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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83.7 million, beating ‘Lilo & Stitch’
Read full article: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83.7 million, beating ‘Lilo & Stitch’“How to Train Your Dragon” took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth.
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith contemplates increased security after shooting of Democratic lawmakers
Read full article: Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith contemplates increased security after shooting of Democratic lawmakersLawmakers are still reeling from the shooting that killed one Minnesota state legislator and her husband and severely wounded another and his wife.
Justice Department's early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role
Read full article: Justice Department's early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional roleThe Trump administration's Justice Department has begun targeting Democratic and presidential swing states with demands for election data or changes to voter registration procedures.
Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers
Read full article: Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakersA massive search has stretched into its second day for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband in her suburban Minneapolis home.
The man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers, killing 1, remains on the loose
Read full article: The man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers, killing 1, remains on the looseThe man suspected of shooting two influential Minnesota lawmakers, killing one, continues to elude investigators for a second day even after the discovery of a car they believe he was driving.
What US adults think about Pope Leo XIV, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Read full article: What US adults think about Pope Leo XIV, according to a new AP-NORC pollA new AP-NORC poll finds that just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff, American Catholics are feeling excited about their new religious leader.
The death toll from San Antonio flooding rises to 13. All those missing have been found
Read full article: The death toll from San Antonio flooding rises to 13. All those missing have been foundThe death toll from heavy rains that inundated parts of San Antonio has risen to 13, and all those missing have been found.
Political violence is threaded through recent US history. The motives and justifications vary
Read full article: Political violence is threaded through recent US history. The motives and justifications varyThe attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.
In White Sox stadium broadcast, Pope Leo XIV sends message of hope to Chicago and the US
Read full article: In White Sox stadium broadcast, Pope Leo XIV sends message of hope to Chicago and the USIn his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and meaning in their lives through God and in service to others.
Minnesota's slain Democratic leader lived the political divisions in the US every day
Read full article: Minnesota's slain Democratic leader lived the political divisions in the US every dayMelissa Hortman lived the deep partisan divide that Americans talk about every day as a Minnesota House member.
What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 21 cases, including state bans on transgender care
Read full article: What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 21 cases, including state bans on transgender careThe Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the federal government.
Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions came
Read full article: Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions cameDemonstrators came out in cities across the U.S. to protest President Donald Trump.
Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in record-high Colorado helicopter rescues
Read full article: Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in record-high Colorado helicopter rescuesTwo men who were struck by lightning on a Colorado peak were flown to safety in what is believed to be the highest helicopter rescues on record in the mountainous state.
News that one man survived the Air India plane crash weighs on some other sole survivors
Read full article: News that one man survived the Air India plane crash weighs on some other sole survivorsNews of the sole survivor of an Air India plane crash that killed the other 241 people aboard has led to endless fascination online.
Federal judge recuses himself days before sentencing Memphis officers accused in Tyre Nichols' death
Read full article: Federal judge recuses himself days before sentencing Memphis officers accused in Tyre Nichols' deathThe judge presiding over the federal case against five former Memphis police officers convicted in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has recused himself from further proceedings, just days before four of them were scheduled to be sentenced.
Deaths in San Antonio rise to 11 and some are still missing after heavy storms, officials say
Read full article: Deaths in San Antonio rise to 11 and some are still missing after heavy storms, officials sayEleven people are dead and multiple people are missing after heavy rain flooded parts of San Antonio.
2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US
Read full article: 2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to USTwo Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States without permits will remain in custody in Michigan.
Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthday
Read full article: Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthdayThe Army will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a parade on Saturday, which happens to be President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.
Immigration raids are threatening businesses that supply America's food, farm bureaus say
Read full article: Immigration raids are threatening businesses that supply America's food, farm bureaus sayFederal agents have rounded up dozens of California farmworkers in large-scale raids at packinghouses and fields that farm bureaus say threaten businesses that supply much of the country’s food.
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up for Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial but can't get in
Read full article: Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up for Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial but can't get inYe, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, says he came to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs to support him but couldn't enter the packed courtroom.
Mahmoud Khalil can remain jailed over claims he lied on green card application, judge says
Read full article: Mahmoud Khalil can remain jailed over claims he lied on green card application, judge saysA federal judge says the Trump administration can continue to detain Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil on allegations that he lied on his green card application.
Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials
Read full article: Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officialsPresident Donald Trump's administration has released to deportation officials the personal data for millions of Medicaid enrollees, including their immigration status.
In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use
Read full article: In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water useIn landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is growing barramundi — a tropical species native to Australia.
4 detainees have escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, DHS says
Read full article: 4 detainees have escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, DHS saysAuthorities are looking for four detainees who escaped from an immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.
