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FILE - Joan Rivers, Paloma Picasso and Vogue editor Anna Wintour attend a benefit dinner for the American Suicide Foundation at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on May 3, 1991. (AP Photo/Luiz Ribeiro, File)

Anna Wintour taps Chloe Malle as Vogue successor — but she’s still in charge

Anna Wintour has named Chloe Malle as her successor as head of editorial content at American Vogue, ending weeks of speculation. However, Wintour remains the chief content officer for parent company Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue’s nearly 30 editions around the world. The new appointee announced Tuesday will take over editorial and creative day-to-day operations at the U.S. edition of the magazine but will report to Wintour. Wintour’s title of editor-in-chief is being retired. She will continue to oversee various other brands as well and remain involved in major events like the Met Gala. Malle is the daughter of actor Candice Bergen and the late French director Louis Malle.

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Children's book author Maurice Sendak appears at his home in Ridgefield, Conn., on Sept. 6 2011, left, and author Stephen King appears at the premiere of "The Life of Chuck" during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo)

Stephen King reimagines ‘Hansel and Gretel’ with Maurice Sendak’s unpublished drawings

Stephen King has collaborated on a new project, a retelling of “Hansel and Gretel” using unpublished drawings by Maurice Sendak. The book, which comes out this week, was a healing project for King after a painful hip replacement. He says fairy tales are meant ‘to be scary’ and offer “children a taste of adult emotions” with a happy ending. King stayed true to the original story but added a dream sequence and removed a plot about a duck. He enjoyed the challenge of fitting his words to Sendak’s illustrations and is open to trying new projects in the future.

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FILE - Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti speaks during a President Joe Biden campaign event in Scranton, Pa., April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Pennsylvania Democrats attract some buzz in the party’s bid to take back the US House

Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mayor Paige Cognetti is announcing a bid for Congress. Tuesday’s news adds another Democrat to 2026’s midterm election lineup in a state that’s key to next year’s congressional elections. Democrats are hoping to retake the majority in the U.S. House. Cognetti is viewed as the best candidate to try to unseat freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan. Cognetti’s candidacy is the second big get for Democrats in one week. Last week, the head of Pennsylvania’s state firefighters’ union, Bob Brooks, declared his candidacy to challenge freshman Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie. That Allentown-area district already has five Democrats in the running. Brooks has support from Gov. Josh Shapiro.

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Final preparations for trial of man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida

A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year in South Florida is set to represent himself during a pretrial conference, as final preparations are made for trial. Barring any delays, jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Fort Pierce federal court for the case against Ryan Routh. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon signed off on Routh’s request to represent himself in July but said court-appointed attorneys need to remain as standby counsel. The trial will begin nearly a year after prosecutors say a U.S. Secret Service agent thwarted Routh’s attempt to shoot Trump as he played golf.

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FILE - Joe Deitch, chairman of the Elevate Prize Foundation, left, and Carolina Garcia Jayaram, CEO of the Elevate Prize Foundation, speak in Miami Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin, File)

Nonprofits face a tough funding landscape. They hope better storytelling will bring more donations

Nonprofits are increasingly using storytelling to connect with donors. Cindy Eggleton, CEO of Brilliant Cities, participated in the “Nevertheless: The Women Changing the World” documentary series to honor her late mother. The series, produced by Elevate Studios, has gained over 3 million views on YouTube. Lance Gould, founder of Brooklyn Story Lab, highlights the importance of storytelling in reaching the right audience. Nicole Bronzan from the Council on Foundations emphasizes transparency in storytelling to build trust. Brilliant Cities saw increased donations after Eggleton’s episode aired, demonstrating storytelling’s impact on fundraising.

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A relative of an unaccompanied minor deported from the United States reviews the list of those deported outside La Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

What to know about Guatemalan migrant children and efforts to send them home

The Trump administration has tried to deport Guatemalan children living in U.S. shelters or foster care. Advocates for these children filed lawsuits to stop the removals, and a federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportations. The administration says it’s reuniting children with families at the Guatemalan government’s request. However, advocates argue the process bypasses immigration courts and frightens the children. Legal cases are ongoing in Arizona, Washington, D.C., and Illinois. Guatemala has expressed willingness to receive children who want to return voluntarily. The exact number of children affected remains unclear.

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Powerball play slips are seen Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Numbers drawn for estimated $1.1B Powerball jackpot

The numbers have been selected for an estimated $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot, although it is not immediately clear if anyone was a big winner. The numbers drawn Monday night were 8, 23, 25, 40, 53, with the Powerball 5. No one has matched all six numbers since May 31, allowing the jackpot to swell to $1.1 billion. That is the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history. The odds of matching all six numbers are daunting: 1 in 292.2 million. As ticket sales climbed this week, game officials raised the estimated Labor Day jackpot to $1.1 billion before taxes.

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FILE - Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., speaks to members of media outside Greater New York Federal Building on May 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler says he won’t run for reelection in 2026

Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York says he will not run for reelection next year, according to an interview published Monday night by The New York Times. Nadler told the Times that watching then-President Joe Biden’s truncated reelection campaign last year “really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that.” He suggested a younger Democratic lawmaker in his seat “can maybe do better, can maybe help us more.” Nadler, 78, is serving his 17th term in Congress. He was chairman of the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2023, then served as ranking member on the panel after Republicans won House leadership.

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Demonstrators protest against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city during a rally at Union Station, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Donald Trump’s policies spark protests in multiple US cities on Labor Day

Protesters took to the streets of Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. on Labor Day to criticize President Donald Trump and demand a living wage for workers. Chants of “Trump must go now!” echoed in the streets outside the president’s former home in New York, while protesters gathered outside a different Trump Tower in Chicago yelling “No National Guard” and “Hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go!” And in Washington, a large crowd gathered with signs saying “Stop the ICE invasion” and an umbrella painted with “Free D.C. No masked thugs.”

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A Labubu doll sits near Naomi Osaka, of Japan, before her match against Coco Gauff, of the United States, during the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Naomi Osaka is bringing Labubu to the US Open. There’s Althea Glitterson and Billie Jean Bling

Naomi Osaka is bringing the Labubu fad to the U.S. Open — all the way to at least the quarterfinals. Osaka has played four matches at the Grand Slam tennis tournament so far this year, each time toting a different plush toy attached to her racket bag. And she’s won each time, too, including a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Coco Gauff on Monday. At her postmatch news conference, Osaka pulled her latest U.S. Open Labubu — a shiny, silver one — from the pocket of her black jacket and introduced her to reporters, saying, “Her name is Althea Glitterson,” a tribute to Althea Gibson, the tennis champion who broke the sport’s color barrier 75 years ago in New York.

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FILE - Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file)

Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announcing the honor two days after his longtime political ally was badly injured in a traffic accident. Giuliani was once lauded for leading New York after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and later sanctioned by courts and disbarred for amplifying false claims about the 2020 election. Giuliani was also criminally charged in two states; he has denied wrongdoing. Trump in a statement on social media called Giuliani the “greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot.”

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FILE - Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, July 24, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case has withdrawn a subpoena to Robert Mueller

A House committee investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case has withdrawn a subpoena to former FBI Director Robert Mueller. Mueller had been directed last month to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday for a deposition. But the subpoena was withdrawn after the panel learned of unspecified health issues that precluded him from being able to testify. The New York Times, citing a statement from Mueller’s family and people close to him, reported Sunday that Mueller had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the summer of 2021 and has had difficulty speaking.

