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Report reveals that teen who killed one student in Nashville area interacted with Wisconsin shooter who killed two Two teenagers who carried out deadly shootings before killing themselves at their respective high schools in attacks roughly a month apart from each other appear to have crossed paths online, according to a new joint report from … Read more

From the piano used for The Wizard of Oz to backyard studios, losses have performers and composers concerned for the future Behind Duane Funderburk and his wife’s Altadena house, past the french doors and through the trees, stood a studio they had built themselves. It was a haven where Funderburk often played his grand piano, … Read more

The Senate on Saturday voted to confirm South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, making her the fourth of President Donald Trump’s nominees to win approval from the chamber. The vote was 59–34, with all Republicans present voting yes and seven Democrats voting yes. Noem had been expected to … Read more

The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s controversial pick for U.S. defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, after a late-night, tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance. NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor reports for TODAY.

Class-action lawsuits allege algorithms turn down claims in seconds and critics say reform is needed for lasting change Insurance coverage denials have risen in recent years in the US, driven in part by automated algorithms powered by AI – and some recently launched artificial intelligence tools may fight back by generating automatic appeals. But to … Read more

Arizona capital, made drier and hotter by climate crisis, edges towards longest streak without recorded rain The US city of Phoenix is close to breaking another extreme weather record, this time the longest stretch without rain as drought conditions worsen across Arizona. As of Saturday, there had been no recorded rainfall in America’s fifth largest … Read more

Five charts on government data that show what the federal government has made in tariffs and would need to make to accomplish Trump’s tax plans.

Michael McMahon condemns president for commuting death sentence given to Len Davis, 60, over 1994 murder Joe Biden was hypocritical – and “blindsided” the victim’s daughter – when in December he commuted the death sentence given to a corrupt former police officer after he orchestrated the murder of a woman who filed a brutality complaint … Read more

First full-scale replica of Frank’s attic annexe goes on show next week on International Holocaust Remembrance Day The first-ever full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s attic annex goes on show in New York next week, part of an ongoing effort to maintain awareness of – and combat – antisemitism in the midst of conflict in the … Read more

Mayor skips city events to attend inauguration and meet Trump, raising questions about nature of pair’s relationship Eric Adams’s recent meetings with Donald Trump, and a recent interview on rightwing pundit Tucker Carlson’s show, have raised questions about whether New York’s mayor is more focused on obtaining a pardon for criminal charges against him than … Read more