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On June 23, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration ordered Juul to remove its remaining products from the market. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/TNS)

FDA Orders JUUL to Remove All Vaping Products From the Market

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered vaping giant JUUL to remove its remaining products from the market, after roughly two years of reviewing the company’s … more

Lauren Clason / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 6/23/22

The U.S. Supreme Court building as seen on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Supreme Court Bolsters Gun Owners’ Right to Carry a Weapon in Public

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the rights of gun owners to carry a loaded weapon in public, ruling that the Second Amendment right to “bear arms” overrides laws … more

David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/23/22

Ukrainian servicemen mourn on the coffin of their comrade Oleh Kutsyn, commander of the "Karpatska Sitch" battalion killed during the war against Russia, during a funeral ceremony at Kyiv's "Maidan" Independence Square on June 22, 2022. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

War for Eastern Ukraine Reaches ‘Fearful Climax’ as European Union Is Set to Approve Ukraine Candidacy

LVIV, Ukraine — Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers appeared to be all but encircled as Russian troops advanced Thursday around two strategically important cities in eastern Ukraine in what a … more

Nabih Bulos and Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/23/22

People walk past the U.S. Supreme Court Building during a rainstorm on June 23, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)

Supreme Court Shields Police From Being Sued for Ignoring Miranda Warnings

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday shielded police from being sued by suspects for failing to provide well-known Miranda warnings. Ruling in a Los Angeles case called Vega vs. … more

David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/23/22

Ghislaine Maxwell attends the ETM Children's Benefit Gala in New York on May 6, 2014. (Rob Kim/Getty Images/TNS)

Feds Call for Ghislaine Maxwell to Be Sentenced to 30 to 55 Years for ‘Monstrous Crimes’

Federal prosecutors recommended that Ghislaine Maxwell be sentenced to 30 to 55 years in prison, which would effectively be a life sentence for the 60-year-old former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein. … more

Ben Wieder / McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) | 6/23/22

President Joe Biden discusses gas prices in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Biden Asks Congress to Suspend Gas Tax for Three Months

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked Congress to suspend the federal gas tax through September, a move he said could shave off 18 cents per gallon and "give families just a … more

Erin B. Logan / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/22/22

Ambulances arrive on the road in Paktika province, Afghanistan on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The death toll from an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday has reached 920, while more than 600 people were injured, a disaster official said, adding the number of casualties might rise further. (Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua via ZUMA Press/TNS)

Worst Natural Disaster in Eight Years Kills 1,000 in Afghanistan

At least 1,000 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a powerful earthquake hit southeastern Afghanistan overnight, setting off a new humanitarian crisis in a country already facing … more

Eltaf Najafizada / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 6/22/22

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "Review of the FY2023 State Department Budget Request," in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2022. (Bonnie Cash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Senators Release Bill Targeting Insulin Prices

WASHINGTON — Two key senators on Wednesday released a widely anticipated bill aimed at lowering insulin prices and capping monthly copays under commercial and Medicare insurance plans. The … more

Lauren Clason / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 6/22/22

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairwoman speaks at a press conference on the introduction of legislation to help Americans with the nationwide baby formula shortage at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 17, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)

Lawmakers Reach Bipartisan Deal to Aid School Meal Providers

WASHINGTON — A deal between Democratic and Republican committee leaders would help school meal providers facing higher food costs as well as ease a transition from federal government policies … more

Ellyn Ferguson / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 6/22/22

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., on June 8, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)

‘Blue Slip’ Problem Hangs Up Veterans Toxic Exposure Bill

WASHINGTON — A Senate-passed bill to expand health care and disability benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits or other toxic substances during their service has run into a constitutional … more

Lindsey McPherson / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 6/22/22

After completing its second rollout overnight Sunday, Artemis 1 —the NASA moonshot rocket— stands at launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Monday, June 6, 2022. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Artemis I Test Fell Shy of Goals, But NASA Could Push for Moon Launch if ‘Pieces to the Puzzle’ Fit

