US asks appeals court to lift judge's Mar-a-Lago probe hold

The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge's order that temporarily barred it from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month.

Candidates for top Arizona K-12 schools post spar in debate

The at-times contentious debate featuring Republican Tom Horne and current Superintendent of Public Education Kathy Hoffman, a Democrat seeking a second four-year term, also featured exchanges over school shutdowns prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump embraces, hypes QAnon conspiracy theories

The former president has shared QAnon-related posts, including an image of himself with the words “the Storm is Coming,” which refers to Donald Trump’s final victory, when his opponents apparently will be tried and possibly executed.

Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid US-Russia talks

The separate meetings are to be the first in-person encounter between Biden and the families and are taking place amid sustained but so far unsuccessful efforts by the administration to secure the Americans’ release.