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In a lawsuit, three U.S. citizens claim that every time they return to the country from an international trip, federal immigration agents question them...

As a powerful hurricane slams Florida's Gulf Coast, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is dealing with President Biden and the federal government in a very...

Those shopping for hearing aids know that they can cost a lot of money — well over $2,000 and sometimes much more for premium...

Maksim Derzhko describes it as one of the scariest experiences of his life. Long a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he flew from...

The rare clash this week between the Biden administration and congressional Democrats over a lapsed eviction moratorium may serve as a model for larger...

In response to voting-related problems in Maricopa County, the Board of Supervisors in Mohave County, Arizona, became the second county to request a postponement...

Public health experts hoped that after the Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer-COVID-19 BioNTech's vaccine in August, vaccine uptake would skyrocket. Unvaccinated Americans were not...

Protesters are expected to gather in Washington, D.C., on Monday, bringing small amounts of cannabis to join hip-hop artists Redman and M-1 of Dead...

Four sold-out performances at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn. A new band member has joined the lineup, and the live set has been expanded. While...

When a Texas law prohibiting abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy went into effect in September, Oklahoma became the most popular out-of-state abortion...

Vice President Kamala Harris defended her job performance in an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America" Co-Anchor George Stephanopoulos, insisting that she and President...

Britain awoke Friday without its queen for the first time in 70 years. And, as the country entered a lengthy period of national mourning...

China has begun construction of more than 100 new intercontinental ballistic missile silos in a desert near the northwestern city of Yumen, according to...

Yesterday, California Federal Judge William Alsup approved the cancellation of over $6 billion in federal student loan debt for the 200,000 borrowers who have...

Paris Jackson has spoken out about how she honors her late father, Michael Jackson. On June 25, 2009, the King of Pop died at...

Extinction Rebellion is planning to step up its campaign against the banking system with a series of direct-action protests and debt strikes in the...

An employee was fired after stealing $15,000 in chips during an investigation into cheating allegations in the world of high-stakes poker. The latest development in...

In an emotional debate on Thursday, U.S. Catholic bishops clashed over how to address concerns about Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who continue...

On Friday, the UN special envoy for Myanmar met with Thailand's prime minister as part of her efforts to end the violence in Myanmar...

In a letter to President Biden on Monday, House Democrats urged him to restart negotiations on the climate goals included in the stalled Build...

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...

Colin L. Powell, who served as the nation's top soldier, diplomat, and national security adviser for four decades and whose speech at the United...

While US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends Group of 20 meetings on his first trip to Asia in more than six months, his...

"No Mandate Monday" may be making its way to a school near you. Some students and teachers at a California high school took part in...

The European game has never had such a disrupted season in the 134 years since league soccer began in England. FIFA's decision to move the...

The first waves of arrests in the deadly siege at the United States Capitol targeted easy targets. Dozens of members of the pro-Trump mob...

Google is famous for its cafeterias, which serve everything from vegan poke to gourmet tacos to its legions of programmers and product managers for...

President Joe Biden’s first flight on Air Force One this month was only 25 minutes long. The President was headed home to Delaware for...

After a campaign overshadowed by the war in neighboring Ukraine, official results from Hungary's general election on Sunday showed nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's...

Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Alabama, opened shortly after the US Supreme Court ordered school desegregation in 1954. Brown vs. Board of Education...

The president of the Women's Tennis Association has demanded that China investigate Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai's allegations against former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli,...

Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, is facing new charges that could lengthen his sentence by 15 years. With the international community and media...

Russia categorically denied plans to invade Ukraine on Monday, accusing the US of "whipping up hysteria" and "provoking escalation" of a military conflict between...

Later this month, U.S. intelligence agencies will deliver to Congress a highly anticipated unclassified report on what they know about UFOs, or Unexplained Aerial...

In recent months, President Biden has spent hours speaking with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and other foreign leaders...

South Carolina school districts now have the authority to require masks and should consult with their lawyers about what kind of accommodations they need...

A Brussels court has ruled that Belgium's failure to meet climate targets is a violation of human rights, in the latest legal victory against...

According to a recent review of the outlet's announcement materials, a new Palestinian media outlet announced on July 8 has close ties to NGOs...

As he’s reeled from twin scandals over his treatment of women and COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had...

Glencore's subsidiary has pleaded guilty in a London court to seven counts of bribery related to its oil operations in several African countries. The Serious...

More than 122,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan, each with a different legal status and set of needs as they arrive in the...

