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Here's how Nixon's downfall forever changed the rules around presidential documents

5:44pm August 12, 2022

by Greg Myre

For the first two centuries of U.S. history, presidents pretty much decided what documents they wanted to take with them when they left the White House. But that changed with President Richard Nixon.

The House votes on the Inflation Reduction Act

5:11pm August 12, 2022

by Kelsey Snell

The House votes Friday to give final congressional approval to a package of climate, health care and tax measures that Democrats have been negotiating for over a year.

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Judge refuses to dismiss tax fraud charges for Trump organization, former CFO

5:11pm August 12, 2022

by Ilya Marritz

The Trump Organization and longtime chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg will be tried on tax fraud charges. A judge refused to dismiss the charges and scheduled jury selection for October.

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FBI agents document evidence outside a bureau field office in Kenwood, Ohio, on Aug. 11, after an armed man tried to breach the building. He fled and was later killed by law enforcement, authorities said.

An attempted attack on an FBI office raises concerns about violent far-right rhetoric

4:54pm August 12, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

Far-right extremists escalated their violent rhetoric after an FBI search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. An attempted breach of an Ohio FBI office has those tracking extremism worried.

Judge unseals the warrant the FBI used to search Trump's Florida residence

4:33pm August 12, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

A judge has unsealed the warrant the FBI used to search the property of former President Donald Trump. The unprecedented search at the Mar-a-Lago resort has been shrouded in mystery.

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Here's why the 'Baltimore Beat' relaunched as a Black-led, nonprofit publication

4:33pm August 12, 2022

Lisa Snowden, editor-in-chief of the Baltimore Beat, talks about the return of the Black-led, nonprofit newspaper.

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Third grade students participate in class at Highland Elementary School in Las Cruces, N.M., in the spring.

What parents, teachers and students should know about the CDC's new COVID guidelines

3:40pm August 12, 2022

by Juliana Kim

Students who are exposed to COVID-19 no longer need to quarantine or get repeatedly tested to stay in class. But masks are still recommended for nearly half the country.

Some of the evidence against Jessica Burgess, 41, was handed over to police by Facebook. Facebook's parent company, Meta, released a statement saying it had received valid warrants from law enforcement in Nebraska and that "the warrants did not mention ab

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Nebraska cops used Facebook messages to investigate an alleged illegal abortion

2:49pm August 12, 2022

by Martin Kaste

A case in Norfolk, Neb., highlights how evidence from online services is fair game in the post-Roe v. Wade era.

After the project cavers found Abby, they left a light for her while Gerry Keene went to get help to get the dog out.

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A caving project became a rescue mission after a dog was found 500 feet down

2:02pm August 12, 2022

by Wynne Davis

What was supposed to be a caving excursion in Missouri turned into a rescue mission after a dog was found curled up and malnourished about 500 feet into the cave system.

Grape vines at Korbel vineyards are submerged under floodwater Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, near Guerneville, Calif. The Central Valley produces $17 billion worth of crops every year. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

A cataclysmic flood is coming for California. Climate change makes it more likely.

2:00pm August 12, 2022

by Nathan Rott

There's a long history of massive inland flooding in California. New research finds that climate change has already doubled the odds it happens again.