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Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool

MADALEINE RUBIN AND DAVID A. FAHRENTHOLD

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

George Santos Fined Over Bets on State of the Union on Kalshi Prediction Market

SANTUL NERKAR

A federal regulator fined the former lawmaker $35,000 over allegations of insider trading by placing bets on Kalshi about whether he would attend the State of the Union address in February.

Officer Charged With Violating Privacy for Recording Colleagues’ Racism

JILL COWAN AND SHAWN HUBLER

The charges stem from recordings that Daniel Flores made over the course of 2024, when he was working in a Los Angeles police unit that recruited new officers.

Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders

The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog

Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be 'Rocket Fuel' for the economy. He is losing that fight so far

President Donald Trump has for months pressured the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates, claiming it would be "Rocket Fuel!"

Nancy Guthrie sheriff says investigators may have more video evidence as they review thousands of clips

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says he believes there's more video evidence as investigators comb through 'tens of thousands' of clips. Ransom notes released in bid to ID suspect.

Another bot from a top AI company escapes and hacks multiple firms

NILESH CHRISTOPHER

Anthropic's Claude goes rogue and hacks three organizations while testing

Though California could be key to House control, it now has few battlegrounds

JUSTINE MCDANIEL

California's redistricting has helped drive a decrease in the number of competitive congressional districts nationwide, a new analysis found. The battlegrounds that are left could have national consequences.

Seattle mayor may oust police chief after criticism of response to festival shooting

Seattle's police chief has resigned amid criticism that the city was slow to release key information about a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend

Bryan Kohberger's choice of 'a house full of women' may hold the key to the Idaho murders' biggest mystery

The Netflix docuseries "The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare" explores whether Bryan Kohberger's struggles with women fueled the deadly attack.

Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts

Investors looking to get a jump on White House announcements will be able to buy sneak peeks starting Saturday as a Trump family company starts selling special, fast access to the president's posts on social media

Exclusive photos, timeline trace Brooke Hanlon's life as friend says case is 'so unusual even for a murder'

A detailed timeline traces Brooke and Conor Hanlon's relationship from Boston through the 911 call reporting her death in their Chester home.

Savannah Guthrie makes desperate plea six months after mom Nancy went missing: 'Someone knows something'

Savannah Guthrie's desperate plea reveals her family's six-month agony as Pima County releases ransom notes demanding $4 million in bitcoin.

Florida mail carrier accused of snatching pets on route, trapping 100-plus cats and dogs in ‘hoarding’ house

A Florida mail carrier allegedly kept more than 100 animals in feces-filled cages with no air conditioning, and now owners are lining up for pet reunions.

How a Culver City In-N-Out Ignited a Drive-Through Debate

SHAWN HUBLER AND GABRIELA BHASKAR

The state gave rise to fast-food culture decades ago, but some cities are spurning drive-throughs because of the environmental and aesthetic impacts.