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Cuban soldiers have killed four people aboard a speed boat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters. Cuba’s Interior Ministry issued a statement that provided few details about the shooting, but noted the boat was roughly one mile northeast of Cayo Falcones, off Cuba’s north coast. It was unclear if any U.S. citizens were aboard. The government provided the boat’s registration number, but The Associated Press was unable to verify details of the boat because boat registrations are not public in the state of Florida. Officials said one Cuban officer was injured, four suspects killed and six others injured. Read moreCuba says it killed 4 people aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire on soldiers

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, and it mixes pop, rap, metal, R&B and more. The Hall released the list on Wednesday. It includes Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross, Shakira and the Wu-Tang Clan. It also names Melissa Etheridge, Jeff Buckley, Pink, New Edition, Sade, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, plus The Black Crowes and Oasis. Ten acts appear for the first time. More than 1,200 voters decide. The final class will be revealed in April. Read morePhil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations

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Vice President JD Vance has announced that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds. Vance, who made the announcement Wednesday with… Read moreVance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University as the campus reviews his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers has been on leave since November and his name has appeared hundreds of times in newly released Epstein files… Read moreLarry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says