GOP senator optimistic about background check bill
GOP Sen. Pat Toomey is working to develop a background check bill modeled on his bipartisan legislation with Sen. Joe Manchin
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Missy Elliott and surprise guest in epic VMA performance
The rap icon reunited with Alyson Stoner, who first danced for Elliott 17 years ago in her "Work It" video
Judge blocks Missouri's eight-week abortion ban
The regulation was scheduled to go into effect on Wednesday
New teachers can only afford the rent in one major U.S. city
Educators often must live with roommates or move back home because their pay hasn't kept up with housing costs
Harvard freshman rejected by border officers at U.S. airport
The student told the Harvard Crimson newspaper that officials barred him from the country because his friends expressed views on social media that "oppose the U.S."
John Travolta tries to give VMA to wrong Taylor Swift
It's the best awards show flub since "Adele Dazeem" — which was also Travolta
Mississippi voters to choose GOP nominee for governor in runoff
Second-term Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves or retired state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. face off in the GOP runoff Tuesday
Inside Sequoia National Park, home of the world's largest tree
"Just by looking at 'em, you almost feel like you're around something that's prehistoric"
GOP senator who has criticized Putin denied visa ahead of visit
Republican Senator Ron Johnson and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy were denied visas for an upcoming visit Russia
Meek Mill plea deal ends case with no more prison time
"I know this has been a long road for you and hopefully this will be the end of it," a judge told the rapper
2 black men's sex abuse cases settled for far less than others
Famed Catholic religious order settled sex abuse cases recently by secretly paying two black Mississippi men $15,000 each
Idaho must pay for transgender inmate's surgery, court rules
The inmate's lawyer argued it was cruel and unusual punishment to deny the surgery — a violation of the U.S. Constitution
College Board to include socioeconomic factors in admissions
The Landscape program will give schools consistent information on each applicant's high school and neighborhood
Biden calls health care a "personal" fight in new Iowa ad
"When I see the president try to tear down and others propose to replace it and start over, that's personal to me too," Biden says in the ad
Taylor Swift calls out Trump administration at MTV VMAs
"You voting for the video means that you want a world where we're all treated equally under the law, regardless of who we love, regardless of how we identify," Swift told fans
DOJ takes steps to charge James Comey again
These factors could decide Netanyahu's fate in Israel's election
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Trump's oil and gas stocks gained millions during Iran war
Court dismisses DOJ's request to force California to set aside ballots
Maurene Comey, James Comey's daughter, was unlawfully fired, judge rules
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Iran shrugs off Trump's attack threats, says diplomacy ongoing
Duchess Meghan confronted dad over child abuse claims last year
Walter Koenig, actor who played Chekov on "Star Trek," dies at 90
