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Teacher who survived Oregon school attack says she had no chance to protect children

A teacher wounded in last week's attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school says she never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside.

Trump again targets offshore wind, risking deal to speed approvals of new energy projects

The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to let it reconsider a major federal permit granted for a large offshore wind farm, making it the fourth project the Republican leadership has targeted in recent months.

New Mexico attorney general sues Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer and accountant

New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez filed a civil suit Wednesday in federal court against the attorney and the accountant of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows

Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day.

Developer of Stick Run video game kills himself on livestream

Manuel Otto, the German creator of the Stick Run video game, committed suicide live on the streaming platform Twitch on Tuesday.

Sister of American Stephen Hubbard says he's in disbelief following release by Russia

The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the American freed Wednesday after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said she spoke with her brother by phone and described him as being in disbelief.

Stephen A. Smith 'not apologizing' for joining Trump dinner at White House

Commentator Stephen A. Smith refused to apologize for attending a dinner at the White House hosted by President Trump on Thursday.

Barbra Streisand, Ken Burns, Bill Nye, Among Celebs Backing Dems in Midterm Messaging

Hollywood celebrities such as Barbra Streisand, documentarian Ken Burns and science personality Bill Nye are the latest figures to back the Democratic Party in its final push before midterm elections.

Dundalk man pleads guilty to vandalizing headstones at Jewish cemetery with swastikas

A Dundalk man pleaded guilty Tuesday to defacing headstones in a Jewish cemetery with swastikas and other antisemitic symbols.

Government websites in Europe go offline as companies update software flaw

The home page of the lower house of the Dutch parliament was among scores of government websites throughout Europe taken offline as a precautionary measure following the discovery of vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language used to build websites.

Serial rapist, cosmetics heir in California walks free despite 124-year prison sentence

California prison authorities have released convicted rapist and cosmetics heir Andrew Luster, igniting strong opposition from local leaders after he served roughly 20 years of his original 124-year sentence.

Neil Bush, citing opposition to Trump, votes for Democrat James Talarico in Texas Senate race

Neil Bush, the younger brother of former President George W. Bush, said Wednesday he voted for Democrat James Talarico, defying his family's GOP legacy in the battleground state.