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FILE &mdash; Hunter Biden arrives at federal court with his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, June 11, 2024, in Wilmington, Del.

Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump’s classified docs case

FILE &mdash; Hunter Biden arrives at federal court with his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, June 11, 2024, in Wilmington, Del.

July 18, 2024, 3:09pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Read story

FILE - Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse, Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. A federal appeals court on Wednesday, July 17, refused to lift a judge&#039;s order temporarily blocking the Biden administration&rsquo;s new Title IX rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students.

Appeals courts are still blocking Biden’s efforts to expand LGBTQ+ protections under Title IX

FILE - Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse, Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. A federal appeals court on Wednesday, July 17, refused to lift a judge&#039;s order temporarily blocking the Biden administration&rsquo;s new Title IX rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students.

July 18, 2024, 1:38pm Nation & World

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has refused to pause a lower court order that blocks a Biden administration effort to enhance protections for LGBTQ+ students under the federal law known as Title IX. Read story

Bill Werner, Lead Greenhouse Manager of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis, shows drip irrigation tubes used for plants in a greenhouse at the Core Greenhouse Complex on the campus in Davis, Calif., Monday, May 20, 2024.

Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to protect workers

Bill Werner, Lead Greenhouse Manager of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis, shows drip irrigation tubes used for plants in a greenhouse at the Core Greenhouse Complex on the campus in Davis, Calif., Monday, May 20, 2024.

July 18, 2024, 1:36pm Nation & World

From opposite ends of the world, the uncomfortable conditions Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced doing separate Ph.D. research inside greenhouses inspired them to study the heat in the indoor structures. Read story

FILE - A Southwest Key Programs sign is displayed on June 20, 2014, in Brownsville, Texas. Southwest Key, the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has been accused of &ldquo;severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual abuse of and harassment&rdquo; of children in its care, the Justice Department said Thursday, July 18, 2024.

Housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children engaged in sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says

FILE - A Southwest Key Programs sign is displayed on June 20, 2014, in Brownsville, Texas. Southwest Key, the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has been accused of &ldquo;severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual abuse of and harassment&rdquo; of children in its care, the Justice Department said Thursday, July 18, 2024.

July 18, 2024, 1:34pm Nation & World

The largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has engaged in “severe, pervasive" sexual abuse and harassment of children in its care over the past eight years, the Justice Department alleges. Read story

FILE - Actor-comedian Bob Newhart sits with a bronze likeness of Dr. Bob Hartley, the character he played in the 1972-78 sitcom &quot;The Bob Newhart Show,&quot; at the unveiling of the statue in Chicago on July 27, 2004. Newhart, the deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 18, 2024. He was 94. (AP Photo/M.

Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94

FILE - Actor-comedian Bob Newhart sits with a bronze likeness of Dr. Bob Hartley, the character he played in the 1972-78 sitcom &quot;The Bob Newhart Show,&quot; at the unveiling of the statue in Chicago on July 27, 2004. Newhart, the deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 18, 2024. He was 94. (AP Photo/M.

July 18, 2024, 1:32pm Entertainment

Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. A federal appeals court has blocked the implementation of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a ruling Thursday, July 18, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire loan forgiveness program.

Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden’s student debt relief plan

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. A federal appeals court has blocked the implementation of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a ruling Thursday, July 18, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire loan forgiveness program.

July 18, 2024, 1:31pm Latest News

A federal appeals court blocked the implementation of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers. Read story

FILE - In this image provided by KFOR-TV, a heavily damaged vehicle is seen off a road in Tishomingo, Okla., following a two-vehicle collision in which six teenage students were killed, March 22, 2022. The crash has the National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana.

After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana’s impact on drivers

FILE - In this image provided by KFOR-TV, a heavily damaged vehicle is seen off a road in Tishomingo, Okla., following a two-vehicle collision in which six teenage students were killed, March 22, 2022. The crash has the National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana.

July 18, 2024, 1:29pm Nation & World

A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana. Read story

President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Biden is returning to his home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19.

Obama, Pelosi and Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention

President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Biden is returning to his home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19.

July 18, 2024, 12:32pm Latest News

Former president Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he didn’t step away from the 2024 race. Read story

A woman wipes her face during a vigil for Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief shot and killed at a weekend rally for former President Donald Trump, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa.

Hundreds attend vigil for man killed at Trump rally in Pennsylvania before visitation Thursday

A woman wipes her face during a vigil for Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief shot and killed at a weekend rally for former President Donald Trump, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa.

July 18, 2024, 8:45am Nation & World

Hundreds of people who gathered to remember the former fire chief fatally shot at a weekend rally for former President Donald Trump were urged to find “unity” as the area in rural Pennsylvania sought to recover from the assassination attempt. Read story

Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in fatal shooting of woman who called 911

July 18, 2024, 8:41am Nation & World

An Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman insider her home. Read story