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John Hutton, illustrator and professor of art history at Salem College, holds open his book, "How To Draw The Presidents and First Ladies," Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at The People's House, a museum in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

How to draw every president and first lady in 4 steps

An art history professor from North Carolina has developed a unique method for drawing portraits of U.S. presidents and first ladies. John Hutton starts each portrait with an egg-shaped frame, adding facial features, hair, and shoulders in a four-step process. Hutton’s technique is detailed in his new book, “How to Draw the Presidents & First Ladies,” published by the White House Historical Association. He believes anyone can learn to draw by following patterns. Hutton has been drawing since childhood and also illustrates children’s books. His method aims to make drawing accessible to everyone.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

From Jackson to McKinley: What Trump’s new choice of presidential hero says about his evolving goals

Donald Trump has shifted his admiration from Andrew Jackson to William McKinley. During his first term, Trump idolized Jackson for his populist approach. Now, he’s focused on McKinley, the 25th president, who was known for championing tariffs and leading a major expansion in U.S. territory. Trump frequently praises McKinley’s use of tariffs to boost the economy and reduce the national debt. This change reflects Trump’s evolving political mindset, moving from attacking elites to targeting foreign countries and globalists. McKinley’s legacy of tariffs provides Trump with historical justification for his trade policies. The shift highlights how Trump adapts his political reasoning to fit his current goals.

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Travelers Stand in line at a security checkpoint before boarding their international flights at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in DFW Airport, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A downturn in international travel to the U.S. may last beyond summer, experts warn

A decline in foreign visitors traveling to the United States has stretched well into the summer. And tourism experts say the downward trend that emerged after President Donald Trump returned to the White House shows no immediate signs of reversing. They say factors like Trump’s tariffs, strict immigration policies and rhetoric have made international tourists feel unwelcome. U.S. government data confirms an overall drop-off in international arrivals. Figures from the National Travel and Tourism Office show more than 3 million fewer international arrivals in the first seven months of the year. The preliminary data doesn’t include travelers from Canada, where many residents have said they planned to stay away in protest.

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President Donald Trump walks at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

A Chinese student was questioned for hours in the US, then sent back even as Trump policies shift

A Chinese philosophy student was deported from the United States after landing in Houston to study at the University of Houston. Despite having all the necessary paperwork, he was interrogated and sent back to China with a five-year entry ban. This incident is one of an unknown number of cases where Chinese students are being repatriated upon arrival in the U.S., drawing protests from Beijing. The U.S. government has grown suspicious of Chinese students, fearing they might have ties to the Chinese government. However, President Donald Trump has said he would welcome 600,000 Chinese students, partly to help keep some U.S. schools afloat.

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Derek Dooley speaks, accompanied by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, foreground, at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Kemp endorses Derek Dooley for Georgia Senate seat and says an outsider can beat Democrat Jon Ossoff

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Derek Dooley for the Republican nomination for the Senate seat in 2026. Kemp says an outsider like Dooley without congressional experience can best challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. Kemp announced his support on Saturday before a University of Georgia football game in Athens. Kemp’s endorsement isn’t a surprise after he told other candidates last month he would back Dooley. Rival Republican Mike Collins argues Dooley lacks the record of political activity and support for President Donald Trump needed to motivate Republican voters. Trump hasn’t yet endorsed anyone, and candidate Buddy Carter argues that is a more important nod.

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People relax at Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline

Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, and many of them will arrive at beaches where swimming is not advised because of unsafe levels of fecal contamination. Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, were under water quality advisories this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste. The advisories typically discourage beachgoers from going in the water because the bacteria can cause symptoms including gastrointestinal illness, rashes and nausea. Conservation group Environment America says nearly two-thirds of America’s beaches experienced at least one day in 2024 in which indicators of fecal contamination reached potentially unsafe levels.

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FILE - Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham R-Calif, gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 12, 1995. (AP photo/Dennis Cook, File)

Randy ‘Duke’ Cunningham, Vietnam War hero convicted of accepting bribes as a congressman, dies at 83

Randy “Duke” Cunningham, whose feats as a U.S. Navy flying ace during the Vietnam War catapulted him to a U.S House of Representatives career that ended in disgrace when he was convicted of accepting $2.4 million in bribes, has died. He was 83. Cunningham died Wednesday at a hospital in a Little Rock, Arkansas, and was one of the most highly decorated pilots in the Vietnam War. He went on to serve eight terms in Congress before pleading guilty in 2005 to receiving illegal gifts from defense contractors, in what was the largest bribery scandal in congressional history at the time.

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FILE - Environmental Protection Agency employees and their supporters take part in a national march against actions taken by the Trump administration March 25, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

EPA fires employees who publicly criticized agency policies under Trump

The Environmental Protection Agency has fired at least eight employees who signed a letter criticizing the agency’s leadership under Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump. An EPA spokeswoman said the actions Friday followed a “thorough internal investigation” in which supervisors “made decisions on an individualized basis.” The spokeswoman, Molly Vaseliou, said the so-called declaration of dissent signed by more than 170 employees in late June “contains inaccurate information designed to mislead the public about agency business.” The EPA’s largest union condemned the firings, calling them “an assault on labor and free-speech rights.”

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Court finds Trump’s tariffs an illegal use of emergency power, but leaves them in place for now

A federal appeals court has ruled President Donald Trump illegally used emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs but left them in place for now. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that Trump wasn’t legally allowed to declare national emergencies and impose import taxes on almost every country on earth, largely upholding a May decision by a specialized federal trade court in New York. But the court tossed out a part of that ruling, striking down the tariffs immediately and allowed his administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court.

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Roslyn Jefferson holds her Powerball lottery tickets ahead of Saturday's Powerball drawing offering of $1 billion, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Sunblock, charcoal … and Powerball? Holiday weekend lottery drawing worth $1 billion

Here’s something to add to your holiday weekend list: Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is estimated at $1 billion, the sixth-largest prize in the game’s history. Powerball, which costs $2 per ticket, is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The jackpot has been growing each week because no one has matched all six numbers since May. The jackpot can be spread over 30 years or a winner can choose an immediate lump sum of $453 million. Taxes kick in first.

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FILE - This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease. (Francis Chandler/CDC via AP, File)

NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak linked to two city-run buildings, including Harlem Hospital

A New York City hospital and another city-run building were sources for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem that killed seven people and sickened dozens of others. City health officials said Friday that bacteria in cooling towers atop Harlem Hospital and a construction site where the city’s public health lab is located matched samples from some of the ill patients. The agency also said the bacterial cluster is officially over since the last day anyone reported symptoms was Aug. 9. Friday’s announcement came a day after officials said they had determined that a seventh person who died earlier this month was associated with the cluster.

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Lawyer: Oregon firefighter arrested by Border Patrol during wildfire was on track for legal status

Lawyers are demanding the release of a longtime Oregon resident arrested by Border Patrol while fighting a Washington state wildfire. The attorneys said Friday that the firefighter was already on track for legal status after helping federal investigators solve a crime against his family. His lawyers say he has been in the U.S. for 19 years. They have not been able to locate him in the system and are demanding his release. They say his arrest was illegal and it violated Department of Homeland Security polices that says authorities cant do immigration enforcement in places where disaster and emergency response is happening. Federal authorities have declined to reveal details on the operation.

