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Slender Man attacker won’t contest state’s effort to revoke release privileges after escape
A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please horror villain Slender Man…
Thousands of fans join tribute to reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff in his native Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The instructions on Wednesday were clear: no serious, sad or long…
Shooting of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro has police searching for a suspect
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Police intensified their search Wednesday for a suspect in the killing…
Trump’s expanded travel ban hits Africa the hardest but reactions are muted
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Africa has been the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s decision…
Imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release, citing ‘new evidence’
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked a…
Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump’s cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grants
An internal watchdog in the U.S. Department of Energy will investigate the Trump administration’s termination…
The Lumbee Tribe’s federal recognition is assured with a final push by Trump
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina achieved a goal more than a century in the…
Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate gave final passage Wednesday to an annual military policy bill…
Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s memoir sells 1M copies worldwide
NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s best known accusers,…
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration policies limiting lawmakers’ access to ICE facilities
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in the nation’s capital has temporarily blocked the Trump…
Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder
SYDNEY (AP) — An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59…
Warner Bros recommends investors reject Paramount’s offer in favor of Netflix’s
NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery is recommending its shareholders reject an unsolicited buyout…
Some sanctioned oil vessels divert from Venezuela as Trump threatens blockade
MIAMI (AP) — Some oil vessels are diverting away from Venezuela after U.S. President Donald…
Brown University to release early decision notices as the search goes on for a shooting suspect
As a search continues for the person behind this weekend’s mass shooting, Brown University was…
FCC leader says agency is no longer independent as he’s grilled by Democrats over Kimmel controversy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators on Wednesday hammered the Federal Communications Commission’s leader for pressuring…
US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal…
Fani Willis counterattacks as Republican Georgia senators question her Trump prosecution
ATLANTA (AP) — The showdown between Fani Willis and a Republican-led Georgia state Senate committee…
Harvard morgue manager who sold body parts like ‘baubles’ gets 8-year prison term
A former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue in Boston was sentenced to eight…
Photos of the Lumbee Tribe celebrating federal recognition
PEMBROKE, North Carolina (AP) — The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is celebrating the passage…
Jeffery Carroll named interim DC police chief as federal law enforcement surge continues
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran police officer Jeffery Carroll will take over as interim chief of…
Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington can continue for now, an appeals court says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the National Guard deployment…
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top…
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim withdrawal from Uvira as peace talks struggle
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed to have begun a withdrawal from the…
Trump administration moves to dissolve national climate research lab in Colorado
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in…