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Judge Ends Federal Oversight of Teamsters

3 septembre 2026 à 22:09
The union and federal prosecutors agreed that organized crime groups had been rooted out of union operations, the judge wrote.

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Sean M. O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union.

Trump Taps Army Engineering Official as Acting Secretary

3 septembre 2026 à 19:56
The move came days after the resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll, who had clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the purge of top generals in the Army.

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Adam R. Telle, the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, will take over as the acting Army secretary.

Trump to Break Ground on Arch Before Getting Approval

3 septembre 2026 à 19:44
Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.

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President Trump has said that the 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery must be taller than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Holdout Juror Throws the Clancy Murder Case Into Disarray

3 septembre 2026 à 18:28
The five-week case looked set to end, until the jury sent a note saying that a member refused to recognize the proper definition of reasonable doubt. The defense lawyer said an inquiry was planned for Friday morning.

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Judge William Sullivan during deliberations of the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy on Thursday in Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass.

Candidate Accused of Plotting to Plant Drugs on His Opponent

3 septembre 2026 à 18:25
The narrow winner of the Republican primary for a Missouri House seat faces a federal charge.

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The head of the Missouri Republican Party called for the candidate, Thomas Ross, to drop out of the race.

Missouri Supreme Court Delivers Win for Democrats in Redistricting Case

3 septembre 2026 à 19:52
The court said a map redrawn to benefit Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries. The state attorney general vowed to appeal the decision.

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The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

Slava Veder, Whose Camera Captured a Defining Vietnam Homecoming, Dies at 99

3 septembre 2026 à 18:14
His Pulitzer-winning photograph, “Burst of Joy,” documented an Air Force pilot’s reunion with his family after five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

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Slava Veder in 2008 holding his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph, “Burst of Joy.”

Proposal for White House Visitor Screening Center Advances

3 septembre 2026 à 18:05
A federal panel again paved the way for one of President Trump’s construction projects, even as it heard opposition to another proposal to fence in a park north of the White House.

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The entrance to the proposed screening center would be in Sherman Park, southeast of the White House.

JD Vance Says He Wouldn’t Call Iran Conflict a War

3 septembre 2026 à 17:51
In the first White House press briefing since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary, the vice president suggested that when the conflict would end was up to Tehran.

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Vice President JD Vance took questions from reporters in the White House press briefing room on Thursday, the first briefing held by any administration official there in several weeks.

A judge suggests that Trump mail-in voting rules could cause ‘major disenfranchisement.’

3 septembre 2026 à 17:36
Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.

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An official picking up a mail-in ballot drop box at the Lackawanna County Government Center in Scranton, Pa., in 2024.

42 Years Later, Jury Finds Texas Man Guilty in Killing of Teen Girl

3 septembre 2026 à 16:44
Prosecutors said the man provided the drugs used to kill a teen in 1984. Her remains were found in an area that came to be known as the Texas Killing Fields.

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James Dolphs Elmore during his trial in Galveston, Texas, on Tuesday.

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Limits

3 septembre 2026 à 18:24
The justices have been asked to weigh in again on the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail voting — this time on whether the plans violate the Constitution.

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Administration lawyers asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for a new rule that prohibits the Postal Service from delivering ballots to voters in states that do not share voter data with the federal agency.

Clancy Defense Lawyer Says He Asked Judge to Dismiss Holdout Juror

3 septembre 2026 à 15:56
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, said in open court that the juror “refuses to listen to the law” about reasonable doubt.

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Kevin Reddington, Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney, objected to the way the judge instructed jurors.

Man Is Sentenced in Explosion of Hyperbaric Chamber That Killed a 5-Year-Old

3 septembre 2026 à 14:36
The former safety manager of a Michigan alternative health care center will spend at least 19 months in jail in connection with the January 2025 death.

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Jeffrey Mosteller was handcuffed in an Oakland County courtroom at his hearing this week.

Judge Suggests Trump Mail-In Voting Rules Could Cause ‘Major Disenfranchisement’

3 septembre 2026 à 18:13
Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.

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An official picking up a mail-in ballot drop box at the Lackawanna County Government Center in Scranton, Pa., in 2024.

