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A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump's order
Read full article: A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump's orderLaw enforcement officials have removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades after President Donald Trump ordered it to be taken down as part of the clearing of homeless encampments in the nation’s capital.
Poll: Trump’s job ratings stay negative; Americans express strong support for vaccines
Read full article: Poll: Trump’s job ratings stay negative; Americans express strong support for vaccinesAmericans’ views of President Donald Trump’s job performance remain negative amid a flurry of activity from his administration on tariffs, immigration and public health, according to the latest NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey.
Mark Volman, who co-founded The Turtles and performed with Flo & Eddie, has died at 78
Read full article: Mark Volman, who co-founded The Turtles and performed with Flo & Eddie, has died at 78Mark Volman, a founding member of the 1960s pop group The Turtles, whose hits include "Happy Together," has died.
The AP Top 25 college football poll shows USF breaking into the rankings
Read full article: The AP Top 25 college football poll shows USF breaking into the rankingsThe third week of the AP Top 25 college football poll shows last week's top three teams holding their spots, while USF breaks into the rankings for the first time.
White House's review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwide
Read full article: White House's review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwideSome history teachers are concerned about what may come of a White House review of the Smithsonian's public-facing content.
In one DC neighborhood after federal intervention, the notion of more authority is a mixed bag
Read full article: In one DC neighborhood after federal intervention, the notion of more authority is a mixed bagIn a swath of the nation’s capital that sits across the tracks, and the river, residents can see the Washington Monument, the Waldorf Astoria and the U.S. Capitol dome.
Freeze! Police ice cream trucks seek to portray officers in a positive light
Read full article: Freeze! Police ice cream trucks seek to portray officers in a positive lightPolice around the country are turning to a summer favorite to help strengthen ties to their communities by running their own free ice cream trucks.
Black man shot at while waiting to go to work says South Carolina needs hate crime law
Read full article: Black man shot at while waiting to go to work says South Carolina needs hate crime lawA Black man in South Carolina is pushing for the state to pass its own hate crime law after police say he was shot at by a white man in a racist attack.
Sanders and Mamdani energize supporters at town hall as NYC mayor's race enters final stretch
Read full article: Sanders and Mamdani energize supporters at town hall as NYC mayor's race enters final stretchU.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters at a town hall in Brooklyn, slamming President Donald Trump and boosting their shared progressive message.
Trump threatens Chicago with apocalyptic force and Pritzker calls him a 'wannabe dictator'
Read full article: Trump threatens Chicago with apocalyptic force and Pritzker calls him a 'wannabe dictator'President Donald Trump is amplifying his promises to dispatch the National Guard to Chicago by posting a parody image from “Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom overhead.
Legal aid group sues to preemptively block US from deporting a dozen Honduran children
Read full article: Legal aid group sues to preemptively block US from deporting a dozen Honduran childrenA legal aid group has sued to preemptively block any efforts by the U.S. government to deport a dozen Honduran children, saying it had “credible” information that such plans were quietly in the works.
Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expands
Read full article: Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expandsA scramble is underway in Ohio over a staple of the back-to-school season: rides on the big yellow school bus.
How romance and a road trip led to the purchase of the world's oldest drive-in theater
Read full article: How romance and a road trip led to the purchase of the world's oldest drive-in theaterIn a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest drive-in movie theater.
Chicago's Mexican Independence Day celebrations shadowed by Trump’s threats for the city
Read full article: Chicago's Mexican Independence Day celebrations shadowed by Trump’s threats for the cityPresident Donald Trump’s plan to dispatch National Guard troops and immigration agents into Chicago has put many Latino residents on edge.
Powerball lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split nearly $1.8 billion jackpot
Read full article: Powerball lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split nearly $1.8 billion jackpotPowerball players in Missouri and Texas have won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game’s three-month drought without a big winner.
Maryland leaders tell Trump they don't need the National Guard to curb gun violence
Read full article: Maryland leaders tell Trump they don't need the National Guard to curb gun violenceIn a pointed show of solidarity against President Donald Trump, state and local leaders walked through one of Baltimore’s most historically underserved neighborhoods amid ongoing efforts to curb gun violence.
