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Record Numbers of Public Document Requests Are in Limbo or Unfulfilled

MINHO KIM

A Times analysis of 16 years of available federal data shows federal agencies lag in processing requests for government records.

Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens

JULIAN E. BARNES, HELENE COOPER AND ERIC SCHMITT

With Iran flexing its might, President Trump appears to be weighing military options again, after rejecting plans to escalate.

Tributes, and Politics Too, at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in South Carolina

EMILY DAVIES

A gathering of South Carolina’s political elite paid tribute to the late senator’s career against a backdrop of a highly competitive race to replace him.

KFC founder Colonel Sanders' personal items, former home up for auction

KFC founder Harland Sanders' pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of his personal items are up for public auction

Trump Has Made Billions in Office. Will His Party Pay Politically?

JESS BIDGOOD

The president took in a staggering $2.2 billion last year while in office. Democrats are hoping to make it a campaign issue in the midterm elections.

Clara Ester, Who Was With Martin Luther King Jr. in His Last Moments, Dies at 78

JERÉ LONGMAN

A Memphis college student and activist, she witnessed Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 when he was shot at his motel and ran to him to check his pulse.

Dentists in Brooklyn Exploited Patients in Pain, Lawsuit Charges

ANDY NEWMAN

New York City sued two dental practices, saying they offered patients high-interest loans to pay their bills and often falsely said procedures were not covered by insurance.

ICE seeks nearly $500K fine against immigration lawyer accused of filing fake asylum claims

ICE alleges attorney Suraj Raj Singh filed 118 fraudulent documents across 54 immigration cases with nearly identical claims of persecution.

Teen found in shallow California vineyard grave identified nearly 50 years later as family warns killer

Michelle Louise Collier vanished from Fresno in 1978 at age 15. Forensic genetic genealogy finally identified her remains found in a Kern County vineyard.

Border agents uncover $20M cocaine stash hidden beneath truck floorboards in massive bust

A commercial truck carrying 269 bundles of rebar concealed 366 packages of cocaine worth over $20 million beneath its wooden floorboards at Calexico.

School employee accused of secretly filming 12 girls in changing room faces new charges

Newly recovered videos dating back to 2015 led investigators to identify eight more alleged victims at Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County.

Parents of Boy Found in Arizona Morgue Still Alive Will Not Face Charges

MARK WALKER

The boy, who was 18 months old, had been found unconscious in a pool at the family home in Gilbert, Ariz., and was declared dead. But a medical examiner’s employee later discovered he was breathing.

Florida man accused of killing mom and burning body because she ‘wanted to be cremated’

A Florida man is facing several charges after he allegedly shot his mother and set her body on fire because she "wanted to be cremated," police said.

Grandmother's missed pickup leads to grim discovery in church parking lot

Emmanuel Wesley allegedly shot his mother twice in the back as she sat in her car, then drove away. He now faces up to 50 years to life in prison.

Army conducts first overseas test of 'Hammer of the Gods' weapon-disrupting system

The Army says its "Hammer of the Gods" electronic warfare system completed its first overseas maritime test, disrupting navigation signals used by enemy precision weapons.