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A new report says the 2020 census might have undercounted about 1.5 million people. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Census May Have Missed More Than 1 Million, Report Suggests

WASHINGTON — The 2020 census may have missed more than 1.5 million people, enough to cost New York the congressional seat that went to Minnesota, according to a report released … more

By Michael Macagnone / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 11/3/21

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)

'Unvaccinated’ Marjorie Taylor Greene Fined $48,000 for Going Maskless in the Capitol

She’s going to need a little more green. House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker has leveled $48,000 in fines against U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia for refusing to wear a mask in … more

By Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News (TNS) | 11/3/21

A woman waves a Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy Jr. flag along Elm Street at Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. The group believes John F. Kennedy Jr., who died in plane crash in 1999, will return and reinstate Donald Trump as president. (Elias Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)

QAnon Supporters Gather in Downtown Dallas Expecting JFK Jr. to Reappear

DALLAS — Scores of QAnon believers gathered Tuesday afternoon in downtown Dallas in the hopes that John F. Kennedy Jr. would appear, heralding the reinstatement of Donald Trump as … more

By Catherine Marfin and Michael Williams / The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 11/3/21

JJ Altobelli, accompanied by Lexi Altobelli and Carly Konigsfeld, speaks during a ceremony at Angel Stadium on Feb. 10, 2020, in Anaheim, California, to honor the lives of John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli, who were among the nine killed in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Two Orange County Families Get $2.5 Million Settlement Over Leaked Kobe Bryant Crash Photos

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $2.5 million settlement for two families suing over the unauthorized sharing of photos of the Kobe Bryant … more

By Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 11/3/21

A pedestrian walks past the Theme Building between Terminals 2 and 6 at Los Angeles International Airport in 2017. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

FBI Floats a Working Theory on the ‘Jet Pack Man’ Flying Above LA

LOS ANGELES — Has the FBI solved the mysterious case of the “jet pack man”? Multiple sightings of what some said looked like a man flying in a jet pack in the skies of Los … more

By Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 11/3/21

A cloth painting of George Floyd on Sunday, July 26, 2020, near the Minneapolis intersection where he was killed in May 2020. Voters in the city will decide the future of the police department. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

In Wake of George Floyd, Minneapolis Voters to Decide Fate of Police Department

MINNEAPOLIS — The council members stood shoulder-to-shoulder in a city park adorned with two massive words: “Defund Police.” Days earlier, George Floyd was murdered by a … more

By Kurtis Lee and Deena Winter / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 11/1/21

A Russial Federal Protective service officer wearing a protective mask walks in front of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin's Mausoleum on a deserted Red Square amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Russia reported record numbers of daily coronavirus deaths (1,163) on Oct. 29, 2021, as Moscow shut down nonessential services for 11 days to combat the surge in infections. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

COVID Deaths Top 5 Million Even as Vaccines Slash Fatality Rate

More than 5 million people worldwide have died from COVID-19 less than two years after the novel pathogen was first documented, despite the arrival of vaccines that have slashed fatality rates across … more

By Jinshan Hong / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 11/1/21

Containers stacked high are seen at the Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. Congressional Democrats' latest version of the spending bill reduces port infrastructure grants — a move that may be controversial as the United States grapples with a supply chain logjam that has clogged the nation’s ports. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Revised Budget Bill Cuts More Than $10 Billion in Transportation Funds

WASHINGTON — The latest iteration of congressional Democrats’ budget reconciliation package reduces the amount of transportation-related spending by a little more than $10 billion, paring … more

By Jessica Wehrman / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 11/1/21

Barclays Group CEO Jes Staley speaks on stage at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit on Feb. 8, 2017 in New York City. (Rob Kim/Getty Images for Yahoo Finance/TNS)

Barclays CEO Jes Staley Steps Down as Epstein Fallout Spreads

LONDON — Barclays Plc Chief Executive Officer Jes Staley abruptly stepped down Monday, the latest titan of global finance whose exit was prompted by ties to financier and sex offender Jeffrey … more

By Stefania Spezzati / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 11/1/21

Juanita Ruiz Gutierrez, 46, and Elizabeth Gomez, 33, prepare fruit to add to a special mezcal for the Day of the Dead in Santiago Matatlan. (Leila Miller/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

A Journey Home to Welcome the Arrival of the Dead

SANTIAGO MATATLAN, Mexico — On the eve of the Day of the Dead, Maria Santiago stood in the back of a moving pickup truck with her hair whipping through the air, heading toward the agave fields … more

By Leila Miller / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 11/1/21

Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2021. Seated from left: Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left: Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The Supreme Court's interest in the Texas abortion case has some believing it could lead to the end of Roe v. Wade. (Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

Supreme Court’s Interest in Texas Abortion Ban Could Signal the End of Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON — Since 2013, more than a dozen states have tried to ban abortion as soon as a sonogram can pick up the thump-thump of an embryonic heartbeat. That’s about six weeks, an … more

Todd J. Gillman / The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 10/31/21

Seattle police gear up for demonstrations in Seattle in May 2020.