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Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano, left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during event in the Oval Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Social Security whistleblower who claims DOGE mishandled Americans’ sensitive data resigns from post

A Social Security official who earlier this week filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled Americans’ sensitive information says he’s resigning his post because of actions taken against him since making his complaint. The agency’s chief data officer, Charles Borges, is alleging that more than 300 million Americans’ data was put at risk by DOGE officials who uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight. In his Friday resignation letter, Borges claimed that since filing his whistleblower complaint, the agency’s actions make his duties “impossible to perform legally and ethically” and have caused him “physical, mental and emotional distress.”

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FILE - The Salesforce Tower and skyline are shown behind the gasoline price board at a gas station in San Francisco, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits

California energy regulators are postponing implementation of a penalty on oil companies if their profits climb too high. The state Energy Commission passed the measure Friday. It will last for at least five years. The move comes as the state is contending with how to advance its climate goals while ensuring a stable and affordable fuel supply. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is also proposing to temporarily streamline approvals of new oil wells in existing oil fields in an effort to maintain a stable fuel supply.

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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., listens during a town hall meeting on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Wasco, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 unaccompanied migrant children, senator says

The Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who crossed into the U.S. without their parents. That’s according to a letter that Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon sent Friday to the office responsible for caring for the children in the U.S. Wyden argues that “this move threatens to separate children from their families, lawyers, and support systems, to thrust them back into the very conditions they are seeking refuge from.” Guatemala’s foreign minister says the government has told the U.S. it’s willing to receive hundreds of Guatemalan minors. The move is another step in the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement efforts, even as the treatment of unaccompanied children is one of the most sensitive issues in immigration.

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A bicyclist traverses the Rio Grande's dry riverbed in Albuquerque, N.M., on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Western states seek to end long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

A feud over management of one of North America’s longest rivers has been simmering in the courts for years. It reached a boil when the U.S. Supreme Court sent western states and the federal government back to the negotiating table. The battle over the Rio Grande may be nearing a resolution now as New Mexico, Texas and Colorado announced proposed settlements Friday to reduce groundwater pumping along the dwindling river. The agreements call for retiring water rights from irrigated farmland in southern New Mexico, a region that is home to pecan orchards and chili fields. Many details — including the price tag — have yet to be worked out.

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FILE - An Uber sign is displayed at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

California lawmakers reach deal with Uber, Lyft that would allow drivers to unionize

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have struck a deal with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft on a bill that would allow drivers to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits. The deal, announced Friday, comes along with a bill sponsored by Uber and Lyft that significantly reduce the companies’ insurance requirements for accidents caused by underinsured drivers. The agreement represents a significant compromise in the yearslong battle between labor unions and tech companies. The collective bargaining bill woud allow the more than 800,000 rideshare workers in California to join a union while still being classified as independent contractors.

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In this photo provided by the Department of Health and Human Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., right, conducts the swearing-in ceremony of Jim O'Neill as the Department's Deputy Secretary, June 9, 2025, in Washington. (Amy Rossetti/Department of Health and Human Services via AP)

Trump’s new CDC chief: A Washington health insider with a libertarian streak

President Donald Trump has picked a former investor and critic of health regulations to oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jim O’Neill currently serves as the health department’s number two official under health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. His additional appointment comes after a tumultuous week at the CDC in which the agency’s director was forced out over disputes with Kennedy. A former associate of billionaire tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, O’Neill previously helped run one of Thiel’s investment funds. He also previously served in government under George W. Bush, making him an outlier among Trump’s team of health outsiders.

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A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency’s lost work

The CDC is in turmoil, with outside groups stepping in to handle work once done by the agency. The upheaval follows Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping restructuring and downsizing of the Atlanta-based agency. Public health veterans see a leadership crisis fueled by staff losses, budget cuts and political interference. Tensions peaked when the White House ousted Director Susan Monarez, prompting top resignations. Even before her firing, organizations had begun taking on roles once central to CDC: issuing vaccine guidance, sharing data and maintaining health tracking. Experts warn, though, such efforts lack federal resources.

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FILE - Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, File)

Execution date set for Florida man who fatally stabbed married couple during 1990 robbery

A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Victor Tony Jones is set to die Sept. 30 in the record-extending 13th execution scheduled for this year. DeSantis signed the warrant Friday, as another man, David Pittman, already awaits execution next month. The highest previous annual total of recent Florida executions is eight in 2014, since the death penalty was restored in 1976 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Jones was convicted and sentenced to death in 1993 on two counts of first-degree murder, according to court records. Jurors also found him guilty of two counts of armed robbery.

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FILE - Student Marianna Torres, 11, center, cries as she evacuates Park Avenue Elementary School after jet fuel fell on the school in Cudahy, Calif., Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Delta agrees to pay $79M to settle lawsuit after jetliner dumped fuel on schools

Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes experiencing engine trouble dumped fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods east of Los Angeles. Delta flight 89 had departed from Los Angeles to Shanghai on Jan. 14, 2020 when it needed to quickly return to Los Angeles International Airport. The Boeing 777-200 dumped 15,000 gallons of fuel before landing safely at LAX. Teachers from an elementary school in the city of Cudahy filed a lawsuit saying they were drenched in fuel and experienced physical and emotional pain.

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Patrick Crowley, president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, calls on the Trump administration to allow work to resume on the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm during a news conference in North Kingstown, R.I., Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)

Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue

The Transportation Department has canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects. It’s the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry. Funding was rescinded on Friday for projects in 11 states, including $435 million for a floating wind farm in Northern California. The action comes as the administration abruptly halted construction of a nearly complete wind farm off the New England coast. President Donald Trump has long expressed disdain for wind power, frequently calling it an ugly and expensive form of energy that “smart” countries don’t use. Critics say Trump is baselessly attacking clean energy sources that are crucial to the fight against climate change.

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A member of the West Virginia National Guard gazes up at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, as part of President Donald Trump's order to use federal law enforcement to expel homeless people and rid the nation's capital of violent crime, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Judges, defense lawyers and grand jurors poke holes in cases from Trump’s DC federal intervention

A grand jury refused to indict a man who was captured on video hurling a sandwich at a federal agent. Prosecutors dropped another case after complaints that police illegally searched a man’s satchel and found a gun. Judges, too, have balked at keeping several defendants in jail, citing weak evidence and dubious charging decisions. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital has generated a torrent of charges against people caught up in a surge of street patrols. Judges, defense attorneys and even grand jurors are already poking holes in many cases. Trump has framed the three-week-old operation as a campaign to eradicate rampant crime and “take our capital back.”

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Elevated new houses stand west of downtown Aug. 12, 2025, in Gulfport, Miss. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

A Mississippi city’s tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?

A decade after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, one Mississippi city began offering property tax breaks to encourage building near the waterfront. Gulfport’s goal was to speed up rebuilding and boost the economy. But like in other cities exposed to natural hazards, where to encourage construction can be a tough choice. Gulfport enforced stricter building codes and officials express confidence that today’s construction is better prepared. But most residents near the water are in at least a moderate-risk flood zone. Nationwide, many more homes are being built in flood zones than are being removed. Risk grows with rising sea levels, and the odds of flooding add up over time.

