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Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races
Read full article: Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm racesPresident Donald Trump has voiced strong support for AI and data centers, emphasizing their economic benefits and importance in the global AI race.
One Army unit is offering 4 bonus days off to play 'Grand Theft Auto' for soldiers who reenlist
Read full article: One Army unit is offering 4 bonus days off to play 'Grand Theft Auto' for soldiers who reenlistOne U_S_ Army unit is offering troops a reenlistment bonus of four extra days off timed around the November release of the video game “Grand Theft Auto VI.”.
Nebraska's largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on students
Read full article: Nebraska's largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on studentsOmaha police agreed to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks in the halls of Nebraska's largest public school district.
Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe, AP source says
Read full article: Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe, AP source saysFederal agents have seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-Democratic congressman from California.
Speedboat driver in fatal New York Harbor capsizing was in the US illegally, authorities say
Read full article: Speedboat driver in fatal New York Harbor capsizing was in the US illegally, authorities sayThe pilot of a speedboat that capsized during a tour around the Statue of Liberty has been arrested by U.S. immigration authorities who say he was in the country illegally.
Women in pink rally in support of Lindsay Clancy at her trial for killing her 3 children
Read full article: Women in pink rally in support of Lindsay Clancy at her trial for killing her 3 childrenHundreds of Lindsay Clancy supporters have gathered to silently support the Massachusetts woman on trial in the killings of her three children.
A quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show
Read full article: A quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails showEmails reveal that Iranian officials had significant influence over which Iranian immigrants in the U.S. were sent back to their home country in 2025, despite tensions between the countries.
Karmelo Anthony's lawyer asks for new trial in Texas track meet killing as new details are revealed
Read full article: Karmelo Anthony's lawyer asks for new trial in Texas track meet killing as new details are revealedA Texas prosecutor who oversaw the conviction of Karmelo Anthony in the deadly stabbing of a track athlete during a high school meet says he and defense attorneys had agreed to hold back character evidence during the trial.
Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts to be used in November election
Read full article: Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts to be used in November electionA Missouri judge has rejected bid to let voters decide whether to use new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump.
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.
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.
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.
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.”.
Justice Department watchdog to review DEA tactic that permitted deadly fentanyl to hit streets
Read full article: Justice Department watchdog to review DEA tactic that permitted deadly fentanyl to hit streetsThe U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog on Monday announced a review of a controversial tactic in which federal law enforcement allowed fentanyl to hit the streets to build bigger cases against drug traffickers.
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.