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The assault of the House speaker’s husband inside their home comes as threats against members of Congress have increased in recent years.

Paul Pelosi, 82, underwent surgery for a skull fracture after he was assaulted at the couple’s home in San Francisco, and was expected to recover, a spokesman for Ms. Pelosi said.

Bullhead City, Ariz., says Norma Thornton, 78, violated a city ordinance that prohibits people from giving out cooked food in public parks without a permit. (Image credit: Bullhead City Police Department/Institute for Justice/Screenshot by NPR)

The ballot measure would require people who want to buy a gun to pay a fee, take a safety course, submit fingerprints and pass a background check to obtain a permit. (Image credit: Katia Riddle for NPR)

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday about admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina — and the meaning of a civil rights landmark.

Maybe the walls are disguising the undiscovered burial chamber of Nefertiti. Or “maybe it’s Al Capone’s safe.”

Elected officials rarely embrace positions that could antagonize Hasidic leaders, who typically encourage their community to vote as a unified bloc.

Deceased to be laid to rest Sunday afternoon in Jerusalem; son says he he was ‘lucky to witness his final moments’

The Haredi political leadership is focusing its election campaign on cost-of-living concerns, and the imperative to keep its community loyal rather than drifting to the far-right

The community is torn between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, who loves Israel – and ultranationalists, or Lula, a far-left social activist sympathetic to the Palestinian cause