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House easily passes spending package as lawmakers work to avoid another shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills on Thursday…
Harvey Weinstein weighs plea on rape charge but insists he ‘never assaulted anyone’
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is weighing a potential guilty plea to resolve a…
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords returns to House floor on 15th anniversary of shooting
PHOENIX (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords returned to the House floor Thursday on…
Photos from Minneapolis where an ICE officer killed a woman during an immigration crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman…
Mexico boasts sharp decline in homicides, but analysts urge caution
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government boasted Thursday a sharp decline in homicide rates,…
Hoyer laments House ‘is not living up to the Founders’ goals’ as he tells colleagues he’s retiring
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the longest-serving Democrat in Congress and once…
Directors Guild nominates Anderson, Coogler, del Toro, Safdie and Zhao for its top prize
Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Guillermo del Toro, Chloé Zhao and Josh Safdie have been…
Democratic Fulton County commissioner announces bid to become Georgia secretary of state
ATLANTA (AP) — An elected leader in Georgia’s Fulton County, which drew national attention after…
What to know about the rules for officers firing at a moving vehicle
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration operation in Minneapolis turned deadly this week when a…
Judge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to remake…
Gang violence forces medical nonprofit Doctors Without Borders to suspend services at Haiti clinic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday that it…
M23 rebel group holds a symbolic funeral for victims of drone strike in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group on Thursday held a symbolic burial…
Russian drone strikes cause major blackouts in two regions of Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone strikes temporarily knocked out power to the entire southern…
Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player
PARIS (AP) — Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia…
Emergency alerts sent in southwest England as UK braces for big storm
LONDON (AP) — Britain braced Thursday for potentially life-threatening winds, rains and snowfall as a…
US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the…
Wisconsin man accused of killing parents to fund Trump assassination plot pleads guilty to homicide
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of killing his parents and stealing their…
Britain says tanker seizure is a win for trans-Atlantic security but tensions loom over Greenland
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. seizure of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic…
Tracking the retirement announcements of members of Congress
A number of member of Congress from both major parties have announced they are heading…
Europe’s most active volcano is erupting, and tour guides are told to stay away
MOUNT ETNA, Italy (AP) — Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of…
Spanish bishops will allow government to oversee compensation for sexual abuse victims
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Catholic bishops agreed Thursday to let the Spanish government’s ombudsman…
Italy aviation agency condemns pro-Palestinian protest that blocked Israel-bound passengers
ROME (AP) — Italy’s aviation authority on Thursday strongly condemned an incident at Milan’s Malpensa…
Protesters in South Africa condemn US intervention in Venezuela, call for Maduro’s release
PRETORIA (AP) — Dozens of people gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in the South African…
Iran ‘does not desire a war but we are ready for it,’ says foreign minister
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran does not want war with Israel or the United States, but…