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Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Read full article: Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly stormsTens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remain without power, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region.
Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy was not criminally responsible in killing of her 3 children
Read full article: Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy was not criminally responsible in killing of her 3 childrenA forensic psychologist has testified for the defense that Lindsay Clancy didn't appreciate the “wrongfulness” of killing three children due to her mental health issues.
Kennedy Center tells court it won't try to restore Trump's name to the building before Sept. 8
Read full article: Kennedy Center tells court it won't try to restore Trump's name to the building before Sept. 8The Kennedy Center has told a federal court it won't try to restore Donald Trump's name to the building facade before at least Sept. 8.
Americans have elected only 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot
Read full article: Americans have elected only 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballotFlorida Republicans have settled on Byron Donalds, a congressman, as their candidate for governor, and that now makes eight Black major party nominees for governors this year.
Concerns about the New World screwworm have put Texas pet adoptions on hold
Read full article: Concerns about the New World screwworm have put Texas pet adoptions on holdThe first New World screwworm outbreak in Texas in 60 years is hindering efforts to move rescued dogs and cats out of crowded animal shelters to states where they would be adopted.
Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities
Read full article: Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US citiesMillions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Wednesday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities.
Prosecutors say bullet engraving shows Charlie Kirk was targeted for his politics
Read full article: Prosecutors say bullet engraving shows Charlie Kirk was targeted for his politicsProsecutors in Charlie Kirk’s killing have pointed to an engraved bullet in arguing that Kirk was targeted for how the defendant perceived his politics.
Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon
Read full article: Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moonA NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.
US Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for four days in the Pacific
Read full article: US Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for four days in the PacificThe Navy has confirmed that a destroyer with about 300 sailors aboard suffered a major breakdown in the Pacific Ocean last month that left it without power for four days.
Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report says
Read full article: Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report saysHayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend.
Georgia man charged with burglarizing NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's home after plane crash
Read full article: Georgia man charged with burglarizing NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's home after plane crashA Georgia man has been charged with burglarizing former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's home after he and his family died in a plane crash.
Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison
Read full article: Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prisonA Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been sentenced to just over six years in prison.
Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn't up for removal
Read full article: Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn't up for removalA Democratic congresswoman says the person Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents targeted in Maine last month when an officer shot and killed a motorist was not subject to a final removal order.
Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests
Read full article: Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forestsThe Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging and other development on national forest lands, drawing the ire of environmentalists nationwide.
Comedians Eric André and Clayton English settle lawsuit over drug search program at Atlanta airport
Read full article: Comedians Eric André and Clayton English settle lawsuit over drug search program at Atlanta airportComedians Eric André and Clayton English have settled a lawsuit challenging a police program at Atlanta's airport.
Governors' races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers
Read full article: Governors' races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centersMore governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers, as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy-hungry behemoths.
Some Tupac Shakur family members step out of courtroom while others stay to face autopsy photos
Read full article: Some Tupac Shakur family members step out of courtroom while others stay to face autopsy photosSome members of Tupac Shakur's family left the courtroom before prosecutors showed autopsy photos at the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis.
Preservation group urges Supreme Court to suspend Trump's White House ballroom project
Read full article: Preservation group urges Supreme Court to suspend Trump's White House ballroom projectA historic preservation group that sued to block construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend the project while it considers whether the work can continue.
Pulling from ancient cooling principles, the 'swamp cooler' remains important today
Read full article: Pulling from ancient cooling principles, the 'swamp cooler' remains important todayThe evaporative cooler was an essential invention perfected in the U.S. before central air conditioning became mainstream.
Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial
Read full article: Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trialMinnesota's attorney general is suing the governor of Texas, asking a federal judge to compel the extradition of a federal immigration agent charged with wounding a man and then lying about it during an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
Lindsay Clancy was ‘begging for help’ before killing her children, former mother-in-law testifies
Read full article: Lindsay Clancy was ‘begging for help’ before killing her children, former mother-in-law testifiesLindsay Clancy was “begging for help” as her mental health deteriorated in the months before she killed her three children, her former mother-in-law testified at her Massachusetts murder trial.
