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The Highland Park Shooter Wanted Attention on His Disturbing Online Footprint
The Highland Park suspect existed in some of the darkest corners of the internet, including a secretive gore site VICE News got access to. But experts say to exercise caution before attaching any ideology to him.
Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty, Says She Didn’t Mean to Bring Weed to Russia
WNBA player Brittney Griner, who’s been detained in Russia since February on drug charges, faces up to 10 years in prison.
JD Vance Compared Abortion to Slavery
The Ohio Senate candidate said, “There’s something comparable between abortion and slavery” because both have a “morally distorting effect on the entire society.”
Planned Parenthood Staffers Are Unionizing to Prepare for Life After Roe
Massachusetts workers nearly unanimously formed a union Wednesday, and more from the Midwest may join them soon.
Can You Climb a Chain-Link Fence? The NYPD Wants You.
Dealing with a spate of retirements, the NYPD decided it was way too hard to scale a 6-foot wall, so it relaxed its fitness test for recruits.
Dad Helped Highland Park Suspect Buy Gun Even After Threat to ‘Kill Everyone’
Police also returned a collection of knives to the family home after the alleged shooter's father said they belonged to him.
Emails Show Biden Planned to Nominate Anti-Abortion Judge the Day Roe Fell
The plan to nominate Chad Meredith has infuriated progressives and become emblematic of the administration’s flat-footed response to the fall of Roe.
The GOP Could Stop Abortions for Child Migrants Who Are Victims of Rape
Legal advocates worry a future Republican president now has the power to halt abortions for migrant kids in U.S. custody.
Rudy Giuliani and Lindsey Graham Just Got Subpoenaed in Trump Investigation
A grand jury in Georgia investigating Trump’s potentially criminal efforts to overturn the 2020 election subpoenaed several close advisers to the former president.
The Highland Park Shooter Escaped in Women’s Clothes, Police Say
Police said they believe the shooter planned the attack for weeks, and wore women's clothes during the attack to hide his identity and blend into the fleeing crowd.
Brittney Griner Pleads With Joe Biden to Get Her Out of Russian Prison: ‘Don’t Forget About Me’
“I’m terrified I might be here forever,” the WNBA All-Star wrote from Russian prison, where she’s been since Feb. 17.
Christian Fascist Propaganda Is All Over TikTok
TikTok has a growing online subculture that’s propping up surging Christian nationalist and Christo-fascist ideology in the United States and beyond.