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Authorities say the alleged gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a gunfight with security.

Russ McNamara from member station WDET reports some politicians are blaming inflammatory rhetoric.

Since Israel and the U.S.

launched airstrikes on Iran, progress on President Trump's ceasefire in Gaza has backslid.

NPR's Aya Batrawi reports less humanitarian aid is now entering Gaza as Israel tightens its grip on the territory.

Cuba says it's in the middle of negotiations with the United States.

NPR's Ada Peralta reports this comes amid a U.S.

blockade of oil.

Wall Street lower by the closing bell.

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The federal judge has blocked the Justice Department's criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, saying the actions were intended to pressure him to resign or lower interest rates.

Judge James Boesberg also says there was no evidence that Powell committed any crime other than, quote, displeasing President Trump.

U.S.

Attorney Jeanine Pirro issued two subpoenas.

over whether Powell lied to a Senate committee about renovations to the central bank.

This says Republican Senator Tom Tillis vowed to continue a block of Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to replace Powell, until the attempt to prosecute Powell ends.

The Justice Department says it will appeal.

New guidelines for managing cholesterol from the American Heart Association calls for earlier treatment.

And Paris Allison Aubrey reports the guidelines also call for additional screening tests to evaluate risks.

Lipoprotein A is a causal risk factor.