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US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations
6 minutes ago
The United States and China are butting heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing
USC's move to cancel commencement amid protests draws criticism from students, alumni
2 hours ago
The University of Southern California's decision to cancel its main graduation ceremony has left students and alumni stunned as protests spread on campuses nationwide
Alabama sets July execution date for man convicted of killing delivery driver
2 hours ago
Alabama has set a July 18 execution date for a man convicted in the 1998 shooting death of a delivery driver who had stopped at an ATM
Chicago Bears select quarterback Caleb Williams of Southern California with No. 1 pick in NFL draft
3 hours ago
Chicago Bears select quarterback Caleb Williams of Southern California with No. 1 pick in NFL draft
Alabama lawmakers advance bill that could lead to prosecution of librarians
30 minutes ago
Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted for providing “harmful” materials or programs to minors
US expected to provide $6 billion to fund long-term weapons contracts for Ukraine, officials say
3 hours ago
U.S. officials say the Pentagon is expected to announce that it will provide about $6 billion in long-term military aid to Ukraine
Tennessee lawmakers adjourn after finalizing $1.9B tax cut and refund for businesses
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Tennessee’s GOP-controlled General Assembly has adjourned for the year, concluding months of tense political infighting that ultimately doomed Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s universal school voucher push
Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats
3 hours ago
Two U.S. officials say Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia
17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion
30 minutes ago
Seventeen states are challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions
Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war
4 hours ago
Donald Trump on Thursday claimed a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was “nothing” compared to the college campus protests that have sparked around the country over the Israel-Hamas war
Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative
4 hours ago
A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall
Selling weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York is now illegal
4 hours ago
It's now illegal to sell weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York
Man admits to being gunman who carjacked woman in case involving drugs and money, affidavit says
2 hours ago
A man questioned about his role earlier this month in the fatal carjacking of a woman in central Florida told investigators that he was paid to kidnap her and deliver her to someone
Jack Wagoner, attorney who challenged Arkansas' same-sex marriage ban, dies
5 hours ago
Attorney Jack Wagoner, who helped successfully challenged Arkansas' ban on same-sex marriage, has died
Tennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
46 minutes ago
Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse has given their final approval on legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent
Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors get gender-affirming care without parent's permission
5 hours ago
Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors get gender-affirming care without parent's permission
These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today
4 hours ago
As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud
Federal judge temporarily blocks confusing Montana voter registration law
3 hours ago
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Montana law that appeared to require people to cancel previous voter registrations before signing up to vote, or risk facing felony charges
Detroit-area man charged with manslaughter in fatal building explosion
3 hours ago
A suburban Detroit businessman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with an explosion at a building he owned in which a nitrous oxide cannister propelled through the air, killing another man
First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform
5 hours ago
Kim Kardashian has joined Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable highlighting the administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform
Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump's immunity claims
38 minutes ago
There was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling “for the ages” and of the Founding Fathers, too
Man was shot 13 times in Chicago traffic stop where officers fired nearly 100 rounds, autopsy shows
6 hours ago
An autopsy shows a man killed in a traffic stop where plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 rounds was shot 13 times
Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from cadavers
4 hours ago
A former Arkansas mortuary worker has pleaded guilty to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man
Driver charged with negligent homicide in fiery crash that shut down Connecticut highway bridge
6 hours ago
Connecticut state police have charged a man in a fiery crash that shut down a major highway bridge for hours and killed a fuel delivery truck driver
Prosecutors want a reversal after a Texas woman's voter fraud conviction was overturned
7 hours ago
Prosecutors in Texas asked the state’s highest criminal appeals court on Thursday to reverse a ruling that overturned a Fort Worth woman’s voter fraud conviction and five-year prison term for casting an illegal provisional ballot