Judge unseals new evidence in federal election case against Trump
When told by an aide that Vice President Mike Pence was in peril as the rioting on Capitol Hill escalated on Jan. 6, 2021, President Donald Trump replied, “So what?”
How Russians serve the state: In battle, and in childbirth
BERLIN — What the Kremlin wants from Russians now boils down to two things.
A wider war in the Middle East, from Hamas to Hezbollah and now Iran
The long-feared “wider war” in the Middle East is here.
California takes a big step toward fair college admissions
Every time California takes a big step on education, you have to brace yourself: Is this going to lead the country in the right direction, as it did with eliminating racial preferences in college admissions in the ’90s? Or will this send education in the rest of the country over a cliff, as with the whole language fiasco of the ’80s?
Rescuers push through Helene debris to find people and restore power
Rescuers fanned out across the mountains of southern Appalachia on Tuesday, scouring the region for missing people and rushing supplies to communities still in dire need of food, water and power after Hurricane Helene.
Conditions at Georgia prisons violate constitution, Justice Dept. says
WASHINGTON — A Justice Department investigation into Georgia’s state prison system found conditions that violate the Constitution, including rampant violence, sexual assault, drug smuggling and gang activity, according to a report released Tuesday.
Breast cancer continues to rise among younger women, study finds
Rates of breast cancer — the second leading cause of cancer deaths in U.S. women — climbed 1% a year from 2012 to 2021, and even more sharply among women younger than 50 and among Asian American/Pacific Islander women of all ages, according to an American Cancer Society report published Tuesday.
Mexico’s first female president takes office
MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum took office Tuesday, the first woman and Jewish person to lead Mexico in the country’s more than 200-year history as an independent nation.
Port workers strike on East and Gulf Coasts
For the first time in nearly 50 years, dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday, a move that will cut off most trade through some of the busiest U.S. ports and could send a chill through the economy.
School bus blaze in Thailand kills at least 23
BANGKOK — A bus filled with schoolchildren and teachers caught fire just outside Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people.
Trump’s consistent message online and onstage: Be afraid
Former President Donald Trump swings wildly from topic to topic at his rallies, veering from tariffs to immigration policy to the problems with electric vehicles. But he tends to return to the same apocalyptic message.
A tense, policy-heavy debate ends with clash over democracy
WASHINGTON — Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota clashed on Tuesday in a vice presidential debate in which Vance’s well-honed, television-friendly style came up against an aw-shucks approach from Walz that was at times nervous and halting.
Hundreds still missing in mountain towns after ‘history-making’ Helene
GERTON, N.C. — National Guard units swarmed over the North Carolina mountains in helicopters, high-water vehicles and a cargo plane Monday, joining the desperate effort to deliver food, water and emergency supplies to remote mountain communities hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
Trump, no stranger to playing storm politics, visits a battered Georgia
Minutes after touching down in storm-ravaged Valdosta, Georgia, former President Donald Trump made an elaborate false claim about the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene.
California bans legacy preferences at private universities
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will ban private colleges and universities, including some of the nation’s most selective institutions, from giving special consideration to applicants who have family or other connections to the schools, a practice known as legacy preferences.
Port strike deadline nears, with signs of movement in talks
With hours to go before their labor contract expired, longshoremen on the East and Gulf coasts prepared Monday to go on strike at midnight, halting most activity at some of the busiest U.S. ports.
Trump golf course suspect pleads not guilty
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The man accused of mounting an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at one of his Florida golf courses pleaded not guilty Monday in a brief appearance in federal court.
Israeli military announces ground invasion of southern Lebanon
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military began a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, targeting what it said early Tuesday was Hezbollah military infrastructure in villages close to the Israel-Lebanon border, the first such incursion by Israel into its northern neighbor’s territory in nearly two decades.
Harris tries to goad Trump into another debate
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday tried to taunt former President Donald Trump into participating in another debate as she rallied supporters in Nevada.
In Biden’s homestretch, selfies on Air Force One and a chorus of ‘Thank you, Joe’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden was in the mood to break some rules.
