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Donald W. Riegle, Representative Who Switched Parties, Dies at 88

TRIP GABRIEL

Elected to Congress in 1966 as a Republican from Michigan, he grew disenchanted with his party during the Nixon presidency and became a progressive Democratic senator.

Heart-stopping video shows middle schoolers saving their bus after driver passes out at the wheel

Heart-stopping video shows middle school students grabbing the wheel and hitting the brakes after their bus driver lost consciousness behind the wheel.

Teen’s roadside cold case death probed as homicide as police officer emerges as person of interest: report

A police officer is reportedly a person of interest in the 2004 death of 16-year-old Josh Davis in North Carolina, in a homicide investigation.

More than 120 foreign leaders have addressed Congress. Not many have been kings.

LEO SANDS

National Guard Can Stay in Memphis, State Appeals Court Says

EMILY COCHRANE

The decision reversed a lower-court ruling last year that temporarily blocked the deployment.

Upstate New York man pleads guilty to stealing more than $50M in Ponzi scheme

An upstate New York businessman accused of stealing over $50 million from hundreds of people has pleaded guilty to charges related to a Ponzi scheme

Texas elementary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting child as police search for more victims

A Texas elementary school teacher is accused of continuous sexual assault of a child. Police say there may be additional victims and urge tips.

Trump and King Charles Could Be Very Distant Cousins

STEPHEN CASTLE

Mr. Trump expressed delight on social media on Tuesday after a British newspaper report said he was a 15th cousin of the British monarch.

Teen charged with killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise faces trial in June

A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will go to trial in over a month

Florida Republicans Refuse to Take Up DeSantis Bill Loosening Vaccine Mandates

PATRICIA MAZZEI

The House speaker cited concerns about “children being in school without measles and mumps and polio and chickenpox vaccines that have been working for decades.”

King Charles III Cracks Jokes and Wins Over Congress

ASHLEY AHN

Charles III’s address at a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday sprinkled well-crafted jokes among carefully chosen references to the United States and Britain’s shared history.

Beneath King Charles’s Jokes and Decorum, a Subtle Rebuttal to Trump

MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS

King Charles III gently pushed back against President Trump’s attacks on Britain and NATO.

US Secret Service arrests suspect after barrier breach near White House during King Charles' visit

Secret Service arrested a suspect who breached a security barrier near the White House Ellipse during the British royal couple's D.C. state visit.

Reagan shooter calls link to Washington hotel ‘spooky’ after alleged Trump assassination attempt at same site

John Hinckley Jr. called it "spooky" that the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting occurred at the same hotel where he shot President Ronald Reagan.

Full Guest List for Trump’s State Dinner With Charles and Camilla

THE NEW YORK TIMES

The six conservative members of the Supreme Court were invited to the dinner, alongside top administration officials, billionaires and Republican lawmakers.