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South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette speaks at a "Freedom Fry" event hosted by Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

South Carolina GOP governor hopefuls clamor to show Trump ties, as Evette launches race’s first ad

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is highlighting her connection to President Donald Trump in her first campaign ad for the state’s gubernatorial race. Evette’s campaign has launched a $1 million multimedia effort, with a TV ad debuting during Saturday’s college football games. The ad features Trump praising Evette, though he hasn’t endorsed any candidate yet. The competition for Trump’s endorsement among Republican contenders is intense. Alongside Evette, Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman and Attorney General Alan Wilson are vying for the GOP nod. All candidates emphasize their support for Trump. One Democrat has entered the race, but Republicans have won the governor’s office for more than 20 years.

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Darren Criss appears at the 78th Tony Awards in New York on June 8, 2025, left, and Andrew Barth Feldman appears at the 7th annual Elsie Fest in New York on Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo)

A Broadway show asks a white actor to replace an Asian one. The backlash was swift

Broadway’s “Maybe Happy Ending” faces backlash for casting a white actor to replace an Asian lead. The decision has sparked criticism from the Asian American Performers Action Coalition and other prominent artists. They argue it’s a step backward for representation. Over 2,400 people have signed an open letter urging the show’s creators to reconsider. Critics say the role should remain with an Asian actor, given the show’s themes and previous casting. The controversy highlights ongoing issues of representation in theater, where Asian actors hold a small percentage of roles despite significant community presence.

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Washers stand on display near the entrance to a Costco warehouse Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higher

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of underlying inflation increased. Prices rose 2.6% in July compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Friday, the same annual increase as in June. The figures illustrate why many officials at the Federal Reserve have been reluctant to cut their key interest rate. While inflation is much lower than the roughly 7% peak it reached three years ago, it is still running noticeably above the Fed’s 2% target.

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With the White House in the distance, National Guard troops patrol the Mall as part of President Donald Trump's order to impose federal law enforcement in the nation's capital, in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

As Trump threatens more Guard troops in US cities, here’s what the law allows

Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, President Donald Trump has openly mused about sending troops to some of the nation’s most Democratic cities — including Chicago and Baltimore — where he claims they are needed to crack down on crime. The threats to expand a federal intervention have legal experts and some military officials raising concerns that Trump is considering novel ways to use National Guard troops in American cities that could set up conflicts not seen since the civil rights era. If Trump wants the freedom to use the National Guard in Chicago, the easiest legal path is to invoke the Insurrection Act. He also could federalize and send D.C. Guard to another state.

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FILE - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the Statehouse, Jan. 9, 2024, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

NJ governor seeks restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights after deadly NYC chopper crash

New Jersey’s governor is asking federal officials to impose restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in his state after a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair in April, killing six people. Gov. Phil Murphy requested in an Aug. 18 letter that the Federal Aviation Administration use its authority to prohibit or sharply reduce the number of the aircrafts operating in the state. The Democrat noted that the helicopter involved in the April 10 crash was based in Kearny, New Jersey, and plummeted into the Hudson River near the Jersey City waterfront. The FAA says it will reach out directly to Murphy’s office.

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Trucks transport tanks east from Valencia, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, after the government announced a military mobilization following the U.S. deployment of warships off Venezuela. (AP Photo/Jacinto Oliveros)

What to know about the US warships sent to South America and the reaction in Venezuela

The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, with the expected arrival of more vessels to the area next week. That action will undoubtedly fuel more speculation among Venezuelans, their government and its political opposition. Analysts say the move is not a sign of an impending invasion. But the government has capitalized on the deployment by urging people to join a militia. Meanwhile, the opposition sees it as a sign of President Nicolás Maduro’s weakening grip on power.

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FILE - Arnold James tries to keep his feet as a strong gust nearly blows him over as makes his way on foot to the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Aug. 29, 2005. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with memorials and brass band parade

New Orleans is set to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating landfall on the Gulf Coast. Events including memorial services and a parade are planned to honor those who were affected. Thousands of people are expected to gather Friday in the Lower Ninth Ward, a majority Black neighborhood where the federal levee system was breached on Aug. 29, 2005. They will follow a brass band in a parade known as a second line, a beloved city tradition. A wreath is to be laid at a memorial for dozens of unidentified victims, and there will be a minute of silence along with speeches from survivors and city leaders.

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FILE - Frontline healthcare workers hold a demonstration on Labor Day outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Hollywood in Los Angeles, Sep. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Labor Day weekend has arrived. What to know about the holiday

Labor Day is a holiday celebrating the American worker. But from barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark it by finding ways to relax. It’s celebrated on the first Monday of September. While actions by unions in recent years to advocate for workers have been a reminder of the holiday’s activist roots, the three-day weekend it creates has become a touchstone in the lives of Americans marking the unofficial end of summer.

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FILE - Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades, on July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Florida may lose $218M on empty ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as judge orders shutdown

Florida could be on the hook for the $218 million cost of converting an airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center that may soon be empty of detainees. A federal judge has ordered operations to wind down at the center due to environmental concerns. The facility, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” has been emptying of detainees. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams on Wednesday denied requests to pause her order, despite claims it would disrupt immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security says it’s complying and moving detainees elsewhere. Civil rights groups also have filed lawsuits over detainee treatment at the facility.

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FILE - The family of Ethan Chapin, including mother Stacy Chapin, right, and father Jim Chapin, walk to the Ada County Courthouse for Bryan Kohberger's plea deal hearing, on July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Families of Bryan Kohberger’s murder victims ask an Idaho judge to block graphic crime scene photos

The families of two of the four murdered University of Idaho students have asked a judge to prevent the release of graphic crime scene photos and videos, saying the images are traumatizing and violate their privacy. Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life without parole last month for the stabbing murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. The crime in 2022 drew worldwide attention, and the Moscow Police Department received hundreds of requests to release its investigatory records. Idaho law generally allows investigation records to be released once criminal investigations are complete.

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A cyclist rides past East High School in Denver on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

US Education Department says Denver school’s all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX

The U.S. Education Department says Denver Public Schools violated Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination in education by creating all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity. The finding announced Thursday followed an unprecedented probe of Denver’s East High School. It marks a sharp departure from the department’s investigations under former President Joe Biden. The investigation began after the school district converted a girl’s restroom into an all-gender restroom while leaving another bathroom on the same floor exclusive to boys in January. The school district later added a second all-gender restroom on the same floor after concerns of unfairness were raised.

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Route 61 runs through Newbern, Ala., population 133 people, on July 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election

The first Black mayor of an Alabama town has won election by a landslide, four years after he ran unopposed and white residents locked him out of the town hall. Patrick Braxton won 66 votes to his opponent’s 26 on Tuesday to hold onto the mayor’s office in Newbern. He had to file a federal lawsuit accusing white residents of refusing to let him serve before finally occupying the office last year. Tuesday’s mayoral elections were part of the settlement. It was the town’s first vote in decades. Previously, each mayor appointed a successor, resulting in a nearly all-white government in a town that is overwhelmingly Black.

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FILE - Micki Witthoeft, center, mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by police inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, joins protesters outside of the Supreme Court on the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, assault on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt

The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt. She was the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Offering military honors to one of the Capitol rioters is part of President Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite that chapter after the 2020 election he denies he lost as a patriotic stand. Babbitt has gained martyr status among Republicans. The woman was a U.S. Air Force veteran shot dead while attempting to climb through the broken window of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker’s Lobby inside the Capitol.

