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Elizabeth Smart Is Rethinking the True-Crime Podcast

MAYA SALAM

Her abduction as a child became a national story. In a new true crime podcast, Smart speaks to survivors of violent crimes about what they endured and the lifelong process of healing.

Hayden Panettiere Was in Cardiac Arrest When Authorities Responded to 911 Call

DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR AND MATT STEVENS

After the authorities responded to a 911 call in Greenville, S.C., an initial police investigation found no evidence of “foul play or suspicious circumstances.”

Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys

DANNY HAKIM

It was the second federal appellate decision to take issue with the administration’s custom of leaving interim prosecutors in place to lead U.S. attorney’s offices to circumvent congressional approval.

Hayden Panettiere’s Best Performances: Where to Stream

MAYA SALAM

The actress was a staple of two popular network TV dramas and had memorable early-career roles in film.

More U.S. Parents Opting Children Out of Vaccine Requirements, C.D.C. Reports

TEDDY ROSENBLUTH, DANI BLUM AND FRANCESCA PARIS

New data on exemptions from state vaccine mandates for schoolchildren come a week after President Trump signed an executive order calling to scale back childhood shots.

Family Presses for Information About Fatal ICE Shooting in Maine

MAIA SPOTO AND MURRAY CARPENTER

The Department of Homeland Security said there would be an investigation. But so far little has been disclosed about the killing last month.

Lake Powell Hits Lowest Level On Record As Water Crisis Continues

SCOTT DANCE AND MIRA ROJANASAKUL

Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River.

AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.

TIFFANY HSU

Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.

As Iran Truce Expires and Options Shrivel, Trump Lashes Out

LUKE BROADWATER

President Trump took aim at Oman, a U.S. ally that has been mediating the talks, as efforts to end a war he started have faltered.

Shakira makes surprise visit to earthquake-damaged Colombia

Colombian superstar Shakira pledged to help build at least 10 new schools in a remote region of her home country after a devastating earthquake struck last week, killing hundreds and affecting thousands of educational sites

US, Canada hold last-minute talks to stop 50% U.S. tariffs

Tension between Washington and Ottawa is already high, stoked by trade disputes and President Donald Trump's inflammatory comments about making Canada the 51st U.S. state

WATCH: Firefighters continue to battle flames of massive gas tank explosion outside Tulsa

Massive natural gas tanks outside Tulsa, Oklahoma, exploded after the owners of the site say lightning struck one of the tanks. Fire crews are still working to douse the flames.

Hayden Panettiere 'left this world far too soon,' says ex-fiance Wladimir Klitschko

Hayden Panettiere was the mother to one child, a daughter, Kaya Klitschko, whom she had in 2014 with her ex-fiance, heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.

Jill Biden says she prays to late son about Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis

Former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden said she prays to her late son, Beau, as former President Joe Biden battles an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

Ukraine aims a drone blitz at Moscow while Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukraine

Ukrainian forces have launched one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since the invasion began, firing almost 800 drones