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U.N. urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to end floggings, executions
In the past six months alone, 274 men, 58 women and two boys were publicly flogged in Afghanistan, according to a U.N. report.
Associated Press wins public service, photo Pulitzers for Ukraine coverage
Also winning 2 Pulitzers apiece were AL.com, of Birmingham, Alabama, and the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Stalled gun bill advances in Texas after new mass shootings
A bill in Texas that would raise the purchase age of AR-style rifles has little or no chance of actually becoming law.
North Dakota governor approves law to ignore transgender pronouns
Other new North Dakota laws prohibit transgender girls and women from joining female sports teams, from K-12 through college.
What we know about the victims of the Texas outlet mall shooting
A gunman killed 8 people and wounded 7 others at an outlet mall, leaving the community to grapple with the 2nd-deadliest mass shooting in the United States this year.
Investigators examine white supremacist interests of Texas gunman who killed 8
Federal agents have been reviewing social media accounts they believe were used by Mauricio Garcia, 33, and posts that expressed interest in white supremacist and neo-Nazi views.
U.S. to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays
The pledge continues a push by the Democratic administration to require airlines to improve customer service, and comes just weeks before the start of the peak summer travel season.
Biden, McCarthy head into showdown as debt limit crisis nears
The president will host the House speaker and other congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday.
New Hampshire teeming with politicians as 2024 race shapes up
BOSTON — It may seem like it’s some time away here in the Bay State, but for residents of the first-in-the-nation primary state just to our north, it would be impossible to ignore the steady beat of the political war drums through their cities and towns. Despite the year and a half standing between now […]