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A group of men detained at Arkansas' Washington County Detention Center claim that the jail's medical staff gave them the anti-parasite drug ivermectin without...

Activists in Mexico have applauded a Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion, claiming that it will put an end to the legal prosecution of...

Reshad Jalali was nine years old when U.S.-backed forces ousted the Taliban from Kabul in 2001, and he recalls hearing Afghan singers on the...

Derek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify on Thursday and the defense rested its case as the trial of George Floyd's...

China signaled on Monday that it is not interested in supplying weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine, where President Vladimir Putin's brutal military...

On Wednesday, Donald J. Trump faced unusual public attacks from across the Republican Party in the aftermath of a string of midterm losses by...

A judge ruled on Monday that an Oklahoma parent could not be barred from entering a school after confronting a member of the school...

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

Approximately 1,000 Air National Guard troops assigned to space missions are experiencing identity crisis. Their units, torn between the Air Force, where they have traditionally...

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, a massive reservoir known as a boating mecca fell below a critical level, raising new concerns about a source of power that...

Did you know that nearly 60% of the universe consists of dark matter that remains unseen by us? This is a much lesser known...

Abortion travel benefits, which are now being offered by many American employers, are illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...

Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is set to campaign with Florida Sen. Rick Scott and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton on Tuesday, the latest...

Cracking down on Big Tech is a rare bipartisan desire, but a nearly 19-hour debate session in the House that lasted into Thursday morning...

Diane Spears felt woozy and lethargic for hours after receiving the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on March 27, and it only got...

Protests disrupted Prince William and Kate Middleton's tour of former British colonies in the Caribbean this week, causing the British royal family embarrassment on...

Georgia lawmakers took up a bill to regulate raw milk with time running out in the 2022 legislative session. An amendment was abruptly tacked onto...

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...

The Haitian gang that police say kidnapped 17 missionaries last week has threatened to shoot the hostages in the head if the demanded ransom...

Following a four-month battle that saw millions of residents locked in their homes, extensive testing, and restrictions on daily life that impacted every aspect...

Brett Hankison was acquitted of all three counts of felony wanton endangerment in the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor on Thursday. The only officer...

Clean energy campaigners claim to have disrupted supplies from three oil terminals in the Midlands and south-east of England, while motorists complain that some...

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...

According to US Navy officials, Beijing's claim that it drove away one of its warships that passed through the disputed Paracel Islands on Monday...

Maxwell Frost sounds a lot like other Gen Zers — he's 25, works as an Uber driver for extra money, and recently quit his...

Republicans and Democrats in a bitterly divided Washington appear to agree on one thing: the twice-yearly ritual of changing the clocks must end. Even with...

Restaurant and bar industry leaders demanded action from the administration hours after President Joe Biden's inaugural State of the Union speech on Tuesday night. Chefs,...

We are at a point in time when it is worthwhile to take a step back and look at the current state of affairs...

The worldwide ban on most crude oil export by the United States was imposed in 1975. It was implemented at the time of the...

Six cryptocurrency users are suing the US Treasury Department for blacklisting Tornado Cash last month, claiming the department's sanctions watchdog overstepped its authority by...

Oklahoma is set to execute Benjamin Cole, a 57-year-old man convicted of the murder of his 9-month-old daughter, on Thursday, continuing a string of...

Any country that interfered with his invasion of Ukraine would face "consequences greater than any you have faced in history." He put his nuclear...

According to an analysis of data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it will take until mid-February to get at least...

A Turkish court on Wednesday jailed 32 former soldiers for life in a mass trial involving nearly 500 military defendants implicated in a failed...

Make room in the market for a new competitor to provide broadband internet access from low Earth orbit: Astra Space, which went public with...

In a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts, fueling speculation...

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is still extremely safe and worth using, according to a federal advisory committee that recommended its use in people over...

Maryland repealed its Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, which had been in effect for half a century. Washington state reformed its use-of-force policies...

As questions about safety protocols on the "Rust" movie set linger, where Alec Baldwin killed a cinematographer with a prop gun he was told...

At least six major automakers, including Ford, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, and Volvo, and 30 national governments pledged on Wednesday to work toward phasing out...

On Thursday, gay rights advocates filed a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to stop a new law that prohibits sexual orientation and gender...

