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Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling

Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections, despite a lower court ruling the map intentionally discriminates against Black people

Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds

DAVID A. FAHRENTHOLD

The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent, internal records show.

Alabama Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Allow New Congressional Map in Redistricting Fight

ABBIE VANSICKLE

Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against Black voters.

Jewish UCLA students beaten with sticks, pepper sprayed and knocked out by anti-Israel campus mob: lawsuit

The DOJ sues the University of California system, alleging UCLA failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from antisemitic violence on campus.

Teen stepbrother accused of killing Anna Kepner on Carnival cruise remains free before trial

A judge ruled Wednesday that the teenage stepbrother accused of killing 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship will remain free while awaiting trial.

Meeting Voters, a Republican Tries to Outrun His Party’s Woes

ANNIE KARNI

Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska is still meeting with constituents long after most G.O.P. members of Congress have concluded it is too politically dangerous to do so.

Trial begins for a South Carolina store owner who fatally shot Black teen

A South Carolina jury has heard opening statements in the trial of a store owner charged with murder in the killing of a Black 14-year-old

Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but still face heavy restrictions

Iranians have begun to regain internet access after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown

Suspect in viral monk seal harassment video says he was doxxed as federal court fight begins

Tourist Igor Lytvynchuk allegedly threw a rock at a Hawaiian monk seal in Maui and now faces federal harassment charges in court.

9 Missing After Tank Implosion at a Paper Mill in Longview, Washington

BILLY WITZ AND CHRISTINE HAUSER

Officials were trying to find out whether they had been at work or were merely unreachable. Officials said the implosion has left at least one person dead and nine others injured.

EXCLUSIVE: DHS blasts sanctuary leaders after illegal immigrant accused of bat attack freed from jail

DHS slams sanctuary politicians after an illegal immigrant accused of assault with a baseball bat was allegedly released without notifying ICE agents.

Interlochen Center for the Arts says it will tear down lodge formerly named for Jeffrey Epstein

A Michigan summer arts camp and boarding school where Jeffrey Epstein has been accused of meeting at least two of his victims will tear down a lodge that once bore his name

Meet Argus, a robot with 20 legs and eyes built to move and see in any direction

Robots that look like dogs or people try to replicate symmetrical shapes found in nature

Cuba says U.S. risks 'bloodshed' if it abandons dialogue for war

KATE LINTHICUM

Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, spoke with the Times about how Havana views the escalating conflict with the U.S.

Video shows illegal aliens found crammed inside semi-truck sleeper cab in alleged smuggling bust

Texas DPS released video of a human smuggling bust where 20 illegal aliens were discovered packed inside a semi-truck during a traffic stop.