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Foreclosures spike nationwide, driven by higher mortgage rates, property taxes, insurance
The ZIP code with the highest total number of foreclosures was 77327, located in rural Liberty County northeast of Houston, which had 8,189 in the six-year period.
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Homicides in 2026 on track to be at the lowest level in over a century, new data shows
The data showed drops in nine of those categories of crime, including carjackings, residential burglary and aggravated assaults.
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House task force questions American Bar Association president over DEI policies for law schools
Wednesday’s hearing followed discussions of changes within the ABA in the more than a year since the Education Department issued new guidance on DEI policies and President Trump issued an EO prohibiting them in accrediting bodies.
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Minnesota state lawmakers question Omar’s role in fraud scandal as she skips hearing
Minnesota lawmakers are questioning U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme as investigations and prosecutions continue.
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El Salvador conducting mass trials on hundreds of MS-13 gang members accused of thousands of murders
One case involves the killing of 87 people in a single weekend in March 2022.
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Immigrant naturalized by Biden administration and convicted in slayings found dead in jail
Olaolukitan Adon-Abel, 26, was naturalized under the Biden administration when he served in the U.S. Navy. In April, he allegedly killed three people.
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Transgender parent, partner accused of kidnapping, flying child to Cuba for reassignment surgery
The child, who was born male, identified as a female child, which family members believe is due to manipulation by the child's father, who is accused of kidnapping the child and taking him to Cuba for sexual reassignment surgery.
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6 Americans among injured at shooting at tourist hot spot in Mexico
They found in the gunman's backpack "literature, images and handwritten manuscripts, all allegedly related to" the Columbine High School shooting, which also took place on April 20, in 1999.
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Federal probe finds gun used in killing of 8 children; arrest made
A federal investigation has found a Shreveport man lawmen late Tuesday say was the person whose gun Shamar Elkins used Sunday to kill eight children and injure two others in the Cedar Grove neighborhood. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District
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'Kayleigh’s Law,' named for child sex abuse victim, permits 25-year restraining orders in California
Bill was inspired by the experience of Kayleigh Kozak, who was sexually abused by her soccer coach as a child.
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Federal grand jury charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud over hate ratings
The group has acknowledged using paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups and gather intelligence on their operations, which it shared with local and federal law enforcement, according to the Associated Press.
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Military spy budget surges 49%, as Trump admin requests $50B for Military Intelligence Program
The Military Intelligence Program covers intelligence activity conducted by military departments and agencies within the DOD in support of tactical U.S. military operations, according to the ODNI.
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Madonna says costume she wore during Coachella set, first since 2006, 'missing,' offers reward
The pop star is offering a reward for the safe return of her missing outfit.