 1st.

Then he started pushing for taxpayer money for his White House ballroom project and created a nearly $1.8 billion fund that may grant money to January 6th rioters.