In its gag order ruling Thursday, a 5-judge panel found that the judge in the hush money case was correct in keeping some restrictions in place until Trump is sentenced because the case is still pending.
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ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after landmark Supreme Court ruling
The complaint filed in Spokane County Superior Court challenges city ordinances that make camping, sitting, or lying on public property misdemeanor crimes in certain circumstances.
Wildfires in Colorado burn dozens of homes and structures, threaten hundreds more
A wildfire on the edge of metro Denver has crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes.
Drought is widespread and intense in the eastern U.S.: What to know
Some prospects for improvement lie ahead in August as more rainfall is anticipated.
Amazon cracks down on Teamsters’ union efforts, labor leaders detained
Video footage from a protest near an Amazon warehouse in New York shows the New York City Police Department rounding up and handcuffing union leaders.
When private equity buys a hospital, assets shrink, new research finds
In buying up U.S. hospitals, private equity firms often say they are providing capital to improve patient care. A new study concludes that the opposite is true.
Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet
July was also the hottest month on record for dozens of other cities in the western United States, including Sacramento, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore.
Evan Gershkovich one of 3 newly freed Americans back on U.S. soil
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual U.S.-Russia citizenship.
Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered ‘new phase’ after killings of top militant figures
International officials have been scrambling to avert a cycle of retaliation before it spirals into a greater war.
Harris calls Trump’s false claims about race ‘the same old show’ of divisiveness and disrespect
Vice President Kamala Harris says former President Donald Trump’s false assertions about her race were the ‘same old show.’