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Record low scores in U.S. history and civics mark a reversal of gains made since the 1990s, the National Assessment of Educational Progress indicated.

On the “Nation’s Report Card, history scores were the lowest ever, and civics showed the first decline ever. (Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)

Israel is again a wedge issue in election cycle, with the right criticizing Biden for not inviting Netanyahu to Washington, and the left saying foreign aid cuts endanger security

Texas massacre suspect in custody after dayslong manhunt, found hiding in closet, sheriff says  CNN BREAKING: Man believed to be suspect in Texas mass shooting apprehended after manhunt  MSNBC Editorial: Texas governor’s ‘illegal immigrants’ remark deflects from mass shooting horror  St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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International authorities shut down an online marketplace and arrested nearly 300 people who allegedly used it and other parts of the Dark Web to buy and sell fentanyl and other opioids.

A retired businesswoman told a jury that Trump sexually assaulted her on an airplane decades ago, testifying in support of writer E. Jean Carroll, who has accused the former president of raping her.

Militants in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets at Israel after the death of a Palestinian who was on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison, raising fears of an escalation of violence.

LOS ANGELES — The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms are now on strike. It’s the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years. Here’s a look