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What to know about the archconservative church Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends

By Tiffany Stanley, Peter Smith, Associated Press

The church network has connections to Christian nationalism and practices complementarianism, emphasizing traditional gender roles.

The nation’s capital finds itself at the center of a Trump maelstrom as National Guard troops arrive

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

The Republican president's decision fits a pattern of using emergency declarations to rule by executive order.

Officials are investigating the cause of a Pennsylvania steel plant explosion that killed 2, injured 10

By Marc Levy, Gene Puskar, Michael Casey, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

The Allegheny County Police Department says five people were hospitalized in critical but stable condition Monday night, and five others had been treated and released.

The legality of Trump’s D.C. takeover as statistics show decline in crime

By Amna Nawaz, Kayan Taraporevala, Winston Wilde, Karina Cuevas

In an unprecedented move, President Trump has taken over Washington, D.C.'s police department and activated its National Guard. The federal takeover invokes rare, but legal, presidential authorities, but local officials say he’s wrong to say that crime has spiraled out…

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In CDC attack, man fired 180 shots, breaking 150 windows

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

It may take weeks or even months to replace windows and clean up the damage at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, according to information circulated internally at the agency.

Police say 3 dead in a shooting at a Target in Austin, Texas, and a suspect has been detained

By Nadia Lathan, Associated Press

Austin police said in a post on the social platform X that the scene Monday is still active, and an investigation is ongoing.

‘What is happening?’ Milwaukee area recovers from record rain and flooding

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

The Milwaukee area is drying out after weekend rain hits unofficial state records. Unofficially, more than 14 inches fell in less than 24 hours in one spot, causing rivers to flood, washing out vehicles, and cutting power to thousands.

Some Florida officers are continuing to charge people under halted immigration law

By Kate Payne, Associated Press

Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state, even though a federal judge has halted enforcement of the law while it’s challenged in…

1 dead, dozens hurt or trapped after explosion at U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania

By Marc Levy, Michael Casey, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh has left dozens injured or trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue them.

Judge to hear case on whether Trump violated federal law with National Guard deployment in LA

By Janie Har, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press

A federal judge will hear arguments on whether military troops deployed by the Trump administration to Los Angeles violated a federal law that bars troops from conducting law enforcement duties within the country.