COVID Mandates Oust Cops Nationwide, Police Leaders Warn of Fallout

(The Center Square) – COVID-19 vaccine mandates have sparked nationwide controversy and led to firings and resignations around the country. Police officers have been hit hard by the … more

By Casey Harper / The Center Square | 10/31/21

A sign at the Whole Woman's Health Clinic in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 7, 2021, the day that Senate Bill 8 went into effect in Texas. (Elias Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Texas Abortion Law Model Could Spread to Guns, Free Speech, Supreme Court Is Told

The Supreme Court faces arguments that a novel enforcement scheme Texas created for its abortion law could be used by states to neutralize other constitutional rights related to guns, protests, … more

By Todd Ruger / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 10/28/21

Chris Wade, 52, puts up Halloween decorations in his yard on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after sharing his thoughts on the mood in town as the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse approaches, set to begin Nov. 1. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

‘No One Knows What to Expect’: Kenosha Wary as Kyle Rittenhouse Murder Trial Looms

KENOSHA, Wis. — If you want to know how this city feels about the impending Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a conversation with Scott and Dee Seip is a good place to start. One mile northwest of … more

By John Keilman / Chicago Tribune (TNS) | 10/28/21

A red tag hangs on a cell door, indicating an active COVID-19 case for the occupant at Faribault Prison, in Faribault, Minnesota. States have been rolling back the amount of information they publicly report about the status of the pandemic in correctional facilities. (Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

Some States Are Cloaking Prison COVID Data

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice maintains a public dashboard showing the status of COVID-19 in its prisons, including a tally of those who have died. Earlier this week, that number stood at … more

By Michael Ollove / Stateline.org (TNS) | 10/28/21

Michelle Surrency, whose daughter Monica Goods died during a traffic stop last December, stands with her lawyer Sanford Rubenstein, left, and Rev Kevin McCall after a news conference at the attorney's office on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. (Jeff Bachner/New York Daily News/TNS)

New York State Trooper Indicted on Murder, Other Counts in Crash That Killed 11-Year-Old

NEW YORK — A state trooper was jailed Wednesday after a grand jury charged him with killing an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl by ramming her family’s car twice from behind, causing it to flip … more

By Graham Rayman / New York Daily News (TNS) | 10/28/21

Major manufacturers sold 203.7 billion cigarettes in 2020, up from 202.9 billion the year prior, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Cigarette Report. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images/TNS)

Cigarette Sales Climbed for First Time in 20 Years, U.S. Says

Cigarette sales in the U.S. climbed last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first annual increase in two decades. Major manufacturers sold 203.7 billion cigarettes in 2020, up from 202.9 … more

By Laura Curtis / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 10/28/21

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks at the Senate Finance Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/TNS)

Democrats Detail Billionaire Tax to Fund Biden Spending Plan

Senate Democrats released the details of a proposed levy on billionaires, a new and logistically risky approach to taxation that lawmakers hope will help fund President Joe Biden’s social … more

By Laura Davison / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 10/27/21

A court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Julian Assange appearing via video, with Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, left, Lord Justice Holroyde, second left, and barrister James Lewis QC, second right standing, during a hearing at the High Court in London, ahead of the U.S. government's legal challenge over a judge's decision not to extradite the Wikileaks founder, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. (Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire/Abaca Press/TNS)

U.S. Says Assange Won’t Face Supermax Prison if Extradited

Julian Assange won’t face solitary confinement or supermax prison in Colorado if he’s jailed in the U.S., as lawyers for the country argued his extradition shouldn’t have been … more

By Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 10/27/21

A member of the Dania Beach, Florida, colony of Vervet monkeys, which might soon get a permanent home. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Wild Monkey Sanctuary Could Be Beginning of End for Decades-Old Colony in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A colony of wild monkeys in Dania Beach soon may get a permanent home, complete with fences, medical care and regular meals. But the creation of a monkey sanctuary … more

By David Fleshler / South Florida Sun-Sentinel (TNS) | 10/27/21