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But U.S. shoppers spent more prudently in August and retail sales grew a tepid 0.6% from July, after extra federal jobless benefits expired and families faced a confusing back-to-school season.

SAWS officials announced they will close bulk water distribution sites today at 5 p.m. due to a drop in traffic. They will continue to deliver bottled water to vulnerable residents including homebound seniors until March 6.

The Justice Department charged six more members of a far-right militia group for allegedly plotting ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. At least three others were already charged from the group.

There were 113 homicides reported during the first 10 months of this year in San Antonio, compared to 136 in 2023 — a decrease of nearly 17%. There were 1,807 sex offenses and 6,237 burglaries — both down by nearly 10%. There were 1,382 robberies and 42,762 thefts — down 11% and 7%, respectively.

The White House says it will send nearly $6 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine. It's likely to be the last bit of support by the Biden administration as Trump's team is about to take over.

"Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," the Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a social media post. Her lawyers said she had neither resigned nor been told she was fired.

Stephen K. Bannon, the new Trump campaign chief, is the third top Trump adviser who's landed in hot water during this campaign.

NPR takes a final look at the top House and Senate races and what is at stake in the next Congress.

Touted in the state-run media, "the Chinese dream" is Beijing's latest official slogan. The man who made the phrase famous says it means China becoming the world's No. 1 superpower. But as censors scrub unapproved versions of the concept from the Internet, people wonder: Just whose dream is it anyway?

To keep its code-breaking prowess, the National Security Agency must recruit scores of the brightest students in math and computer science each year. The Snowden revelations are hurting those efforts.