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One of the country’s messiest and most consequential governor’s races is hurtling toward an inflection point on Tuesday in California. Voters are looking for a replacement for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, and their decision will help determine the future of a state government that is a testing ground for progressive ideas and a punching bag for Republican President Donald Trump. California is not only the nation’s most populous state, it has one of the world’s largest economies and is home to Hollywood tastemakers, Silicon Valley disrupters and Central Valley farmers. The race was upended in April when Rep. Eric Swalwell,…

The four largest school districts in Maryland have implemented a state policy requiring teachers to provide potty training to children up to age 5 as taxpayer-funded “pre-K for all” expands among low-income families. Maryland is the only state that directs teachers to assist students in toilet training. New York allows school districts to designate whether aides, nurses or teachers provide such assistance. Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which includes the state capital, Annapolis, became the latest to enforce the policy in May. It is Maryland’s fourth-largest district, with roughly 84,000 students. Anne Arundel’s new regulation makes pre-kindergarten and kindergarten staff…

NEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protesters and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. until further notice, Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement. The move came after another night of standoffs between law enforcement and demonstrators at the facility, as protesters could be seen in photographs and videos fighting over barricades as police used riot shields to push them back. A video posted on social media showed police…

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka ordered a curfew Sunday at the federal immigration detention facility in his New Jersey city where several protesters have been arrested in violent scrums with police. The curfew at Delaney Hall runs from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., the mayor said, as protest rallies over the treatment of detainees inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding center have devolved into chaos in recent days. Federal authorities said they arrested six people on charges of assaulting law enforcement officers following Thursday night’s combative demonstrations. Protesters donning face coverings blocked the road and fought with police while…

A United Airlines flight bound for Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned around midflight Saturday due to a possible security threat in flight. The flight departed around 6 p.m. for Palma de Mallorca, Spain, but landed back at Newark at 9:37 p.m., according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The airline said there were 190 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Boeing 767 aircraft. According to air traffic control audio, security came to inspect the aircraft after someone named their Bluetooth device a “certain four-letter word.” A passenger posting on social media said…

HONOLULU — Authorities in Hawaii have charged a 36-year-old man with murder in the killings of three people in a remote community known for its eclectic, communal lifestyle. Jacob Daniel Baker was charged with counts of first- and second-degree murder Saturday, the Hawaii Police Department said in a news release. Baker remained jailed without bond Sunday and police said his first court appearance was scheduled for Monday. It was not immediately known if Baker had an attorney who could speak for him. Charges in the killings came two days after police apprehended Baker following a manhunt on Hawaii’s Big Island,…

Allen Ferrell, who has over 1.8 million subscribers on YouTube, is now banned for life from Six Flags amusement parks. His offense: Eating 10 chicken nuggets while on a roller coaster at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio Mr. Ferrell uploaded a video on May 19 showing him trying to eat McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets while riding the Millennium Force roller coaster at Cedar Point, which is a Six Flags property. He managed to eat seven of the nuggets and was able to dip them in sauce while on the ride, and a photo taken of him and others…

CHICAGO — The granite monolith soars above a leafy stretch of Chicago’s South Side, a nearly windowless exterior more suited to a sci-fi film set than the state-of-the art presidential museum held within. Crews are putting the finishing touches on the Obama Presidential Center ahead of the official public opening on Juneteenth, more than a decade after the site was chosen. But the design of the roughly $850 million campus – particularly the conspicuous 225-foot high rise at its north end – still divides the city celebrated as the birthplace of the modern skyscraper. For some, it’s a jarring choice…

For nearly a year, public demand and increasingly outspoken calls from the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse have driven Congress to mostly set aside party politics and search for accountability. Yet even after interviews with some of the highest-ranked officials to ever appear before a congressional investigation, including a former president, lawmakers have little to show in terms of criminal culpability for Epstein’s crimes or a definitive acknowledgment of government failure. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, who sponsored legislation to force the release of case files on Epstein, told The Associated Press he is still asking, “Why there…

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal immigration officer wanted in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s Minnesota crackdown was arrested Friday in Texas, authorities said. Christian Castro, of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, was taken into custody 11 days after Minneapolis prosecutors charged him with assault and falsely reporting a crime in the Jan. 14 nonfatal shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. Hennepin County, Minnesota prosecutors said the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension located Castro, 52, in Texas, and the Texas Rangers said they assisted in the arrest in Cameron County, which borders Mexico in the southernmost part…