A renowned Supreme Court litigator, he argued the Republican side in Bush v. Gore, but later championed gay rights and undocumented children.

The authorities were treating the blasts in Brasília, the capital, as the work of a lone bomber, who was believed to have been the person killed.

The country’s security situation has deteriorated even further since Monday when at least three planes were shot at, forcing the closure of its main airport.

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Aides to Benjamin Netanyahu are under investigation over accusations of leaks, record-doctoring and intimidation. The Israeli prime minister’s office denies the claims.

The deaths on Wednesday made it one of the most lethal days for the Israeli military since it invaded Lebanon last month to battle Hezbollah fighters.

The fire, in Inwood Hill Park at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey over the past week.

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested after the police said he intentionally set a brush fire. The New York area has contended with numerous fires during an unusually…

Five years ago the American ski racer left the sport, but a new right knee has her aiming to compete this year on the World Cup circuit, and possibly, in…