Hillary Clinton, Meghan Markle, Lena Dunham and Others Pay Tribute to Gloria Steinem

3 septembre 2026 à 13:54
After Ms. Steinem’s death at 92, celebrities and politicians reflected on her decades of activism for women’s rights and equality.

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Gloria Steinem “pushed open doors not just for herself, but for literally millions of women behind her,” Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and presidential candidate, said in a tribute on Thursday.

Burning Man Draws an Older, Wealthier Crowd, Data Shows

3 septembre 2026 à 14:08
Last year, just one in ten festivalgoers was in their 20s, according to researchers. A decade ago, the same group represented nearly 30 percent of attendees.

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Only one in 10 attendees at the Burning Man festival was in their 20s, according to researchers.

Los Angeles District Bans Most A.I. for Students

3 septembre 2026 à 13:21
New York City announced a similar plan. The Los Angeles moratorium appears to go further with strict limits even for older students.

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The A.I. ban will go into effect for the current school year, even as the officials consider how to deploy A.I. in the future.

Minneapolis Shooting Began During a Custody Exchange, Officials Said

3 septembre 2026 à 19:29
The gunman, who killed two people and wounded several others at an apartment building, died in an exchange of gunfire with the police, authorities said on Thursday.

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Law enforcement officers responding to a shooting in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday.

ICE Agent Charged With Lying About Minnesota Shooting

3 septembre 2026 à 20:12
The charges are a rare instance of President Trump’s Justice Department accusing a federal agent of breaking the law while on the job.

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Federal agents near the scene of the shooting in Minneapolis in January.

A Woman Whose Case Resembles Clancy’s Just Won a Retrial

3 septembre 2026 à 12:20
The highest court in Massachusetts overturned Latarsha Sanders’s 2022 murder conviction after the trial judge excluded her medical records from the evidence.

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Last month, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts overturned Latarsha Sanders’s 2022 murder conviction on appeal and ordered that she be granted a new trial.

‘We Can Understand Parts of Her Story’: Moms React to Clancy’s Experience

3 septembre 2026 à 12:12
Some moms are outraged and called for Lindsay Clancy’s conviction. Others watched with compassion, recognizing their own struggles with postpartum.

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Supporters of Lindsay Clancy outside of court on Wednesday.

Clancy’s Lawyer, Kevin Reddington, Became a Hero to Her Supporters

3 septembre 2026 à 11:40
The themes present in Lindsay Clancy’s trial are not unfamiliar to Mr. Reddington, a veteran defense lawyer.

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Kevin Reddington, Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, speaking to reporters outside Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass.

Lindsay Clancy Trial Draws Range of Spectators to Courtroom

3 septembre 2026 à 11:20
Many came to support women who have experienced postpartum mental illness.

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Spectators entering Plymouth County Superior Court on Thursday to watch the trial of Lindsay Clancy in Plymouth, Mass.

The Clancy Children: A ‘Girly Girl,’ a ‘Paw Patrol’ Fan and a Happy Baby

3 septembre 2026 à 11:00
Trial testimony and photo exhibits told the story of Cora, Dawson and Callan.

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A makeshift memorial to Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy in front of the Clancy family’s home in January 2023.

Lindsay Clancy Was a Nurse Who ‘Always Wanted to Be a Mother’

3 septembre 2026 à 10:55
Witness testimony at Ms. Clancy’s trial detailed her life as a labor and delivery nurse with a growing family.

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Lindsay Clancy during her trial in Plymouth, Mass., earlier in August.

Why Sinister ‘Cat in the Hat’ Videos Are Prompting Police Warnings

3 septembre 2026 à 10:52
Grainy, threatening footage of the Dr. Seuss character, seemingly made with A.I., have terrorized schoolchildren and set off investigations in several countries.

How Courts Have Dealt With Postpartum Psychosis Cases

3 septembre 2026 à 10:33
Defendants who claim to have had postpartum psychosis must meet a state’s definition of insanity to be found not guilty. The definitions of insanity vary.

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Andrea Yates, at center, was at first found guilty for killing her children, but later found not guilty by reason of insanity.

