Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
The Supreme Court is rejecting a Republican-led attack on state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target.
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Students and community organizations sue to desegregate Massachusetts schools
A lawsuit filed on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities.
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote
A U.S. judge has permanently barred the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order that required proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Neo-Nazi leader gets 15 years for recruiting violent attacks, including a Santa poison plot
The leader of a neo-Nazi group was sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to recruit others to commit violent acts against minorities.
Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump’s wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway
John Cornyn tried to show Trump and Texas Republicans they were on the same team, but he lost his Senate primary runoff to Ken Paxton.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78, his family says
By MARK KENNEDY and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” to playing Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano,” has died. He was 78. In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed […]
Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86
Barney Frank has died. The longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts was a leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights
BNSF announces $10,000 reward related to San Diego train derailment
Three cars derailed under a Harbor Drive bridge June 6, damaging a bridge pillar, which forced a weeklong closure.
Mission San Diego to mark 257th anniversary with bell-ringing festival
Mission San Diego de Alcalá’s church will ring all five bells to celebrate its 257th anniversary-its church named a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in the bicentennial year of 1976
Indiana becomes the latest state to receive flexibility from Trump on federal education spending
The Trump administration is giving Indiana more flexibility over how it decides to spend its federal grant money. It’s the third state to receive such exemptions from the Education Department as it seeks to “return education to the states.”