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Faced with mounting pressure to relax pandemic restrictions, the White House insisted Wednesday that it is planning a less disruptive phase of the national...

Donald Trump has sued Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, and other people and entities connected to the investigation into Russian election meddling in...

Onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, Dave Chappelle was assaulted by a man who ran up and tackled the...

The only people at school who knew the truth about Jeremiah Armstead’s home life were his basketball coaches. Armstead, 18, was exhausted from sleeping in...

Britain bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, the country's longest-serving monarch, at a historic funeral watched by millions around the world, which reflected her...

Since its initial public offering last July, Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) stock has taken investors for a wild ride. After closing at a high of $183...

An independent review released Wednesday found that the police officers in Moab, Utah, who encountered Gabby Petito and her fiancé a month before her...

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

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...

Ethiopia's Nobel Peace Prize winner says he will lead his country's army "from the battlefront" beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step in a year-long...

The day after gathering more than 200 red-robed cardinals from around the world and elevating 20 new "princes of the church," Pope Francis emphasized...

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...

Dr. Darien Sutton's first thought when a woman in her 30s showed up in his Los Angeles County hospital emergency room this week with...

A group of astronauts who are trailblazers for their respective ethnicities are now true "rock stars," having asteroids named for them. The International Astronomical Union...

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...

As the UK’s vaccination program was “knocked off course” due to a delay in receiving five million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from India,...

President Biden plans to sign an executive order aimed at addressing the global semiconductor chip shortage which has forced U.S. automakers and other manufacturers...

In November 2015, a gunman drove up to a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs and opened fire before storming inside and continuing to...

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...

Payton Gendron entered a plea of guilty on Monday to state charges related to the shooting that occurred in Buffalo's Tops supermarket in May. In...

They are the rare gun laws that attract bipartisan agreement — so-called red flag laws, which allow the authorities to temporarily take away guns...

Aircraft carriers like the $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford are floating symbols of America's military might. They are designed to deter adversaries from...

Despite the fact that two other railroad unions rejected their agreements last month, another of the 12 railroad unions narrowly approved their deal with...

President Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday to begin a trip to the Middle East that his administration hopes will strengthen US-regional ties but...

Dozens of members of Congress have demanded the immediate release of Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who was imprisoned for defying orders to stop publicly...

Hundreds of people demonstrated in North Carolina in response to Atrium Health's recent announcement that all employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Protesters marched...

Here's a line from Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that you can expect to hear in almost every ad for a Democratic Senate candidate between...

Most people want to find a job that pays well and allows for some work-life balance, but they also want to be happy. After...

Colin Powell, the former US Secretary of State, died on Monday as a result of Covid-19 complications. His family stated that he had received...

Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero who went on to become a vehement government critic, was found guilty of terror charges on Monday in...

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook and now CEO of Meta, stated on Monday that a new touch sensor and a plastic material could potentially...

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for urgent action including...

Recently, in the podcast “Stars are blind”, Paris Hilton talked about an appearance on “The Late Show With David Letterman" saying she agreed to...

Cadell Walker rushed to get her 9-year-old daughter Solome immunized against COVID-19, not only to protect her, but also to help prevent the coronavirus...

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...

Paul LePage, the Republican governor of Maine whose two terms were defined by his offensive rhetoric and combative leadership, is attempting a political comeback. With...

The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will consider new measures to protect greater sage grouse, a bird species that was once found...

According to a report by a panel that advises state officials, oil refineries, utilities, and other companies that must pay to emit greenhouse gases...

Democratic leaders will reveal legislation on Monday that will give millions of families at least $3,000 per child, advocating a key arrangement in Biden’s...

The European Union's headquarters proposed on Wednesday that member countries reduce their gas consumption by 15% in the coming months as the bloc braces...

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito mocked prominent figures around the world for speaking out against the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, including Prince...

Stores in two South African provinces were ransacked for the fifth day in a row on Tuesday, just hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa dispatched...