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA completed nearly all of its goals with the latest wet dress rehearsal of its Artemis I moon rocket this week at Kennedy Space Center, but without a 100% completion, … more

Richard Tribou / Orlando Sentinel (TNS) | 6/21/22

From left to right: Rusty Bowers, Arizona House speaker; Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state; and Gabriel Sterling, Georgia secretary of state chief operating officer, are sworn in prior to testifying during the fourth hearing on the Jan. 6 investigation in the Cannon House Office Building on June 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C. The bipartisan committee, which has been gathering evidence for almost a year related to the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, is presenting its findings in a series of televised hearings. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/TNS)

‘A Tragic Parody’: State Officials Detail Frantic Pressure Campaign to Keep Trump in Office

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Donald Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and to … more

Sarah D. Wire / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/21/22

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw listens to a question from a reporter during a press conference outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Friday, May 27, 2022. (Elias Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Texas Top Cop Calls Police Response to Uvalde School Shooting an ‘Abject Failure’

AUSTIN, Texas — Calling the police response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure,” Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw gave a detailed report to the … more

Philip Jankowski / The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 6/21/22

Supreme Court Rules for Parents Seeking State Aid for Religious Schools

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its support for religious schools, ruling that parents who send their children to these institutions have a right to tuition aid if the state … more

David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/21/22

Soldiers survey damage and salvage items after a projectile and subsequent fire destroyed a warehouse building the previous evening on June 21, 2022, in Druzhkivka, Ukraine. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/TNS)

U.S. Attorney General Visits Ukraine to Discuss Russian War Crimes as Fighting Rages in East

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Tensions rose Tuesday over Russia’s threats against Lithuania, a NATO member that has moved to enforce Western sanctions against Moscow. At the same time, … more

Nabih Bulos and Laura King / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/21/22

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with reporters as he walks on the beach in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Monday, June 20, 2022. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Biden Says He's Nearing Decision on Suspending the Federal Gas Tax

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he’s aiming to decide this week whether to move to suspend the federal gasoline tax in a bid to ease the impact of soaring prices at the … more

Josh Wingrove and Jenny Leonard / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 6/20/22

An Afghan girl looks on at temporary housing in Liberty Village on Dec. 2, 2021, in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. (Barbara Davidson/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

The U.S. Marks World Refugee Day, Even as It Accepts Fewer Refugees

PHILADELPHIA — Monday is World Refugee Day, the annual honoring of those forced to flee dangerous homelands and try to rebuild their lives in new countries. But in the United States this … more

Jeff Gammage / The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) | 6/20/22

A person who was fishing nearby walks past a formerly sunken boat resting on a now-dry section of lakebed at the drought-stricken Lake Mead on May 10, 2022, in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reported that Lake Mead, North America's largest artificial reservoir, has dropped to about 1,052 feet above sea level, the lowest it's been since being filled in 1937 after the construction of the Hoover Dam. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/TNS)

As Colorado River Reservoirs Drop, Western States Urged to ‘Act Now’

With the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs continuing to drop to new lows, the federal government has taken the unprecedented step of telling the seven Western states that rely on the river … more

Ian James / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/20/22

A Ukrainian serviceman inspects a destroyed Russian tank at an abandonned Russian position near the village of Bilogorivka not far from Lysychansk, Lugansk region, on June 17, 2022. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Putin Alert for Signs of Eroding Western Unity on Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Vladimir Putin looked very much at ease. In a much-viewed video this month, the Russian president settled deep into his armchair, wearing an expression of bored nonchalance. … more

Laura King / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/20/22

A general view shows the Rikers Island facility on June 6, 2022. (Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Rikers Island Detainee Dies — Seventh Death in NYC Custody This Year

NEW YORK — A detainee died on Rikers Island early Monday — the seventh person to die in custody at the jail complex this year. The inmate died in the George R. Vierno Center at about … more

Graham Rayman / New York Daily News (TNS) | 6/20/22