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Some rights activists have voiced concerns that the ban could increase Islamophobia in a country where violence and hate speech against Muslims have increased in recent years.

Republican Brian Bilbray won a special election Tuesday for the San Diego seat in the U.S. House of Representatives vacated by Randy "Duke" Cunningham. The former incumbent went to jail for bribery earlier this year, so Democrats had hoped the district might be vulnerable. But Bilbray won with barely half the vote.

The summer solstice officially begins at 5:13 a.m. Tuesday on the U.S. East Coast, according to the National Weather Service.

President Biden announced that White House interns will now be paid for the first time in history. Participating interns will be paid $750 per week starting this fall.

Negotiations restarted Tuesday with another meeting set for Thursday between the Columbus school board and its teachers union. Less than a week remains to reach a contract agreement before teachers say they'll go on strike.

The dance-music producer experiments with what he calls R&G (Rhythm & Grime) on this seven-track EP, which features the cutting-edge singer Kelela.

The defendants allegedly carried out a plot to steal $250 million from a nutrition program meant to serve needy children in Minnesota. Officials called it a "brazen scheme of staggering proportions."

A new poll from Gallup shows that support for unions is the highest it's been since 1965. This comes as workers at companies like Starbucks, Amazon and Chipotle have lately launched union drives.

A lovely new recording by violinist Julia Fischer contains an unexpected emotional resonance, due to her conductor's premature death.

The pianist's massive technique makes short order of Rachmaninov's most difficult concerto.