Alabama investigators say 2 teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed 4 young people at a Sweet 16 birthday party.
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Parking garage collapses in NYC, killing 1 and injuring 5
It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the structure to cave in.
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Biden pans McCarthy’s debt plan as ‘huge cuts’ to Americans
The Speaker’s proposal includes raising the debt limit into next year, undoing much of Biden’s climate change agenda and imposing a 1% cap on future non-defense spending each year for 10 years.
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Donut painting sparks free speech debate for New Hampshire bakery, town
At about 90 square feet, an outdoor mural painted by high school art students is 4 times bigger than the town sign code allows.
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Wreckage of submarine found by divers in Long Island Sound
The Defender, a 92-foot-long experimental submarine built in 1907, was found Sunday in Long Island Sound by a group of Connecticut divers.
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Republicans object to replacing Democratic Sen. Feinstein on judiciary panel
An ailing Diane Feinstein, 89, has been absent from the Senate since February, creating a headache for Democrats who are hoping to use their majority to confirm as many of President Biden’s judicial nominees as possible.
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Ralph Yarl armed only with ‘Black skin,’ family lawyer says
Andrew Lester, 84, shot the 16-year-old Black teen in the forehead and forearm when Yarl rang Lester’s doorbell.
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Abortion foes urge justices to allow limits on abortion drug
The Biden administration and pharmaceutical companies defend the drug as safe and effective, and warn of chaos for women and providers if Texas court-ordered changes take effect.
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Judge seals Alec Baldwin settlement terms in fatal shooting
He says the right to privacy for Halyna Hitchins’ young son trumps obligations for public disclosure.
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Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson, a Bowdoin grad, charts progressive path
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a school shooting left three children and three adults dead