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FILE - In this image released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, law enforcement officers arrest Ryan Wesley Routh, a man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, Sept. 15, 2024. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Trial starts for a man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in South Florida

Associated Press

Opening statements are set to begin for the trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year, when he was campaigning for a second term.

U.S. Coast Guard Captain Jo-Ann Burdian, foreground, speaks along with Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge in Miami Anthony Salisbury, rear, during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at Coast Guard Sector Miami in Miami Beach, Fla. The Coast Guard says it has found four more bodies in its search for dozens of migrants lost at sea off Florida, for a total of five bodies. The maritime security agency said Thursday that it also plans to call off its active search for survivors at sunset if it doesn't receive any new information.

Coast Guard suspends search for migrants off Florida

Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it will suspend its search for victims of last weekend’s boat tragedy off the Florida coast.

U.S. Coast Guard Captain Jo-Ann F. Burdian details the search of 38 missing migrants at a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. One migrant was found clinging to the hull of an overturn vessel and one body was recovered off the coast of Fort Pierce, Fla. The migrants left the Bahamas on Saturday in what the Coast Guard suspects is a human smuggling operation.

Situation ‘dire’ as Coast Guard seeks 38 missing off Florida

Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press

The U.S. has launched a criminal investigation into whether a human smuggling ring is behind a boat that capsized off Florida with 40 migrants onboard.