A Conservative Court Push Decades in the Making, With Effects for Decades to Come
President Trump’s Supreme Court pick puts conservatives on the brink of a long-sought dream: a reliable right-leaning majority in the nation’s highest tribunal.
Melania Trump’s Task in Europe? Show Another Side of the White House
Mrs. Trump plans to revive “Be Best,” her child-focused platform, as she accompanies her husband on a weeklong trip through Europe.
Trade Politics Comes to the County Fair
As agricultural life is celebrated at county fairs nationwide, this year offers a new variable: President Trump’s global face-off over tariffs.
Starbucks to Stop Using Disposable Plastic Straws by 2020
The retailer, which has more than 28,000 stores worldwide, says the decision will eliminate more than 1 billion straws a year.
McKinsey Ends Work With ICE Amid Furor Over Immigration Policy
Revelations that McKinsey had done more than $20 million in consulting work for Immigration and Customs Enforcement prompted questions from employees.
Migrant Families Who Enter at Legal Ports Are Rarely Separated, Customs Officials Say
Facing intense criticism, Customs and Border Protection denied accusations that its officers had separated families and turned away migrants seeking asylum at official ports of entry.
Texas Man Kills Teenager Over Fireworks and Claims Self-Defense
Jason Roche, 41, was charged with murder after videos showed the victim, Devonte Ortiz, 19, wasn’t holding a gun and may have been running away.
New Jersey Woman on Oxygen Dies After Electric Company Shuts Off Her Power
Public Service Electric and Gas Company said it tried multiple times to contact someone at the Newark home before power was turned off on Thursday.
Fact Check of the Day: Trump Misleads on NATO Spending
President Trump repeated his criticism that other NATO countries spend less than their fair share of the cost of the defense treaty. That’s not how the alliance works.
Algae Bloom in Florida Stirs Fears About Harm to Health and Economy
An algae bloom in Lake Okeechobee in Florida has grown rapidly and widely, alarming businesses and residents. Other states have also seen such blooms.
A Fire Killed 32 at a New Orleans Gay Bar. This Artist Didn’t Forget.
Skylar Fein’s new exhibition is part of a larger movement in the city to recognize, finally, the victims of the UpStairs Lounge fire in 1973.
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