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Some homes and businesses in Gary, Indiana, still without power 13 days after storms

Things became all-too familiar for Kimya Williams after storms rumbled through Gary, Indiana, earlier this month leaving big chunks of the mostly Black city in the dark for two weeks.

U.S. urges new U.N. sanctions to spur rivals in Sudan to negotiate an end to war

The United States is urging beefed-up U.N. sanctions against the warring parties in Sudan to build pressure on them to negotiate an end to the fighting that has killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million and pushed many parts of the African nation into famine.

Judge postpones U.S. trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103

A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the U.S. for a Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defense attorneys want to examine.

8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater

An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says.

Hundreds of American and allied institutes helped Chinese military labs

Hundreds of American and allied companies and universities collaborated with Chinese defense institutes engaged in developing advanced military capabilities for Beijing's military, according to an Air Force think tank report made public Monday.

D.C.'s delegate candidate plans to target federal lawmakers challenging the city's autonomy

The District of Columbia's presumptive incoming delegate to Congress unveiled a strategy Monday to counter Republican interventions in the city's affairs by sending local residents to congressional districts in nearby states to stump for candidates who support greater autonomy for the nation's capital.

U.S. Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertain

The U.S. Postal Service unveiled new requirements for mail ballots less than two weeks before some states begin sending them and in time for the conservative majority of the Supreme Court to clear the way for President Donald Trump's executive order limiting the method to be used in November's elections.

Supreme Court gives Trump room to run on plan to have post office police mail-in ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump some leeway to work on plans to have the U.S. Postal Service decide which mailed ballots to deliver, saying it was too early for lower courts to intervene and block him.

MAGA Inc. spends $827,000 to back Darline Graham on final day of South Carolina GOP Senate runoff

The final day of South Carolina's Republican U.S. Senate runoff campaign on Monday came with a major cash infusion for Sen. Darline Graham from MAGA Inc., the super PAC that supports President Donald Trump and aligned Republicans but has spent little thus far on the president's midterm candidate picks.

Lindsay Clancy didn't have acute psychosis when she killed her 3 children, psychologist says

Lindsay Clancy did not have acute psychosis when she killed her three children but rather took their lives so they wouldn't "suffer" after she took her own life, a forensic psychologist testified Monday in her murder trial

Police find body of Massachusetts woman named a suspect in death of her police officer husband

A Massachusetts woman wanted in connection with the death of her police officer husband was found dead near a hospital Monday during an intensive law enforcement search that included drones, boats and tracking dogs, authorities said.

Vance pushes anti-fraud message on campaign trail for Paul LePage in Maine

Vice President J.D. Vance is taking his anti-fraud message to the campaign trail, saying he needs voters to elect Republicans who will help him and the Trump administration root out government waste and save taxpayer dollars.