Judge rules paint tests on Eisenhower Building can proceed, advancing Trump's makeover plans for now
Read full article: Judge rules paint tests on Eisenhower Building can proceed, advancing Trump's makeover plans for nowA federal judge has allowed paint tests on a historic building next to the White House to move ahead, granting President Donald Trump a win in his plan to add new coat of white paint to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Pentagon orders audit of 30 universities' partnerships with foreign institutions
Read full article: Pentagon orders audit of 30 universities' partnerships with foreign institutionsThe Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as President Donald Trump's administration scrutinizes the country’s growing global influence.
Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools
Read full article: Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schoolsA whistleblower is alleging that a Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities.
The Latest: Disney sues Trump's FCC over broadcast license challenge
Read full article: The Latest: Disney sues Trump's FCC over broadcast license challengeDisney has filed sui against the Federal Communications Commission says every media outlet in the nation is at risk due to the Trump administration's retaliation over Jimmy Kimmel's satire.
How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the US
Read full article: How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the USKimie Smothermon runs the Guinea Pig Sanctuary in Salisbury, Massachusetts, caring for nearly 400 guinea pigs.
ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests
Read full article: ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrestsU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct.
Teen lifeguard and boy he rescued are honored at White House after Trump saw dramatic viral video
Read full article: Teen lifeguard and boy he rescued are honored at White House after Trump saw dramatic viral videoA teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued off the coast of California have been reunited as President Donald Trump honored both as heroes.
Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fight
Read full article: Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fightLuigi Mangione’s state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been postponed indefinitely.
Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies
Read full article: Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of feloniesThe Justice Department has finalized a rule that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated.
Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park
Read full article: Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National ParkThe Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.”.
Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic
Read full article: Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-AtlanticA deadly stretch of unsettled weather is continuing with thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding an ongoing threat from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic.
Trump dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report shows
Read full article: Trump dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report showsThe number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents.
British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor of top White House official
Read full article: British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor of top White House officialBritish Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reportedly exchanged messages with an impostor posing as U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff.
Florida trial starts in the ambush killing of a Microsoft manager. A tire 'blew the case open'
Read full article: Florida trial starts in the ambush killing of a Microsoft manager. A tire 'blew the case open'Lawyers have given opening statements in Florida in the trial of a man charged with arranging the murder of a Microsoft design manager.
In Florida, Wasserman Schultz sparks a debate over what representation means in diverse districts
Read full article: In Florida, Wasserman Schultz sparks a debate over what representation means in diverse districtsCongresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running for reelection in a new Florida district after Republicans redrew the congressional map.
A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing in Las Vegas
Read full article: A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing in Las VegasThe trial has begun in Las Vegas for a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur.
Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions
Read full article: Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millionsThe water level at Lake Powell has fallen to a record low in another sign of crisis along the Colorado River.
At least 7 people have died from days of heavy rain and record-setting flooding in Indiana
Read full article: At least 7 people have died from days of heavy rain and record-setting flooding in IndianaIndiana public safety officials say at least seven people have died during days of heavy rain and historic flooding in the state.
BBC asks a US court for help in getting testimony from the Trump family in defamation suit
Read full article: BBC asks a US court for help in getting testimony from the Trump family in defamation suitThe BBC has asked a U.S. court for help getting documents and testimony from U.S. President Donald Trump's family in connection to his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.
Republicans won the redistricting competition. Don't tell that to this California congressman
Read full article: Republicans won the redistricting competition. Don't tell that to this California congressmanThe national redistricting competition between the parties means California's conservative voters are going through the same thing as Democratic voters in Republican strongholds.
Ben Franklin chose America. Son William chose the crown. This civil war is a microcosm of revolution
Read full article: Ben Franklin chose America. Son William chose the crown. This civil war is a microcosm of revolutionBenjamin Franklin's son William was buried in London following his death in 1813, more than three decades after he was forced to leave America.
Miami to decide fate of stunning stadium where speedboats raced and Jimmy Buffett played
Read full article: Miami to decide fate of stunning stadium where speedboats raced and Jimmy Buffett playedA piece of Miami architectural history has sat largely abandoned and covered in graffiti for more than three decades.
Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the state
Read full article: Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the stateIndiana authorities say at least five people have died in storms across the state this week, as first responders worked to rescue more people Saturday from rising waters in neighborhoods along the White River in Indianapolis.