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California Highway 1 Collapse Leaves 2,000 Tourists Stranded

Many stayed in temporary shelters, hotels and campgrounds overnight, while some slept in their cars. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/jQtWP2w

RFK Jr. Is Criticized by Cesar Chavez’s Family Over His Chavez Day Event

The Kennedy family has a long history of friendship and political partnership with the Chavez family. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ZHWXheK

Buttigieg Calls on Congress for More Money to Collapsed Baltimore Bridge

Mr. Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, was joined by the Baltimore mayor and Maryland governor in describing the collapse as a matter of national importance. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/vlwq4rb

Crews at Site of Bridge Collapse Work on Removing First Piece of Debris

The governor of Maryland said that the search for missing victims would resume when the conditions for divers improve. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/jIonXgp

Trump Rekindles Relationships With Key 2016 Donors

The former president met with the Mercers and others as he sought to keep pace financially with President Biden. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ytFveTY

Why Russia Is Protecting North Korea From Nuclear Monitors

The monitors have provided vivid evidence of how Russia is keeping Pyongyang brimming with fuel and other goods, presumably in return for weapons that Russia can use in Ukraine. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Vp8go2x

Trump and Allies Appeal Ruling That Allowed Fani Willis to Keep Georgia Case

The defendants in the election interference case are once again pressing their argument that Fani T. Willis should be removed from the prosecution. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/k5PJtia

House Republicans Demand Full Impeachment Trial for Mayorkas

They argue that quickly dispensing with the charges, as senators in both parties are inclined to do, would be an affront to Americans. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/8h5FkyU

Trump Plans to Attend the Wake for Slain NYPD Officer

The former president’s appearance at the services for Officer Jonathan Diller will come less than three weeks before jury selection begins in his criminal trial in Manhattan. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Wiundya

Trump Attacks RFK Jr., a Third-Party Wild Card

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, has asserted that he intends to be a “spoiler” for both Donald Trump and President Biden. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/gsR3nMa

Audio Reveals How Police Quickly Closed the Key Bridge Ahead of Crash

Officers immediately moved to keep cars off a bridge in Baltimore after a mayday from the ship that hit it, according to audio from a Maryland Transportation Authority Police channel. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RIZqJOf

The collapse will upend commercial traffic in a busy industrial area.

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Demonstrators Make Themselves Heard on Abortion Pill Case

Thirteen abortion-rights protesters were arrested near the Supreme Court as part of a civil disobedience action. Abortion opponents were less numerous but still vocal. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/F862LJQ

U.S. and Britain Accuse China of Cyberespionage Campaign

The actions on both sides of the Atlantic, which included sanctions, underscored the escalation of cyberconflict between Western allies and Beijing. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Uh8QYjZ

Who Are the RFK Jr. Voters?

“He’s outspoken. As far as I know, he’s not crooked.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Grsqu9d

Lisa Lane, Chess Champion Whose Reign Was Meteoric, Dies at 86

She was the first chess player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. But people focused more on her looks than on her ability. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sUbM310

Kamala Harris is Noncommittal on Gaza, TikTok and the Texas Border

In an interview with ABC News on Sunday, the vice president declined to offer details on several issues facing the Biden administration. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/kbR0EQW

Former Justice Breyer Says He Is Open to Supporting a Supreme Court Age Limit

The retired justice suggested that an 18- or 20-year term could dissuade members of the court from “thinking about the next job” just as effectively as a lifetime appointment does now. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/fKzAwjW

Ben Stern, Who Opposed a Nazi Rally in Illinois, Dies at 102

He was held prisoner in nine concentration camps. Decades later, he fought a battle against American Nazis that became a major free-speech case. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/b6XOSBk

Jasmin Paris Is First Woman to Finish Barkley Marathons

The Barkley Marathons, which features cryptic rules for entry, requires runners to complete 100 miles of rugged terrain in Tennessee under 60 hours. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Y30H9pW

The Supreme Court and Young Voter Turnout

A 2013 ruling triggered a slew of laws that attached restrictions to voting. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/weS6B3t

Wyoming Bans Gender Transition Care for Minors

The governor signed a bill that prohibited the practice for children, making Wyoming the 24th state to have passed such a ban. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/pLQH6jc

F.B.I. Tells Passengers on Alaska Flight They May Have Been Crime Victims

Letters sent by the bureau’s Seattle office are a sign that the Justice Department’s investigation into Boeing, the maker of the plane whose fuselage panel blew off, is ramping up. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/elSxBuY

No Labels, No Candidate: Rejections Pile Up as Time Runs Short

The group’s quest to find a candidate to take on President Biden and Donald Trump has members frustrated. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tNuCpQv

Robert L. Barry, 89, Diplomat Who Negotiated Pact With Soviets, Dies

He was the chief negotiator on a troop-inspections accord that American officials considered important in reducing East-West tensions near the end of the Cold War. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/E5p6iQ2

U.S. Park Service Says to Leave Your Cash at Home, but Some Object

Complaints have been mounting on social media, and now a group has filed a lawsuit, as the service has continued rolling out policies against accepting cash to enter federal parks. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sRVGfdv

Details of $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill Emerge as Partial Shutdown Looms

Tucked inside a massive measure to fund the government through the fall are several initiatives sought by members of both parties. Aides are still writing the legislative language. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/erxcwPv

Biden’s Israel-Gaza Policy Prompts Warning From Democratic Donors

More than 100 donors and activists, including a handful who have given six-figure sums to President Biden, signed a letter arguing that progressive anger could help Donald Trump. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/lIVyNBm

Trump Asks Supreme Court for Absolute Immunity on 2020 Election Charges

The court will hear arguments on April 25 over whether former presidents can be prosecuted for things they did while in office. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ghvQqEf

Chief Justice Roberts Rejects Peter Navarro’s Last-Ditch Bid to Avoid Prison

Mr. Navarro, a former adviser to President Trump, must report to a Miami prison on Tuesday for a four-month sentence after he was convicted of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/MJ8j5fw

Philadelphia Man Is Cleared in Shooting After About a Dozen Years in Prison

Charles Rice had been sentenced to prison for 30 to 60 years for attempted murder. Prosecutors said the case did not meet the burden of proof needed for a conviction. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/gpYv5HE

Washington’s Cherry Blossoms Reach Near-Record Early Bloom

A warm winter ushered the blossoms through the bloom cycle faster than usual, a spokesman for the National Park Service said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0TGESYs

Justices Seem Likely to Side With N.R.A. in First Amendment Dispute

The National Rifle Association argued that a New York official violated the First Amendment by encouraging entities to break ties with the group after the Parkland mass shooting. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/PVnT4Oo

Khanna Explains Opposition to TikTok Bill While Senators Signal Openness

The California Democrat Ro Khanna pointed to the need for a federal data privacy law, and a Democrat and a Republican in the Senate suggested sympathy for the calls to ban the app. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/gQl516K

Trump Doubles Down on Migrants ‘Poisoning’ the Country

In an interview on Fox News, the former president said again that migrants crossing the southern border were criminals from prisons and mental institutions. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/WVwNvbU

Haitian Migrant in Massachusetts Is Charged With Raping a Teenager

The suspect and the 15-year-old were both living in a hotel that currently serves as a migrants shelter. The charge comes amid heightened scrutiny over America’s immigration policy. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/hxILcM8

Gila Monster’s Venomous Bite Contributed to Colorado Man’s Death, Reports Show

The rare fatality happened after the man endured a four-minute-long bite from the lizard to his right hand in February, records show. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0jorOMs

Larry H. Parker, Personal Injury Lawyer Known for TV Ads, Dies at 75

In the Los Angeles area, Mr. Parker was a common sight on billboards and television commercials in which he promised to stand up to faceless insurance companies. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/95tsnBU

Judge Rules Fani Willis Can Stay on Trump Georgia Case as Nathan Wade Resigns

The highly anticipated ruling cut a middle path between removing Fani T. Willis for a conflict of interest and her full vindication. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sGH8vht