California Legislature OKs proposal to freeze health care access for some immigrants
Read full article: California Legislature OKs proposal to freeze health care access for some immigrantsThe California Legislature approves a proposal Friday to freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants without legal status.
Marines take over some security in LA while cities across US prep for 'No Kings' rallies
Read full article: Marines take over some security in LA while cities across US prep for 'No Kings' ralliesAfter a week of protests over federal immigration raids, about 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building and personnel in the city.
Jury begins deliberating whether Karen Read is guilty of murder in Boston police boyfriend’s death
Read full article: Jury begins deliberating whether Karen Read is guilty of murder in Boston police boyfriend’s deathJurors in the second murder trial of Karen Read have begun deliberating after weeks of testimony.
South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders
Read full article: South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in 2 separate murdersA South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders has been put to death by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months.
Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1/2 years in federal corruption case
Read full article: Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1/2 years in federal corruption caseThe longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on federal corruption charges.
The lone passenger who survived the deadly Air India crash sparks interest in other sole survivors
Read full article: The lone passenger who survived the deadly Air India crash sparks interest in other sole survivorsThe notion that only one person survived the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board is sparking interest on social media about how that could happen and if such a thing has happened before.
Nevada GOP governor vetoes voter ID bill that he pushed for in a deal with Democrats
Read full article: Nevada GOP governor vetoes voter ID bill that he pushed for in a deal with DemocratsNevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has vetoed a bill that would have required voters in the swing state to show a photo ID at the polls.
Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force, despite ex-officials warning of chaos
Read full article: Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force, despite ex-officials warning of chaosPresident Donald Trump has told government agencies to consolidate their wildland firefighting into a single program.
Jury finds New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunity
Read full article: Jury finds New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunityA New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy violated its owners’ constitutional rights but had qualified immunity, a federal jury found.
'Shocked' and 'sickened' Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla's removal
Read full article: 'Shocked' and 'sickened' Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla's removalSenate Democrats were shaken to the core after seeing videos of officers aggressively pushing California Sen. Alex Padilla out of a news conference with the Homeland Security secretary and eventually restraining him on the floor outside the room.
Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism -- and each other
Read full article: Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism -- and each otherA growing number of Black fathers with autistic children are looking to be more visible in the national autism conversation through podcasts, nonprofits and summits that specifically address their experience.
Trump administration tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela they have to leave
Read full article: Trump administration tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela they have to leaveThe Department of Homeland Security is notifying hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans that their temporary permission to live and work in the United States has been revoked and they should leave the country.
GOP tax bill would cost poor Americans $1,600 a year and boost highest earners by $12,000, CBO says
Read full article: GOP tax bill would cost poor Americans $1,600 a year and boost highest earners by $12,000, CBO saysThe Republican tax bill approved by the House would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.
US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by example
Read full article: US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by exampleFaith leaders across denominations are joining nationwide protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown but are calling for any resistance to remain nonviolent.
Officers sue to compel Congress to install a Jan. 6 riot memorial at Capitol
Read full article: Officers sue to compel Congress to install a Jan. 6 riot memorial at CapitolTwo of the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters have filed a lawsuit to compel Congress to follow one of its own laws and install a memorial to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
Nationwide protests against immigration raids escalate, leading to arrests and curfews
Read full article: Nationwide protests against immigration raids escalate, leading to arrests and curfewsProtests over federal immigration enforcement raids are flaring up around the country, and officials in cities large and small are preparing for major demonstrations against President Donald Trump this weekend.
Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police seeking woman who had abortion
Read full article: Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police seeking woman who had abortionIllinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department for allegedly sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a Texas sheriff seeking a woman who had an abortion.
Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to fine Trump administration for contempt
Read full article: Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to fine Trump administration for contemptLawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Maryland to impose fines and other sanctions against the Trump administration.
The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first
Read full article: The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her firstThe reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag.
Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops ahead of planned 'No Kings' protests
Read full article: Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops ahead of planned 'No Kings' protestsTexas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops across the state, along with more than 2,000 state police.
Trump signs measure blocking California's ban on new sales of gas-powered cars
Read full article: Trump signs measure blocking California's ban on new sales of gas-powered carsPresident Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts
Read full article: 'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the factsHealth officials want you to think twice before buying brightly colored energy shots and supplements often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops.
Robert F. Kennedy met with the CIA after a trip to the Soviet Union, newly declassified files show
Read full article: Robert F. Kennedy met with the CIA after a trip to the Soviet Union, newly declassified files showThe CIA has released 1,500 pages of previously classified documents relating to the assassination of New York Sen. Robert F.
Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bail
Read full article: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bailA Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos into the United States has been released on bail.
AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks
Read full article: AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacksEverything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity.