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Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his job
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation said Friday she…
Northern California city to reform police after racist texts scandal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California city whose police department came under national scrutiny…
Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US
President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery program on Thursday that allowed the suspect…
The Latest: Justice Department releases some case files on Jeffrey Epstein
The Department of Justice on Friday released some of its records related to its investigations…
A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public
Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started…
Life ring, lifeboat piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000
DETROIT (AP) — A life ring and a piece of a lifeboat from the Edmund…
Chicago boosts transit police presence after renewed federal funding cut threat over crime
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Transit Authority bolstered security on the public transport system…
Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme…
US senator from Wyoming won’t seek reelection in 2026 in Republican stronghold
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — First-term U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming announced Friday that she…
Syria welcomes the permanent repeal of sweeping US sanctions
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s government and its allies on Friday welcomed the final lifting…
Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired over the ceasefire line in the…
What to know about the man authorities say fatally shot 2 Brown students and an MIT professor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Several days of investigations into the Brown University mass shooting and…
Former New York state prison guard sentenced to up to life in prison in inmate’s death
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for…
UN’s grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s been a grim week at the end of a tough…
Rep. Elise Stefanik says she’s suspending her campaign for New York governor, won’t seek reelection
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik announced Friday that she is suspending her campaign…
A California fisherman may have broken records by catching a 10.25-pound canary rockfish
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California man caught a plump canary rockfish he says…
Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with immigration judges on Friday, rebuffing the Trump…
Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted but Palestinians there still face starvation, experts say
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The spread of famine has been averted in the Gaza…
Photos of Trump’s name being added to the Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center has added President Donald Trump’s name to the building…
Rubio is hopeful about Russia-Ukraine and Gaza peace efforts but clear about the challenges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio was hopeful but clear about the challenges…
US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military will stop its practice of shooting pigs and goats…
Idaho jury convicts security company owner in split verdict over tumultuous town hall
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A man convicted of battering two people at a turbulent…
Church court acquits a bishop from a small Anglican denomination embroiled in scandal
Even as the top leader of the Anglican Church in North America faces a church…
Ecuadorian police arrest 2 suspects in the armed attack that killed soccer player Pineida
QUITO (AP) — Ecuadorian police have arrested two suspects in the killing of soccer player…