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2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol

Two firefighters were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a criminal investigation into two contractors who had provided a 44-person crew to help fight a Washington state wildfire. The Bureau of Land Management said Thursday it asked the Border Patrol to help with the Wednesday operation because the group was working in a remote area. The agency says Border Patrol agents checked the crew’s identities and detained two workers who were in the U.S. illegally. The BLM said Thursday it terminated the contracts with the two companies and escorted the other 42 workers off federal land.

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Posters of a person throwing a sandwich are pictured along H Street, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

DC man seen throwing sandwich at agent charged with misdemeanor after grand jury declines indictment

A man captured on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington has been charged with a misdemeanor after prosecutors failed to convince a grand jury to return a more serious felony indictment, according to court papers filed Thursday. The move is a blow to the Trump administration, which had touted the felony assault case to show it would aggressively prosecute violence against law enforcement even after Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters who brutally attacked officers with poles and other makeshift weapons.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, looks on. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Marco Rubio will head to Latin America again as Trump prioritizes immigration

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading back to Latin America next week for visits to Mexico and Ecuador. It will mark his fourth foreign trip in the Western Hemisphere since becoming President Donald Trump’s top diplomat in January. Rubio has already traveled Latin America and the Caribbean twice and to Canada this year. He will return to the region to discuss Trump administration priorities including stemming illegal migration, combating organized crime and drug cartels and countering what the U.S. believes is malign Chinese behavior.

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This image released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, shows a Ryobi-branded electric pressure washer. (the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission via AP)

780,000 pressure washers are under recall after some consumers report explosions and impact injuries

About 780,000 pressure washers sold at retailers like Home Depot are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada, due to a projectile hazard that has resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, power tool and equipment company TTI is recalling certain models of its Ryobi-branded electric pressure washers because the products’ capacitor can overheat and burst, “causing parts to be forcefully ejected.” That poses serious impact risks to users or bystanders. To date, TTI has received 135 reports of capacitors overheating in the U.S. — including 41 reports of explosions that resulted in 32 injuries and/or fractures to consumers’ fingers, hands, face and eyes.

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FILE - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, center, speaks to a delegate at the Georgia Republican Convention in Dalton, Ga., June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)

Judge throws out campaign finance lawsuit between Republican rivals in Georgia governor’s race

A federal judge has thrown out Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr’s campaign finance lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. The suit alleged Jones has an unfair fundraising advantage as the two Republicans run for governor next year. Carr sued earlier this month asking a judge to prohibit Jones from using a special leadership committee that allows for unlimited fundraising. Carr alleged his free speech and equal protection rights were being violated. U.S. District Court Judge Victoria Marie Calvert dismissed Carr’s lawsuit Thursday. She ruled that Carr should have challenged the law instead of suing his rival.

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The gun used in the murder of Emmett Till is on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 in Jackson, Miss.. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

Gun used in Emmett Till’s lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder

The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History unveiled the .45-caliber pistol and its holster during a news conference Thursday, which is the 70th anniversary of Till’s murder. The gun belonged to John William “J.W.” Milam who, alongside Roy Bryant, abducted Till from his great-uncle’s home on Aug. 28, 1955. The white men tortured and killed Till after the teenager was falsely accused of whistling at a white woman in a rural Mississippi grocery store.

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Tesla vehicles line a parking area at the company's Fremont, Calif., factory on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Tesla sales plunge again in Europe as anger at Musk keeps buyers away for 7th month in a row

Europeans upset with Elon Musk still aren’t buying his electric cars, adding to a long losing streak for his company. That is according to data released Thursday by the  European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. The report said Tesla sales plunged 40% in July in 27 European Union countries compared with the year earlier even as sales from all EV makers soared. Chinese rival BYD’s 1.1% market shares topped Tesla’s 0.7%. Tesla’s billionaire CEO angered many Europeans by embracing far-right politicians earlier this year. The company hopes sales will climb after it introduces cheaper vehicles to the market soon.

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FILE - Workers adjust floating booms while wet harvesting cranberries at Rocky Meadow Bog, Nov. 1, 2024, in Middleborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)

Massachusetts cranberry bogs are being given a second life as vibrant wetlands

A growing number of cranberry bogs in Massachusetts are being converted back to nature as farmers get out of the business. The shift comes as the industry is being hit by lower prices for the pinkish crimson berries used in sauce and juice along with rising costs of producing the larger, hybrid varieties are popular. Farmers also are seeing the effects of climate change which is bringing unpredictable weather like droughts and warmer fall conditions that can influence the color of berries. Farmers have in the past considered options like selling the land for development or solar farms are now getting paid through state and federal funds to conserve the land.

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Yasin El Sammak is interviewed outside the New York City Police Department's 17th Precinct, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Pro-Palestinian protesters say they were attacked by Egyptian officials. Now they’re facing charges

Two brothers protesting outside an Egyptian diplomatic building in Manhattan last week were dragged inside the building by Egyptian officials and beaten with a metal chain, video shows. New York City police then arrested the brothers on felony assault charges, despite witness testimony and video contradicting Egyptian officials’ claims. The episode comes amid tensions over demonstrations at Egyptian diplomatic sites worldwide, as protesters call for the country to do more to aid residents of Gaza suffering from starvation. A spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney says the investigation is ongoing. Egypt’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations did not respond to an inquiry.

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FILE - This photo shows a sign outside a Best Buy store in Bethel Park, Pa., May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

A solid quarter at Best Buy overshadowed by outlook grown cloudy with tariffs

Best Buy posted a solid second quarter that exceeded Wall Street expectations, but the performances was overshadowed by an outlook that has grown cloudy due to tariffs the U.S. is imposing on trading partners. Despite easily beating expectations, shares slid more than 6% Thursday after the company stuck to earlier guidance for 2025. The company cited the potential impact of tariffs. Comparable sales, a good barometer of a retailer’s health, increased 1.6%, better than the small decline that analysts had expected. Yet the company had been battered by online competition. CEO Corie Barry pointed out that it was the highest growth for same-store sales, which include online sales, in three years.

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A look into the Bleak House auction items Guillermo del Toro had the hardest time letting go of

Guillermo del Toro has made his mark in horror and built a hefty memorabilia collection along the way. The filmmaker announced Thursday he’s teaming up with Heritage Auctions to auction hundreds of the 5,000 items in his collection. The items range from works by comic luminaries to exclusive items from his own classics. The auction was not an easy decision for del Toro, who joked that each item in his collection feels like a child of his own. The auction opened for online bidding Thursday and is the first of a three-part series with Heritage Auctions. The auction will take place on Sept. 26.

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Guillermo del Toro almost lost his movie memorabilia in a wildfire. Now, he’s letting some of it go

Guillermo del Toro rose to fame creating horror movies that will likely help shape the genre for generations to come. But, at his core, the Mexican-born horror buff is a collector. Heritage Auctions announced Thursday that a fraction of del Toro’s sprawling collection will be up for grabs. Del Toro told The Associated Press he felt inclined to give away some items after the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year came dangerously close to the so-called Bleak Houses, where he stores the collection. Online bidding began Thursday and the auction will take place on Sept. 26. A second and third part of the auction series will come next year.

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FILE - President Donald Trump holds charts as he speaks about the economy in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)

US economy grows 3.3% in second quarter, government says, in second estimate of April-June growth

The U.S. economy rebounded this spring from a first-quarter downturn caused by fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. In an upgrade from its first estimate, the Commerce Department said Thursday that U.S. gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — expanded at a 3.3% annual pace from April through June after shrinking 0.5% in the first three months of 2025. The department had initially estimated second-quarter growth at 3%.

