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Woman Arrested After Confessing to Starting Nevada Fire, Officials Say
The woman was arrested on suspicion of arson and possession of a controlled substance. Officials said she set multiple fires that later beca…
South Carolina Senate Runoff Kicks Off With Chick-fil-A and Trump Calls
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman emerged from a special election sprint on Tuesday to succeed Lindsey Graham. She will sell her closeness to …
Mike Fincke, Astronaut Who Spent 549 Days in Space, Has Retired
A medical issue during Mr. Fincke’s fourth space journey resulted in an early medical evacuation, the first ever from the International Sp…
Muddling through Iceland’s rainy eclipse, accompanied by clouds, whales and at least one proposal.
In a place known for its fickle weather, eclipse watchers took a risk. Only some got to see the sun.
For Trump, Secret Flight Was a Stunning Ruse. For Putin, ‘a Regular Tuesday.’
President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge pales in comparison to the secrecy surrounding Russia’s president, whose fixation on security…
Johanna Fernández, Historian of the Young Lords, Dies at 55
She wrote an award-winning book about the leftist collective, a Latino counterpart to the Black Panthers.
Israeli Settlers Are Out of Control. Could an Election Change That?
If Netanyahu is ousted in October’s balloting, don’t expect peace to break out, but the worst violence might be reined in.
Afghanistan’s Unhappy Anniversary
Five years into their hard-line rule, the Taliban find themselves in crisis at home and abroad.
Ex-Official at Civil Rights Group Is Charged in Plot to Misuse Far-Right Informants
The charges signaled an escalation of the Justice Department’s prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for inv…
Treasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell Companies
The Trump administration will not enforce reporting requirements of the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act, which was intended to crack down on…
Two Killed in Military Helicopter Crash Near Fort Hood in Texas
The Apache helicopter crashed in Salado, a small town about 20 miles from the military base, and set off a fire, the authorities said.