DeSantis and Abbott Intensify Fight Over Immigration  —  Decisions to bus migrants to the vice president's residence and to fly others to Martha's Vineyard were the latest attempts to provoke outrage over record arrivals at the border.  —  EDGARTOWN, Mass. — Immigration lawyers rushed onto ferries …

Judge appoints special master, rejects DOJ bid to delay Mar-a-Lago ruling  —  U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday rejected a Justice Department demand to let federal prosecutors continue their review of records marked classified that were recovered from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

The letters left behind by demoralized Russian soldiers as they fled  —  IZYUM, Ukraine — About 10 days before Ukrainian forces retook the city of Izyum last weekend, Russian troops stationed here were so demoralized that they drafted letters begging their superiors to dismiss them from their roles.

New Trump Attorney Negotiated $3 Million Advance Payment for Work  —  Chris Kise sought the arrangement based on unprecedented investigation, Trump's reputation for not paying legal fees  —  The Florida lawyer brought on to defend former President Donald Trump against potential government prosecution …

FBI charges Massachusetts woman with Boston Children's Hospital bomb threat  —  The FBI said Thursday an arrest has been made in connection with a bomb threat against Boston Children's Hospital last month.  —  Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts, was arrested without incident …

Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems  —  The company said on Thursday that it was looking into the scope of the apparent hack.  —  Uber's computer network was breached on Thursday, leading the company to take several of its internal communications and engineering systems offline as it investigated the extent of the hack.

Here's what Putin is hoping for from Xi. … Putin acknowledges China may have ‘questions and concerns’ about the war.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Thursday that Moscow understood that China had “questions and concerns” about the war in Ukraine — a notable, if cryptic …

Patagonia Billionaire Who Gave Up Company Skirts $700 Million Tax Hit  —  Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard described his decision to give away the outdoor apparel-maker as his last-ditch effort to do all he could to protect the planet.  —  The deal is structured in ways that also bring …

Mike Lindell's phone search reveals new details about scope of federal probe into efforts to subvert 2020 election results  —  The Justice Department is seeking information about at least seven people in connection with a breach of a Colorado county's voting system as part of efforts to subvert …

Alabama GOP chair refused to show license to vote.  That became a problem for poll workers.  —  This is an opinion column.  —  Clyde Martin is a retired TVA supervisor at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant who now rides motorcycles and does a little yoga.  He has a wife and a kid, but that only comes up when I ask him later.

Georgia 2020 election inquiry may lead to prison sentences, prosecutor says  —  Fulton County district attorney says her team has received allegations that serious crimes were committed  —  ATLANTA — The prosecutor investigating efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to challenge …

Family of Briton held in UAE urges divestment from Dubai Islamic Bank  —  Ryan Cornelius's relatives blame lender for businessman's extended detention  —  The family of a British prisoner in Dubai has urged foreign investors such as the lender JPMorgan and fund manager BlackRock to divest …

Trump threatens ‘big problems’ for US if he's indicted in stolen documents scandal  —  Mr Trump warned that the US would have ‘big problems’ if he were to be charged with any crimes  —  Trump phones mother of shot Capitol rioter … Former president Donald Trump on Thursday hinted …

There's Terrific News About the New Covid Boosters, but Few Are Hearing It  —  This column has been updated.  —  For the first time, the United States is rolling out Covid vaccines updated to match variants that are currently dominant, as well as the original strain.

CNN shakeup: Don Lemon moved from primetime to mornings, struggling ‘New Day’ to be replaced  —  ‘New Day’ hosts John Berman and Brianna Keilar will be shuffled to new CNN roles  —  CNN's Don Lemon says Biden ‘telling the truth’ with ‘semi-fascism’ comments: ‘That is unifying’

Rioter who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt gets jail term  —  A Virginia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt was sentenced on Thursday to 75 days of imprisonment.  —  Robert Keith Packer, 57 …