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As She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for Him

LAUREN MCGAUGHY

In a new ad, Angela Paxton tells voters to focus on the “whole team,” not “individual players.”

Nolo becomes a Category 3 Hurricane in the remote Pacific Ocean

The storm's maximum sustained winds rapidly intensified to 115 mph.

Cornell University president says his 'heart aches' for accuser in gang rape case, promises to improve campus safety

Cornell president says university 'must do better' on handling of sexual assault allegations

Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff said the university "must do better" after questions arose over its handling of fraternity sexual assault claims.

Here’s Senator Cotton’s Cell Number, Trump Says, in Dispute Over Daylight Saving Bill

MACK LIEDERMAN

The president urged people to call Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and accused him of blocking a bill to cement daylight saving time.

8 Key Findings From the Times/Siena Polls

RUTH IGIELNIK, PATRICIA MAZZEI AND TIM BALK

Democrats are competitive in Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, Texas and even Kansas as they try to wrest control of the Senate from Republicans. Here’s a look at why.

Texas mother facing capital murder charges after allegedly shooting her two sons to death

Colleen Nichole Lemmon allegedly told officers she shot both her sons at their Waxahachie home before deputies found her with self-inflicted injuries.

Trump Promotes Data Centers at Rally With Republican Facing Heat on Them

TIM BALK AND EVAN GORELICK

The president defended the complexes, which have become a liability for Senator Jon Husted in a challenging midterm race.

Shooting near Baltimore youth football event leaves 12-year-old girl dead, 3 adults wounded

A parking dispute near a youth football event at Leon Day Park in Baltimore turned deadly when two men allegedly opened fire on each other, killing a 12-year-old girl in the crossfire.

FBI releases classified ‘Patel Report’ examining past failures at the bureau

The FBI has released a classified report to the workforce examining what it says are chapters from the bureau's history when it "fell short."

California K-9 Otis helps police seize 440 pounds of cocaine during Alhambra traffic stop

K-9 Otis sniffed out roughly 440 pounds of cocaine during a California traffic stop after the driver's shifting stories raised red flags to responding officers.

Lynette Hooker case far from ‘put to rest’ 6 months later as feds quietly reconstruct scene: former FBI agent

Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker says evidence from the Hookers' dinghy is being analyzed at Quantico as the Lynette Hooker case continues.

Supreme Court to weigh whether oil companies can be forced to pay for climate damage

DAVID G. SAVAGE

The outcome of the Colorado case could affect California's 2023 lawsuit against the five largest oil companies and other similar litigation.

How the aggressive lone star tick unleashed a hidden meat allergy on millions of Americans

BOB DROGIN

Once confined to the Southeast, aggressive lone star ticks have expanded across North America due to warming climates and growing deer populations. Their bites can transmit alpha-gal, a severe allergy to meat and dairy.

Barabak: What's going to happen in the midterm election? Find out here. (Maybe)

MARK Z. BARABAK

Two of the country's top political prognosticators see Democrats likely seizing the House and possibly the Senate. The guardrails Republicans were counting on to stem their losses don't seem to be holding.