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FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The Treasury Department wants US banks to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks

The Treasury Department wants U.S. financial institutions to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks handling funds that are used to fuel the flood of fentanyl across American communities. An advisory Thursday to banks, brokers and others highlights how such operations are working with Mexican drug cartels. The Trump administration is calling on banks to flag certain customers who may fit a profile of people who could launder money for cartels. That could include Chinese nationals such as students, retirees and housewives with unexplained wealth, and those who refuse to provide information about the source of their money. The Chinese Embassy in Washington had no immediate comment.

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Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city doesn’t need or want military intervention to fight crime. He told the Associated Press on Wednesday that troops could escalate things. Trump and Pritzker have traded insults for days over a supposed plan that would deploy the National Guard to Chicago and Baltimore, as the administration has done in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Pritzker and city leaders vow to sue, but in the meantime Pritzker has convened showy news conferences, posted sarcastic social media and hosted a campaign-style neighborhood stop, keeping Chicago in the spotlight.

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FILE - A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration on June 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Robot rabbits the latest tool in Florida battle to control invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their hiding spots. It’s the latest effort by the South Florida Water Management District to eliminate as many pythons are possible from the Everglades, where they are decimating native species with their voracious appetites. The robots are simple toy rabbits, retrofitted to have a heat signature, a bunny smell diffuser and natural movement. They are powered by solar panels and can be switched on and off remotely. They are placed in small pens monitored by a video camera that sends out a signal when a python is nearby.

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FILE - Demonstrators sit in an intersection during a protest over the death of George Floyd, on May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Jury awards more than $2 million to protester shot in face with nonlethal projectile

A jury has awarded at least $2.2 million to a protester who was shot in the face with a less-lethal munition by a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy during a demonstration against police brutality in 2020. In the verdict last week, the jury found LA County liable for the injuries sustained by the man, Cellin Gluck, and determined that he suffered $3.5 million in damages. LA County lawyers said in a statement that because the jury found the county was not entirely at fault, the court would reduce the awards by 35%.

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Residents from the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in Washington out in the street as Federal, and local law enforcement officer arrive to make arrest at a nearby apartment building, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Collin Binkley)

In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump’s law enforcement surge

A Washington, D.C. neighborhood on edge became the scene of an intense standoff as dozens of residents vented their outrage at police officers carrying out a drug arrest amid President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in the nation’s capital. Families and children were making their way to an elementary school in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood when local and federal police officers arrived at an apartment building blocks away from the school. Neighbors flooded the street and jeered at officers. It was one boil-over among many that have erupted across the city since Trump’s police takeover.

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FILE - Taylor Swift gets a kiss from Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as they arrive to watch play between Jannik Sinner, of Italy, and Taylor Fritz, of the United States, during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Dispatcher shakes it off after announcing Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement over scanner

A day after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement, some wild details are emerging about how folks spread the news. A dispatcher in Michigan accidentally announced it over the police scanner. One major business broke the news over email, lightheartedly suggesting that workers check their social media feeds and debate potential wedding playlists. And oddsmakers are now taking bets on when and where the superstar singer and the star tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs will wed. Swifties can even bet on the flavor of the wedding cake.

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FILE - The Louisiana state Capitol stands on April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

Louisiana urges Supreme Court to bar use of race in redistricting, in attack on Voting Rights Act

Louisiana has abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court to reject any consideration of race in redistricting in a case that could bring major changes to the Voting Rights Act. Appealing to a conservative-dominated court that has been skeptical of the use of race, Louisiana on Wednesday advanced a position that could allow it and other Republican-led states in the South to draw new maps that eliminate virtually all majority Black districts, which have been Democratic strongholds, voting rights experts said. The state’s high court filing was in response to the justices’ call for new briefing and arguments in the Louisiana case, which they first heard earlier this year.

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FILE - Visitors give commands to a robot at Nvidia's booth during the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center, in Beijing, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)

Nvidia’s AI chip sales surged again in latest quarter, but worries about a tech bubble persist

Nvidia’s sales of its artificial intelligence chipsets rose at a slower pace than analysts anticipated during the company’s latest quarter, a letdown likely to stoke worries that technology’s latest craze has been fool’s gold. The results announced Wednesday were hotly anticipated because Nvidia has emerged as a bellwether of a two-year-old AI boom that has propelled the stock market to record heights. Although Nvidia’s second-quarter profit and total revenue were higher than analysts forecast, sales in the company division responsible for its AI chips were slightly below projections. Nvidia’s stock slid 3% in extended trading.

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Cardi B testifies she didn’t touch security guard who’s suing her alleging assault

Cardi B has testified in a Los Angeles County court, denying allegations that she injured a security guard during her first pregnancy. The rapper says she didn’t touch Emani Ellis, who claims Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her. Cardi admitted to being angry during the heated argument because she believed Ellis was outing a pregnancy that was still a secret, but insisted it never turned physical. The incident occurred in February 2018 when Cardi was four months pregnant with her first child with rapper Offset. A receptionist from the doctor’s office supported Cardi’s account, saying she saw no physical fighting.

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FILE - Crosses are surrounded by flowers and other mementos at a memorial, June 9, 2022, for the victims of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Uvalde school didn’t release most of its shooting-related documents but says it was a mistake

The Uvalde school district released only a small fraction of the documents it said would be made public related to the 2022 Robb Elementary School massacre. District officials in the small Texas town said this week it’s an honest mistake they’re fixing. The Uvalde school district released thousands of pages earlier this month following years of litigation to withhold documents connected to one of the deadliest classroom attacks in U.S. history. The existence of still more unreleased material was revealed during a meeting Monday. About 26,000 more pages of documents and 8,600 more emails are set to be released over the next seven days.

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FILE - YouTube TV logo is seen at the YouTube Space LA in Los Angeles, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

YouTube TV reaches ‘short-term extension’ in dispute with Fox, warding off immediate disruptions

YouTube TV has reached a short-term extension in its contract dispute with Fox. This means subscribers won’t face immediate disruptions of Fox channels. The original deadline was Wednesday afternoon, with the streamer previously warning that networks like Fox Sports and News could become unavailable if the two sides didn’t reach a new deal by 5 p.m. ET. YouTube announced the extension shortly after the deadline, and maintained that it was still working towards an agreement. Fox confirmed the extension. It was not immediately clear how long the extension would be.

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FILE - The Colorado River cuts through Black Canyon, June 6, 2023, near White Hills, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

The Colorado River is in trouble. Some groups want the government to step up

A group of environmental advocates earlier this year sent a petition to the federal government with a simple, seemingly obvious message: Ensure that water from the imperiled Colorado River is only being delivered for reasonable and beneficial uses. The petition calls on the Bureau of Reclamation to curb wasteful use in agriculture, which receives the largest amount of water, in an effort to address the river’s serious water shortages caused by overuse, drought and rising temperatures. But the agency doesn’t clearly define what reasonable and beneficial use means, and farmers argue any water delivered to grow food is inherently beneficial. Some worry that water cuts or withholdings could trigger food shortages and bring economic hardship.

