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Homan Defends ICE Plan to Equip Officers With Electric Shock Gloves
The border czar calls the devices a way to end confrontations without deadly force, as civil rights groups warn of abuse
Consumer Sentiment Slides to 51 in August, Snapping Two-Month Recovery
Stocks pulled back from record highs Friday after the University of Michigan index fell well short of forecasts
Emmons Avenue Shelter Move-In Freeze Extended to Oct. 19
Councilwoman Inna Vernikov said the court hearing has been pushed to Oct. 19 and the city remains barred from placing additional occupants at the Sheepshead Bay site
Former Southern Poverty Law Center executive indicted in donor fraud case
Prosecutors say Heidi Beirich oversaw payments to informants inside extremist groups, including one she was romantically involved with and shared a bank account with
Total solar eclipse darkens skies over Iceland and Spain
The first totality to reach mainland Europe since 1999 swept from the Arctic down to the Iberian coast, drawing tens of thousands of travelers
Putin threatens to seize European ships over EU plan to sell Russian cargo
Speaking aboard a missile cruiser during Pacific Fleet drills, the Russian president called European interceptions piracy and warned Moscow would respond anywhere it chooses
US inflation cools to 3.4% in July as stocks edge higher
Headline and core consumer prices both matched forecasts, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve ahead of its September meeting
Bronx gets its first busway as Tremont Avenue project breaks ground
The long-stalled corridor will be restricted to buses and a handful of other vehicles for 14 hours a day, with the city projecting service up to 60% faster for 39,000 daily riders
Crowley edges Hong in Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor
The Milwaukee County executive won by less than half a percentage point over a democratic socialist who had led the polls, in a race not called until early Wednesday
Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary
The youngest person ever to hold the job will leave at the end of August and become an outside adviser to President Trump ahead of the midterm elections
Turkey Approves Conditional Pardon for Thousands of PKK Members
The law takes effect only after authorities verify the group has fully disarmed, and excludes those convicted of intentional killings
Russia Frees American Veteran After Four Years, With No Prisoner Exchange
Trump said Putin agreed to the release on humanitarian grounds and that Moscow asked for nothing in return
Total Solar Eclipse Crosses Greenland, Iceland and Spain in Europe's First in 27 Years
About 15 million people live inside the path of totality, while nearly one in eight people worldwide will see at least part of the sun covered
Six States Vote in Primaries That Test Both Parties' Direction
Minnesota Democrats choose between a centrist and a progressive for Senate, Wisconsin weighs a socialist candidate for governor, and Trump's endorsement is on the ballot again
Trump Says Iran Should Pay Damages, Calls US Blockade a Steel Wall
The president answered Tehran's compensation demands with his own, insisting the United States alone controls access to the Strait of Hormuz
Trump Orders Childhood Vaccine Schedule Cut From 18 Shots to 11
The executive order revives an overhaul a federal court blocked earlier this year and directs the Justice Department to challenge state vaccine laws
Russian Strikes Kill Nine in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk
The attacks came as Ukraine pressed its own campaign against Russian energy infrastructure deep behind the front line
Chinese Long March Rocket Explodes 85 Seconds After Liftoff
The failure destroyed the ChinaSat-4B communications satellite and delayed a closely watched launch by a private Chinese rocket company
Syrian Court Sentences Assad to Death in Absentia for War Crimes
The Damascus verdict is the first against the ousted president or his inner circle since the family's five decades in power ended 20 months ago
Stocks Hold Near Records as Middle East Talks Weigh on Energy
The S&P 500 is coming off its best week since April, with earnings season more than 85% complete and retailers reporting over the next two weeks