Someone could win $1.8B Powerball jackpot Saturday. Odds are their identity will remain a mystery
Read full article: Someone could win $1.8B Powerball jackpot Saturday. Odds are their identity will remain a mysteryIf someone wins the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot there’s a good chance the public will find out little or nothing about the person.
Neurosurgeon says there are 'rays of hope’ for girl critically hurt in Minneapolis church shooting
Read full article: Neurosurgeon says there are 'rays of hope’ for girl critically hurt in Minneapolis church shootingA neurosurgeon says there are “rays of hope” for a 12-year-old girl critically injured in a Minneapolis church shooting.
States move to protect vaccines in the face of attempts to remove mandates
Read full article: States move to protect vaccines in the face of attempts to remove mandatesThe widening debate over vaccine mandates in the U.S. and recent moves to get rid of them for schoolchildren in Florida are pushing some states to take steps to protect vaccines for children and adults.
Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum
Read full article: Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrumThe Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting transgender people from owning guns — a move that would all but certainly face immediate constitutional challenges if ever implemented.
Two DC teens arrested in congressional intern's fatal shooting
Read full article: Two DC teens arrested in congressional intern's fatal shootingTwo teenagers have been arrested on murder charges in the killing of a congressional intern who was struck by stray bullets during a shooting in the nation’s capital.
Ex-pilot accused of trying to cut a passenger flight’s engines reaches plea deals, his lawyer says
Read full article: Ex-pilot accused of trying to cut a passenger flight’s engines reaches plea deals, his lawyer saysA former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 has reached plea deals with federal and state prosecutors.
Attorneys general warn OpenAI and other tech companies to improve chatbot safety
Read full article: Attorneys general warn OpenAI and other tech companies to improve chatbot safetyThe attorneys general of California and Delaware have expressed serious concerns about the safety of OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, especially for children and teens.
Louisiana governor pays fine and discloses $13K in unreported free trips in deal to end ethics probe
Read full article: Louisiana governor pays fine and discloses $13K in unreported free trips in deal to end ethics probeLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has agreed to pay a $900 fine for failing to disclose a free trip to Hawaii and other complimentary trips while serving as the state’s attorney general.
Thousands of newborn stars dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope
Read full article: Thousands of newborn stars dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space TelescopeThousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope.
Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
Read full article: Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty worldScientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean.
A deadly crash, a divided nation: Why Sikh truckers are now in the crossfire
Read full article: A deadly crash, a divided nation: Why Sikh truckers are now in the crossfireMembers of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric.
Zizians group member pleads not guilty to murder and other charges in Vermont border agent's death
Read full article: Zizians group member pleads not guilty to murder and other charges in Vermont border agent's deathA woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont has made her first court appearance since prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against her.
New Texas laws ban youth cabins in floodways, require camp safety plans
Read full article: New Texas laws ban youth cabins in floodways, require camp safety plansThe families of some of the children who died at Texas' Camp Mystic during catastrophic flooding two months joined Gov. Greg Abbott for a ceremonial bill signing.
Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states
Read full article: Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic statesThe Trump administration is investigating Medicaid spending in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status.
Ruth Paine, who opened her Texas home to Lee Harvey Oswald and shooed away conspiracies, dead at 92
Read full article: Ruth Paine, who opened her Texas home to Lee Harvey Oswald and shooed away conspiracies, dead at 92Ruth Paine, whose kindness to Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife as a young mother near Dallas would leave her inexorably linked to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, has died.
Trump admin ditches Biden-era plan to make airlines pay compensation for flight disruptions
Read full article: Trump admin ditches Biden-era plan to make airlines pay compensation for flight disruptionsThe Trump administration has decided to abandon a Biden-era plan that would have required airlines to pay cash compensation and cover lodging and meals for stranded passengers when airlines cause flight cancellations or changes.
