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Money to fund educational trips for students without permanent homes was instead used by New York City schools staffers on personal family trips, a report said.

The Republican vice presidential nominee is launched on a campaign of strength, toughness and certainty. There’s no room for fallibility and remorse.

Donald Trump will probably get the 30-day extension, making a ruling on Jack Smith’s special counsel appointment less likely before Inauguration Day.

The student waited 2 hours so he could report it anonymously. School officials say the punishment was necessary to maintain a “culture of safety.”

A state law taking effect Oct. 1 will be the first in the country to categorize mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances.”

A man pointed a rifle toward the West Palm Beach, Fla., golf course where former president Donald Trump was playing. A suspect is in custody.

Two officers pursued a fare evasion suspect, then opened fire as he approached them, police said. The suspect, one officer and two bystanders were shot.

Authorities identified the suspected gunman’s alleged weapon as an AK-47-style rifle, but an expert cautioned that it appeared to instead be an SKS-type rifle.

The child suffered bites to the head, legs and face in the attack at a Seattle-area marina. River otters can be territorial, wildlife authorities say.

“They really look like they’re from an alien planet,” said Greta Berg, a horticulturist at the Missouri Botanical Garden, which took home the top prize.

Zachary Scheich was sentenced to between 85 and 120 years in prison including sexual assault and child pornography.

“That cop pulled me over and was more concerned about my career path instead of my driving habits,” Abbie Jo Rutledge said of Alabama state trooper J.T. Brown.

Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, and Venezuelans in Aurora, Colo., are in the harsh spotlight of the former president’s false claims and threats of deportation.

Six months after Peter Cichuniec’s sentencing, a judge vacated his five-year prison term and reduced his sentence to four years of probation.

An internal investigation has confirmed security breakdowns that paved the way for an attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and revealed new failures.

Gordon is the seventh named storm of the hurricane season.

A town council member allegedly shot a teenager who was trying to ask if he and his friend could take pictures on the council member’s girlfriend’s property.

Ileana is the ninth named storm of the Eastern North Pacific hurricane season.