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The small town of Fordyce, Ark., was beginning to absorb the impact of the bloodshed, as a few details began to emerge. Read full article

Mr. Trump said his suggestion to Dana White, who runs the Ultimate Fighting Championship, was not well received. But, he added, “It’s not the worst idea I’ve ever had.” Read full article

Critics have accused the former president of co-opting the flag for personal gain. Some of his supporters have flown the flag upside-down to protest his 2020 defeat. Read full article

The heat could not stop revelers from taking part in the pageantry of aquatic weirdness. Read full article

Lawmakers struck a deal to close a state deficit estimated at $47 billion. State finances have fluctuated wildly in recent years. Read full article

Meet Wild Thang, an 8-year-old Pekingese from Oregon who had sought the title of “World’s Ugliest” for years. Now, it’s finally his. Read full article

A storm left about 9,000 people without power for three days. Read full article

The former president portrayed himself as having “wounds all over” while suggesting that he was being targeted for his support of religious freedoms. Read full article

In the dark months following the Jan. 6 attack, Donald J. Trump opened up to an entertainment journalist, revealing his fixation with celebrity, acceptance and the TV show that made him. Read full article

Regions that had “extremely high” rates of such illnesses included swaths of New England, the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic, all areas that have been hit the hardest by the heat wave. Read full article