Russell Fry Backs Darline Graham in South Carolina Senate Runoff Amid Trump Pressure
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:16:22 +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 14:01:14 +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.: Ex-Officer Held in New Orleans Mass Shooting Plot Is Freed Without Charges
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:00:28 +0000 Law enforcement officials had said that Christopher Gillum, a former police officer in North Carolina, planned to attack a large festival. He was released without charges.: Appeals Court Sidesteps Key Question Over Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:07:04 +0000 The court dismissed a case over the Alien Enemies Act in a messy conclusion to a long-running legal battle that had seemed destined to end up before the Supreme Court.: U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:49:04 +0000 The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.: What We Know About the Storms Battering the Midwest
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:14:03 +0000 A lingering weather system has brought severe flooding and intense winds — including a few tornadoes — to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.: Charlie Kirk Suspect Fights Death Penalty, Says No Others Were in Danger
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:52:30 +0000 Prosecutors say they can seek the death penalty against Tyler Robinson because he also endangered people near Charlie Kirk, who was shot in the throat last year. Mr. Robinson’s lawyers note that the gunman struck only his target.: Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:34:21 +0000 The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.: Trump’s Immigration Policy Echoes 1920s Crackdown, but This Time Congress Isn’t Involved
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:08:37 +0000 U.S. leaders limited immigration amid economic and social turmoil. Historians see similarities to Trump’s crackdown, with a catch: He’s doing it without Congress.: Timber Fire Threatens California’s Big Sur Region: What to Know
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:02:09 +0000 The Timber fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and was 7 percent contained on Thursday.