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FILE - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Rafael Grossi, addresses the media after arriving at the Vienna International Airport in Schwechat, Austria, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

IAEA chief says Iran’s cooperation with inspectors is a ‘work in progress’ as sanctions loom

The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog has warned that the agency is not yet satisfied with Iran’s cooperation with international inspectors. The warning comes as European leaders appear poised to reimpose sanctions on Tehran after a series of last-minute meetings failed to reach a diplomatic resolution on its nuclear program. International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi tells The Associated Press on Wednesday that despite Iran allowing its inspectors back in for the first time since the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June, regaining access to crucial nuclear facilities is still “a work in progress.” Iran has until Aug. 31 to satisfy European concerns as a possible “snapback” of U.N. sanctions looms.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump’s administration again appeals to the Supreme Court over his foreign aid funding freeze

President Donald Trump’s administration is appealing to the Supreme Court again in its bid to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid funding frozen. The Justice Department asked for quick intervention Wednesday to halt lower court decisions keeping the money flowing, including for global health and HIV and AIDS programs. The justices rebuffed the Trump administration in the case earlier this year. The Republican administration says the funding at issue includes about $12 billion that would need to be spent by Sept. 30 if the lower court orders stand. Trump has portrayed the foreign aid as wasteful spending that does not align with his foreign policy goals.

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Armed National Guard soldiers from West Virginia patrol the Mall near the Capitol in Washington, as part of President Donald Trump's order to impose federal law enforcement in the District of Columbia, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What Americans think about Trump’s handling of crime, according to a new poll

A new poll shows handling crime is now a relative strength for President Donald Trump. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey finds Americans are generally not happy about the Republican president’s handling of issues like immigration and the economy but are more positive about his tough-on-crime approach. The vast majority of Americans see crime as a “major problem” in large cities. It’s a concern Trump has seized on as he has deployed the National Guard to Washington and threatened to expand that model to other cities. Despite that perception, data shows violent crime in Washington is at a 30-year low.

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FILE - Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina fill the streets of New Orleans, Sept. 1, 2005. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool, File)

AP reporters reflect on Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later

Hurricane Katrina was a major storm when it made landfall in New Orleans in August 2005. It claimed more than 1,400 lives, destroyed entire neighborhoods and caused $151 billion in damage. The disaster changed how emergency response is handled in the United States. On an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” journalists reflect on the atmosphere in the city before the storm and how they covered it. Retired Associated Press journalist Chevel Johnson Rodrigue recalls the eerie calm before the storm. AP photographer Alex Brandon shares his experience working with the New Orleans Police SWAT team during the hurricane.

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Judge questions if Spanish-language journalist can stay in immigration detention without charges

A federal judge is questioning whether a Spanish-language journalist arrested at a June protest can remain in immigration detention after charges against him were dropped. Attorneys for journalist Mario Guevara told a federal magistrate judge in Georgia on Wednesday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is keeping Mario Guevara in custody because he’s a journalist who frequently records and livestreams activities of ICE agents and other law officers. They are calling for Guevara’s immediate release. Attorneys for the U.S. government argue that ICE has wide discretion to detain Guevara because the El Salvador native is deportable. U.S. Magistrate Judge Benjamin Cheesbro hasn’t ruled yet.

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FILE - DNC Chairman Ken Martin speaks during a news conference in Aurora, Ill., Aug 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Democrats eye new presidential primary calendar in 2028, with South Carolina’s top spot in jeopardy

The Democratic National Committee is seriously considering scrambling the party’s next presidential primary calendar. And South Carolina, the state that hosted the Democrats’ first-in-the-nation contest in 2024, is far from a lock to go first. That’s according to several members of the DNC’s new leadership team, including Chair Ken Martin. He said the DNC would not simply “rubber stamp” the 2024 calendar. The order of each party’s state-by-state presidential nomination process has major implications for the economies of the states involved, the candidates and ultimately the nation. The same states — Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — have dominated the process for decades.

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Kirkus Prize finalists include Angela Flournoy, Kiran Desai and Megha Majumdar

Novels by Angela Flournoy, Kiran Desai and Megha Majumdar, along with a memoir by Arundhati Roy, are finalists for the Kirkus Prize. The award offers a $50,000 cash prize for winners in fiction, nonfiction and young readers’ literature. Kirkus announced six nominees in each category on Wednesday. Desai’s novel is also shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Flournoy’s and Majumdar’s novels are their first releases in years. Other finalists include works by Allegra Goodman, Lucas Schafer and David Szalay. Winners will be announced on Oct. 8.

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FILE - Florida Panthers President & CEO Matt Caldwell announces a new naming rights deal, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)

Matthew Caldwell leaving Cup champion Panthers, becoming CEO of Timberwolves and Lynx

Matthew Caldwell is stepping down as the business operations president of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and accepting a 10-year deal as CEO of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. The teams announced the deal on Wednesday. Caldwell will begin overseeing “day-to-day business operations and high-level strategic initiatives for the Timberwolves, Lynx, and (the G League’s) Iowa Wolves” on Sept. 2.

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Immigrant rights advocates monitor a webcam available to the public showing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight departing from King County International Airport-Boeing Field, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

US deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flights reach record highs, the airlines running the trips have taken steps to make it more difficult to track the planes used to carry shackled people across the country and around the world. That’s according to independent groups monitoring the flights. In recent months, ICE Air contractors started using dummy call signs for the planes in the air and are hiding their tail numbers so they can’t be located on public tracking websites. Once on the ground, the planes are parked behind buildings so the migrants can’t be seen arriving or boarding. Despite these obstacles, dedicated immigrant rights advocates have created ways to follow ICE flights using shared information and crowdsourced data from radio signals.

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FILE - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, speaks during a conversations with leaders from organizations that include nonprofits, small businesses, manufacturing, supply chain management, the hospitality industry, and the housing and education sectors at the Federal Reserve building, Sept. 23, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Trump’s push to oust Fed’s Lisa Cook unites anti-DEI effort, bid to control independent institutions

Donald Trump’s vow to fire Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook is at the intersection of the Republican president’s efforts to consolidate power and purge diverse voices from the higher ranks of American leadership. Cook, an economist who has focused much of her research on economic innovation and discrimination, is the first Black woman to serve on the Fed’s board of governors. Trump’s move to fire her comes after he sought to fire multiple high-profile Black federal leaders, drawing the condemnation of Black leaders in Washington and beyond.

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Herpetologist David Mora reaches for a red-legged froglet in a restoration pond that is part of a cross-border effort to bring back the native species in both Baja California, Mexico, and Southern California, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, on a ranch outside of El Coyote, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The call of a native frog is heard again in Southern California thanks to help from Mexico and AI

Efforts to restore the red-legged frog to Southern California, where it had all but disappeared, seemed doomed when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and restrictions were put in place at the U.S.-Mexico border. But scientists were able to airlift coolers of frogs’ eggs from a tiny population on a remote ranch in Mexico and race them across the border to plant them in American ponds. Biologists have been using artificial intelligence to confirm that the batch not only hatched but went on to breed in a remarkable experiment to restore an ecosystem. The red-legged frog is the latest species to see success from binational cooperation along the near-2,000-mile border.

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Trump administration is investing in US rare earths in a push to break China’s grip

The U.S. is ramping up efforts to boost production of crucial components used in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets. The Trump administration is pouring money into the critical mineral industry to reduce reliance on China. It’s also launched a national security investigation into foreign-made mineral products. Industry insiders have long viewed critical minerals as a national vulnerability because they’re critical ingredients in many defense applications and an assortment of high-tech products. Recent export restrictions by Beijing highlighted the issue. President Donald Trump said this week that China “sort of took a monopoly of the world’s magnets” but he expressed confidence in securing supplies because the U.S. has “much bigger and better cards.”

