A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore history and science materials removed from national parks and public monuments. The ruling pauses further changes and gives officials 21 days to reinstall affected displays.
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Graham Platner won Maine’s Democratic Senate primary and will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race central to the fight for Senate control. Platner enters the general election with progressive backing and multiple controversies over past conduct.
Iowa voters set competitive House matchups and chose Democrat Josh Turek for a U.S. Senate race against Republican Ashley Hinson. Primaries in California, New Jersey and other states also narrowed key congressional fields.
Graham Platner met with Democratic senators in Washington as new reports about sexually explicit texts added to controversies surrounding his Maine Senate campaign. Key supporters, including Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders, continued to back him publicly.
Jing Sheng Dong, a Staten Island tour bus driver, now faces five involuntary manslaughter counts and a reckless driving charge after a deadly I-95 crash in Virginia. Five people were killed and roughly 44 others were taken to hospitals.
Daraxonrasib nearly doubles median survival for advanced pancreatic cancer patients and offers better quality of life compared to chemotherapy. The oral drug targets KRAS mutations and is moving toward expedited FDA approval.
A meteor fragmented over northeastern Massachusetts Saturday afternoon, causing a sonic boom and tremors. NASA confirmed the fireball broke apart at 40 miles altitude, releasing energy equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.
Barney Frank, a Massachusetts congressman who co-authored the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and was a pioneering openly gay politician, has died at 86. He served 32 years in Congress and was known for his sharp wit and advocacy on banking and civil rights.