People walk under a bridge with homeless encampment.

Walker Robbed After 2,500-Mile Journey

After walking across America for 149 days, a Bronx man says his bag with his trip’s photos and videos was stolen at a San...
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Climate Laws Put Banks on Edge

Federal bank regulators warned California that new climate-reporting rules could clash with national banking law and push lenders to scale back in the state.Story...
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Baltimore Teen Survives Basement Attack

Charging documents say a 15-year-old escaped a basement after an unlicensed driver stabbed her and stole her phone in Baltimore.Story SnapshotCourt papers describe a...
Mail-in ballot envelope with thank you message and I Voted sticker

20,000 Ballot Challenge Rejected

A federal judge refused to let the Trump administration freeze 20,000 California mail ballots just days before the election, saying the government could not...
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Gun Reference Fuels Political Firestorm

One charged phrase—“pistols firing”—turned a podcast rant about the 2028 race into a national test of where fiery talk ends and dangerous talk begins.Story...
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Canada Plans Major Assisted-Dying Law Change

Canada’s justice minister says the government will let people consent to assisted death in advance, even after they lose capacity, reshaping end-of-life law.Story SnapshotOttawa...
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Trump’s Paid-Protester Claim Sparks Questions

President Trump accused a heckler of taking $250 to interrupt his punchline at a Mississippi rally, reviving a claim fact-checkers have repeatedly found no...
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Yellowstone’s Pools Under Threat

Yellowstone staff say they pulled more than 20,000 pieces of trash from hydrothermal areas this year, a record that signals rising risk to fragile...
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Citizenship Case Faces High Legal Bar

A federal search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home has pushed a rare denaturalization-and-deportation inquiry from rumor to active casework, raising stakes for both law...
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DOJ Appeals to Block California Ballot Counting

With ballots already in mailboxes, the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to halt counting certain California mail ballots tied to more than...