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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Plutonium From Russia

CHRISTINE HAUSER

The man, Jacob Miller, 44, had sold the material to dozens of customers through a business he operated from his home, prosecutors alleged.

Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Stashed Gold Bars Admits to Far Larger $145 Million Scam

DEVLIN BARRETT

A plea hearing revealed a far larger pattern of fraud against the government, while keeping some key secrets still hidden.

Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case

DEVLIN BARRETT

Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when.

Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee

EMILY COCHRANE

The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.

Here are 5 takeaways from the most recent Times/Siena poll on the Maine Senate race.

TIM BALK

Here are 5 things to know about Troy Jackson.

TIM BALK AND BETH REINHARD

Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government

KENNETH P. VOGEL

James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.

Collins’s vote for Kavanaugh haunts her on the campaign trail.

LISA LERER AND BETH REINHARD

In Iceland, Rubio Dodges a Diplomatic Flap Over a Trump Map

MICHAEL CROWLEY

President Trump had posted a map on his Truth Social account in September depicting Iceland as part of U.S. territory.

Couple Charged With Conspiring to Abuse Numerous Surrogate Children

AMY QIN AND SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA

A Southern California couple were arrested and charged with conspiring to abuse 15 children, nearly all of whom were born to surrogate mothers, prosecutors said.

One of Patty Hearst’s Kidnappers Has Died

ALEX WILLIAMS

Bill Harris was a disillusioned Vietnam veteran looking for purpose when he joined a revolutionary group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army.

After Death of Bill Harris, a Look Back at the Symbionese Liberation Army

ALEX WILLIAMS

A small band of urban guerrillas, they hoped to topple the “ruling class” using guns and bombs. Instead, their efforts brought death and ruin.

Woman allegedly stabs girl after SUV hits semi as soldiers step in to stop horrific roadside attack

Two Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers tackled and disarmed a woman who allegedly stabbed a 9-year-old girl after a violent SUV crash on Interstate 5.

Former TV anchor who pleaded guilty to killing mother last Halloween gets life sentence

Angelynn “Angie" Mock pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing death of her 80-year-old mother

Denver man’s escape exposes chilling Tren de Aragua kidnapping plot that lands trio in prison

Three Venezuelan nationals each received 20 years in federal prison for a brutal Tren de Aragua kidnapping and torture plot in a Denver home.