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FACT FOCUS: What people are alleging in a Cornell University fraternity gang rape case

Allegations that a group of men gang raped a Cornell University student at a fraternity house in 2024 have drawn online speculation about what the school and authorities did and criticism that no charges were filed

How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution

The Smithsonian Institution is using artificial intelligence to better understand its collection related to the American Revolution

A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday

Meet the air traffic controller who flies himself to work

Jake Hutzler spends his workdays directing planes from an airport tower

Former Knoxville police chief says investigators are still haunted by Colleen Slemmer's murder 31 years later

Former Knoxville Police Chief Phil Keith says the "satanic" crime scene from Christa Pike's 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer still haunts him.

At Oktoberfest, nonalcoholic beer is no longer a punchline

ERIK KIRSCHBAUM

Alcohol-free beer is becoming more popular, even at Germany's icon Oktoberfest. One reason for the trend: It tastes better than earlier nonalcoholic beers.

Trump is campaigning in reliably red states, a sign of midterm concerns

ANA CEBALLOS

Trump is rallying in Republican strongholds such as Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama, betting that his presence will be enough to energize voters who might be thinking of sitting out the election.

‘Tinder Swindler’ romance fraudster promises ‘safe’ dating app – using intel from con man playbook

Shimon Hayut, the notorious 'Tinder Swindler' also known as Simon Leviev, says his new Safe Love dating app will use identity verification to prevent the fraud he once committed.

Boston-bound plane vanishes with 6 on board; Coast Guard launches search off Nantucket coast

A Gulfstream G100 with six people on board vanished en route to Boston from Bermuda on Saturday as search crews deploy off Nantucket to conduct a search.

FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Houthis

The Justice Department says a Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

Senate Races in Republican States Tilt Toward Democrats, Polls Find

PATRICIA MAZZEI, RUTH IGIELNIK AND SOPHIA JUNE

Democrats are performing strongly in five reliably Republican states where they are trying to flip Senate seats to win control of the chamber, new New York Times/Siena polls found.

Medical Plane Goes Missing on Flight From Bermuda to Boston

JONATHAN WOLFE

The plane, a Gulfstream G100 with 6 people aboard, lost contact at around 2 a.m. A search was underway Saturday off the coast of Nantucket.

Trump's attempted assassin sent mysterious texts about 3D printer leading up to Butler, Pa. shooting: report

FBI records obtained by Judicial Watch reveal Thomas Matthew Crooks sent cryptic coded texts and took drone photos of Pittsburgh stadiums before the attack

A famed Hawaii sea arch collapses, prompting NPS warnings of unstable cliffs

A scenic cliff on the wave-swept coast of Hawaii's Big Island has collapsed

A pulse of warm water hitting the Pacific coast could mean erosion and flooding

Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the shoreline and move north, sparking concerns about beach erosion and flooding in areas already impacted by clim...