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News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters

MACK LIEDERMAN

Some Democrats said President Trump’s ban was an attempt to control the press and distract voters as Republicans face deep challenges in the midterm elections.

Newsom Signs Bills Meant to Prevent Trump’s Interference in Midterms

LAUREL ROSENHALL

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation that would make it illegal to interfere with ballots or election records in response to efforts by the president to restrict voting.

Hiker Dies After Lightning Strikes ‘Tin Shack’ on Utah Mountain

ISHANI DESAI

The 19-year-old man sought shelter with nine other people in a metal structure atop Mount Timpanogos on Friday, officials said.

US military strikes alleged narco-trafficking vessel in Caribbean, killing 4 'narco-terrorists'

Video shows a Caribbean vessel erupting into a fireball as SOUTHCOM says it killed four alleged narco-terrorists in a drug trafficking strike.

US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean

The U.S. military has attacked another boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people

Fast food from the US and China catches on in both countries

China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs to Taiwan

Alleged killer mom Corie Walsh ruled too dangerous to return home — but psychiatrist warns risk can change

Forensic psychiatrist explains why a dangerousness finding isn't permanent for Corie Walsh, the Illinois mother held without pretrial release.

California Republicans walk a tightrope as Trump jumps into midterms campaigning

ANA CEBALLOS, JUSTINE MCDANIEL

California Republicans running in the state's most competitive House races are appearing to keep some measure of public distance from Trump ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Barabak: The worst, most vile candidate in Texas isn't who you might think

MARK Z. BARABAK

The bigoted Bo French is running for railroad commissioner. His racist social media post drew scathing condemnation, though not from Gov. Greg Abbott or the ethically bankrupt Senate nominee Ken Paxton.

Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing attorney in his office defends himself in murder trial

Tomasz Kosowski represents himself in a death penalty trial for the alleged murder of attorney Steven Cozzi, whose body was never recovered.

Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an 'inexpensive price to pay' for the Iran war

Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families

Alaskans will decide fate of ranked choice voting system after chaotic end to state's primary

Alaska's primary revealed some of the headaches related to a major change in how voters select their candidates

National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Fay forms in the northern Atlantic

A new tropical storm has formed in the northern Atlantic Ocean but does not appear to pose a threat to land

ICE-led Florida operation nets 500 — including illegal aliens accused of murder, child abuse, cartel ties

U.S. ICE agents partnered with the Lee County Sheriff and Florida agencies in a weeklong sweep that netted 500 arrests in Southwest Fla.

This truth emerges as political situations change fast: Maps show us our world, but not neutrally

Maps can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else