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Robert Telles, center, listens in court with his attorneys Robert Draskovich, right, and Michael Horvath, prior to jury selection on the second day of his murder trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Telles, a former Clark County public administrator, is charged in the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German.

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  • National

Former elected official found guilty of murdering Las Vegas veteran reporter

An elected official in Las Vegas blamed his 2022 primary defeat on negative stories in the local newspaper. Now a jury has found him guilty of murdering the journalist who wrote them.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
Middle and high school football players in Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia have died this month during or after a game or practice.

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  • National

At least 7 middle and high school football players have died in August

Similar tragedies have occurred repeatedly in several states this month, as families that had been celebrating a new school year and the start of football season are instead confronted with a nightmare.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets - like this one set to take the Polaris Dawn crew to orbit. The move by the FAA comes after a Falcon 9 booster rocket fell into the sea as it tried to land on an uncrewed drone ship on Wednesday.

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  • Space

FAA grounds SpaceX ahead of historic Polaris Dawn commercial spacewalk

The Federal Aviation Administration opened the investigation after a rocket booster toppled aboard a drone ship after it was returning from lofting SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites into space.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pa., after an attempted assassination.

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  • Politics

Trump shooter saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI says

The FBI says the gunman who targeted former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., in mid-July viewed it as a "target of opportunity."

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
A child receives care against head lice.

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  • Health

Were you sent home from school for head lice? Here’s why that’s no longer recommended

Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says kids can stay in school. A pediatrician explains why that makes sense.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Adam Bearne and
  • A Martínez
The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington, Nov. 6, 2020.

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  • Education

Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore SAVE student debt plan

The justices rejected an administration request to put most of the latest multibillion-dollar plan back into effect while lawsuits make their way through lower courts.

August 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
An image provided by the National Park Service shows two men who were caught on video in April toppling rock formations at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. A federal jury has indicted Wyatt Clifford Fain, 37, and Payden David Guy Cosper, 31, of Henderson, Nev.

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  • National

2 men are charged with toppling ancient rock formations at Lake Mead trail

A federal grand jury has indicted two men in connection with the April incident at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

August 28, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
This photo provided by NASA shows Boeing's Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station on July 3, 2024. The capsule launched astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the I.S.S. but now they'll return to Earth on a Space Crew Dragon capsule.

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  • Space

Boeing faces hard questions about Starliner and its future in space

Boeing’s Starliner will return to Earth as soon as next week — but the crew will stay in space into next year. It’s another blow for Boeing, and could have major implications for its space business.

August 28, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
Mariah Carey says her "heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother" — and, in a tragic turn of events, the singer's older sister also died on the same day. Carey is seen her performing last year in Los Angeles.

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  • Music News

Mariah Carey says her mother and sister died on the same day

The singer has previously described having intensely complicated relationships with her family, describing her early life as a source of recurring instability.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Authorities were searching a Memphis home for murder suspect Deario Wilkerson when he crashed through the ceiling from the attic space in which he'd been hiding.

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  • National

After months on the run, a murder suspect falls through the ceiling and into custody

Authorities issued a warrant in May for Deario Wilkerson's arrest in connection with a fatal shooting. They finally captured him in Memphis this week, after he fell, so to speak, into their laps.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Action 4 Liberty, a conservative group in the state, runs a stand at the Minnesota State Fair opposing Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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  • National

Weird. Why the popular campaign insult stings more in Minnesota

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz popularized the term to brand his Republican opponents in the presidential race. To Minnesotans, though, it hits different.

August 28, 2024
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  • Dana Ferguson
GPB News NPR

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  • News

New Trump indictment filed in Jan. 6 case. And, how to watch the Paralympic Games

A new indictment was filed against former President Donald Trump over his efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. And, the Paralympic Games kick off today. Here's how to watch.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Critics have said the promotional materials for the film <em>It Ends With Us</em> glamorize domestic violence.

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  • National

The movie 'It Ends With Us' faces criticism for glamorizing domestic abuse

Critics say the film, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel of the same title, paints a love story — not a picture of domestic abuse as portrayed in the original work.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Supporters of restoring Florida felons' voting rights march to an early voting precinct on Oct. 24, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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  • Elections

Florida felons could get a bit more clarity on their voting rights with a new proposal

Florida election officials say they're working to “streamline” a process for formerly incarcerated people to figure out whether they're eligible to vote. It's something advocates have long asked for.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Students take part in pro-Palestinian protests in November.

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  • Education

'Institutional neutrality': How one university walks a fine line on Gaza protests

School is back in session, and the line between providing campus security and allowing for free speech is still extremely thin.

August 28, 2024
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