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Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treasonBERLIN — A former head of Germany ‘s foreign intelligence service was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor’s office said. August Hanning, who led the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to

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U.S. citizen who was shot by immigration agent in Chicago files lawsuit alleging he fired from behindCHICAGO — An American citizen shot by a Customs and Border Protection agent one year ago during a sweeping immigration crackdown in Chicago filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Monday, alleging the agent lied about the shooting and fired into her vehicle from behind. Federal prosecutors initially accused

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Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore’s push to restore $8.2M defamation verdictMONTGOMERY, Alabama — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. Justices declined to hear Moore’s appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the large verdict. The outcome

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Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task forceWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence. Trump is calling it the “Super Intelligence Force,” because he has tried to rebrand AI as “super intelligence.” The announcement comes after Trump hosted top

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FCC considering changes, possibly ending, program that offers discounted internet to schools, librariesA federal program that has paid out billions of dollars to local schools and libraries to offset the cost of internet service is in danger of being curtailed or even eliminated, leaving district administrators and library officials concerned about how they would bridge the financial gap. The E-Rate program, overseen

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U.S. and Australia suspend consular services in Brazil ahead of election citing security concernsRIO DE JANEIRO — U.S. consular services and the Australian embassy in Brazil closed Friday citing security concerns, two days before the country’s presidential election, authorities from both countries said. Also on Friday, Brazil’s federal police said they executed search and seizure warrants in Sao Paulo and the Federal District

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Marc Levin and Khalil Cumberbatch: Partisan loyalty now drives Americans’ trust in justiceAmericans have rarely trusted their institutions less. In June, Gallup found average confidence in the 14 institutions it tracks was near a record low. Some 9% of the public trusted Congress, 27% trusted the Supreme Court, and 45% trusted the police. The criminal justice system, as a whole, ranked near

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House committee backs bill sparing communities from ‘fake’ data center proposalsMore than a hundred data center proposals have popped up like mushrooms on the Pennsylvania map, and a House committee on Wednesday attempted to validate the “real” ones by backing a plan to weed out many others believed to be speculative grabs for money. The House Energy Committee approved a

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Glassport becomes latest Allegheny County police force to sign ICE agreementGlassport police have signed a cooperation agreement with federal immigration authorities after the agency detained more than a dozen people in the small Mon Valley borough earlier this year. The department, which formalized the arrangement Sept. 23, is the latest Allegheny County force to sign a 287(g) agreement with U.S.

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Wes Moore forms bipartisan governors group on AI, citing federal inactionBALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland is forming a bipartisan group of governors to respond to mounting concerns about the threats posed by artificial intelligence as he argued that states need to fill a void left by the federal government’s inaction on the issue. In an interview, Moore, a

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DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting PoolA judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a move that could prevent federal prosecutors from reviving the case under political pressure from President Donald Trump. D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman

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Former Pittsburgh cop known for investigating animal abuse settles lawsuit against cityA former Pittsburgh police officer who spent the bulk of her career enforcing animal cruelty laws will receive an $85,000 payment from the city to settle a federal employment lawsuit. City Council could vote on the payment to Christine Luffey, who began her work in the police bureau in July

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Scouting the Browns: Steelers opponent has dominated them on Thursday nightsSCOUTING THE BROWNS Last meeting Browns beat Steelers, 13-6, on Dec. 28, 2025, in Cleveland. Key matchup Browns DT Mason Graham vs. Steelers LG Mason McCormick Graham is tied for the NFL lead in sacks with four, and he has at least one in each game this season. Graham lines

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How a bill intended to rein in NIL and ‘protect’ college sports could also save the U.S. Olympic teamCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The bill that passed the Senate this week is called the Protect College Sports Act. If it becomes a law, one of the most important outcomes could be its ability to save Olympic sports in the United States. A sometimes-overlooked element of the bill designed to

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Republican redistricting in Texas and Florida may not turn out as Trump had hopedHARLINGEN, Texas — Eric Flores, a former federal prosecutor and Army National Guard infantry captain, was one of the Republican Party’s prized recruits in this year’s midterm elections. With help from a redrawn congressional map in Texas, he seemed primed to dislodge longtime Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in a region

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Senate passes college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfersWASHINGTON — The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools. The overwhelming 77-22 vote to pass the legislation is the strongest effort yet

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Gretchen Givens Generett: AI belongs in education, but not at the front of the classroomPennsylvania state Sen. Lindsey Williams plans to introduce legislation to ban AI educators from replacing human teachers as heads of classrooms. The Human Students Need Human Educators bill would apply to public and charter schools from kindergarten through 12th grade, as well as Pennsylvania’s public universities, the State System of

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Kennedy Center put off planned repairs despite known structural issues, former employees allegeKennedy Center officials were long aware of serious structural issues that they cited as new problems after the abrupt decision to close the performing arts venue this month, a group of former employees allege in a letter to Congress. The center’s executive director and chief operating officer, Matt Floca, did

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AI ads are popular in the 2026 midterms, but state laws haven’t stopped a lack of disclosureIn what appears at first to be a typical campaign advertisement, two people introduce themselves as Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul while strolling through a park on a beautiful sunny day. But as the 43-second video continues, Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, and Hochul, the governor of New

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Federal court says Pentagon can label Anthropic a supply chain riskIn the latest twist in Anthropic’s dispute with the Pentagon, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the artificial intelligence lab’s challenge to the government’s labeling of it as a supply chain risk. The decision allows the Pentagon to continue to remove Anthropic’s Claude models from its systems and bar

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