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Officials Investigating Postal Worker in Assault on a Peacock

22 août 2026 à 21:25
A video appears to show a U.S. Postal Service worker striking a beloved all-white peacock named Sugar in a Pasadena, Calif., neighborhood.

Violent Extremist Who Targeted Young People Online Is Sentenced to 77 Years

22 août 2026 à 19:57
Kyle William Spitze was part of an online extremist movement that coerces young people to do self-harm, officials said. Two of his victims died by suicide.

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A federal judge in Tennessee this week sentenced a man to 77 years in prison for having child pornography as a member of groups that officials say glorified mass murder and urged young people to commit self-harm.

‘It’s Been Terrible’: Thousands in Indiana Remain Without Power

23 août 2026 à 00:06
Gov. Mike Braun called on the local utility to “match the urgency” of Gary area residents who have had to endure an outage approaching its second week.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

As the sun set, the streets remained without power in neighborhoods across Gary, Ind., on Saturday.

Judge Denies New Trial for Karmelo Anthony in Texas Teen’s Killing

22 août 2026 à 19:14
Mr. Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet last year. His lawyers are appealing the case.

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Law enforcement officials stood outside the Collin County courthouse after a verdict was reached in the murder trial against Karmelo Anthony in McKinney, Texas, in June.

Nancy Kassebaum, First Woman to Chair a Major Senate Panel, Dies at 94

22 août 2026 à 16:28
A moderate Republican from Kansas, she served three terms before tiring of political strife. “I couldn’t get elected today,” she said in 2013.

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Senator Nancy Kassebaum in 1995, outside her office on Capitol Hill. During the first of her three terms, she was the only woman in the Senate.

These 5 People Spent Decades Behind Bars. Here Are Their Stories.

22 août 2026 à 09:33
Francis Clifford Smith, who died at 101, was among the longest-incarcerated people in the U.S. Here are some others who lived much of their lives in prison.

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Heirens in 1946, the year he confessed to killing two women and a 6-year-old girl.

Frank Smith, Who Served 70 Years for Murder, Dies at 101

22 août 2026 à 09:32
One of the longest-serving prisoners in American history, he was sent to death row in 1950 before his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

Police Chief in Mississippi Regularly Used Racist Slurs, Private Text Messages Reveal

22 août 2026 à 05:03
Text exchanges obtained by reporters show troubling messages sent by the chief of a Mississippi police department facing an uproar over the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy in June.

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A memorial for Kohen Wiley at the Walmart in Senatobia, Miss., in June.

How a Progressive Democrat in Florida Gave Her Party New Hope — and New Fears

22 août 2026 à 05:03
Angie Nixon, a state lawmaker from Jacksonville, shocked Democrats in red Florida by soundly defeating her centrist primary opponent. Now comes the hard part.

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Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive maverick, jolted Florida politics with her upset win in the Democratic Senate primary this week.

Harry and Meghan See Their California Dreams, and Riches, Fade Away

22 août 2026 à 10:55
Like so many others before them, Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Hollywood with big plans. They are leaving with their star power fading.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to Britain after spending six years in California chasing their Hollywood dreams.

In Ohio, Haitians Feel Shaken by Ankle Monitors and Increased ICE Presence

22 août 2026 à 05:02
The devices, which will make it easier for authorities to locate immigrants in Springfield if large-scale deportations begin, have intensified a sense of dread.

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Jonas Julien arrives at the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio, after reporting to ICE and getting fitted with an ankle monitor on Wednesday.

Why Polling Chaos Could Create Big Problems for American Politics

22 août 2026 à 05:02
Bad polls. Misleading betting odds. Surveys meant to shape narratives. Ahead of the midterms and 2028, there is suddenly serious confusion about candidate strength and voter sentiment.

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Polls fueled a widespread belief that Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate Democrat, was a major underdog in Michigan’s primary for Senate to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive. She ended up losing by just a percentage point.

How the Billionaire Joe Lonsdale Shaped Trump’s Homelessness Policy

22 août 2026 à 05:02
As Republicans have embraced tough measures to clear the streets, no group has led the way more than the Cicero Institute, founded by the venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale.

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Joe Lonsdale, founder of the Cicero Institute, is an ally of President Trump’s whose group has commandeered Republican policy on homelessness.

Why the Lindsay Clancy Case Is Dividing Americans

22 août 2026 à 05:02
She is being tried on murder charges for killing her three young children. The tragedy has resurrected debates over whether such women are criminals or victims.

© Pool photo by Amanda Sabga

Lindsay Clancy in court during her murder trial on Wednesday in Plymouth, Mass.
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