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What to know about Reform Judaism after an attack on one of its largest US synagogues
Read full article: What to know about Reform Judaism after an attack on one of its largest US synagoguesThe Michigan synagogue that was attacked is one of the largest reform congregations in the U.S. Temple Israel was founded in 1941 in the city of Detroit and relocated to West Bloomfield in the 1980s.
Trump administration sues California over the state's nation-leading vehicle-emission rules
Read full article: Trump administration sues California over the state's nation-leading vehicle-emission rulesThe Trump administration is suing California over the state's nation-leading vehicle emission standards.
Live Nation employee mocks customers as 'so stupid' in internal messages released in court case
Read full article: Live Nation employee mocks customers as 'so stupid' in internal messages released in court caseNewly revealed incendiary messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as “so stupid” and says the company is “robbing them blind, baby” are gaining public attention during an ongoing antitrust trial.
Army sergeant wants to plead guilty in Georgia base shootings that injured 5
Read full article: Army sergeant wants to plead guilty in Georgia base shootings that injured 5Officials say an Army sergeant accused of shooting five people at a Georgia base last summer is seeking to plead guilty to attempted murder and other charges in a military court.
NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairs
Read full article: NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairsNASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.
Bessent will meet China's vice premier in Paris ahead of Trump's visit to Beijing
Read full article: Bessent will meet China's vice premier in Paris ahead of Trump's visit to BeijingTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris for trade talks that set the stage for President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing.
Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says
Read full article: Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS saysThe armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues has been identified as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials.
Iran-linked hackers take aim at US and other targets, raising risk of cyberattacks during war
Read full article: Iran-linked hackers take aim at US and other targets, raising risk of cyberattacks during warPro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war.
Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability
Read full article: Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordabilityIn a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable.
Winter heat wave sends temperatures into the 90s in Southern California
Read full article: Winter heat wave sends temperatures into the 90s in Southern CaliforniaWith spring still a week away, Southern California is seeing a burst of summerlike heat, and forecasters warn that it raises the risk of heat illness.
Competency review ordered for leader of cultlike Zizians group that has been linked to 6 deaths
Read full article: Competency review ordered for leader of cultlike Zizians group that has been linked to 6 deathsA federal judge has ordered a competency evaluation for the leader of the cultlike Zizians group that has been linked to six deaths.
Hockey player who lost family in Rhode Island shooting scores winning goal in double overtime
Read full article: Hockey player who lost family in Rhode Island shooting scores winning goal in double overtimeNearly a month after losing three family members in a Rhode Island ice rink shooting, Colin Dorgan scored a game-winning goal in double overtime that helped advance the Blackstone Valley Co-op out of the semifinals.
Ohio State names provost as its new president after predecessor's abrupt resignation
Read full article: Ohio State names provost as its new president after predecessor's abrupt resignationOhio State has moved past the abrupt resignation of the university’s president by elevating its chief academic officer into the role.
Utah’s anti-gambling tradition meets Kalshi and Polymarket in a new legal fight
Read full article: Utah’s anti-gambling tradition meets Kalshi and Polymarket in a new legal fightUtah is at the forefront of a states' rights battle between itself and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket.
Officer having 'anxiety attack' took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says
Read full article: Officer having 'anxiety attack' took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report saysA man who was shot by Connecticut police last year and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for another ambulance to arrive at the scene, after another officer having an “anxiety attack” took the first one.
Should Trump endorse Cornyn? Some Texas Republicans say it would be a MAGA 'mistake'
Read full article: Should Trump endorse Cornyn? Some Texas Republicans say it would be a MAGA 'mistake'President Donald Trump is weighing an endorsement in the Texas Republican Senate runoff, and some state party members say he risks backing the wrong candidate.
A 12-year-old Georgia girl dies days after collapsing following a fight near a school bus stop
Read full article: A 12-year-old Georgia girl dies days after collapsing following a fight near a school bus stopPolice are investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl who was hospitalized after a fistfight near a school bus stop in her neighborhood.
Widow of Haiti president describes his killing at US trial of four charged with conspiracy
Read full article: Widow of Haiti president describes his killing at US trial of four charged with conspiracyThe widow of Haiti’s last elected president described being shot and wounded during the 2021 assassination of her husband Jovenel Moïse.
Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killing
Read full article: Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killingAuthorities say a former NFL player who is charged with murder in his girlfriend’s death in Tennessee asked an AI bot for advice before he called 911.
King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change
Read full article: King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could changeKing penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual.
Los Angeles school superintendent denies wrongdoing and asks for his job back during federal probe
Read full article: Los Angeles school superintendent denies wrongdoing and asks for his job back during federal probeThe superintendent of Los Angeles public schools who’s on paid leave during a federal investigation, denies any wrongdoing and asks to be reinstated as head of the nation’s second-largest district.
Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records
Read full article: Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election recordsDemocratic-led states alarmed by the prospect of federal immigration officers patrolling the polls during this year’s midterm elections are taking steps to counter what they see as a potential tactic to intimidate voters.
Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich
Read full article: Some states are reviving a push to tax the richAdvocates across the U.S. are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities that have increased coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic will help more states adopt policies involve the rich paying more in taxes.
Man taken into custody after driving van into security gate outside White House, authorities say
Read full article: Man taken into custody after driving van into security gate outside White House, authorities sayAuthorities say a man was taken into custody after driving his van into a security barrier at the White House.
US Sen. Jon Husted testifies remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives' corruption trial
Read full article: US Sen. Jon Husted testifies remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives' corruption trialRepublican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has testified remotely in Akron, Ohio, in the high-profile corruption trial of two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives.
Texas man executed for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her son as survivor of attack looks on
Read full article: Texas man executed for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her son as survivor of attack looks onA Texas man has been executed for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.
Towering lava fountains of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures
Read full article: Towering lava fountains of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closuresHawaii's Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are forcing temporary closures on the Big Island.
Judge urges states to settle Live Nation claims after US strikes deal but states say no chance
Read full article: Judge urges states to settle Live Nation claims after US strikes deal but states say no chanceA New York federal judge is urging over two dozen states to settle their antitrust claims against Ticketmaster and its parent company this week after the Justice Department reached a deal and dropped out of an ongoing trial.
Report points to rotor problem in Arizona police helicopter crash that killed 2 during gunfight
Read full article: Report points to rotor problem in Arizona police helicopter crash that killed 2 during gunfightA preliminary report points to a significant mechanical problem before a deadly police helicopter crash that happened during a shootout in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Judge to decide if Penn must produce records in probe of antisemitism at Ivy League school
Read full article: Judge to decide if Penn must produce records in probe of antisemitism at Ivy League schoolA federal judge is weighing whether the government can force the University of Pennsylvania to hand over detailed employee information in an antisemitism investigation.
Justice Department official Ed Martin accused of ethics violations for letter to Georgetown dean
Read full article: Justice Department official Ed Martin accused of ethics violations for letter to Georgetown deanThe office that enforces the ethics code for attorneys in the nation’s capital has accused Justice Department official Ed Martin of professional misconduct for a threatening letter that he sent to Georgetown Law School’s dean last year.
Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse's assassination
Read full article: Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse's assassinationProsecutors say greed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in U.S. federal court for the 2021 assassination of Haiti's last elected president, Jovenel Moïse.
Smartmatic says Trump's 'campaign of retribution' is driving criminal prosecution
Read full article: Smartmatic says Trump's 'campaign of retribution' is driving criminal prosecutionVoting technology firm Smartmatic asked a federal judge to dismiss a criminal money laundering indictment saying the case is political retaliation tied to President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about the 2020 election.
