House Passes D.C. Crime Bills as Trump Crackdown Continues

The legislation is part of a package that House Republicans are pushing to impose more federal control over the District in line with President Trump’s demands.

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In the Kirk Shooting, Some Messages on the Bullets Apparently Meant Nothing

In a style typical of today’s very online internet culture, some of Tyler Robinson’s coded messages were inside jokes meant for himself and his roommate.

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In Charlie Kirk Killing, Finger Pointing From Left and Right Began Before the Evidence Was In

Before much was known about the accused, the right and left rushed to blame the other side, fitting a historical pattern.

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Ex-Midshipman Is Charged in Threat That Led to 2 Injuries at U.S. Naval Academy

The threat, which was made on social media, caused fears of an active shooter on the campus last week, leading to one person being shot and another injured.

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Retired Admiral Is Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Bribery

Robert P. Burke, a retired four-star admiral, was convicted in May of exchanging a government contract for a lucrative post-retirement job with the company that got it.

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A Forgotten Cosmic Impact Was Hidden in a Museum’s Glass Shards

Scientists thought that an Australian museum’s collection of tektites came from an 800,000-year-old asteroid strike on Earth. Some of them turned out to be much older.

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Israel’s Push Into Gaza City

We bring together pieces of Times journalism to help you understand the big picture.

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Trump’s Laissez-Faire Stance Gives Netanyahu Free Pass for Gaza Escalation

As Israel mounts a major Gaza offensive, President Trump has neither urged restraint nor endorsed the action, which Israel’s leader has taken as an implicit green light to proceed.

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Asylum Seeker Wins Bid to Delay Deportation Under U.K.-France Treaty

The case was the first challenge relating to the treaty, which aims to reduce small-boat crossings of the English Channel by migrants, to reach London’s High Court.

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Your Most Pressing Climate Questions

Ahead of the Climate Forward conference on Sept. 24, Times readers sent us their most urgent questions about climate change.

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