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Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Convicted of seditious conspiracy, he recruited a group of 200 to march on Capitol, though he wasn’t in D.C. that day

September 05, 2023

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Prosecutors have asked for a 33-year sentence for ex-Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio. (Allison Dinner/AP)

Joseph Biggs walks toward the Capitol in Washington, DC, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, Carolyn Kaster/AP 2021.

Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case

August 31, 2023

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Three US Marines died on August 27 after an Osprey aircraft crashed on a remote tropical island north of Australia during war games.

US soldiers killed in horror Darwin crash

August 27, 2023

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August 21, 2023

Maui Knew Dangerous Wildfires Had Become Inevitable. It Still Wasn’t Ready.

As President Biden arrives to survey the damage with state and local officials, shock and grief are giving way to anger and questions about the government’s preparation.

August 21, 2023

A neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, that was heavily damaged by wildfires.Credit...Bryan Anselm for The New York Times

August 16, 2023

Maui fire: First victims named as death toll reaches 106

The first names of people killed by wildfires in Maui have been released by officials, one week after at least 106 people were killed on the island.

August 16, 2023

GETTY IMAGES | The vast majority of Lahaina's wreckage is yet to be searched

August 12, 2023

Stunned residents find nothing but ashes in Hawaiian town

A new fears has emerged as stunned Hawaiian residents return to their homes to find nothing but ashes.

August 12, 2023

Anthony La Puente, 44, recovers items from his house in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Paula RAMON / AFP)

August 12, 2023

Hawaii to probe response to devastating wildfires as death toll continues to rise

Hawaii's chief legal officer said Friday she was opening a probe into the handling of devastating wildfires that killed at least 80 people in the state this week, as criticism grows of the official response.

August 12, 2023

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green speaks during a press conference about the destruction of historic Lahaina and the aftermath of wildfires on Aug. 10, 2023." PHOTO CREDITS: PATRICK T. FALLON, AFP Via Getty Images

July 27, 2023

Biden announces new measures to protect Americans from extreme heat

Critics say steps positive but modest as US president stops short of declaring climate emergency

July 27, 2023

Joe Biden makes his announcement at the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

July 25, 2023

Federal Judge Blocks New Biden Asylum Policy

Immigrant advocacy groups had challenged the administration’s decision to dramatically limit who is allowed to apply for asylum in the U.S.

July 25, 2023

Migrants walk along the bank of the Rio Grande as members of the Texas National Guard look on in Eagle Pass, Texas.Credit...Go Nakamura for The New York Times

May 31, 2023

Debt limit deal passes House, heads to Senate as June 5 default looms

The debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial U.S. House vote. Congressional leaders looking for support are running into stiff opposition.

May 31, 2023

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May 12, 2023

As Title 42 expires, is Joe Biden doing what he condemned Donald Trump for?

"Promises broken," said Julián Castro, who served with Biden in Obama's cabinet.

May 12, 2023

Migrants reach for water through the Mexico - U.S. border wall in San Luis Rio Colorado in Mexico, before the lifting of Title 42, as seen from San Luis, Arizona, U.S., May 11, 2023. Zaydee Sanchez/Reuters

April 15, 2023

Air Guardsman Is Charged Over Leaked Documents

The 21-year-old was charged with unlawfully taking and sharing a trove of highly classified intelligence documents, in a security breach that exposed significant vulnerabilities in how the U.S. retains its most closely held secrets.

April 15, 2023

April 14, 2023

‘The biggest news here in years’: Pentagon leak suspect’s home town voices shock

Residents of town of Dighton, Massachusetts, stunned by news of arrest of 21-year-old air national guardsman Jack Teixeira

April 14, 2023

A police roadblock about a half a mile from Jack Teixeira’s home in Dighton, Massachusetts. The air national guardsman has been arrested over the leaks of Pentagon intelligence online. Photograph: Ross Kerber/Reuters

April 14, 2023

Man suspected of leaking secret US documents to appear in court

His detention may not stanch the flow of secrets

April 14, 2023

March 18, 2023

Biden administration quietly resumes deportations to Russia

Exclusive: Apparent reversal of position adopted after invasion of Ukraine sends men fleeing Putin’s draft back to Russia

March 18, 2023

Some Russian asylum seekers have entered the US across the border from Mexico. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA

March 15, 2023

Senate confirms Garcetti as ambassador to India

The Senate confirmed former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti as President Biden’s ambassador to India, ending a nearly two-year fight.

March 15, 2023

Eric Garcetti, the former mayor of Los Angeles, has faced a turbulent nomination to serve as ambassador to India.Credit...Gustavo Garello/Getty Images

March 04, 2023

Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty

In the minutes before Judge Clifton Newman delivered his sentence for Alex Murdaugh - two life sentences, consecutively, for the murders of his wife and son - he sat back, rocking his chair back and forth, and addressed the defendant directly.

March 04, 2023

GRACE BEAHM ALFORD/THE POST AND COURIER/POOL /Judge Newman issued a withering rebuke of Murdaugh in Friday's sentencing.

March 03, 2023

‘MONSTER YOU BECAME’: Massive sentence for dad who killed son and wife

A wealthy lawyer who killed his wife and son at close range to has been sentenced in “one of the most troubling cases” the judge had ever seen.

March 03, 2023

Alex Murdaugh at the sentencing for the murder of his wife and son

February 28, 2023

Undocumented ex-US border patrol agent helps veterans facing deportation

Raul Rodriguez, 54, was fired after confirming with his father that his US birth certificate was a fake

February 28, 2023

Raul Rodriguez is interviewed on KRGV-TV in 2019. Photograph: KRGV-TV

February 16, 2023

Biden Says 3 Latest Objects Most Likely Not Spy Devices

In his first extensive remarks on the mysterious objects in American airspace, Biden said the three objects appeared unrelated to the Chinese spy balloon and were most likely “tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions.” He said he expected to speak with President Xi Jinping of China soon.

February 16, 2023