Tens of thousands of soccer fans packed Budapest's Puskas Arena last week to watch Euro 2020 matches. It was Europe's first full-house international soccer...

Promises, big asks, and optics are common for many of our CEOs. However, a lack of follow-through is eroding trust, which bodes ill for...

In some references, the surname of West Virginia's attorney general was misspelled in an earlier version of this article. Patrick Morrisey, not Morrissey, is...

Dogecoin (CCC:DOGE-USD), a meme-inspired cryptocurrency, rose more than 12,000 percent this year, reaching a high of about 73 cents before collapsing due to a...

The search for dozens of people still missing five days after the deadliest storm to hit South Africa's coastal city of Durban in living...

Armadillos are common in the southern United States, thanks in part to the warmer weather that attracts them, but these creatures have recently begun...

As the operations in response to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi entered their second day, China touted its military exercises around...

In a meeting with troops on Tuesday in the eastern city of Bakhmut, the site of some of the fiercest fighting since Russia invaded...

In a television interview two decades ago, the fringe congressman stated unequivocally that if he were president, he would dissolve the Brazilian congress and...

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...

Presidents come and go, but one constant has been Dale Haney, the chief White House groundskeeper, who is celebrating 50 years of service to...

In Colorado, Trump supporters seeking evidence of 2020 election fraud have flooded some county offices with so many records requests that officials say they...

Ordinary Americans may be unaware of this, but political science buffs who live in and write about Washington are arguing about how bad things...

The House of Representatives is poised this week to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan with $1,400 checks, billions for vaccines,...

While many Republican candidates began this election season by attacking Democrats over inflation, Lee Zeldin of New York had a different focus: crime. The Republican...

A half-dozen Russian soldiers describe being shipped to an area of intense fighting in eastern Ukraine only 11 days after being mobilized. "Once," a...

After briefly changing the icon of the Iranian flag on its social media accounts in support of the protests occurring in the nation, Iranian...

By the end of last year, Hasten Carter's cryptocurrency holdings had grown to around $250,000. He upgraded to a nicer apartment, purchased a new...

Bill Gates reflected on his "most unusual and difficult year," but he also looked ahead to 2022 and beyond with a sense of optimism,...

A group of Republican senators has written to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ask why a Christian organization was initially denied tax-exempt status. The...

As President Biden puts effort into reversing the Trump-era policies on immigration, it appears as though things have been moving slower than anticipated.  There are...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sought a record-tying third term on Tuesday, while Democrat Beto O'Rourke sought an upset in America's largest red state in...

Kermit Warren, an unemployed New Orleans shoe shiner, was carrying nearly $30,000 in cash through the Columbus, Ohio, airport last November when federal drug...

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is not taking any chances with less than 500 days until he is up for reelection. In an interview over the...

The House of Representatives passed a Democratic-led package of gun violence prevention legislation on Wednesday, amid widespread calls for action in the aftermath of...

What is Disability Insurance and Should You Have It? In general, Disability Insurance pays out if something happened to you (such as an accident...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that he was putting a $250 million down payment on a state-led project to build “hundreds of miles”...

One of the nation's most important responsibilities is to care for America's veterans. Medical care, benefits, and burials/memorials are the three main functions of...

According to Chinese state media, a 47-year-old man stormed into a law firm in China's Wuhan city last week and shot dead a lawyer...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced inflation adjustments for the tax year 2023, despite the fact that inflation rates are at their highest in...

The economy added only 210,000 jobs in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent from...

According to video evidence, the Republican Party is forming a grassroots "army" to target and potentially overturn election results in Democratic precincts. The alleged scheme...

President Biden announced the nominations of three top Federal Reserve officials on Friday, completing a full slate for the Fed's board of governors. Biden formally...

According to the HIV Justice Network, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) recently signed a new law making it a felony to pass on a...

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

On Sunday, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings, 119-107, to improve to 3-0 on the season. With victories over the Lakers and...