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A watchdog report flags security risks in the IRS-ICE taxpayer data-sharing deal

A new Treasury inspector general report raises concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ability to safeguard taxpayer information

Gordon S. Wood, influential scholar of the American Revolution, dies at 92

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S

The Kennedy Center drops 'Trump' branding as Bill Maher’s Twain Award guests are revealed

Bill Maher is set to receive the Mark Twain Award for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on June 28

Rob Sand rallies with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear as Democrats aim to flip Iowa governor seat

Rob Sand rallied a crowd for the first time as the official Democratic nominee for Iowa governor on Sunday

From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see US consumers rethink spending

U.S. consumers haven't stopped spending since the Iran war drove up fuel prices

Siren's Curse roller coaster strands riders vertically twice in one weekend at Six Flags Cedar Point

Siren's Curse at Six Flags Cedar Point was stranded twice over the weekend, leaving riders suspended vertically on North America's tallest tilt coaster.

Two New Studies Ask: Did the iPhone Cause Birthrates to Decline?

SABRINA TAVERNISE

Modern smartphones rolled out in 2007, the year that fertility rates began falling. Two studies say that is not a coincidence.

Four dead and 29 shot in Chicago weekend violence as leaders tout crime progress

Four people died and 29 were shot in numerous shootings over three days in Chicago, including victims as young as 12 years old, police report.

Pima County sheriff issues alert for kidnapping suspect less than 10 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home

Pima County Sheriff's Department issues alert for kidnapping suspect Coral Michelle Smith, wanted for incident less than 10 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home.

Ahead of World Cup opener in L.A., Iran lands in Tijuana wearing pins to honor schoolgirls killed in strike

STEVE HENSON

The Iran World Cup team arrived in Tijuana wearing lapel pins on their jackets acknowledging victims of a Feb. 28 missile strike on an elementary school.

New video shows Coast Guard's Bahamas hunt as team dives into forensics exam of seized Lynette Hooker dinghy

U.S. Coast Guard releases new video from their search for missing woman Lynette Hooker, who allegedly fell overboard in the Bahamas in April.

Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico

J. DAVID GOODMAN

The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.”

They Got Platner’s Endorsement for Maine Governor. What Did They Do With It?

JENNA RUSSELL

The crowded race for governor has barely qualified as background noise in recent months, drowned out by the high-stakes, turbulent campaign for U.S. Senate.

Man in Texas is accused of using a fake boarding pass to get on a United flight to Los Angeles

A Texas man is accused of using a fake boarding pass to get on a United Airlines flight and causing the plane to go back to the gate at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Alex Murdaugh murder case gets new judge as retrial looms following Supreme Court reversal

Judge Debra R. McCaslin assigned to oversee Alex Murdaugh's murder retrial after South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his convictions in May.