The three, an 11-year-old girl and two 18-year-olds, went into the water after fishing on Tuesday evening, fire officials in Nebraska said. Read full article

The wire service on Wednesday accused The White House of continuing to bar its reporters from the press pool despite a judge’s order that called the restriction a violation of the First Amendment. Read full article

Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in Washington criticized for using his office to target President Trump’s critics, has enlisted the longtime Trump ally Michael R. Caputo as an adviser. Read full article

The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors scientists say are likely contributing to rising rates of the condition. Read full article

It was not immediately clear why every generating plant on the island went offline Wednesday. Puerto Rico has a history of problems with its electricity supply. Read full article

A female Army Ranger, in a first, competed in one of the military’s toughest tests of physical fitness. She bested many of her opponents. Read full article

A directive from the Justice Department, which says the move is intended to reduce a backlog in immigration court, would result in rapid deportation orders in many cases. Read full article

With his own research group and as a professor at Queens College, he plumbed raw data for often-surprising insights about the way the country was changing. Read full article