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Jury Awards $10 Million to Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student

The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, was shot in the hand and chest by a first grade student who brought his mother’s gun to class in 2023.

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“I thought I was dying,” Abigail Zwerner testified during a civil trial against Ebony Parker, who was the school’s assistant principal. “I thought I had died. I thought I was either on my way to heaven, or in heaven.”

Challenging Trump, Pelosi Made History

The first and only woman to be speaker of the House also was the most powerful and prominent woman in Washington to effectively confront President Trump.

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Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol on Oct. 16, 2019, the day she had a memorable confrontation the president. It would be one of many.

Big Food’s Fight Against Kennedy Is Heating Up

A new industry group wants to set aside the piecemeal state-by-state approach imposing food dye and labeling laws in favor of federal control. The opposition has roiled the MAHA coalition.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, faces emerging foes in the food industry that are challenging his Make America Healthy Again agenda.

Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use?

Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices.

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Brittany Bucicchia began using an A.I. therapy chatbot after dealing with mental health struggles.

Bishops With Ties to Trump Commission Criticize Treatment of Immigrants

The Roman Catholic prelates cited detainees’ lack of access to religious sacraments like communion.

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Bishop Robert Barron, a member of the Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission, speaking at the White House in May. He said this week that he had raised concerns about detainees’ access to sacraments with senior officials at the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security.

Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement From Congress in 2027

Representative Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she will not run for re-election. She wielded immense power and became a Democratic icon, while she was demonized by conservatives.

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Representative Nancy Pelosi announced that she will not run for re-election. Her term ends in January 2027.

‘Broken My Hope’: Trump’s Move to Slash Refugee Arrivals Ricochets Widely

President Trump’s policy has shut the door on all but a tiny fraction of people across the world seeking refuge in the United States from conflict, persecution or both.

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An aerial view of a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in March. Under new Trump administration rules, far fewer refugees will have the chance to resettle in the United States.

5 Pressing Housing Issues for Mamdani, From Airbnb to Angry Landlords

When Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor, he will immediately have to confront a host of issues that have little to do with “freezing the rent,” his main housing-related pledge.

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The poor state of many public housing buildings is one of many housing issues beyond freezing the rent that Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be facing as soon as he takes office in January.
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