Son of federal judge slain, husband in critical condition  —  The husband and son of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas were shot this evening after a gunman dressed as a Federal Express delivery driver entered their North Brunswick home, the New Jersey Globe has learned.

An Ex-Times Reporter.  An Ohio Wedding Provider.  Covid Contrarians Go Viral.  —  Anger at lockdowns and mask mandates provides fertile ground for arguments about the best way to fight the virus.  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you've been following Gov. Mike DeWine's coronavirus news conferences …

Scoop: Trump's license to skirt the law  —  President Trump and top White House officials are privately considering a controversial strategy to act without legal authority to enact new federal policies — starting with immigration, administration officials tell Axios.

Mark Zuckerberg surfboards in Hawaii with way too much sunscreen  —  What a Joker.  —  New photos show Facebook honcho Mark Zuckerberg zipping around on an electric surfboard in Hawaii — while wearing enough white sunscreen on his face to make the Batman super villain blush.

As Trump Ignores Virus Crisis, Republicans Start to Break Ranks  —  President Trump continues to press for a quick return to life as usual, but Republicans who fear a rampaging disease and angry voters are increasingly going their own way.  —  President Trump's failure to contain …

Trump Leans Into False Virus Claims in Combative Fox News Interview  —  The president grew agitated as he was fact-checked on polling, race relations and the coronavirus response by Chris Wallace of Fox News.  —  WASHINGTON — An agitated President Trump offered a string of combative …

Rapper Kanye West draws crowd to 1st event as candidate  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, delivered a lengthy monologue Sunday touching on topics from abortion and religion to international trade and licensing deals.

I Was a Military COVID Planner.  Trust Me: Texas Is in Deep, Deep Trouble  —  Things are pretty bad right now in the Lone Star State.  But the real pain is likely to come during hurricane season, when as many as 19 named storms are projected to hit.  —  Like many of my fellow Texans …

Couple in house arrest after refusal to quarantine for COVID-19  —  LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — A Kentucky couple is under house arrest after one of them tested positive for coronavirus and refused to sign self-quarantine papers.  —  Elizabeth Linscott got tested for COVID-19 because she was planning to go visit her parents.

Rep. Maxine Waters Stops to Check on Police Stopping Black Man  —  Congresswoman Maxine Waters is like the Sheriff to the Sheriff, because she just happened on a traffic stop involving a black man and stopped to make sure cops stayed in line.  —  The legendary representative was driving …

Trump's made-for-TV fascism in Portland won't get him re-elected.  It may get someone killed  —  Some have dubbed it the “Say Anything” shooting, but what happened in Portland earlier this month to 26-year-old Donavan LaBella after he held up an old-school boom box and started blaring …

During Coronavirus Lockdowns, Some Doctors Wondered: Where Are the Preemies?  —  Hospitals in several countries saw dips in premature births, which could be a starting point for future research.  —  This spring, as countries around the world told people to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus …

The Postal Service is Not Ready for November  —  Wisconsin's April primary election illustrated exactly what could go wrong in an American election during the pandemic.  Voters faced long lines, conflicting government orders, and spikes of the virus.  —  Wisconsin was only the beginning.

From Antifa to Mothers in Helmets, Diverse Elements Fuel Portland Protests  —  Protesters have been in the streets for more than 50 consecutive days.  Federal agents deployed to Portland have hardened their resolve to stay there.  —  Back  —  TRANSCRIPT  —  Tear Gas, Fireworks and Police Clashes at Portland Protests

The family that owns The New York Times were slaveholders  —  It's far worse than I thought.  In addition to the many links between the family that owns The New York Times and the Civil War Confederacy, new evidence shows that members of the extended family were slaveholders.

Priorities USA and others agree to drop voting lawsuit against Florida  —  TALLAHASSEE — A Democratic super-PAC and other left-leaning groups have agreed to drop their voting lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party on the eve of a federal trial that was scheduled to start Monday.

John Lewis: Good Trouble  —  The life of the civil rights icon, who died Friday from cancer, is a testament to perseverance.  —  John Lewis stands at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, 50 years after he was beaten there on Bloody Sunday in 1965.  —  In 1965, as chair …