Gunman Kills 2 Co-Workers at Virginia Rental Business
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:31:58 +0000 A 37-year-old man shot three employees at an equipment rental business, then killed himself after a standoff with the police, the authorities said.: Newsom, Eager for a Higher Perch, Climbs the Golden Gate Bridge
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:20:13 +0000 Gov. Gavin Newsom of California scrambled up a bridge cable before signing a bill at the top of the south tower.: Becerra Holds Wide Leads in Polling of California’s Governor Race
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:43:04 +0000 Unaffiliated voters leaned heavily toward Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in a recent poll, pushing him to his largest lead of this election cycle.: Man Gets Life Sentence for Strangling 15-Year-Old Girl in San Francisco in 1978
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:37:46 +0000 Mark Personette, 80, eluded the authorities for 43 years before he was arrested and eventually convicted of first-degree murder for killing Marissa Harvey.: Who Is Xavier Becerra, the Democrat Running for Governor in California?
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:50:50 +0000: Who Is Steve Hilton, the Republican Running for Governor in California?
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:30:04 +0000: Expect both candidates to pitch solutions to a perennial California problem: affordable housing.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:01:07 +0000: Here’s the latest.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:33:23 +0000: Hundreds of Catholic Clerics Abused Children in Massachusetts, Report Says
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:23:41 +0000 An investigation by the state’s attorney general found decades of sex abuse of nearly 1,000 children over a century across three Massachusetts dioceses.: Hegseth Talks Tough as Republican Doubts About His Leadership Grow
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:40:10 +0000 Pete Hegseth has held onto his job by projecting a tough guy image, but his relationship with Republican lawmakers has never been worse.: Troy Jackson Apologizes for Generalizing Jewish Mainers’ Views on Gaza
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:09:48 +0000 Mr. Jackson, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, had told an interviewer that some Jews in the state choose not to accuse the Israeli government of carrying out a genocide “only because” they were Jewish.: In Wooing Wavering Hispanic Voters, Trump Talks ICE, His Ballroom and Himself
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:07:36 +0000 President Trump veered off the topic at hand during a White House reception for Hispanic Heritage Month.: Federal Judge Orders Bureau of Prisons to Restore Union Protections
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:03:43 +0000 In his ruling, Judge Vernon D. Oliver cited public statements from the bureau’s director that hurt the agency’s case in court.: Trump Plays Defense in Midterm Tour Across Republican Strongholds
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:54:34 +0000 Some deep-red areas are in need of a jolt.: Senator Marsha Blackburn Sues Over Jack Smith’s Subpoena During Trump Inquiry
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:27:04 +0000 The lawsuit, brought by Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, tests the reach of the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause.: T.S.A. Agents Are Told to Get on Their Feet During Airport ID Checks
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:57:29 +0000 The agency said that requiring agents to stand while examining documents was a “welcome change.” The union representing them was less welcoming.: Trump’s Voluntary A.I. Policing Echoes What Biden Did. But Is It Enough Today?
