Stepped-up attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi rebels have disrupted international trade and led to increased efforts by the U.S. and its allies to patrol the vital commercial waterway and respond to threats.
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Joseph Lelyveld, former executive editor of The New York Times, dies at 86
The Times won several Pulitzers under his watch, and he himself won a Pulitzer in 1996 for his nonfiction book “Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White.” He was the father of the Portland Press Herald’s managing editor, Nita Lelyveld.
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New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says
The 2022 law was passed after a series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.
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Iowa principal risked himself to protect students, police say
The principal of Perry High School was critically injured in Thursday’s school shooting by a teenage gunman.
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Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in Beirut
A presumed Israeli strike hit a Beirut neighborhood this week, killing a senior Hamas official.
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Biden warns against Trump reelection after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’
The speech, President Biden’s first political event of the election year, was intended to clarify the expected choice for voters this fall.
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Ex-cop gets 14 months in jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him ‘bully with a badge’
The 23-year-old’s killing on Aug. 24, 2019, received little attention at the time but gained renewed interest the following year as mass protests swept the nation over the murder of George Floyd.
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Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
Justices put a lower court ruling on hold and said they will hear arguments in April on the hospital emergency question.
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Liz Cheney urges New Hampshire primary voters to take a stand against Republican ‘cowardice’
Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, had been a leading Republican voice for years.
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Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
Justices put a lower court ruling on hold and said they will hear arguments in April on the hospital emergency question.