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Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seats
Read full article: Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seatsRepublican state officials are confusing voters and creating logistical headaches for local election officials across the South by redistricting U.S. House seats as primary season is underway.
Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom
Read full article: Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroomRepublicans returning to Washington on Monday are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for President Donald Trump’s ballroom.
2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus
Read full article: 2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirusA French woman and an American have tested positive for the hantavirus as nations around the world repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.
Tulsa Race Massacre reparations is soul-redeeming work for the US, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer says
Read full article: Tulsa Race Massacre reparations is soul-redeeming work for the US, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer saysCivil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons learned about the Tulsa Race Massacre during college.
Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years
Read full article: Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 yearsFor the first time in more than a decade, a leading pediatricians group has put out new guidance about recess, saying it’s crucial for good health and good grades and should be part of the school day for students of all ages.
NTSB gathering details on Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane hit and killed person in Denver
Read full article: NTSB gathering details on Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane hit and killed person in DenverThe National Transportation Safety Board says it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff.
Oregon Democrats found a way to improve roads. Now their gas tax goes before voters as prices soar
Read full article: Oregon Democrats found a way to improve roads. Now their gas tax goes before voters as prices soarA referendum on Oregon's primary ballot seeking to repeal a Democratic gas tax increase is complicating the affordability message central to the party's midterm election strategy.
At the Iroquois Steeplechase, the foxhounds kick off the horse races with a howling fun dog parade
Read full article: At the Iroquois Steeplechase, the foxhounds kick off the horse races with a howling fun dog paradeAt the Iroquois Steeplechase, the horses are competing for the top purses, but the fan favorite is the parade of the hounds.
UCLA online textbook gives voice to Asian American, Pacific Islander history and cultures
Read full article: UCLA online textbook gives voice to Asian American, Pacific Islander history and culturesA new digital textbook from UCLA aims to change stereotypes about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by teaching their history.
Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump's religious liberty commission
Read full article: Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump's religious liberty commissionPresident Donald Trump's Religious Liberty Commission is preparing to make recommendations after more than a year of hearings.
Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
Read full article: Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise shipPublic health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.
Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states follow
Read full article: Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states followA new congressional map in Tennessee splits the majority-Black city of Memphis into three districts.
Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport
Read full article: Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airportA person has been killed after being struck by a plane on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff.
President of Parks and Rec? Trump asserts authority over public spaces in DC
Read full article: President of Parks and Rec? Trump asserts authority over public spaces in DCPresident Donald Trump is making significant changes to the nation's capital as he focuses on renovations and new projects.
Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein's death, experts tell AP
Read full article: Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein's death, experts tell APA note that a former cellmate says he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was liked penned by the same person as a note that authorities found in the millionaire sex offender’s cell after he killed himself three weeks later.
US authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images case
Read full article: US authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images caseU.S. immigration authorities have canceled the visas of more than two dozen people, including some who worked on a Disney Cruise Line ship, amid allegations they possessed or had viewed child sexual abuse images.
Suspect in White House correspondents’ dinner attack seeks recusal of top Justice Dept. officials
Read full article: Suspect in White House correspondents’ dinner attack seeks recusal of top Justice Dept. officialsA man charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is seeking to disqualify top Justice Department officials from direct involvement in prosecuting him because they could be considered victims or witnesses in the case.
4 people convicted of conspiracy in US trial tied to 2021 assassination of Haiti's president
Read full article: 4 people convicted of conspiracy in US trial tied to 2021 assassination of Haiti's presidentA Florida jury has convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Prosecutors seek to strip U.S. citizenship from diplomat-turned-Cuban spy
Read full article: Prosecutors seek to strip U.S. citizenship from diplomat-turned-Cuban spyFederal prosecutors are seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Manuel Rocha, a former diplomat who served as a secret agent for Cuba.
Olivia and Liam top the list of most popular US baby names for the seventh year running
Read full article: Olivia and Liam top the list of most popular US baby names for the seventh year runningOlivia and Liam have topped the list of baby names in the United States for 2025, marking the seventh consecutive year.
Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools
Read full article: Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schoolsA key online learning system used by thousands of schools and universities is back after a cyberattack knocked it offline, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals.
Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win
Read full article: Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a winThe Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a Democratic congressional redistricting plan that had won voter approval.
Trump administration settles meatpacking antitrust case in bid to bring down grocery prices
Read full article: Trump administration settles meatpacking antitrust case in bid to bring down grocery pricesThe Trump administration has reached a proposed settlement in an antitrust case against Agri Stats, a data-sharing company for the meatpacking industry.
California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitals
Read full article: California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitalsCalifornia will become the first state in the nation to provide infants with hundreds of free diapers before they leave hospitals after birth.
US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting
Read full article: US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waitingU.S. immigration officials have quietly lifted a hold on green card and visa applications for doctors from three dozen countries.
Suspect in Navajo woman’s disappearance sentenced to 5 years for robbery after plea deal
Read full article: Suspect in Navajo woman’s disappearance sentenced to 5 years for robbery after plea dealThe only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.
Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it
Read full article: Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on itPresident Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he's painting in a color he calls “American flag blue.”.
Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional
Read full article: Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutionalA federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional.
DeSantis says 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center always was meant to be temporary
Read full article: DeSantis says 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center always was meant to be temporaryFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” always was meant to be temporary.
