NYPD officer shoots and kills man with knife during high-wire clash on Brooklyn Bridge
It marked the second time this week police shot and killed a suspect, officials said.
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Severe erosion leaves Carlsbad’s Tamarack beach slim for Labor Day weekend
The California State Parks Department says it has no estimate of when it will reopen the popular closed day-use parking lot.
Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights survey
The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity.
Watchdog report: Ex-Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer oversaw hostile work environment, misused funds
A new watchdog report concludes that former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a toxic work environment and misused funds.
US issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a ‘critical financial lifeline’ for Iran
The Treasury imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “financial lifelines” for Iran.
Flock surveillance cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies’ power
Candidates from both parties are increasingly on the attack over AI-powered Flock cameras as the midterm elections draw closer.
EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
The EPA seeks public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the wetlands it covers.
Vance says Iran fight isn’t a ‘war’ as Trump tries to navigate unpopular conflict as election nears
Vice President JD Vance says he wouldn’t call the U.S. conflict with Iran a “war,” despite recent escalations as midterms draw nearer.
Midterm mail ballots start to go to voters as litigation over Trump’s order creates uncertainty
Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections is kicking off amid a churning legal battle from President Donald Trump.
Some states raise pay for home caregivers as shortage looms
Despite the importance of their work, home caregivers are near the bottom of the pay scale.