A judge has ruled that a Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago will have a chance at parole in about 20 years, when he reaches the age of one of his victims. Lawyers for Robert Tulloch and the prosecution reached an agreement on the terms, avoiding a three-day planned resentencing hearing that was to begin Monday. Tulloch was automatically sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2001 stabbing deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop. But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that mandatory sentences of life without parole are unconstitutional for juveniles, and later applied that decision retroactively.

Man who was 17 when he killed 2 Dartmouth professors will have a chance at parole in about 20 years, judge rules.

It’s been 135 days since the start of the Iran War, with Tehran and Washington still vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump said “we bombed the hell out of them." Both governments said Monday they’ve commandeered the formerly freely navigable waterway after the weekend of attacks on Iran as well as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman further threatened any diplomacy. Congress is returning without senators Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell. Graham's death after a tear in his aorta Saturday leaves Republicans with just 51 members, with McConnell still recovering. South Carolina’s governor must appoint Graham’s interim successor.

Oil prices jumped and early trading on Wall Street was mixed after the U.S. carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.3% before the opening bell Monday, while futures for the Dow were unchanged and Nasdaq futures tumbled 0.8%. Chip and memory companies dragged indices down, with SanDisk, Western Digital and Micron all falling close to 5% in premarket. Energy producers ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Chevron all gained around 1% before the opening bell as fighting in the Middle East pushed oil prices up 3.5%. This week brings earnings reports from many of the biggest U.S. banks.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that support for Israel is a key component of the religious identity of many Jewish adults ages 45 and older in the United States, but younger Jewish adults are more likely to prioritize other forms of connection, like celebrating Jewish holidays. That suggests that a generational divide on Israel’s actions since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war in Gaza extends beyond politics to religious identity. The survey of more than 1,000 Jewish adults shows that this split on support for Israel is particularly apparent among adults who identify as religiously Jewish.

August primaries in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota will be another gauge of Democratic voters’ frustration with the establishment. Minnesota's Democratic Senate primary is heating up as congresswoman Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan clash over electability and ties to corporate interests. Millions of dollars have been spent on ads in a race highlighting Democrats' internal divides. Progressive candidates like Flanagan, backed by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, challenge more conventional Democrats. Craig argues that rejecting corporate funding is naive while Republicans embrace wealthy donors. The Upper Midwest is a battleground for progressives and moderates. The outcomes could impact Democrats' chances in the upcoming midterms and shape their party's future direction.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due in Paris for talks with European leaders about further support against Russia's invasion. The war is now in its fifth year. European foreign ministers are also meeting in Brussels to discuss Ukraine’s needs. Kyiv and its Western allies want to capitalize on Ukraine’s recent successes to push Russia into negotiations. Ukraine's advances in drone technology have slowed Russian progress. Zelenskyy is eager to develop anti-ballistic air defenses with European countries. Meanwhile, Ukraine has launched over 300 drones toward Moscow while Russia claims to have thwarted a major Ukrainian drone operation.