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The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The effort is part of the implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting and has been temporarily halted by a federal judge.

The jury in the criminal trial for Lindsay Clancy was sent back into deliberations on Tuesday after telling the judge they couldn't reach a unanimous decision on the fate of the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children in 2023. Jurors have spent three days — a half day on Thursday and two full days — deliberating in the case without reaching a verdict. If Clancy is found guilty of first-degree murder, she will face life in prison without parole.

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President Donald Trump is meeting with oil industry executives at the White House Tuesday in an effort to bring relief to Americans facing rising gas prices. The national average for a gallon of gasoline is hovering at $4.10, with markets pushing oil prices higher again Tuesday, driven in part by uncertainty in the Middle East over the possibility of renewed U.S. military action against Iran.

A hurricane watch has been issued for parts of the Louisiana and Texas Gulf coasts as Tropical Storm Edouard could come ashore late Tuesday as a strong tropical storm or minimal hurricane. The National Hurricane Center warned Tuesday that Edouard could rapidly strengthen. As of Tuesday morning, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has frequently suggested he wants to seek a third term, posting about mounting another campaign, donning 2028 caps and discussing ways to make it happen — even as he's acknowledged the Constitution prohibits it. But lately, Trump has begun showing signs that even he doesn't really believe another run will happen.

A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square on Monday, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to officials. The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. next to a New York Police Department substation, just outside One Times Square, the building that hosts the city’s annual New Year’s Eve ball drop celebration. It is one of the most heavily touristed and policed spots in all of New York.