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Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a statewide ban as states and large school districts have pursued similar prohibitions to prevent disruption and cyberbullying. Read full article

Democrats failed in their effort to override last week’s Supreme Court ruling with legislation, but saw some political benefits to the clash. Read full article

Officials urged residents to call local police or fire stations to seek help. It was not immediately clear what caused the outage or how long it would last. Read full article

She received a diagnosis of Stage 4 breast cancer late in her second pregnancy and described her experience in a book, “Little Earthquakes: A Memoir.” Read full article

The Republican convention will be held in swing-state Wisconsin’s largest city. The nominee, however, had planned to stay his own hotel in Chicago, until members of the media began inquiring. Read full article

A volunteer search-and-rescue organization reported finding the monolith over the weekend near the Gass Peak trail, which is north of Las Vegas. Read full article

Thousands of people were being evacuated from the village of Ruidoso and nearby areas as of Tuesday morning. Read full article

Lawyers said Marvin Grimm Jr. had falsely confessed to the 1975 murder of a 3-year-old boy, and served more time in prison than any client exonerated with the help of the Innocence Project. Read full article

Boris Epshteyn, who oversees Donald J. Trump’s legal team, was arraigned on nine felony charges on Tuesday. Read full article

While he was reviving Portland, Ore., as a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly city, he was also sexually abusing a teenage girl, as he later admitted. Read full article