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Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Over 34 years in prison, Shawn Tanner maintained he was not guilty of murder. A legal battle over whether the dead can clear their names will grant his final wish.
By:Joanna Slater
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:00:23 +0000
To focus on sculpting, he worked nights at a Pittsburgh post office. At 92, his art career finally took off.
By:Harrison Smith
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:05 +0000
Lawyers’ pleas for extensions reveal post-DOGE staffing woes at federal agencies’ Freedom of Information Act offices.
By:Nate Jones
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:55:26 +0000
The analysis by researchers at Oregon State University provides one of the most comprehensive pictures to date of the structures that have been hit since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran.
By:Imogen Piper, Meg Kelly
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:17:58 +0000
In a first-ever case, most of the nine defendants were convicted of providing support to terrorists. Only one defendant was convicted of attempted murder of a police officer.
By:Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:09:10 +0000
As small-scale attacks target houses of worship, law enforcement and religious leaders are prepared but anxious about what’s next.
By:Allan Lengel, Annie Gowen, Praveena Somasundaram