After Trump Rift, Musk Begins Spending to Boost Republicans

3 septembre 2026 à 12:50
Mr. Musk plans to spend at least $100 million in more than a dozen competitive House and Senate races. The tech billionaire helped Donald Trump to victory in 2024.

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Elon Musk in May after a welcome ceremony with President Trump and China’s president, Xi Jinping.

Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Feminist Movement, Dies at 92

3 septembre 2026 à 06:55
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.

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Ms. Steinem at a rally in 1968. “The truth will set you free,” she liked to say, “but first it will piss you off.”

Can the Lindsay Clancy Jury Break Its Deadlock?

3 septembre 2026 à 07:27
In general, juries that have repeatedly reported an impasse are unlikely to reach consensus. But sometimes, those asked by a judge to try harder do return a verdict.

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Lindsay Clancy is charged with first-degree murder in the strangling deaths of her three young children.

Religious Leaders Apologize for Appearing With Hindu Far-Right Group

3 septembre 2026 à 03:00
Progressive faith leaders said invitations to a breakfast and an event at Madison Square Garden did not say they were tied to the Hindu nationalist group R.S.S.

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The Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh hosted a 100-year anniversary event at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

D.S.A. Chapter Endorses Nithya Raman for Mayor of Los Angeles

2 septembre 2026 à 21:53
Ms. Raman, a member of the D.S.A. chapter, is challenging Mayor Karen Bass as democratic socialists have surged nationally.

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Nithya Raman campaigned in Los Angeles in May.

Homeland Security Secretary’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing

2 septembre 2026 à 23:53
The landing was the latest close call over Washington’s congested airspace to involve a senior government official.

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Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, was on a plane that made an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

White House Plans $250,000 Renovation of 2-Lane Bowling Alley

2 septembre 2026 à 21:08
A White House spokesman said the alley renovations included fixing broken lights. The project comes as the president has sought a broad overhaul of the White House and its surroundings.

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The bowling alley is in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, across from the West Wing of the White House.

El-Sayed Wants to Mend Ties With Jewish Democrats, but Some Are Still Not Impressed

3 septembre 2026 à 11:27
Lingering concerns about the Senate nominee in Michigan could make it harder for him to assemble a winning coalition.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed spoke during the Michigan Democratic Party Nominating Convention over the weekend in Lansing, Mich.

As Midterms Loom, Democrats Feud Over Defections

2 septembre 2026 à 20:17
The fight has highlighted party divisions and raised questions about how Democrats will run the House should they win the majority.

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Representative Jared Golden of Maine was one of two Democrats to side with House Republicans on a procedural measure on Tuesday.

Judge Blocks Trump’s Second Try to Restrict Birthright Citizenship

2 septembre 2026 à 19:37
The ruling raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens by the Supreme Court could have their citizenship revoked under an order the president signed in August.

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President Trump signed executive orders last month seeking to limit birthright citizenship.

In the Midterms, Will the Nepo-Baby Attack Work?

2 septembre 2026 à 18:55
A New Hampshire senator’s daughter is running for office, and finds her name being used against her.

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Maura Sullivan and Stefany Shaheen

States Sue Over Move to End to Federal Funds for Transgender Youth for Transition Care

2 septembre 2026 à 18:48
The Trump administration wants to bar Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for gender-transition medication and surgery for transgender adolescents.

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Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California, was among state officials behind the lawsuit.

2 Killed and 2 Officers Shot at Minneapolis Apartment Building

3 septembre 2026 à 00:01
The authorities said the suspect was also dead. Residents were warned to stay away from the downtown apartment building where the violence erupted.

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Reports of a shooting drew a large police response to an intersection on the south side of downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon.

Woman Who Killed Husband Decades Ago Is Sentenced for Killing Wife

2 septembre 2026 à 18:19
A woman in California will face 36 years to life in prison after previously serving time for a stabbing death in 2000.

Man Is Rescued From Inside Garbage Truck in San Francisco

2 septembre 2026 à 22:52
The city’s Fire Department said it received a call just after 4 a.m. on Wednesday reporting that a person was stuck in the vehicle after it collected trash from a dumpster.
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