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Missouri voter fraud probe ramps up as Trump claims face scrutiny
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Homeland Security Investigations is stepping up a voter fraud investigation in Missouri ahead of the ... Read More
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Assateague added horse-safety measures. National Park Service says their effect remains unclear
BALTIMORE — The deaths of two Assateague horses by vehicle strikes 12 days apart in August may have seemed sudden. But the danger posed by traffic to the island’s wild horses has been building for decades.
National ...Read more
Maryland Supreme Court weighs redistricting amendment as ballot deadline looms
BALTIMORE — Maryland Supreme Court justices pressed both the state and Republican challengers Thursday over whether a proposed congressional redistricting amendment should remain on the November ballot, questioning the ...Read more
Sean 'Diddy' Combs prison release moves again, this time in his favor
Jailed music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is scheduled to be released from FCI Fort Dix earlier than expected.
Inmate 37452-054 is slated to be sprung from that New Jersey prison on Feb. 5, 2028, according to the Bureau ...Read more
US sends another deportation flight to Haiti. A former Haitian official is aboard
A former senior Haitian government official wanted on corruption allegations in his volatile homeland, who was arrested last week by U.S. immigration authorities, was deported Thursday along with dozens of other detained ...Read more
Satellite images show how penguins’ diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change
The color of penguin poop, as seen from space, is offering a new window into how the ecology and the environment of Antarctica are changing over time.
Adélie penguins are one of the most abundant predators in ...Read more
25 years after 9/11, what disasters reveal about Americans’ ability to reconnect
Many Americans will pause on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to remember the nearly 3,000 people who were killed that day. The attacks became a shared national tragedy, the impact of which reached far beyond ...Read more
Trump backs a federal film tax credit. What that could mean for Hollywood
LOS ANGELES — For years, Hollywood has talked about a federal film and television tax credit that could help the industry combat the growing number of productions fleeing overseas.
This week, the entertainment business ...Read more
NY state lawmakers want to honor Dolly Parton by renaming 9/25 '9 to 5' day
NEW YORK — Superstar Dolly Parton’s workday anthem “9 to 5” has resonated with generations of New Yorkers grinding out a living. Now, State Senators Erik Bottcher and Jeremy Cooney are working to rename 9/25 into �...Read more
Chicago school board candidates asked to sign pledge restricting AI, screen time
CHICAGO — More than half of school board candidates have signed a pledge calling for a three-year moratorium on the use of generative AI in Chicago Public Schools.
The moratorium, included in Illinois Families for ...Read more
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation's food safety net
Jalapenos. Frozen berries. Beef. Alfalfa sprouts.
A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has raised many Americans’ fears ...Read more
Buster Murdaugh's libel lawsuit against media companies can go forward, judge rules
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A libel lawsuit brought by Buster Murdaugh against media companies and a South Carolina editor can go forward, a state judge has ruled.
Judge Heath Taylor ruled that Netflix Inc., The Cinemart LLC, ...Read more
Sierra Space lines up Dream Chaser customers, but launch date still TBD
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser, the spacecraft that looks like a miniature space shuttle, doesn’t have a target launch date yet but it does have “undisclosed national security and commercial customers,” according to a...Read more
Convicted Trump Media-linked fraudster funded pro-Trump film in hopes of pardon, lawsuit says
A Miami investor who pleaded guilty to making insider trades connected to the parent company of President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform helped fund a pro-Trump documentary film in hopes of securing a presidential ...Read more
How Seattle Schools got the deal done to avert a teachers strike
SEATTLE — Educators were surprised, and relieved, that their union and Seattle Public Schools were able to eke out a deal at the very last hour, avoiding a strike that would have delayed the start of the school year.
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Who is Carlton Johnson II, the suspect in the Minneapolis mass shooting?
MINNEAPOLIS — The man accused of carrying out a mass shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon was about to be evicted from his 9th floor unit and had a long criminal record.
Those ...Read more
'We are stalled': US-Iran conflict stuck with no end in sight
The U.S. and Iran have intensified tit-for-tat military strikes in recent days, remaining locked between ceasefire and all-out war as the White House struggles to end the six-month conflict.
“Very clearly militarily, we...Read more
Putin says Russia and Ukraine must first agree on peace together
President Vladimir Putin said Russia and Ukraine maintain contacts even as he gave little sign that they’re making any progress on a peace deal.
“Russia and Ukraine should come to an agreement between themselves first...Read more
Burnham offers more style than specifics in Parliament debut
New U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham was prepared for a grilling from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch during his first session of prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons, but the surprise attack came from ...Read more
From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders’ agenda in Congress
The Democratic Party’s coalition headed into the 2026 midterms is as broad as it’s been in years. That seems likely to help them pick up dozens of seats in Congress and win majorities back from Republicans in either...Read more
AI skin cancer detection tools are getting better – but only for people with light skin
Imagine you’re getting out of the shower one morning and you notice a mole on your thigh that you’ve never seen before. It’s reddish brown, bumpy and surprisingly large. Is it a benign mole, or is it melanoma?
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