Republican Gabriel Sterling, defender of 2020 Georgia election, runs for secretary of state
Read full article: Republican Gabriel Sterling, defender of 2020 Georgia election, runs for secretary of stateGabriel Sterling, known for defending Georgia's 2020 election results, is running for the state's secretary of state.
Chaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump’s deportation push
Read full article: Chaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump’s deportation pushA reconstruction of the aborted deportation of dozens of Guatemalan children on Labor Day weekend illuminates the latest clash between the administration’s desire for mass deportations and longstanding legal protections for migrants.
Woman wrongly accused of carjacking loses lawsuit against Detroit police who used facial tech
Read full article: Woman wrongly accused of carjacking loses lawsuit against Detroit police who used facial techA judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Detroit police in the wrongful arrest of a pregnant woman who was charged with carjacking partly because of facial recognition technology.
Jury convicts Florida matriarch in murder-for-hire killing of her former son-in-law
Read full article: Jury convicts Florida matriarch in murder-for-hire killing of her former son-in-lawA jury has convicted the matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family in the hired killing of her former son-in-law, a prominent law professor.
Immigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agents
Read full article: Immigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agentsAn immigrant who was arrested after a Milwaukee judge allegedly helped him evade federal agents has pleaded guilty to being in the U.S. illegally.
Justice Department ramping up efforts to target human smuggling at the northern US border
Read full article: Justice Department ramping up efforts to target human smuggling at the northern US borderThe U.S. Justice Department is ramping up efforts to target human smuggling operations exploiting America’s northern border, citing growing concerns about sophisticated criminal networks transporting migrants for profit, expanding their focus beyond the southern border.
US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles
Read full article: US immigration officers raid Georgia site where Hyundai makes electric vehiclesImmigration agents are conducting a raid at the sprawling industrial site where Hyundai makes electric vehicles in southeast Georgia.
Trump's promised immigration crackdown in Chicago could last about six weeks, suburban official says
Read full article: Trump's promised immigration crackdown in Chicago could last about six weeks, suburban official saysLeaders of a Chicago suburb that houses a federal immigration processing center say they were told that the Trump administration's promised immigration enforcement surge will run for about six weeks.
Gun store owner says shooter who killed 2 schoolchildren showed no warning signs before attack
Read full article: Gun store owner says shooter who killed 2 schoolchildren showed no warning signs before attackThe shooter who killed two children and injured 21 others at a Minneapolis church was seen on video visiting a suburban gun shop the weekend before the attack.
Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires
Read full article: Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfiresThe federal government has filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires in the Los Angeles area that destroyed thousands of structures and killed 17 people.
Google facing $425.7 million in damages for nearly a decade of improper smartphone snooping
Read full article: Google facing $425.7 million in damages for nearly a decade of improper smartphone snoopingA federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on people’s smartphones during a nearly decade-long period of intrusions.
Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension
Read full article: Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tensionNorthwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Trump administration and heated criticism from House Republicans over the university’s response to campus protests.
Where states stand in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps
Read full article: Where states stand in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting mapsLawmakers in Missouri are the latest to try to draw a new U.S. House map for the 2026 election that could enhance the Republican Party’s numbers in Congress.
States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farm
Read full article: States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farmRhode Island, Connecticut and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states are suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project.
Trump says US would be on 'brink of economic catastrophe' unless justices rule his tariffs are legal
Read full article: Trump says US would be on 'brink of economic catastrophe' unless justices rule his tariffs are legalPresident Donald Trump says the country would be on “the brink of economic catastrophe” without the import taxes he's imposed on U.S. rivals and allies alike.
Gregory Bovino, head of Los Angeles campaign, shows how immigration agents rack up arrests
Read full article: Gregory Bovino, head of Los Angeles campaign, shows how immigration agents rack up arrestsThe Border Patrol agent leading immigration enforcement in Los Angeles was removed from his position in 2023 under President Joe Biden.
Moms' careers and personal time are hit hard by school drop-off demands, a poll finds
Read full article: Moms' careers and personal time are hit hard by school drop-off demands, a poll findsA new poll finds many parents are struggling to balance work and school transportation for their kids.