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Justice
Early reports said nine were killed, but that count included the gunman; officials also corrected rumors that more shots were fired after police arrived.
Economy
A pandemic-era tax break expired at the end of 2025, and a new report estimates income-driven repayment forgiveness could add $6,000 to nearly $12,000 to some federal tax bills.
Economy
Trump says Russia will ship millions of tons of diesel; here is what those numbers mean against how much fuel Americans actually use.
World
The 85-year-old South African jurist and former UN human rights chief was honored for promoting peace and international law, a choice some see as a message to world leaders.
Justice
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Nidal Hasan's Dec. 3 firing squad execution will be public. It would be the first livestreamed execution in U.S. history.
Culture
The hurricane scale measures wind only, while forecasters warn of up to 7 feet of storm surge and as much as 15 inches of rain.
Culture
The storm has weakened to a tropical storm and is forecast to arrive weaker still, but forecasters warn of life-threatening surf and rip currents this weekend.
Justice
Prosecutors say an 18-year-old planned an ISIS-inspired shooting on Oct. 24 and was arrested after an undercover FBI employee sold him a rifle.
Campus
PEN America's count is a record, but it measures removals of 7,370 titles, and about 94% of them happened in Texas and Florida.
Tech
Francis Halzen of UW-Madison was honored for the IceCube observatory, which detects nearly invisible neutrinos from deep space.
World
Viral posts claim a plague outbreak is spreading from a Siberian lab, but officials have confirmed one death and say contacts have tested negative so far.
Justice
It would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961, but federal appeals could delay it for years.