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Attorneys for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) accused the Trump administration of “selective prosecution” as the mayor made his first court appearance since his arrest.

The teen’s school feared he could carry out a mass shooting. Prosecutors nationwide are holding parents accountable for children’s access to guns.

Harvard President Alan Garber is voluntarily taking a 25 percent pay cut for fiscal year 2026, a spokesperson confirmed to The Washington Post.

President Donald Trump has falsely claimed the U.S. is alone in offering citizenship as a birthright. More than 30 countries do — but some have rolled it back.

Miranda Gonzalez hired a mariachi band but didn’t tell them the quinceañera was for a cat for fear they would drop out.

Ulviyya Ali reported for Voice of America for years. Trump’s moves to dismantle the U.S.-funded outlet may have put her at greater risk, activists say.

The constitutional amendment now to be put to referendum would ban abortions except for medical emergencies, rape and incest.

The opioid crisis in the U.S. shows signs of improvement, with a significant drop in fentanyl overdose deaths in 2024.

Rodney Hinton’s lawyer says he will plead not guilty by reason of insanity because seeing video of his son’s death “triggered a psychiatric episode.”