‘Deeply Problematic’: Experts Question Judge's Intervention in Trump Inquiry  —  A ruling by a judge appointed by former President Donald J. Trump surprised specialists and could slow the documents investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge's extraordinary decision on Monday to interject …

Russia Is Buying North Korean Artillery, According to U.S. Intelligence  —  Moscow's purchase of millions of shells and rockets from North Korea is a sign that global sanctions have hampered the Russian military's supply lines.  —  WASHINGTON — Russia is buying millions of artillery shells …

GOP Senate hopefuls look to emerge from a summer slump, but fall recriminations are already flying  —  ASHLAND, Ohio — It was a summer of crises for Republican Senate hopefuls.  —  Celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz stumbled in his attempts to appeal to everyday voters in Pennsylvania and squandered …

‘Fat Leonard,’ set to finally be sentenced in long-running Navy bribery scheme, is on the lam  —  Leonard Francis, who has been under house arrest in San Diego for years, cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet on Sunday  —  The military contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” who has been under house arrest …

Meta Fined $400 Million for Treatment of Children's Data on Instagram  —  Irish regulators said Instagram violated European data protection rules.  It was the latest move by authorities in Europe and the U.S. related to child protection online.  —  LONDON — Meta was fined roughly $400 million …

‘Privatization Is On The Table’: Gov. Reeves Gives Jackson Water Crisis Update  —  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced “significant” improvements in the Jackson water system on Labor Day while telling reporters he is open to numerous long-term solutions, including leasing its management to a private company.

Red wave crashing?  GOP momentum slips as fall sprint begins  —  The possibility of a great red wave still looms.  But as the 2022 midterm elections enter their final two-month sprint, leading Republicans concede that their party's advantage may be slipping even as Democrats confront …

Suicide-by-Kiwi-Farms.  —  You can't delete your past, but you can die trying.  —  If you're as extremely online as Katherine and I are, you've probably had the surreal experience of trying to explain some obscure internet drama to an IRL friend, only to suddenly be overcome with horror upon listening to yourself.

How Biden could help U.S. reach climate goals on his own  —  A new report published Monday outlines a slew of executive actions the Biden administration could take to combat climate change.  —  While the Inflation Reduction Act will help make a significant cut in U.S. emissions …

Israeli army: ‘High possibility’ soldier killed reporter  —  The Israeli army said Monday there was a “high possibility” that a soldier killed a well-known Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank last May, as it announced the results of its investigation into the killing.