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FILE - Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte, speaks to reporters at the White House, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump foes like Fed Governor Lisa Cook find themselves targeted by top housing regulator

Bill Pulte, the country’s top housing regulator, has been using his position to target President Trump’s political enemies. He has accused them of mortgage fraud and encouraged investigations. This week, Trump used Pulte’s allegations to attempt to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board of governors. Cook plans to fight her removal. Pulte has also targeted other Democrats but ignored similar cases involving Republicans. His actions align with Trump’s efforts to pressure opponents using federal power. Pulte, a housing industry scion, has a history of political donations to Trump and his allies.

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FILE - Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo speaks at the old Assembly Chambers in Carson City, Nev., May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes, File)

Cyberattack shuts down Nevada state offices and websites, governor’s office says

A cyberattack has caused Nevada’s state offices to close for two days this week and rendered some government websites and phone lines unavailable. The governor’s office said Tuesday that agencies will announce when their counters will reopen for in-person services. Gov. Joe Lombardo’s technology office said in a memo that officials identified the attack Sunday. State and federal authorities are investigating. The governor’s website was among those disabled. Lombardo’s office said there is no evidence that personal information has been compromised. Emergency services remained available.

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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

FBI agents who had accused bureau of politicization during Biden administration reach settlements

The Justice Department has reached settlements with a group of current and former FBI agents who have said they were disciplined for invoking their political beliefs or clashing with supervisors about approaches to investigations. Empower Oversight, a group founded and led by former staff members of Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, announced the resolutions of 10 cases, including eight settlements in the last two weeks. Three of the agents are returning to duty at the FBI. Others are being permitted to voluntarily retire, and some are receiving restoration of back pay and benefits. Most of the cases concern agents who had accused the FBI of politicizing its work during President Joe Biden’s administration, a claim leadership denied.

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West Virginia National Guard soldiers patrol near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, as part of President Donald Trump's order to use federal law enforcement to expel homeless people and rid the nation's capital of violent crime, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Local DC cases are landing in federal courts. A judge says the results are problematic

Hundreds of people have been arrested since President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown flooded the nation’s capital with federal agents and troops. What’s happening to them after their arrests is alarming many defense attorneys — and at least one judge — as the cases stack up in federal courtrooms. Some people facing nonviolent charges have remained jailed for days in Washington, D.C., while waiting for their initial court appearances. Their lawyers believe the government is prosecuting lower-level cases that are typically handled by local authorities and don’t belong in federal court. Prosecutors already have dropped a case amid complaints that the man was illegally searched.

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24 decomposing bodies removed from Colorado funeral home, investigators say

Authorities say they’ve removed two dozen decomposing bodies and other remains from a Colorado funeral home owned by a local coroner. Tuesday’s announcement marked the first time investigators have provided an exact count of decomposing bodies after remains were found behind a hidden door at Davis Mortuary in Pueblo last week. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says the homes of Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and a brother who is also listed as an owner of the funeral home have been searched. Neither brother has been arrested or charged and the investigation is expected to be lengthy.

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump attends the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York, Jan. 11, 2024. (Shannon Stapleton/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Trump asks court to toss remaining civil fraud penalties after getting his massive fine thrown out

Days after getting his massive civil fraud penalty thrown out, President Donald Trump asked New York’s highest court on Tuesday to overturn his other punishments, including a multiyear ban on him and his two eldest sons holding corporate leadership positions. Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal with the state’s Court of Appeals, seeking to erase the remaining effects of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, which alleges he inflated his net worth on financial paperwork given to banks and insurers. It’s the first of a pair of expected appeals after a five-judge panel of the state’s mid-level Appellate Division last week overturned Trump’s monetary penalty.

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Katy Perry testifies that she’s seeking ‘justice’ at trial over $15 million mansion

Katy Perry has testified during a Los Angeles trial that she’s seeking justice in a legal battle over a California mansion. Perry says she stands to lose money if the decision doesn’t favor her. The dispute involves a $15 million mansion she and former partner Orlando Bloom bought in 2020. The seller, Carl Westcott, claims he was not mentally competent to make the deal. Perry’s side won a previous trial, but a countersuit over lost rental income has led to a new trial. Perry’s testimony came on the fourth day of proceedings, which are expected to continue for two more days.

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Parents of missing 7-month-old California boy are charged with murder

The parents of a missing 7-month-old Southern California boy have been charged with murder. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office charged 32-year-old Jake Haro and his wife, 41-year-old Rebecca Haro, on Tuesday in the killing of their son Emmanuel, who hasn’t been found and is believed to be dead. Prosecutors also charged them with filing a false police report. The Haros are scheduled to be arraigned later on Tuesday. It isn’t known if they have lawyers yet. Authorities say Rebecca Haro told police she was knocked out while changing her son’s diaper outside a store in Yucaipa, and that he was missing when she awoke. Authorities say they found inconsistencies in her story, and they arrested the couple last week.

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FILE - Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing in Milwaukee on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Wisconsin judge accused of helping man evade ICE arrest loses a bid to drop charges

A federal judge is allowing a case to proceed against a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested in April and indicted on federal charges in May. U.S. District Judge Lynne Adelman on Tuesday rejected Dugan’s motion to dismiss the charges against her. A magistrate judge in July had recommended the case proceed. Adelman’s decision could be appealed. Attorneys for Dugan said Tuesday that if the case goes to trial, they expect to show she “simply treated this case like any other in front of her courtroom.”

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President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano during an event in the Oval Office to mark the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

After Trump’s DOGE action, 300 million people’s Social Security data is at risk, whistleblower says

A whistleblower says more than 300 million Americans’ Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight. The disclosure was submitted to the special counsel’s office on Tuesday by whistleblower Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration. He says the potential sensitive information that risks being released includes health diagnoses, income, banking information, familial relationships and personal biographic data. The Social Security Administration claims the data is secure and not compromised. Borges said the upload was an abuse of authority and a threat to public safety.

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Armed South Carolina National Guardsmen patrol near the Washington Monument, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump’s law enforcement surge is alienating DC residents, senior officers say

A pair of senior Washington, D.C., police commanders acknowledged that the ongoing federal law enforcement surge in the nation’s capital is alienating the population and damaging community relationships. Sixth District Commander Jaron Hickman said the effort is “getting some violent people off the streets — but in the long run, at what cost?” Hickman and Seventh District Commander James Boteler spoke Tuesday before about 50 citizens at a meeting of the Anacostia Community Council. The Tuesday appearance had been scheduled well before President Donald Trump took over the Metropolitan Police Department and flooded the capital with federal law enforcement agents and National Guard troops.

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FILE - The Anthropic website and mobile phone app are shown in this photo, in New York, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Book authors settle copyright lawsuit with AI company Anthropic

A group of book authors has reached a settlement with AI company Anthropic after suing for copyright infringement. A federal appeals court filing Tuesday said both sides have negotiated a proposed class settlement, with terms to be finalized next week. Anthropic declined to comment. A lawyer for the authors called it a “historic settlement.” In June, a federal judge ruled that Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot on copyrighted books. However, the company was still facing trial over acquiring those books from online “shadow libraries” of pirated copies.

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