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  • Alito calls leak of draft opinion overturning Roe a ‘grave betrayal’ that endangered some justices

    Alito calls leak of draft opinion overturning Roe a ‘grave betrayal’ that endangered some justices

     

    Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday called the leak of his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade last spring a “grave betrayal” and “shock,” saying that it put the lives of some of the high court’s conservative justices at risk.

    ​Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday called the leak of his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade last spring a “grave betrayal” and “shock,” saying that it put the lives of some of the high court’s conservative justices at risk. 

  • Analysis: The Senate playing field is shrinking

    Analysis: The Senate playing field is shrinking

     

    Last week, a super PAC affiliated with Mitch McConnell announced it was pulling nearly $6 million out of the New Hampshire Senate race. On Tuesday, the group dumped an additional $6 million into the Pennsylvania Senate race.

    ​Last week, a super PAC affiliated with Mitch McConnell announced it was pulling nearly $6 million out of the New Hampshire Senate race. On Tuesday, the group dumped an additional $6 million into the Pennsylvania Senate race. 

  • Man who sold gun used in Texas synagogue standoff sentenced to 95 months in prison

    Man who sold gun used in Texas synagogue standoff sentenced to 95 months in prison

     

    The man who sold a pistol to a gunman who used it to hold four people hostage at a Colleyville, Texas, synagogue in an 11-hour standoff in January has been sentenced to 95 months in prison, the US attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced.

    ​The man who sold a pistol to a gunman who used it to hold four people hostage at a Colleyville, Texas, synagogue in an 11-hour standoff in January has been sentenced to 95 months in prison, the US attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced. 

  • Teen pleads guilty to terrorism and murder charges after Michigan school shooting that killed 4 students

    Teen pleads guilty to terrorism and murder charges after Michigan school shooting that killed 4 students

     

    A teen accused of killing four students and wounding seven others at a Michigan high school last year pleaded guilty Monday to all charges against him in what prosecutors are calling a landmark case.

    ​A teen accused of killing four students and wounding seven others at a Michigan high school last year pleaded guilty Monday to all charges against him in what prosecutors are calling a landmark case. 

  • Los Angeles police are investigating whether the audio of racist comments made by city officials was recorded illegally

    Los Angeles police are investigating whether the audio of racist comments made by city officials was recorded illegally

     

    Los Angeles police have launched a criminal investigation into the recording of a conversation that included racist comments and was leaked online, leading to the resignation of two officials involved, the police chief said.

    ​Los Angeles police have launched a criminal investigation into the recording of a conversation that included racist comments and was leaked online, leading to the resignation of two officials involved, the police chief said. 

  • Harris will announce awards for electric school buses for all 50 states

    Harris will announce awards for electric school buses for all 50 states

     

    Vice President Kamala Harris will announce rebate awards for school districts across the country that will support the purchase of nearly 2,500 school buses — most of which will be electric, the White House said. The funding is part of the bipartisan infrastructure law President Joe Biden signed last year.

    ​Vice President Kamala Harris will announce rebate awards for school districts across the country that will support the purchase of nearly 2,500 school buses — most of which will be electric, the White House said. The funding is part of the bipartisan infrastructure law President Joe Biden signed last year. 

  • Arizona and Nevada counties plan to hand count ballots for midterms

    Arizona and Nevada counties plan to hand count ballots for midterms

     

    Two counties in Western battleground states are moving forward with plans to hand count ballots in this year’s consequential midterm elections — a sign of the deep distrust of electronic vote tallying machines in some pockets of the country.

    ​Two counties in Western battleground states are moving forward with plans to hand count ballots in this year’s consequential midterm elections — a sign of the deep distrust of electronic vote tallying machines in some pockets of the country. 

  • ‘Everything is expensive’: Seniors cut back on socializing and meals as inflation pinches

    ‘Everything is expensive’: Seniors cut back on socializing and meals as inflation pinches

     

    At the Senior Friendship Center in Sarasota, Florida, talking about inflation really strikes a chord.

    ​At the Senior Friendship Center in Sarasota, Florida, talking about inflation really strikes a chord. 

  • A 5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near San Jose, US Geological Survey reports

    A 5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near San Jose, US Geological Survey reports

     

    The US Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Seven Trees, near San Jose, California.

    ​The US Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Seven Trees, near San Jose, California.