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Boosie Lobbied for a Trump Pardon. It Never Came. He Wants a Refund.

RICK ROJAS

The Southern rapper paid $600,000 to two right-wing operatives. Now, they’re in a dispute over a contract the rapper believes entitles him to at least half his money back.

The Evolution of Presidential Travel: Horse Carriages to Air Force One

PETER BAKER

From horse-drawn presidential coaches to Air Force One, presidents have used various modes of transportation to project an image of America for nearly 250 years.

Hiring a hit man to commit murder is not always 'a crime of violence,' 9th Circuit rules

SONJA SHARP

Commissioning murder is "not categorically a crime of violence," even in cases where the killer fulfills the contract, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week, invalidating two felony convictions that stemmed from an oil well dispute in North Dakota.

‘The Top Hats Are Saved!’ A Texas Dance Studio Weathers Another Major Flood.

LAUREN MCGAUGHY

To CeCe Jean Saunders, it seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime event when her studio in Kerrville, Texas, flooded last year. Then it happened again.

They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.

MIKE MCINTIRE, DANNY HAKIM, ALEXANDRA BERZON, JAZMINE ULLOA AND LAUREN MCCARTHY

The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.

Lawmakers demand answers after 'bombshell' report of ICE officer shooting in Maine

Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers about Homeland Security's vetting and training of immigration enforcement officers

Father and son arrested after holding 2 Forest Service workers at gunpoint

A father and son are expected to face federal kidnapping charges after they zip-tied two U.S. Forest Service employees and held them at gunpoint inside a trailer in Northern California near Mt

Man who allegedly rode naked atop moving locomotive busted after bizarre train stunt: sheriff

Daniel Ray Ballance of Quartzsite, Arizona, allegedly broke into a Union Pacific locomotive and surfed naked on its roof as it moved through Colorado.

Tristen and Andrew Tate arrested by federal authorities in Miami

ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

The brothers, who have millions of followers on social media, have been wanted in the United Kingdom, where they face rape and human trafficking charges.

Boston police investigate death at home owned by Rep. Ayanna Pressley's husband

Boston police homicide unit is investigating a death at a Mattapan residence owned by Conan Harris, husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.

What to Know About Fires Caused by Lightning in the Pacific Northwest

MAIA SPOTO AND AMY GRAFF

Dozens of fires ignited in Oregon and Washington as more than 14,000 lightning strikes hit the region during thunderstorms this week.

Andrew, Tristan Tate arrested in Miami as UK seeks extradition on expanded rape, trafficking charges

Britain's CPS approved 59 total charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape and trafficking, spanning alleged crimes from 2010 to 2017.

Taylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states over cyclospora risk

Taylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to the multistate cyclospora outbreak that has sickened people across the U.S. The California-based company said produc...

Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in U.S.

A famous Cuban dissident artist, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country

Vance Remarks on Epstein and Israel Echo Conspiracy Theories

TIM BALK AND LISA LERER

The vice president’s comment that there were ties between Mr. Epstein and the “highest levels” of Israeli intelligence troubled some in his party.