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Before the start of the 2020-2021 NBA season, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, directed his team to stop playing the national anthem...

Texas Instruments Inc. issued a revenue forecast for the current quarter that disappointed some investors, raising concerns that the surge in chip demand caused...

A federal court ruled this week that the state of Alabama cannot execute a death row prisoner by lethal injection because the man chose...

The clock is ticking for Congress to reach an agreement to raise the federal borrowing limit, also known as the debt ceiling, before the...

Charlie Crist committed the ultimate political sin, according to some: he switched parties. The former Florida governor ran as a Republican, then as an independent,...

A new contentious bill in the Oklahoma state legislature would limit how slavery is taught in schools and prohibit teaching that "one race is...

Ukrainians are once again concerned about the fate of a nuclear power plant in a country that was the site of the world's worst...

The dire warning implicit in President Joe Biden’s more than $2trillion American Jobs Plan — which promises to rebuild American infrastructure, create union jobs, and...

Because of "unknown hazards" in the area where a family and their dog were mysteriously found dead last month, federal forest officials closed trails...

On a party-line vote, Senate Democrats approved sweeping legislation on health care, climate change, and taxes on Sunday, delivering a major victory for President...

Republican state attorneys general and other leading conservatives are considering a slew of lawsuits against President Biden's plan to cancel some student debt —...

It's one of the most grueling hunts in the seafood industry. Every year, up to 73 million shark fins are slashed from the backs of...

White House officials are seizing the political opportunity in Democrats' doomsday scenario, the end of nationwide abortion rights, to try to save President Joe...

Health experts around the world are warning that the COVID-19 might be here to stay, but with vaccinations it’s likely that it won’t always...

The Prime Minister has bowed to ministerial pressure to resign as Tory leader, but he intends to stay in No. 10 until the party...

Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger said on Sunday that he received a letter in the mail a few days ago threatening to execute him,...

The test-taking genius who helped wealthy students cheat their way into prestigious universities was sentenced on Friday. A jury also found the water polo...

The Biden administration, like many previous US administrations, intended a foreign policy "pivot" toward China and Asia. Instead, Washington was confronted with a war...

Beginning this weekend, Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world will gather at the Vatican for events that could serve as a dress rehearsal...

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine's breakaway regions ordered civilians to be evacuated to Russia on Friday, accusing Ukraine of planning a large military offensive...

The White House and leading conservative policy experts both chastised a leading Republican senator on Tuesday for calling for all Americans to begin paying...

According to a report released Wednesday by the British Defense Ministry, some Russian military units that suffered heavy losses in Ukraine have been forced...

A possible solution to the global sand shortage began over a bottle of wine, as do many crazy ideas. As they sipped their "two-buck Chuck"...

On Tuesday, calls for the resignation of three Los Angeles city council members who were caught on tape making racist comments in a meeting...

Nepal underestimated its second wave of Covid-19 infections and needs to ramp up its response, Nepali billionaire Binod Chaudhary said last week. He also...

A report on Maricopa County's 2020 election, ordered by Arizona state Senate Republicans and delivered to them on Friday, confirmed the state's certified election...

The LA County Sheriff’s Department made several critical decisions in the investigation of Tiger Wood’s devastating crash that were favorable to the golfing legend —...

The semiconductor chip shortage is old news, but when the second-largest public company in U.S. stock market history says it just lost $6 billion...

The stock trading app, Robinhood, has decided to run a Super Bowl ad despite the recent “GameStop mania” fiasco. The 30-second advertisement will air on...

If it's Monday, President Biden will present his fiscal year 2023 budget. The White House and Democrats clarify Biden's remark to Putin that "this...

According to the S. Korea intelligence agency, North Korea had attempted to steal COVID-19 vaccine tech from the pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer. However, it is...

According to a summary of the findings, China's preliminary report into what caused a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 to crash into a mountain...

Daniel Encinias stands next to his camping trailer in a New Mexico evacuation zone, vowing to rebuild his home, which was destroyed by the...

Samuel Soren Adams had decided it was time to call it quits in a New Jersey pool hall. So he hung up his billiard...

Districts are planning to ramp up COVID-19 testing when classes resume in January, anticipating steep challenges in reopening schools amid an omicron-driven surge of...

According to a damning new report published Monday, aides from former President Donald Trump's administration interfered with communications from a leading public health agency...

After a massive leak of financial data revealed how London is a key destination of choice for some of the world's richest and most...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans have struggled to organize their everyday lives with the same consistency and energy as before. Because...

Last year, Shannon Keeler was on a weekend getaway with her boyfriend when she checked her Facebook messages for the first time in ages....