Read Nathan Wade’s Resignation and Fani Willis’s Response

Mr. Wade’s resignation paves the way for Ms. Willis to keep pursuing the Georgia election case against Donald Trump. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ztiQlL4

Trump Georgia Case: Takeaways From the Ruling on Fani Willis’s Conduct

Fani Willis faces an unusual decision after the much-anticipated ruling on whether she should be disqualified for having had a romantic relationship with a subordinate. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/1HfBy2i

Republicans Move to Block a Policing Change Made After Tyre Nichols’s Death

A new Memphis law had prevented the police from intervening over more minor traffic offenses, such as a broken taillight. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/gzknDS9

Kristi Noem’s Instagram Video for Her New Smile Brings Legal Headaches

Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and rising conservative star, flew to Texas for a dental procedure, which she shared on Instagram. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RUSnGtO

Mitch Albom Is Among Group of American Volunteers Rescued From Haiti

The “Tuesdays With Morrie” author was visiting an orphanage he runs in Port-au-Prince when gangs overran the country. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/lKpHceZ

Artists and Speakers Withdraw From SXSW Over U.S. Military’s Support of Israel

About 80 musical acts, conference speakers and sponsors pulled out of engagements at the festival in Austin to protest the Defense Department’s support of Israel in the war in Gaza. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Mt2KkAS

A Corvette, Swimsuit Shots and a Trip to Mongolia: Biden Offers a Selfie Tour of His Life

Transcripts of five hours of interviews with the special counsel released this week reveal a president with a lot on his mind and a storehouse of stories to tell. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/C7mrq1f

Where Will Kyrsten Sinema’s Voters Go?

The Democrat-turned-independent senator from Arizona said she will not run for re-election. Some voters who supported her say they are feeling squeezed out of politics. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/90FBjUh

Biden Pushes Lower Health Care Costs and Takes a Dig at Trump

Speaking in New Hampshire, the president highlighted his pledges to cap insulin prices, make permanent expanded tax credits under the Affordable Care Act and limit out-of-pocket prescription drug costs. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/wqfVNZ5

Biden’s Budget Underscores Divide With Republicans and Trump

The president’s $7.3 trillion budget proposal for the next fiscal year includes about $3 trillion in deficit reduction over a decade, largely from raising taxes on high earners and corporations. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/H7EZTBN

Marcia Fudge Steps Down as Housing Secretary

Marcia Fudge, who has led the Department of Housing and Urban Development since the early days of the Biden administration, announced her resignation, citing family concerns. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/BuEjIqm

For This Rookie Judge, a Pivotal Decision Looms in the Georgia Trump Case

Judge Scott McAfee will soon decide whether to disqualify Fani Willis, the prosecutor leading the case, on the grounds that her romance with a subordinate created a conflict of interest. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Ltpzlf0

What to Know About California’s Proposition 1 for Mental Health Care

Proposition 1 was expected to be widely approved, but the vote is close. Here’s what the measure is and what’s at stake. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/edpizR1

Virginia Bans Legacy Admissions in Public Universities and Colleges

The new law comes as the practice of giving preferential treatment to applicants with family ties to alumni has come under renewed scrutiny. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/OUxk8be

Questions Arise About Katie Britt’s State of the Union Response

The Alabama senator used a story about sex trafficking to criticize the Biden administration’s border policies. But the events appear to have occurred in Mexico years ago. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/XhkspSe

Northeast Storm Expected to Bring Heavy Rain and Snow

Forecasters said the New York City area could get up to two inches of rain into Sunday morning, with the highest totals expected in northeastern New Jersey. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/kuaVLFp

Questions Arise About Katie Britt’s State of the Union Response

The Alabama senator used a story about sex trafficking to criticize the Biden administration’s border policies. But it wasn’t fully accurate. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/YheClUw

Republicans’ Big F.B.I. Cut Came From Scrapping One Senator’s Earmark

The G.O.P. has boasted about cutting the budget of what it calls the “weaponized” F.B.I. by 6 percent. Most of that came from wiping out the pet project of retired Senator Richard C. Shelby. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/WroPT0O

