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Why federal courts are split on banning guns at the post office
Can you legally carry a handgun into a post office? Depending on where you live, federal district courts now disagree, and a final answer could be years away.
Tourists seeking ‘dramatic’ photo rescued after being stranded by tide on Oregon beach
Tourists trying to take a photo were stranded for hours on Lost Boy Beach roughly 63 miles west of Portland, Oregon, and had to be rescued after the tide cut off their route back.
Category 5 Hurricane Polo is an ‘extremely dangerous’ storm off the coast of Mexico
Hurricane Polo grew increasingly strong Tuesday and was forecast to gain more intensity as it skirted Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 cyclone, weather experts said.
Californian dies on Mount Katahdin in Maine after hiking Appalachian Trail
A California man hiking the Appalachian Trail died after summiting the trail's northern terminus at Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park in Maine.
Day and night get equal billing on Tuesday. A guide to the fall equinox
The fall equinox is Tuesday, when light and darkness split the day evenly. It marks the beginning of fall for the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow DHS detention of pro-Palestinian scholar
President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to hear a case involving a Georgetown University scholar who was targeted for deportation last year after a government artificial intelligence tool flagged his social media posts as too pro-Palestinian.
Streamer known as ‘Clavicular’ charged with rape, drugging in Massachusetts
Braden Eric Peters, the 20-year-old livestreamer known online as "Clavicular," is facing three criminal charges in Massachusetts stemming from an alleged 2025 encounter.
Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?
After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska's heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around.
No charges in Nolan Wells’ death following grand jury review in Mississippi
A grand jury has found there wasn't evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black teen who was found dead after a July 4 boating trip off the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal
Twelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount's buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to settle their lawsuits on Monday, effectively paving the way for the $81 billion mega merger to cross the finish line, with some new commitments from the company.
The legal obligation that explains why the USPS cannot stop losing money
The United States Postal Service serves close to 169 million addresses, generally six days a week, whether or not any given route makes money. That is not a business choice.
Charges to be dropped against 5 pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford after mistrial
Five pro-Palestinian demonstrators whose trial earlier this year over a 2024 protest at Stanford University ended in a mistrial will have their charges dismissed if they complete community service and pay restitution, prosecutors said Monday.
Man shot by ICE officer is detained in Texas with a bullet still in his back, attorney says
A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was in custody Monday at an ICE detention center in Texas after he was released from a hospital with a bullet still lodged in his back, the man's attorney said.
Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students
A jury on Monday convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies.
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney asks judge to investigate the lone juror who wanted to convict her
Lawyers for Lindsay Clancy have asked a judge to investigate the conduct of the lone juror who wanted to convict the mother from Massachusetts of murder in the deaths of her three children.
Lawyer says prosecutors haven’t offered details of teen’s alleged ties to San Diego mosque shooters
The attorney for a North Carolina girl accused of helping two teens who carried out a deadly attack on a San Diego mosque says prosecutors haven't provided enough information to allow him to defend his client.
Firefighting helicopter crashes near Yosemite, killing both pilots
Two helicopter pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed Sunday afternoon while conducting water drops on a wildfire at Yosemite National Park, officials say.
Asbury is first seminary to end federal loans after Trump cuts aid to low-paying college programs
Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky has become the first confirmed collegiate ministry program to phase out federal student loans.
Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery
The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching.
