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Judge denies VI motion to dismiss gun rights lawsuit, allows U.S. DOJ to amend complaint

Isabelle Teare

U.S. District Judge Evan Rikhye denied the Virgin Islands' bid to dismiss a U.S. DOJ lawsuit over VIPD's gun licensing practices, ruling the case is not moot.
Mary Moorhead asks Superior Court to require separate ballot for federal delegate to Congress race

Tom Eader

Mary Moorhead argues federal and territorial law require the delegate to Congress race to appear on a ballot separate from local contests.
WTJX NEWSFEED: August 19, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Roland Richardson III, the father of 4-year-old Jeziah Richardson, has pleaded not guilty to felony charges filed after investigators concluded the child's death resulted from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Ahn Young-joon

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AP

North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says

The Associated Press

The suspected launch on Thursday comes a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.
Timothy A. Clary

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AFP via Getty Images

The bond market is signaling trouble ahead. This is why you should pay attention

Rafael Nam

Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.

Lianne Milton for NPR

Here's how the system to report problems in ICE detention has failed immigrants

Vanessa Romo

Critics say it is the reason why more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations, in the form of widespread hunger strikes.
Claire Harbage

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NPR

Disabled adults learn and work in their communities. That right is under threat

Jonaki Mehta

Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those protections for people with disabilities like them are being eroded.

National News

BBC News World Service

At least 13 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages

Apartment blocks and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, officials say.
Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande sentenced to life in prison

Hui's sentencing marks a key moment in the fallout from Evergrande's collapse, which shook China's property sector.
Trump vows tougher economic measures on Iran and supporting countries

It comes after a 60-day ceasefire expired on Monday, with no sign of a diplomatic or military off-ramp to the conflict.
Mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for 'truly dreadful' crime, appeal court told

Prosecutors say Erin Patterson's sentence was "manifestly inadequate" as it allows for the possibility of parole.

Former Meta engineer Arturo Bejar leaves the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse as Meta is on trial over social media addiction in Oakland, California, on August 19, 2026.

KARL MONDON

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AFP via Getty Images

Whistleblower Arturo Béjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta

John Ruwitch

The former Meta employee testified that the company culture prioritized user numbers over child safety measures.

The U.S. government's accumulated debt has reached a record $40 trillion, according to a daily update from the Treasury Department. Government spending is expected to exceed tax revenues by more than $2 trillion this year.

Tasos Katopodis

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Getty Images

The U.S. debt tops a record-shattering $40 trillion. Yes, with a T

Scott Horsley

Dr. David Morens appears during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Andrew Harnik

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Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records

Rachel Carlson, Rob Stein

Roland Richardson III was arrested Tuesday and charged with involuntary manslaughter, child neglect, child abuse, and aggravated child abuse and neglect following an investigation into the death of his 4-year-old son, Jeziah Azir Richardson, who died on July 16 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. He pleaded not guilty to all charges during his arraignment on Wednesday.

Virgin Islands Police Department

Roland Richardson III pleads not guilty in connection to accidental fatal shooting of 4-year-old son

Tom Eader

The scaffolding and tarp covering the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 13. The tarp remains one of the questions at the center of a federal lawsuit.

Brendan Smialowski

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AFP via Getty Images

In new filings, Kennedy Center says it won't try to put Trump's name on facade until Sept. 8

Anastasia Tsioulcas