No Labels, a Centrist Group, Moves Toward a Third-Party Presidential Bid

The group said it had voted to nominate a ticket, but did not announce which candidate might run on its ballot line. Democrats have worried that such a bid could siphon support from President Biden. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/EmYgzOd

2 Women Were Found Dead in the 1980s. DNA Links a Man to the Murders.

A Virginia man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the 1986 murder of Jacqueline Lard. The authorities said his DNA was also linked to the 1989 killing of Amy Baker. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/aVvKQYB

3 Degrees of Trumpiness: Ohio’s Republican Senate Candidates Clash

Donald Trump’s choice for the nomination, Bernie Moreno, has eagerly showed off his endorsement, but his two rivals have also embraced the former president or his policies. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RNJM0A2

Biden Promised Calm After Trump Chaos, but the World Has Not Cooperated

Inflation, an explosion of migration at the border and wars in Europe and the Middle East have created a sense of instability that polls show have eroded his support. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/BN0mjJu

With Haley Out, Will States Still Hold Primaries?

It’s likely too late for them to do anything else. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/HAvDQ0L

Federal Judge Rules Minority Business Agency Must Serve White People as Well

The ruling by a judge in Texas was the latest in a string of court decisions that have eroded or struck down federal affirmative-action mandates in a variety of arenas. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Q1VBWc9

Kyrsten Sinema Bows Out of Arizona Senate Race

The independent incumbent’s decision clears the field for a two-person race, most likely between Representative Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/jINgF98

Victoria Nuland, Veteran State Department Official, to Step Down

A hard-charging diplomat and determined advocate of supporting Ukraine will step down from the department’s No. 3 post. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/oStPLFf

Trump Stays on Colorado Ballot After Supreme Court Rules on 14th Amendment Case

The justices ruled that the 14th Amendment did not allow Colorado to bar the former president from the state’s primary ballot for engaging in insurrection. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/6sWBmOb

Highlights of the Supreme Court’s Opinions on Trump’s Ballot Eligibility

The main opinion was a joint ruling that was not signed by any particular justice. None of the opinions addressed whether Donald J. Trump engaged in insurrection. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/WMhQceq

North Carolina’s Race for Governor: Expensive, Closely Watched and Probably Tight

The leading candidates — Josh Stein, the Democratic attorney general, and Mark Robinson, the Republican lieutenant governor — could not be more different. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/SGMh3nE

Texas Judge Blocks Paxton’s Request for Transgender Minors’ Records

An L.G.B.T.Q. organization had sued after the state’s attorney general asked for documents on children receiving gender-affirming care. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/D2cqONM

Judge Rules Against Corporate Transparency Act Disclosure Provision

An Alabama judge barred the government from collecting certain company ownership data to help the Treasury Department identify money launderers, and called the effort a case of congressional overreach. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/XLS8UEF

Republicans Nod to Trump’s Influence in Race to Succeed McConnell

Donald Trump is looming over the upcoming leadership battle to replace Mitch McConnell as senators weigh each contender’s independence with their alignment to the former president and the party’s base. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/18p9CIF

University of Florida Eliminates All D.E.I.-Related Positions

The move complies with a state law that barred public universities from using government funds for initiatives that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/D4EBWtb

Trump’s Support Among Latinos Grows, New Poll Shows

A New York Times/Siena College poll found President Biden losing support among Latino voters, who now account for nearly 15 percent of eligible voters, a record high. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/s8P7AwO

Mitch McConnell’s Decision to Step Aside Fuels Fight for Next Senate GOP Leader

Contenders to be the new Republican leader have quickly begun making overtures to colleagues for a rare opening at the top of the G.O.P. hierarchy in the Senate. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/YEZAeG6

Major Snowstorm Starts to Pound Mountains Around Lake Tahoe

Forecasters issued rare blizzard warnings as heavy, wind-driven snow began to halt travel and force ski resorts and Yosemite National Park to close. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/AtQLp1X