Kenyan manufacturers are concerned there could be delays in delivery of raw materials from global markets and export of cargo from Mombasa, following the...

The Biden administration emphasized on Monday the severity of the economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the weekend, in which the US and its...

The Tesla driver who died with a passenger in a fiery September crash near Miami accelerated to 90 mph (145 kph) in the seconds...

On Monday, Akron, Ohio, became the 11th city in the state to pass an emergency ordinance prohibiting conversion therapy for minors. "I'm incredibly proud to...

On Thursday, a Russian court found WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty of drug smuggling and possession and sentenced her to 9 years in prison...

In Haiti, nearly 150 people have been killed and scores have been injured in gunfights between warring gangs, as the latest wave of violence...

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly unhappy with the opening argument from his impeachment lawyer, Bruce Castor on the Senate floor Tuesday. Bruce Castor, who is...

Dell is being sued in California over claims that its Alienware Area 51m-R1 gaming laptops can be upgraded. In his lawsuit, Robert Felter claimed that...

President Biden's support among black voters is dwindling. And it's difficult to imagine them returning anytime soon. President Biden's poll numbers have recently plummeted. According...

According to new rules approved by Congress, companies critical to US national interests will now be required to report when they are hacked or...

The raging floodwaters that killed or went missing dozens of people in eastern Kentucky also washed away some of the region's irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a...

NASA and Russia's space agency changed the course of the International Space Station (ISS) to avoid colliding with debris that was heading in the...

Employers in the United States added 528,000 jobs in July, as the labor market has now recovered all 22 million jobs lost during the...

The issue of abused, missing, and murdered Native Americans is finally gaining media and legislative attention after years of neglect. The way the subject...

For the first time in four months, US President Joe Biden will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss a wide range...

Early on Tuesday, congressional leaders unveiled a $1.7 trillion government-wide spending plan that includes another significant round of aid to Ukraine, an increase in...

Next month in Budapest, America's most prominent conservative gathering, founded on ideals of personal liberty and limited government, will honor a European leader accused...

As New Zealand prepares to implement one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws, a similar ban has already been implemented in a Boston suburb...

Following a sharp drop in cases and hospitalizations following a summer surge, California now has the lowest coronavirus transmission rate of any state. The nation's...

Washington's seizure of 33 websites run by Iran-linked media, Tehran warned on Wednesday, was "not constructive" for ongoing talks to re-enter the US into...

The first blasts of the day occurred during the morning rush hour at a central intersection, killing a police officer on his way to...

Boris Johnson ruled himself out of running for the Conservative leadership on Sunday, despite claiming to have the necessary support. "I believe I am well...

The Justice Department will ask the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday to reinstate the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, despite...

On Wednesday, U.S. health officials announced plans to give COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans in order to strengthen their immunity in the face...

According to an analysis, high school graduation rates fell in at least 20 states after the pandemic disrupted the first full school year, implying...

Pride parades began Sunday in New York City and across the country, with glittering confetti, cheering crowds, fluttering rainbow flags, and newfound fears about...

Stories about Black History Month frequently center on well-known professional athletes or entertainers. Today, we even the score by shining a light on six...

Authorities have ruled homicide in the death of a University of Nevada, Las Vegas student who collapsed after taking part in a charity amateur...

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...

Lebanon has been without a fully functioning government for nearly ten months, with President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri unable to reach...

Sen. Scott Wiener (D), a state senator from California, is the target of a coordinated attack by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Charlie...

President Biden continued his European tour on Monday by visiting the headquarters of the organization his predecessor despised, NATO, where leaders gathered to discuss...

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

Shoplifting has always been a problem for retailers. However, the emergence of coordinated and organized robberies at high-value stores, even during business hours, has...

New York City will launch the nation's largest and most comprehensive workforce development program for at-risk LGBTQ youth this summer. NYC Unity Works, a $2.6...

Elaine Moore's family is running out of an increasingly valuable resource as California's drought worsens: water. This summer, two Central Valley almond growers' wells ran...

A Portland teacher's college hired a former principal who oversaw a school-wide "antiracist" bootcamp for kids. On September 7, Portland State University's College of Education...

Long-time county clerk Sam Merlino decided to leave her job after officials in Nye County, Nevada, accepted a pitch from a Republican nominee for...