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:29:25 +0000 President Trump’s plan to let A.I. companies police themselves comes amid mounting examples that they are failing to put safeguards on the technology.: Justice Dept. Tries to Rebuke Federal Judges for Speaking to The Times
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:12:45 +0000 Judge Patrick J. Schiltz had warned that the administration’s actions “created a grave threat to the rule of law.” The attorney general accused him of “obvious bias.”: Salah Sarsour, Islamic Leader in Wisconsin, Can Be Deported, Judge Rules
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:51:41 +0000 Salah Sarsour, a vocal supporter of Palestinian rights who leads the state’s largest Islamic group, says the case is politically motivated and plans to appeal the decision.: Jonathan McKinsey’s In-Laws Charged With Murder in California Shooting
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:16:06 +0000 Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen were accused of planning the killing of Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer in the games department of The New York Times, near a park in Dublin, Calif.: States That Ban Abortion Challenge Shield Laws for Providers Who Mail Pills
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:30:39 +0000 The lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas to the Supreme Court escalates the battle between states that outlaw abortion and those that support nationwide access by mail.: In Speech, Hegseth Targets Diversity, Transgender People, Reporters and Iran
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:25:52 +0000 In his “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on the culture war and accused reporters of “treason” over Iran war coverage.: Legal Immigrants Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump’s Bill
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:02:52 +0000 Many immigrants without green cards will no longer be eligible for the health insurance program for low-income people.: Judge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration’s Memo on Boat Strikes
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:17:06 +0000 The judge also ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document, which blesses the disputed killings at sea.: Kristi Noem Files for Divorce From Bryon Noem After 34 Years of Marriage
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:19:54 +0000 Ms. Noem, a former homeland security secretary and governor of South Dakota, filed court papers there seeking to end her marriage to Bryon Noem, an insurance salesman.: Democrats Block Stock-Trading Bill, Denying the G.O.P. a Pre-Midterm Win
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:33:00 +0000 A Republican measure to limit, but not bar, congressional stock trading faltered in the Senate as Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. bid to show progress on an issue that has rankled voters.: Chi Phi Says It Acted Quickly in 2024 to Expel Cornell Members Named in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:30:12 +0000 The national organization of the Chi Phi fraternity at the center of a Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit explained publicly for the first time how it handled the episode.: Congress Set to Leave Washington for the Midterms With No A.I. Progress
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:36:37 +0000 Senate Democrats blocked a measure that would encourage, but not require, states to protect consumers from power rate hikes tied to data center growth, and had no limits on A.I. use or deployment.: Viper Image That Caused Alarm in California Was A.I.-Generated
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:28:15 +0000 A Gaboon viper, a venomous snake native to equatorial regions of Africa, was supposedly photographed in a tree in Santa Ana, Calif. How could that be? Well, it turns out it wasn’t.: Supreme Court Allows Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:14:32 +0000 Christa Pike, who was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995, was set to be executed by lethal injection. Officials had gone ahead with the execution after a temporary court-ordered pause.: Becerra and Hilton to Face Off in Televised California Governor Debate
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:10:38 +0000 Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who served in the Biden administration, will debate Steve Hilton, a Republican former talk show host, in what’s likely to be their only face-off before the election.: Judge Ends Federal Oversight of Oakland Police After 23 Years
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:09:34 +0000 In ending the longest such monitoring in U.S. history, a federal court said the department had mostly complied with reforms mandated by a 2003 settlement after a police brutality lawsuit.: Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:03:21 +0000 Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.: Donor Gives $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon, the Largest University Gift Ever
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:53:43 +0000 The donation by Kenneth Griffin, intended mostly to help build a campus in Miami, was the biggest single gift in the history of U.S. higher education.: 55 Swatting Calls: A Couple’s Fight Against Online Stalkers and the Police
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:36:40 +0000 The city of Milwaukee agreed to a $575,000 settlement after months of heavily armed police responses to 911 calls to the couple’s home that officials knew were hoaxes.: ‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses Traction
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:59:59 +0000 Across the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on crime, even as crime rates plummet.: Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:04:27 +0000 In 2024, these voters were an essential part of the winning Republican coalition. Now, many feel abandoned and furious, complicating the party’s chances in November.: Do Families Have a Right to Hug Their Jailed Loved Ones?
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:21:53 +0000 A growing number of jails allow only virtual calls. Some families are suing for the right to see inmates in person.: Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Vie for Undecided Voters
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:26:32 +0000 Mayor Karen Bass and her onetime ally, Nithya Raman, made their case to voters with just five weeks left until the election.: Caleb Flynn, ‘American Idol’ Contestant and Pastor, Convicted of Wife’s Murder
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:52:17 +0000 The trial in Ohio attracted outsize attention because the defendant, Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor, auditioned on “American Idol” in 2013.