Suspect in custody in Colorado in the case of 3 women found dead in Utah

TORREY, Utah (AP) — A man who authorities accuse of killing a southern Utah woman, stealing her vehicle and driving it to a nearby trailhead and killing two women who were hiking together before fleeing in one of their vehicles has been arrested, officials announced Thursday. The Utah Department of Public Safety says two women were found dead on a hiking trail Wednesday and a third woman was found dead at her home nearby. They didn’t identify the women but say one was in her 30s, one was in her 60s and one was in her 80s. Authorities say there’s no indication the suspect had any connection to the victims. Lt. Cameron Roden of the Utah Highway Patrol identified the suspect as Ivan Miller, 22, of Blakesburg, Iowa.

Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff’s records show, though charge is not clear

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say Britney Spears was arrested in Ventura County, California, and later released. According to the county sheriff’s office, Spears was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and released early Thursday, though it did not say what charge she faces. Messages seeking comment were left with the sheriff’s office; the California Highway Patrol, which was identified as the arresting agency; and Spears’ representative. Her next court date is scheduled for May 4. Spears, born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, was a teen pop phenomenon who became a defining superstar of the ’90s and 2000s.

More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs Trump imposed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some two dozen states are challenging President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs in court. On Thursday, the states filed a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. Democratic attorneys general leading the suit argue that Trump is overstepping his power with planned 15% tariffs on much of the world. Trump has said the tariffs are essential to address trade deficits. He imposed duties under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs he imposed last year under an emergency powers law. The new suit argues that law was intended to be used only in specific, limited circumstances.

Wis. man accused of setting fire to congressman’s office over TikTok ban gets 7 years in prison

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to set fire to a Republican congressman’s office last year because he was angry that the lawmaker backed a bill requiring TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell off its U.S. operations has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Court records show that in addition to the prison time, Fond du Lac County Circuit Judge Tricia Walker sentenced 20-year-old Caiden Stachowicz on Thursday to seven years of extended supervision. Stachowicz, of Menasha, pleaded no contest to an arson charge in November. His attorney, Timothy Hogan, didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment.