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“I’m always concerned about threats to law enforcement,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said. “Violence against law enforcement is not the answer, no matter who you’re upset with.” (Image credit: Charlie Neibergall/AP)

FBI’s Wray denounces threats following the search of Mar-a-Lago  NPR The Justice Department is in a no-win situation as Trump’s fury rages  CNN FBI Director Wray pushes back on threats following unprecedented raid on Trump: ‘Deplorable and dangerous’  Fox News As the FBI

Western nations make more pledges to send arms to Ukraine while the European Union’s full ban on Russian coal imports kicks in on Thursday amid claims sanctions against Moscow now even affected its defense exports.

Home sales and prices are dropping in many cities across the country after rising for years, and the damage is spreading. “We’ve never seen a property market slowdown of this size and severity.”

Trump invokes Fifth Amendment rights but swipes at New York attorney general during deposition  CNN Trump declines to answer questions in New York business investigation  The Guardian US What does it mean if Donald Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to

The 1850s and 1860s in America saw the rise of the “sentimental domestic idea.” Women were held up as examples of purity, piety, and submissiveness. In the American antebellum period, precise and strict rules were recommended for women’s socially acceptable

Newsom outlines sweeping strategy to bolster water supplies  Los Angeles Times Newsom calls for boosting water supply projects to curb California drought, climate change  The Mercury News Newsom in Bay Area to Announce New Water Supply Strategy for California  NBC Bay Area California

As a teacher in Oakland, Calif., Kareem Weaver helped struggling fourth- and fifth-grade kids learn to read by using a very structured, phonics-based reading curriculum called Open Court. It worked for the students, but not so much for the teachers.

Prices at the wholesale level fell from June to July, the first month-to-month drop in more than two years and a sign that some of the U.S. economy’s inflationary pressures cooled last month.

Two new studies draw on data from more than 12,000 patients to help figure out ways to battle antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis. (Image credit: Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images)