A new study of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest to suggest that the new coronavirus...

The Biden administration's suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked Tuesday by a federal judge in Louisiana,...

As Donald Trump publicly mulls his political future, playing a "will he-won't he" game in a potential bid for the White House in 2024,...

The names of Trump administration officials and associates who played a role in the scheme to allow President Donald Trump to retain power by...

The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights organization that has been tracking attacks on the Jewish community since 1979, recorded the highest number of...

Officials have issued a warning about threats to the nation's infrastructure after a shooting that damaged two power substations in a North Carolina County...

Mark Golding, who took over as People's National Party (PNP) premier in November 2020, described the measure as critical, especially in light of the...

According to a House investigation set to be presented on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, the leading manufacturers of assault rifles used in the deadliest...

A senior Republican senator said he and his colleagues could support an infrastructure bill of around $800 billion, underscoring GOP interest in a bipartisan...

Hundreds of Afghans gathered outside a passport office in Kabul on Wednesday, a day after Taliban officials announced that the country would resume issuing...

As authorities reversed more than two years of coronavirus controls, Chinese hospitals scrambled to contain new outbreaks across the nation on Monday. Authorities last week...

Former Vice President Mike Pence's advocacy group released a new agenda on Thursday, which many see as the first step toward a possible presidential...

Mark Zuckerberg is facing new challenges after a former employee turned whistleblower is set to testify before Congress, potentially revealing more damning allegations about...

There is reason to believe that the second ‘required’ dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is not quite necessary yet. Since Pfizer only has...

Prosecutors announced Thursday that a tree trimmer in rural Northern California has been charged in three throat-slashing serial killings. Ryan Scott Blinston, 37, of Oroville,...

A new Senate panel's bipartisan investigation claims that one of the country's largest military housing companies put military families' health and safety at risk,...

A migrant claims that a mysterious woman named "Perla" paid him $200 cash to recruit people from a Texas migrant resource center to board...

The war in Afghanistan did not end when US and UK troops left Kabul airport last year; it simply took a new, but still...

The most commonly reported sensation following an abortion is not pain. It feels good. Several studies have found this to be true. However, there is...

To ensure that the World Cup is advantageous to the Iranian regime, Qatar has been working with Iran to control which media outlets cover...

At least 69 people have died in the Vancouver area of Canada as a result of a record-breaking heat wave that has engulfed the...

According to a developing picture of the alleged gunman put together by CNN, the suspect in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in...

According to US officials, the Biden administration has reached an agreement with Mexico to reinstate a Trump-era border policy that requires asylum seekers to...

As abortion laws in the South and Midwest prohibit nearly all abortions in a dozen states, some city officials are looking for new ways...

Annual reports are compiled by the American Library Association to track efforts by parents and political groups to ban books from libraries and schools...

President Biden supported making an exception to filibuster rules in order to pass legislation codifying Roe v. Wade into law, an effort that would...

A judge recently ordered a New York woman to remove a Confederate flag-adorned rock from her home or risk losing custody of her biracial...

For the first time, Brazilians representing their country at the Olympics will undergo anti-racism training, in a bid to deal with a deep-rooted problem...

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Nissan announced plans Thursday for a massive battery gigafactory in northeastern England, where it will produce a new electric vehicle as companies and governments...

A senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday that some Russian troops in Ukraine have surrendered en masse or sabotaged their own vehicles to avoid...

Authorities said a magnitude 6 earthquake jolted both sides of the California-Nevada border, tossed boulders onto a major highway, and was felt as far...

The tribal officials' van deviated from the coastal highway, away from the Pacific, and onto a dirt path shaded by cedar and spruce trees....

Nordstrom was hit harder than most retailers by the pandemic. Its product assortment has traditionally been skewed toward fashion apparel and footwear, but with...

On Tuesday, the FBI director defended his bureau's handling of intelligence ahead of the January 6 US Capitol riot, while telling lawmakers of an...

President Joe Biden has described Russia's war on Ukraine as genocide and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes. His administration, on the...

With the pandemic still raging, the virus's origins unknown, and wealthy nations stockpiling vaccines, the World Health Organization will convene its member states next...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture raided the home of Rico Exotic, a popular TikToker, because he owns a monkey classified as a dangerous wild...

The European Union agreed on Tuesday to ration natural gas this winter in order to protect themselves from further supply cuts by Russia as...

Community leaders have questioned the New Zealand government’s decision to temporarily close the border to people travelling from India, and say they fear the...

Following the May massacre in Uvalde, Texas, a simple account of the police response took hold: Following his command, scores of officers from over...