Three dead, at least 11 wounded in mass shooting on South Street, Philadelphia police say  —  What you need to know Follow live updates on Sunday, June 5.  Three people have died and at least 11 wounded in a shooting around Second and South streets late Saturday evening.An officer fired …

How the White House lost Joe Manchin, and its plan to transform America  —  A breakthrough seemed close.  It was mid-December, and President Biden had been negotiating for months with Sen. Joseph Manchin III over Biden's sweeping plan to reconfigure the American economy.

Liz Cheney: Jan. 6 “conspiracy” was “extremely broad ... well-organized”  —  This Thursday night, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold its first public hearing in nearly a year, asking us to relive, and reckon with, a day that some would rather have us forget.

Trump on the brink?  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is bored at Mar-a-Lago and anxious to get back in the political arena — as a candidate, not a kingmaker — but advisers are divided over whether he should launch a third bid for the presidency as early as this summer.

Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption.  Then came Trump.  —  Perspective by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein  —  President George Washington, in his celebrated 1796 Farewell Address, cautioned that American democracy was fragile.  “Cunning, ambitious …

California's Housing Crisis and the Fight Over 20 Townhomes  —  Suburban homeowners like Susan Kirsch are often blamed for worsening the nation's housing crisis.  That doesn't mean she's giving up her two-decade fight against 20 condos.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Buttigieg sees ‘insanity’ in reaction to gun violence  —  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday criticized those who blame America's gun violence on factors other than guns.  —  “The idea that us, being the only developed country where this happens routinely …

Slain Judge John Roemer Sentenced His Alleged Killer to Prison Years Ago, Records Show  —  Slain Judge John Roemer was zip-tied to a chair and shot as police confirm to The Daily Beast that his murderer had a high-profile kill list.  —  The man accused of gunning down former Wisconsin judge John Roemer …

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia took aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine's government with early Sunday airstrikes in Kyiv that it said destroyed tanks donated from abroad, a claim denied by a Ukrainian official.

Opinion Democrats should be clear: A radical GOP is holding the country back  —  Washington is broken.  Politicians can't get anything done.  They don't listen to voters.  —  Voters have been making these complaints for decades, but never have they been truer than they are today.

Beware partisan ‘pink slime’ sites that pose as local news  —  Why you should ask more questions before posting that enraging story on social media  —  It's always tempting to share news that comes across our social media feeds when it not only seems outrageous but also confirms our biases, fears or suspicions.

Uvalde funeral attendant who encountered gunman says he tried to go after shooter, was held back  —  Witness recounts locking eyes with Uvalde shooter outside school  —  UVALDE, Texas — Cody Briseno, a funeral attendant who works across the street from the site of the state's deadliest school shooting …

Texas GOP donors urge Congress to act on gun control measures like red flag laws, expanded background checks  —  More than 250 self-declared gun enthusiasts, including donors who have contributed to Gov. Greg Abbott's campaigns, have signed onto an open letter supporting Sen. John Cornyn's efforts at bipartisan gun reform legislation.

I Rented an Electric Car for a Four-Day Road Trip.  I Spent More Time Charging It Than I Did Sleeping.  —  Our writer drove from New Orleans to Chicago and back to test the feasibility of taking a road trip in an EV.  She wouldn't soon do it again.  —  I thought it would be fun.

A House Democrat plans to introduce a bill that would hit AR-15's with a 1,000% tax — and it could pass Congress without GOP votes  — A recent string of mass shootings is causing Rep. Don Beyer to seek an aggressive tax on AR-15 style weapons.  — Beyer said his bill is a “creative pathway” …

Milley visits Sweden in show of support for NATO bid  —  STOCKHOLM — The United States prepared Saturday to launch a sprawling naval exercise in the Baltic Sea with Sweden, Finland and 13 NATO allies, a visible sign of an expanding partnership as Stockholm and Helsinki apply to join …

Bass slightly ahead of Caruso in new poll, both appear headed for mayoral runoff  —  Days before Los Angeles' first open mayoral primary in nearly a decade, Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer, appear headed toward a November runoff, with Bass building a small edge as the campaign moves toward a close.

Two women were charged with murder after having stillbirths.  The cases are rocking this conservative corner of California  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  HANFORD — In early 2018, a 29-year-old Central Valley woman became the first person in decades to be jailed in California for the death of her stillborn infant.

Russian man accused of Alexander Litvinenko killing dies of Covid-19  —  One of the main suspects in the murder of the former Russian spy and Kremlin critic, Alexander Litvinenko, has died of Covid-19.  —  Dmitry Kovtun was one of two men UK authorities say fatally poisoned Mr Litvinenko in London in 2006.