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Texas has 38 seats in the House. Republicans now hold 25 and Democrats 12, with one seat vacant after Democrat Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, died in March. to.pbs.org/46fSry2

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail in order to prevent the Trump administration from trying to swiftly deport him. to.pbs.org/4nZsTM3

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who starred as Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died. He was 54. Authorities in Costa Rica confirmed that Warner died in an accidental drowning at Playa Cocles, a beach on the country's Caribbean coast. Warner played Theo, the only son of Cliff…

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor who played teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died at age 54. to.pbs.org/4kVumAj

More than a decade after high levels of lead were found in Flint, Michigan’s tap water, the city said it completed the work of replacing as many as 11,000 lead pipes, as mandated by a 2017 settlement. But lead lines still remain in Flint, and in states across the country.…

The United States produces more plastic waste than any other country in the world. About 90% of that waste ends up in landfills, is burned or is shipped overseas. In 2024, more than 35,000 tons of it was shipped to Malaysia, which received more discarded plastic from rich…

The best players in the WNBA sent a loud message to the league over the weekend without ever saying a word. Players warming up for Saturday's All-Star Game took the floor wearing shirts that read, "Pay us what you owe us." The players' union and the league remained far apart…

Syria’s government on Monday started evacuating Bedouin families trapped inside the southern city of Sweida, where deadly fighting between Druze militiamen and Bedouin fighters has largely stopped as a ceasefire takes hold. to.pbs.org/3IUvExW

Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin. to.pbs.org/3IEU66z

“While I painfully feel my serious responsibility over the election results, I believe I must also fulfill my responsibility I bear for the country and the people so as not to cause politics to stall or go adrift,” Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said. “Challenges such as…

A lawyer for Harvard said at Monday’s hearing the case is about the government trying to control the “inner workings” of Harvard. The funding cuts, if not reversed, could lead to the loss of research, damaged careers and the closing of labs, he said. to.pbs.org/4kQRCiG

The accusation by a major aid agency that has had generally good working relations with Israel builds on descriptions by witnesses and others, who also said Israel opened fire on the crowd. to.pbs.org/46hnrhb

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“The president is trying to present himself as if he’s doing something here and it really is nothing,” a former assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan told The Associated Press in a weekend interview. to.pbs.org/40YDwom

Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months, only hours before the U.K. and Germany chaired a meeting to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for NATO allies to provide Ukraine with weapons. to.pbs.org/4m9BYAi

In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Tom Barrack also criticized Israel’s recent intervention in Syria, calling it poorly timed and saying it complicated efforts to stabilize the region. to.pbs.org/4kVu0tn

The Trump administration has expressed support for “state-led innovation” across all federal nutrition programs tied to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But suggesting that states can make up the difference left by the federal government and posing this shift as saving…

About 8 in 10 Americans, 79%, say immigration is “a good thing” for the country today, an increase from 64% a year ago and a high point in the nearly 25-year trend. Only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults say immigration is a bad thing right now, down from 32% last year.…

The Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians have had their current names since the 2022 seasons and both have said they have no plans to change them back. to.pbs.org/45c910B

“Everyone needs sunscreen. But the reasons that one might be reaching for sunscreen may differ depending on your skin tone,” said Dr. Jenna Lester, who founded the Skin of Color Clinic at the University of California, San Francisco. to.pbs.org/3Ft9HVm