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Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit early Thursday for the 2010 fire deaths of two children, Governor Mike Braun confirmed. At the White House, Melania Trump will speak Thursday with Russian and Ukrainian representatives about a brief Kherson ceasefire tied to evacuations.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 5, 2026

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Kerala-born Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral race, defeating incumbent Karen Bass and becoming the first Asian-American mayor in the city's history.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 5, 2026

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A White House committee investigating Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage-application allegations has moved its hearing from November 5 to December 14, at Cook's request, with no agreement yet that she will appear.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 5, 2026

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A woman and the suspected gunman died at the Citibank Center in Brandon, Florida, after an armed security guard confronted the attacker. Four other people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 4, 2026

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Two deputies were shot as a SWAT team approached a home near Spangle, Washington, after a woman reported that her brother had shot her. Three other people, including the suspected gunman, were also found dead.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 4, 2026

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The CDC's Week 42 FluView report recorded the first flu-associated death of a child in the 2026-27 season and forecast a likely national rise in hospital admissions and emergency visits through the week ending November 14.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 4, 2026

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 1,082 pounds of methamphetamine, valued at $984,063, from a semi truck carrying leeks at the Pharr Port of Entry on October 30.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 4, 2026

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Sacramento County deputies responded to a reported assault on Hillsdale Boulevard on November 3. The Sheriff's Office says a man became unresponsive shortly after being handcuffed and died at the scene despite lifesaving efforts.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 4, 2026

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A low-pressure system is drawing unusual moisture into the central Colorado Rockies, with snowfall rates above an inch per hour expected. Forecasters also flagged a marginal risk of excessive rainfall and isolated flash flooding farther east.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 4, 2026

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All five ballot proposals from the mayor's Commission on Government Efficiency passed on November 3. Voters backed faster bike and bus lanes and a streamlined outdoor dining permit process by wide margins.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 4, 2026

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A Henry County police officer shot a 16-year-old boy on November 3 after the teenager was handed a handgun and ran from officers in a Krispy Kreme parking lot, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. No officers were injured.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 4, 2026

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Deschutes County released the roughly minute-long call on November 3. Kaylub Giamanco told the dispatcher there was "someone with a gun" at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, then went inside and fatally shot the 16-year-old attacker.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 3, 2026

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Unofficial results from November 3 show Virginians backing amendments protecting reproductive freedom, removing the state's defunct ban on same-sex marriage, and automatically restoring voting rights for people convicted of felonies.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 3, 2026

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Amendment 3 passed on November 3 with about 62 percent of the vote, clearing Florida's 60 percent threshold. It raises the homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028 and cuts the annual cap on non-homestead assessment growth from 10 to 5 percent.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 3, 2026

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Prosecutors announced on November 3 that a 17-year-old faces two murder counts in the October 30 shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California, that killed 31-year-old Constance Hages and wounded six others.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 3, 2026

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A Common Defense poll of 731 service members, veterans and military families found about half disapprove of President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, and 67 percent believe military decisions are being made for political gain.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 3, 2026

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Three shootings in Dallas' Deep Ellum district early on November 1 killed four people and wounded 15. Federal, state and local agencies will now flood the nightlife district and review cases dating to 2024 for possible federal charges.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 2, 2026

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Operation Guardian, a three-day enforcement effort from October 26 to 28, targeted people DHS said were unlawfully present in the United States, including more than 40 commercial driver's license holders.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 2, 2026

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A child in Lewis County died in connection with the state's measles outbreak, health officials announced on November 2. The CDC has counted 4,852 confirmed measles cases nationwide in 2026, more than double last year's total.
By LGI U.S. Desk · November 2, 2026