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F.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia

NICK CORASANITI, ALAN FEUER, DUSTIN VOLZ AND RICHARD FAUSSET

The expansion of an investigation into Fulton County’s election office reflects President Trump’s desire to prove his baseless claims that the 2020 election in Georgia was rigged.

Ex-Texas middle school teacher sentenced to 33 years for sexually abusing 13-year-old student

Adriana Rullan, 30, received 33 years after a Webb County jury convicted her of continuous sexual abuse of a 13-year-old Gonzalez Middle School student.

The crazy flag designs… that could have been our new flag

Story of the 1,900-plus designs submitted before President Eisenhower selected America's iconic 50-star flag.

Jury Deadlocks on Felony Count for Golden Gate Bridge Protesters

SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA

Seven activists shut down the bridge in 2024 to protest American-backed military attacks in Gaza. They avoided a conviction on the most serious charge but were found guilty of misdemeanors.

Judge Demands Answers About Plans for Trump’s East Potomac Golf Course

ZACH MONTAGUE

In a fiery hearing, Judge Ana C. Reyes hammered the government over denials that the president was forging ahead with plans to renovate the course without approval.

JD Vance and Melania Trump Also Had Sharp Earnings Increases in 2025

ANDREA FULLER

But the revenue brought in by the vice president and the first lady paled in comparison to that of President Trump.

Louisiana Attorney General Charged With Bullying New Orleans Officials

RICK ROJAS

Liz Murrill, a Republican, was indicted on charges of malfeasance and intimidation after sending warning letters to the city’s Democratic leaders over actions they took.

UPS Did Not Tell Inspectors to Check Failed Part in Louisville Crash

KAROUN DEMIRJIAN

Inspectors were not instructed to check a bearing that they had been told was faulty, but the shipping company says Boeing, the plane’s manufacturer, is to blame.

Mexican national made knife from pens, tried stabbing passenger in the brain on Vegas-bound flight, DOJ says

Mexican national Julio Alvarez Lopez pleaded guilty after prosecutors said he made a weapon from pens before a Seattle-to-Las Vegas flight and tried to stab a stranger through the eye.

Fitness influencer pleads guilty in violent gym attack after beating man with weightlifting belt

Fitness influencer Wes Watson pleaded guilty to aggravated battery after footage showed him striking a man with a weightlifting belt at a Miami gym.

Driver charged with manslaughter after Tesla crashes into Texas home, kills grandmother

Ring doorbell footage shows the Tesla Model 3 slamming into a Katy, Texas, home at 73 mph while the DoorDash driver claims Full Self-Driving was engaged.

Massachusetts city imposes curfew ahead of historic World Cup match

Brockton officials announced an overnight curfew ahead of Cape Verde's World Cup match, citing shootings, reckless driving and public safety concerns.

Man with a Tibetan flag dies after setting himself on fire in front of UN headquarters

Officials say a man holding a Tibetan flag in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York has died after setting himself on fire

Extraordinary heat in US Northeast arrives to clash with Fourth of July revelry

Multiday warnings of extreme heat have landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia

Judge blocks Philadelphia law targeting masked federal officers

A federal judge blocked Philadelphia's mask ban on ICE agents, ruling the city cannot regulate how federal officers conduct enforcement operations.