Series of Michigan Shootings Leave 6 Dead, Including Gunman
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:44 +0000 The gunman, Chad Hickman, was found dead in a wooded area near Whitlock Lake in Caldwell Township, the authorities said. A motive for the shootings was not immediately known.: Man, 18, Pleads Guilty to Repeatedly Kicking Sea Lion in California
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:50:19 +0000 The man bobbed and wove before lobbing a kick at a sea lion in San Diego last month, a video of the episode shows.: South Florida Venue Cancels Rally With a Pro-Palestinian Congresswoman
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:34:54 +0000 Representative Rashida Tlaib was supposed to headline an event called “Chomp the Oligarchy” for three candidates for Congress who face Jewish Democrats in Tuesday’s primary.: Two Billy Goats Boarded a Bus in Portland. They Did Not Have Passes.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:29:33 +0000 Security camera footage showed the goats entering the TriMet bus in Portland, Ore., through the middle doors before some passengers shooed them off. They have since been reunited with their owner.: President Trump Takes Credit for Steep Crime Rate Declines
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:02:24 +0000 Violent crime rates, including murder, have dropped precipitously. The trend began before the president’s current term.: Navy and USS Lincoln’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:35:07 +0000 Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.: Can Senator Ed Markey’s Progressive Politics Help Him Overcome the Age Issue?
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:08:46 +0000 Ed Markey is hoping that his progressive politics will save him in Massachusetts.: Trump Dismisses Reports About Dire Conditions Aboard U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:14:44 +0000 Asked whether the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln had gone on too long, the president said its deployment had lasted “not nearly long enough.”: John Carro, Jurist Who Had Early Brush With Lee Harvey Oswald, Dies at 98
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:31:47 +0000 Decades before his rise to the New York State appellate court, he was a probation officer who tried to help Mr. Oswald, then a teenager living in the Bronx.: The 5 Congress Members Whose Families Trade the Most Stocks
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:51:31 +0000 Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.: Stock Trading in Congress Becomes an Attack Line in Midterm Campaigns
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:23:38 +0000 Republican and Democratic challengers are both using the issue to attack members of Congress as unethical, seizing on a common practice that enrages voters.: Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola Pushes Back Against Endorsement From Kamala Harris
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:49:49 +0000 The campaign of Mary Peltola said it was focused on issues important to Alaska and did not approve a message of support from Ms. Harris.: Lawsuit Accuses Selena Gomez of Defrauding Investors in Mental Health Site
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:09:07 +0000 The actor, singer and beauty mogul founded Wondermind, a mental health platform, with her mother. Investors put in more than $1 million in the venture, which “quietly collapsed,” the suit said.: DOJ Charges Kentucky Woman in World War II Memorial Vandalism Case
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:04:23 +0000 Two felony charges have been filed against a Kentucky woman after spray paint was seen on the memorial in the capital.: Mary Morello, Free Speech Activist Who Defended Explicit Lyrics, Dies at 102
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:51:01 +0000 An Illinois teacher — and the mother of the rock star Tom Morello — she took on Tipper Gore during culture war skirmishes over warning labels on records.: She Sewed the Blue Angels’ Suits for 40 Years. Then a Big Company Got the Job.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:11:24 +0000 Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.: Russell Fry Backs Darline Graham in South Carolina Senate Runoff Amid Trump Pressure
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:35:41 +0000 The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator’s sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25.: Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:11:23 +0000 The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.: David Hearn’s Lawyers Ask Court to Bar Future Reflecting Pool Charges
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:11:46 +0000 Citing comments by President Trump, David Hearn raised the prospect of “prosecutorial harassment.”: An Unlikely Emergency Appeal to the Supreme Court From a Dog Named Bruce
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:29:01 +0000 A last-ditch filing this week came on behalf of a dog that a judge found to be “vicious” and shows how the court’s emergency docket has been growing.: Brad Pitt’s Return to Drinking Is Not Unsafe, Experts Say
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:39:36 +0000 His disclosure in an interview revived a key question about sobriety: whether someone who once drank dangerously can ever drink moderately.: Why the D.O.J. Is Pursuing Low-Level Fraud Cases
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:27:53 +0000 Our reporter Devlin Barrett explains why the Department of Justice is pursuing small-time fraud cases, and what that means for larger fraud investigations at the department.: Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:02:49 +0000 As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.: Is Activism Hurting Sociology? Sociologists Are Torn.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:28:58 +0000 A group of sociologists broke away in protest from their colleagues over disagreements about Israel. Some worry the political stances are harming the field.: ‘A Dying Community’: An Energy Crisis Worsened by the War Strains Alaska
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:14:39 +0000 Diesel generators produce the electricity for small towns and hamlets like Manley Hot Springs, Alaska. Prices are soaring with no end in sight.: Inside Rural Alaska’s Energy Crisis
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:13 +0000 Anna Griffin, our Pacific Northwest bureau chief, visits rural Alaska to look at the ways the Iran war worsened an energy crisis there.: American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger Is Said to Be Released From Captivity
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:25:38 +0000 The release of Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot who was seized in Niger’s capital last fall, has been a priority for the White House.: California Ignored Sexual Abuse of Women in Prison, Justice Dept. Says
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:21:58 +0000 A Justice Department report released on Thursday found that inmates at two state-run women’s prisons routinely had their rights violated. State officials say they have already put reforms in place.