U.S. government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the …
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Entertainment
Argentine court clears return of Nazi-looted portrait to Jewish dealer’s heir
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBy Sergio Farella and Almudena Calatrava Sept. 4, 2026 7:12 PM PT BUENOS AIRES — A long-lost Italian portrait looted from a prominent Jewish art dealer during World War II was set …
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Climate
Bass, Raman tout their environmental bona fides at L.A. forum
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman took turns Thursday evening selling their environmental records — and painting starkly different pictures of the city’s performance under Bass’ …
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Health
Will Congress pass a law to make child marriage illegal? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAdvocates and child marriage survivors in Boston gather to call for an end to child marriage. Currently more than two dozen U.S. states allow for marriage under the age of …
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Fans had travelled from across the UK and the world to see the rapper, including Prince Dean Sithole, who hailed Jay-Z as one of his role models. “I think he’s …
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National
New immigration court locations throw chaos into due process : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPeople line up before their hearings at the New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court in October 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty …
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Life Style
This local toy store was built on the back of Hello Kitty. Then the TikTok trolls came for it
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe little L.A. shop was a destination for Hello Kitty fans for decades when it decided to dive into a massive new wave of e-commerce — peddling its products live …
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A federal judge again Friday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enacting President Trump’s sweeping new mail ballot rules for the November election, finding that the Postal Service lacks such …
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npr
4 things investigators learned about the dysfunction at Trump’s Labor Department
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on June 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty …
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thehill
Federal judge declines to halt firings of Stars and Stripes staffers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA federal judge on Friday declined to stop the Pentagon’s termination of three Stars and Stripes staffers for alleged insubordination, ruling they were not likely to succeed in their claims …