FBI investigates background of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
Law enforcement officials said on Saturday that Crooks carried no identification to the site of the shooting and had to be identified using other methods. Read more
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Authorities research suspect in Trump assassination attempt
A voter-registration record shows that Crooks was registered as a Republican, though federal campaign-finance records show he donated $15 to a liberal voter turnout group in 2021. Read more
Biden on Trump shooting: ‘No place for this kind of violence’
In a news conference from Delaware, Biden called the shooting “sick.” Read more
Trump ‘fine’ after being grazed by bullet in assassination attempt at rally
The FBI identified the suspect as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Read more
Price of first-class stamp increasing to 73 cents
The U.S. Postal Service in November reported a $6.5 billion yearly net loss as first-class mail fell to the lowest volume since 1968. Read more
NASA releases Webb telescope images of a galactic merger
The two galaxies in the images are situated 326 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Hydra. A light year is the distance light travels in a year, 5.9 trillion miles. Read more
Judge ends Giuliani bankruptcy, heightening legal risks
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane in White Plains, New York, also banned Giuliani from seeking bankruptcy for one year. Read more
Montana urges state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling
Montana’s top court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a landmark ruling that found the state violated the rights of young people to a healthy environment by barring regulators from considering how new fossil fuel projects could affect climate change. Read more
Texas power outages hinder Hurricane Beryl recovery
The storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday near the coastal town of Matagorda, about 100 miles (160 km) from Houston, lashing Texas with heavy winds that knocked down power lines and damaged property. Read more
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As NATO gathers in Washington, leaders urged to remember Hawaii
Written a decade before Hawaii became a state in 1959, the treaty’s Article 5 — which commits all members to collective self-defense — only covers territories north of the Tropic of Cancer. Read more
Oil companies try to restore Texas operations after storm Beryl
Beryl’s impact on oil and gas production was expected to be limited. The storm made landfall on Monday near the coastal town of Matagorda. Energy firms shut operations ahead of its arrival and Texas’ largest ports and navigation channels closed. Read more
Navy sailor tried to access Biden’s health records
In a statement, the Navy said that in February it was notified that a sailor had tried to search “Joe Biden” in the military’s electronic health records system. Read more
Metal thieves are stripping America’s cities
Thieves have been stripping copper wire out of thousands of streetlights and selling it to scrap metal recyclers for cash. Read more
Federal judge in Alaska resigned after sexual misconduct probe
The 9th Circuit Judicial Council publicly reprimanded and admonished U.S. District Judge Joshua Kindred, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump who submitted his resignation from his life-tenured position on Wednesday after joining the bench in 2020. Read more
Treasury expands security reviews for military land deals
A U.S. Treasury official said the department’s notice of proposed rule-making would expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment to about 227 military installations. Read more
Storm Beryl knocks out power as it churns across Texas
Beryl, the season’s earliest Category 5 hurricane on record, weakened from a hurricane after pounding the coastal Texas town of Matagorda with dangerous storm surges and heavy rain before moving across Houston. Read more
Storm Beryl shifts toward Houston, may gain hurricane strength
The storm was expected to strengthen back into a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday as it travels over warm waters and shifts north-northwest in the afternoon. The NHC issued hurricane warnings across much of the Texas coast. Read more
Record temperatures scorch the West with extreme heat
High temperatures are forecast to meet or exceed daily high records in Washington state, Oregon, California, northern Arizona and central Idaho. Read more
Biden digs in as pressure from fellow Democrats escalates
A much-anticipated interview the president gave to ABC News that aired Friday evening seemed to do little to temper those worries. Read more
Trump advisers call for U.S. nuclear weapons testing if he’s elected
At the Cold War’s end, in 1992, the United States gave up the explosive testing of nuclear arms and eventually talked other atomic powers into doing likewise. Read more
Biden stumbles over his words as he tries to steady campaign
Ammar Moussa, a spokesperson for Biden’s campaign, criticized the news media for making note of the president’s stumbles. Read more
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