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Massive explosion at NYC home sends police officers flying

A massive, fiery explosion at a house in Queens sent several New York City police officers flying through the air as they were responding to a call of a man inside armed with a knife and the smell of gas

6 Are Injured in Stabbing at a High School in Washington State

RYLEE KIRK AND HANNAH ZIEGLER

Five students were injured, four of them critically, after an altercation at Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash., the authorities said. A security guard was also injured.

FBI says trucker found dead after suspected hijacking as key details remain unclear

The FBI confirmed that a truck driver who disappeared during a suspected vehicle hijacking along Interstate 95 has been found dead in coastal Georgia.

Chick-fil-A Bilked for $80,000 in Fake Mac-and-Cheese Refunds, Police Say

NEIL VIGDOR

A former employee returned to a franchise in Grapevine, Texas, to process 800 phony refunds to his credit cards, the authorities said.

For Many in Maine, No Tears Over Mills’s Exit From Senate Race

JENNA RUSSELL AND KATHLEEN TOMASELLI

Voters who watched Gov. Janet Mills struggle to gain traction in the Democratic Senate primary said they were unsurprised — and in many cases, relieved — to see her exit.

Senate Bans Prediction Markets for Its Members and Staff

MINHO KIM

Senators voted unanimously to prohibit betting practices in the chamber after some users made hundreds of thousands of dollars online by accurately predicting U.S. military actions.

Trump’s Plans to Boost Weapons Production Might Not Deliver for Years

HELENE COOPER AND ERIC SCHMITT

While the defense industry has announced plans to make more munitions, much of that expanded production will not quickly kick in.

California Police Can Start Ticketing Driverless Cars

ORLANDO MAYORQUÍN

The Department of Motor Vehicles says it could suspend or revoke permits for Waymo taxis and other driverless cars for continued violations.

Congress Passes Another Short-Term Extension of Expiring Surveillance Law

CHARLIE SAVAGE AND MICHAEL GOLD

Senator Ron Wyden secured an agreement to seek the declassification of a recent intelligence court ruling about the FISA Section 702 program.

Schumer and Platner Talk After Mills Suspends Her Campaign

CARL HULSE

The top Senate Democrat and the Maine contender had what was described as a cordial conversation despite Schumer’s backing of his primary opponent.

New video shows WHCD suspect inside hotel before rushing security checkpoint with weapon

Newly released Justice Department footage appears to show the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect rushing a security checkpoint armed.

Deadly hospital stabbing puts Newsom under pressure over ICE detainer fight

A man is dead after a stabbing inside a San Francisco hospital, and ICE says California's sanctuary policies and Biden-era border decisions are to blame.

Louisiana grandmother allegedly forced 4-year-old granddaughter to drink lethal amount of whiskey

A Louisiana grandmother is on trial for first-degree murder, accused of forcing her 4-year-old granddaughter to drink whiskey as a punishment.

Doctor and son accused of running dangerous side-business scheme in New York

A father-son duo allegedly ran a pill mill scheme in New York, with the doctor accused of writing dozens of fraudulent prescriptions for addictive drugs.

Dominican migrant with deportation order, wanted for murder in home country freed by Biden-appointed judge

A suspected illegal migrant with an Interpol Red Notice for murder was ordered released from ICE custody by a Biden-appointed judge, DHS says.