New York to tax luxury second homes in NYC but stops short of hiking income taxes on the wealthy
Read full article: New York to tax luxury second homes in NYC but stops short of hiking income taxes on the wealthyNew York state lawmakers are expected to place a new tax on luxury second homes in New York City, appeasing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his progressive base as he moves to fund his ambitious agenda on the backs of the rich.
Both engines shut off and cockpit struggle came before 2022 China plane crash, NTSB data suggests
Read full article: Both engines shut off and cockpit struggle came before 2022 China plane crash, NTSB data suggestsBoth engines were intentionally shut down and there was a cockpit struggle before a China Eastern Airlines jet slammed into a mountain in 2022.
Epstein cellmate says he found a suicide note. Justice Department says it's seeing it for first time
Read full article: Epstein cellmate says he found a suicide note. Justice Department says it's seeing it for first timeA note attributed to Jeffrey Epstein in his first suspected jail suicide attempt in 2019 has been made public.
Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault
Read full article: Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assaultThe man charged with assault for spraying vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis has pleaded guilty in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors.
What to know about Jeffrey Epstein's ex-cellmate and the note he says he found
Read full article: What to know about Jeffrey Epstein's ex-cellmate and the note he says he foundThe recent release of a note that Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the infamous sex offender’s first suspected jail suicide attempt is renewing attention on the onetime cellmate.
Ex-deputy found guilty of reckless homicide in shooting of Black man entering grandmother's home
Read full article: Ex-deputy found guilty of reckless homicide in shooting of Black man entering grandmother's homeJurors in Ohio have convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of reckless homicide in the shooting of a Black man who was carrying sandwiches into his grandmother’s home.
Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of species
Read full article: Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of speciesGlobal warming extinctions usually have people picturing the last polar bears or other furry critters disappearing.
FBI probe finds Austin bar shooter was 'lone actor' in deadly March attack that killed 3
Read full article: FBI probe finds Austin bar shooter was 'lone actor' in deadly March attack that killed 3The FBI says the man who killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others in a mass shooting at a downtown Austin, Texas, bar in March acted alone and there's no evidence he was supported or directed by a foreign terrorist group.
Wind projects are stalled because the Pentagon isn't completing its reviews, industry group says
Read full article: Wind projects are stalled because the Pentagon isn't completing its reviews, industry group saysA clean energy group says the Pentagon is holding up the development of more than 250 new onshore wind farms on private lands by failing to complete its national security reviews.
FDA's new playbook: Lots of media announcements but not much rulemaking
Read full article: FDA's new playbook: Lots of media announcements but not much rulemakingHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials have repeatedly announced major changes before any new rules have been drafted.
Democratic senators press US military on Israel's evacuation zones, warning of legal risks
Read full article: Democratic senators press US military on Israel's evacuation zones, warning of legal risksTwelve U.S. Democratic senators have asked the U.S. Central Command about coordination with Israel on evacuation zones in Lebanon and Iran.
Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving Supreme Court justice in American history
Read full article: Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving Supreme Court justice in American historySupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is now the second longest-serving justice in history, overtaking someone who was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln.
After the Los Angeles wildfires, clergy crossed denominational lines and forged new bonds
Read full article: After the Los Angeles wildfires, clergy crossed denominational lines and forged new bondsFaith leaders in Southern California are uniting after devastating twin wildfires that hit the region in January 2025 causing unprecedented losses.
Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio's fence-mending visit over Trump attacks
Read full article: Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio's fence-mending visit over Trump attacksThe Vatican says the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” was discussed in talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Man who firebombed a demonstration in Colorado, killing 1, is sentenced to life in prison
Read full article: Man who firebombed a demonstration in Colorado, killing 1, is sentenced to life in prisonA man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to killing one person and injuring a dozen others while they were demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza.
A note a former cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt is released
Read full article: A note a former cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt is releasedA note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first jail suicide attempt has been made public after it had been sealed and locked in a courthouse vault for nearly five years as part of an unrelated legal dispute.
Ted Turner's vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself
Read full article: Ted Turner's vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itselfTed Turner’s death comes at a fraught time for cable news, which has struggled to retain viewership in an era of countless media choices and abundant streaming video.
An outrageous owner and savvy businessman, Ted Turner reshaped the sports world
Read full article: An outrageous owner and savvy businessman, Ted Turner reshaped the sports worldTed Turner was a sportsman and visionary media mogul who transformed the Atlanta Braves into a national sensation.
Trump, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse case
Read full article: Trump, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse casePresident Donald Trump's lawyer, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, is asking a federal appeals court in New York to temporarily block a longtime columnist from collecting an $83 million defamation award.
Man accused in Dallas-area shootings that killed 2 and injured 3 charged with capital murder
Read full article: Man accused in Dallas-area shootings that killed 2 and injured 3 charged with capital murderPolice say a man accused of shooting five people, killing two, in back-to-back shootings at a shopping center and an apartment building in suburban Dallas has been charged with two counts of capital murder.
Police announce arrest in Oklahoma party shooting that left 1 dead, 22 injured
Read full article: Police announce arrest in Oklahoma party shooting that left 1 dead, 22 injuredAn 18-year-old man has been arrested after a weekend shooting left one woman dead and 22 other people wounded during a party beside an Oklahoma lake.