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An Associated Press examination found that more than half of state legislatures in recent years have passed changes to their state victim compensation programs, where thousands of people turn each year for help with funeral costs, medical bills or othe…
How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions. (May 31)
Calling for “a revival of American greatness,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday kicked off a multistate campaign blitz designed to strengthen his position as former President Donald Trump’s chief Republican rival. (May 30)
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Robert Bowers’ federal trial got underway Tuesday more than four years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Bower could face the death penalty if convicted of some …
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The US has said a Chinese fighter jet performed an “unnecessarily aggressive” maneuver during an intercept over the South China Sea. (May 30)
A wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast has damaged about 200 houses and other structures and prompted the evacuation of 16,000 people. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced the province would be banning all travel and activity in all wooded areas to…
Pres. Joe Biden “feels good” about the budget deal negotiated with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as the White House and congressional leaders work to ensure passage this week in time to lift the nation’s borrowing limit and prevent US default. (May 30)
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An Axiom Space four-person crew in a SpaceX capsule has undocked from the International Space Station to begin their journey back to Earth. (May 30)
The trial of the man charged in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history opened Tuesday with his own lawyer acknowledging that he planned and carried out the 2018 massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue and made hateful statements about Jewish peopl…