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Iran Considered Retaliatory Strike on Ukrainian Seaport

FARNAZ FASSIHI, JULIAN E. BARNES AND ERIC SCHMITT

A flurry of diplomacy has eased tensions, officials said, after an incident risked triggering a wider war.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn $83.3 Million Award in Carroll Defamation Case

ABBIE VANSICKLE

President Trump paid E. Jean Carroll more than $5 million from a 2023 lawsuit, but he is now asking the court to overturn a much larger award that a jury ordered him to pay in 2024 for defaming her.

Ghost Gun Was Used in Seattle Festival Shooting, Police Say

DREW ATKINS

Untraceable firearms purchased without background checks and assembled from parts that have no serial numbers remain a growing problem, despite Biden-era prohibitions.

Ex-Citigroup managing director sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes

A Harvard-educated former managing director at Citigroup Inc. has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes that prosecutors say occurred over a 10-year period

Senate Confirms Jay Clayton to Lead U.S. Intelligence Community

DUSTIN VOLZ

Mr. Clayton, who shed Democratic support after he refused to clearly say Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 election, will take over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from Bill Pulte.

Trump to defend economic policies in Michigan, where new Canadian tariffs may sting

President Donald Trump says his economic policies have revived the auto industry and American manufacturing

Charlie Kirk murder case as 'straight-forward' as it gets, prosecutors argue as case nears trial decision

Utah prosecutors say alleged confessions, DNA, surveillance video and eyewitness testimony support sending Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson to trial on all seven counts.

Senate takes first steps on Russian sanctions after meeting with Zelenskyy

The Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol

The Doctor and His Diary: What Fauci’s Innermost Musings Reveal

SHAWN MCCREESH

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci seemed to be the life of the party, even in the midst of a deadly pandemic.

South Dakota Governor Seeking Full Term Clinches G.O.P. Nomination

MITCH SMITH

Gov. Larry Rhoden, who ascended to the office last year when Kristi Noem left for the Trump cabinet, overcame a large Republican primary field and won a runoff election.

Two Florida inmates die in rare double execution after SCOTUS denies stays

The Supreme Court denied stays of execution for two Florida death row inmates, clearing the way for the state's first double execution since 1964.

BTK killer Dennis Rader's daughter Kerri Rawson hit with domestic violence injunction: report

Kerri Rawson's ex-husband alleges the BTK serial killer's daughter warned him their children would be murdered, leading to a Florida injunction.

Murdered 9-year-old begged not to go on trip with dad months before he allegedly killed her, mom testifies

Kali Galanis testified that Melina Frattolin begged not to travel overseas with her father before the girl's death near Lake George, New York.

Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband details pill use as expert says evidence could shape murder trial

Prosecutors showed jurors nine prescription bottles still containing pills, challenging claims that Lindsay Clancy was overmedicated before the killings.

South Korea's Kospi share index falls 8%, other Asian shares are also mostly lower

South Korea's Kospi share index has dropped 8% on prolonged selling of chipmaking shares