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F.B.I. Agent Is Accused of Stealing Cryptocurrency

DEVLIN BARRETT

The agent confessed to making unauthorized withdrawals from a criminal target overseas, according to court papers.

Falling oil prices help calm worries about inflation, and Wall Street rallies

Oil prices are easing and helping to calm Wall Street's worries that inflation could get even worse

Tucson grandmother who beat cancer twice killed in alleged attack by felon at apartment

Susan Gehrke's family says the 61-year-old grandmother was left "unrecognizable" after the alleged attack by convicted felon Dahseir Edward Jefferson.

Bryan Kohberger gets new attorney appointed after he asks court for post-conviction relief in Idaho murders

Bryan Kohberger's new attorney Greg Rauch says he hasn't yet read the case file or spoken to his client at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

Holdout GOP senators now back Blanche after he signs an order killing $1.8-billion fund

BEN WIEDER

Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche issued a formal order terminating President Trump's $1.8-billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies.

Chino Hills Murder-Kidnapping Tied to Business Dispute, Officials Say

ORLANDO MAYORQUÍN AND VIK JOLLY

The execution-style killing last week stunned the city of Chino Hills, an upper-middle-class community roughly 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.

Prosecutor in D.C. Moves to Dismiss More Reflecting Pool Cases

CLARENCE WILLIAMS

After revelations that a botched renovation, not vandalism, had caused the pool’s recent problems, the U.S. attorney’s office has dropped several prosecutions.

Renewed patriotism and career opportunities fuel Army's biggest recruiting surge in years

Retention and recruiting goals are being exceeded as young Americans pursue Army careers in engineering, military intelligence and helicopter mechanics.

Republican Holdouts Say They’ll Back Blanche After Assurances on I.R.S. Deal

MICHAEL GOLD, ANDREW DUEHREN AND HARI RAJ

Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis expressed support after Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, issued a memo abandoning part of a deal the Justice Department had struck with President Trump.

Introducing The Local: Twin Cities

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Democratic states urge Supreme Court to block Trump's new limits on mail ballots

DAVID G. SAVAGE

President Trump's executive order required the U.S. Postal Service to use state-by-state lists of eligible voters who may send a ballot by mail.

HEAR IT: Mom's frantic 911 call after thief steals Instacart driver's car with toddler inside

Body camera video and 911 audio reveal the frantic 15-minute rescue of a 2-year-old from a stolen car during an Instacart delivery in Atlanta.

Trump set to visit L.A. for fundraiser. Attacking Newsom is on the agenda

ANA CEBALLOS

The president is scheduled to attend a Republican National Committee dinner Tuesday night at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes.

Manhattan DA's office says Luigi Mangione defense spread false claims about murder trial media plan

Prosecutors accuse Luigi Mangione's defense team of spreading misinformation about media access plans for his upcoming Manhattan murder trial.

Jay Clayton Sworn In as Director of National Intelligence

JULIAN E. BARNES

Mr. Clayton’s delayed swearing-in ceremony gave Bill Pulte, a key ally of President Trump, a few more days as acting director of the office he boasted about shrinking.