Consumer advocates claim that John Deere & Co., the nation's largest tractor manufacturer, has repeatedly violated the Clean Air Act by restricting repairs to...

Forecasters believe Ian will spend days dumping rain on Florida after making landfall as a hurricane, which could cause widespread flooding and damage. The storm...

Following her comments comparing COVID-19 safety to the Holocaust, a petition calling for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's expulsion from the House has gathered over...

Assume you didn't pay your cable or internet bill, and instead of disconnecting service or sending the bill to collections, the company filed a...

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden made it clear that he does not approve with other Democratic party members about cancelling $50,000 worth of student...

Layshia Clarendon was overcome with emotion when she learned that Idaho had passed anti-transgender legislation, making it the first state in the country to...

​​West Virginia University researchers believe they have discovered living microorganisms in a halite sample dating back 830 million years, providing insight into past life...

China accused the Biden administration on Thursday of playing politics and avoiding responsibility by calling for a new investigation into the origins of the...

Several of the country's largest labor unions are suing over President Joe Biden's vaccine and testing mandates, not to overturn them, but to broaden...

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has heightened the importance of Vice President Kamala Harris' tour of Southeast Asia, where she will try to reassure...

On Tuesday, the New York Times named Joseph Kahn as its new executive editor, prompting New York Magazine to publish a glowing profile of...

US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a new package of $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, saying it would help Kyiv in the...

The former president of the Human Rights Campaign, the country's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, filed a federal lawsuit against the organization on Thursday, alleging...

On Friday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over reports that Democratic lawmakers are planning to introduce a ban...

Hearing American progressives speak in 2021 is like picturing Luke Skywalker battling the overwhelming force of the Death Star. Despite the fact that liberals dominate...

According to European intelligence officials and defense analysts, explosions at a Russian airbase in Crimea that Ukraine claims destroyed nine fighter aircraft may indicate...

Consumer staple stocks, such as PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP), can be a great addition to any long-term portfolio because they are known to perform well during...

Mahbu Avtar sits in an orange plastic chair and pulls down her sleeve, ready for her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, in a small...

When musical theater legend Chita Rivera threw a shoe at him and slapped him in the face, DuPont knew he'd made the right career...

Diana Gabriela Aranguren couldn't believe what she was hearing on the news. She kept staring at the TV screen, trying to figure out how...

The Olympic torch arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, kicking off the countdown to the Winter Games, which will be held in the shadow of...

Ian Peake, a medical student at the University of Oklahoma, spent four years shadowing doctors at a Tulsa abortion clinic because his school did...

Tokyo declared a new state of emergency on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games begin, amid concerns that the measures will not...

In Lakerland, it's far too early for panic, but it's never too early for concern. It's one thing to blow a 26-point game to the...

The United States military announced in 1984 that they had signed an international treaty committing them to destroying all of the country's stored chemical...

On the campaign trail in 2016, Donald Trump took an unusual stance, defending his namesake "university" against allegations of fraud. Rather than deferring to his...

According to the federal Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, the number of job openings in August fell short of the record highs set...

This week, the Minnesota Pharmaceutical Board filed a civil lawsuit, alleging that a cannabis retailer sold edible products with THC concentrations that were more...

When Boris Johnson's Conservative Party won a landslide election victory in 2019, he loomed as a colossus over British politics, the man who had...

Following the violent insurrection at the Capitol last week, the House of Representatives, now led by the Democratic Party, are anticipated to vote on...

Criminal organizations trafficking women, children, families and single adults over the U.S.- Mexico Border earned as much as $14 million a day in February, according...

They are some of the top athletes in the world in their respective sports – elite in their training, meticulous in the preparation, the best...

If there's a way to take the fun out of the craze in non-fungible tokens, IBM may have just found it: patents. But that doesn't...

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told the conservative Next News Network in June, "I'm a Christian, and I say it proudly, we should be...

A new warning has been issued to Apple and Google, urging the tech titans to remove the China-based app TikTok from their app stores....

Washington's NFL team announced Tuesday that its new name, which will not be the Wolves or RedWolves, will be revealed on Feb. 2. Other finalists...

On Sunday, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft sponsored an ad that ran during NFL game broadcasts, urging viewers to "stand up against Jewish...

Vanessa Bryant's ongoing civil trial against Los Angeles County has become so graphic and gruesome that Bryant felt compelled to leave the courtroom during...

Stocks, oil prices, and government bond yields all fell after South Africa issued a warning about a rapidly spreading strain of the coronavirus, raising...