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Minneapolis will pay $600,000 to settle with woman who says ex-Officer Chauvin knelt on her neck

Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin allegedly pinned Patty Day with his knee in 2020.

2 Feb 2025 5:12 am
Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover

1 Feb 2025 8:48 pm
The Taliban have no legal right to multibillion dollar Afghan fund, says US watchdog

The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan says the Taliban have no legal right to billions of dollars in funds set aside to help Afghan people

1 Feb 2025 3:20 pm
Israel begins releases of 183 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees three hostages in the ceasefire

Israel begins releases of 183 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees three hostages in the ceasefire

1 Feb 2025 3:20 pm
A medical plane carrying a child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze

A medical transport jet carrying a child patient, her mother and four others has crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood about 30 seconds after taking off, erupting in a fireball and engulfing several homes in flames

1 Feb 2025 12:26 pm
A deadly flight out of Wichita has one of America's most historic aviation cities reeling

A deadly collision between a passenger airliner and an Army helicopter left Kansas largest city grieving

1 Feb 2025 11:12 am
Pro-RFK Jr. letter to the Senate includes names of doctors whose licenses were revoked or suspended

A letter submitted to the U.S. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F

1 Feb 2025 11:12 am
Things to know about how Trump's policies target transgender people

President Donald Trump has targeted the rights of transgender people in executive orders in his first two weeks back in office

1 Feb 2025 11:12 am
Beneath the surface, Groundhog Day's deep roots predate Punxsutawney Phil

Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2

1 Feb 2025 11:12 am
Winning numbers drawn in Fridays Mega Millions

The winning numbers in Friday evenings drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 09-28-48-56-63, Mega Ball: 2, Megaplier: 2

1 Feb 2025 11:11 am
An air ambulance has crashed in Philadelphia. What to know about air medical transport

A medical transport jet carrying a pediatric patient and five others has slammed into a Philadelphia neighborhood and exploded in flames

1 Feb 2025 11:04 am
Colleges around the US cautiously navigate Trump's DEI crackdown

Around the United States, colleges and universities are cautiously navigating the Trump administration's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

1 Feb 2025 10:56 am
Rubio is off to Central America with the Panama Canal and immigration top of mind

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip in office

1 Feb 2025 10:56 am
Plane with 6 aboard crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze and unleashing a fireball

A medical transport jet carrying a pediatric patient and five others slammed into a Philadelphia neighborhood about 30 seconds after taking off, erupting in a fireball and engulfing several homes in fire

1 Feb 2025 7:44 am
Trump White House marks Black History Month while Defense Department declares 'identity months dead'

The Trump White House has issued a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense Department issued guidance declaring identity months dead.

1 Feb 2025 7:28 am
A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump orders

U.S. government websites have gone dark as agencies scrambled to comply with President Donald Trumps executive orders declaring his administration would recognize only two genders and ordering an end to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

1 Feb 2025 7:20 am
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

1 Feb 2025 7:04 am
Court tosses conviction of NY woman in her boss' poisoning death

A woman who was accused of fatally poisoning her boss has had her manslaughter conviction overturned

1 Feb 2025 6:56 am
Trump says he and Putin could do something 'significant' toward ending Russia's war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump says his administration has already had very serious discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take significant action toward ending the grinding conflict

1 Feb 2025 4:24 am
New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana

A New York doctor has been indicted by a Lousiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country

1 Feb 2025 2:15 am
Trump administration in talks to send Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador prisons

The Trump administration says it's in talks with El Salvador to revive an agreement that could allow the United States to send non-Salvadoran migrants to the Central American country

1 Feb 2025 2:00 am
What can the 'black box' tell us about plane crashes?

The so-called black box is one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash

1 Feb 2025 12:56 am
Atlanta rethinks clearing homeless camps after a man is crushed inside his tent

Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps

1 Feb 2025 12:55 am
Convicted mother of a Michigan school shooter seeks new trial over witness deals

The first U.S. parent to be held criminally responsible for a mass school shooting committed by a child is asking a Michigan judge to throw out her involuntary manslaughter conviction

1 Feb 2025 12:33 am
New York mob figures plead guilty to running illegal betting operation

Five Mafia members and associates have pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering and gambling charges for running an illegal betting operation in New York City

31 Jan 2025 10:03 pm
Black History Month explained: its origins, celebrations and myths

Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1

31 Jan 2025 8:48 pm
Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century

31 Jan 2025 6:16 pm
Driver in Belgrade rams car into silent protest, slightly injuring 1 woman, the third such incident in weeks

Driver in Belgrade rams car into silent protest, slightly injuring 1 woman, the third such incident in weeks

31 Jan 2025 6:16 pm
US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures

Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior officials put on leave, contractors laid off and a sweeping freeze imposed on foreign assistance

31 Jan 2025 11:52 am
Crews in midair crash included 2nd-generation pilot and flight attendant full of life

Seven of the 67 people killed when an American Airlines jet collided midair with an Army helicopter were members of the two flight crews

31 Jan 2025 11:44 am
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago

The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a contagious disease known as the strangling angel for the way it suffocated children

31 Jan 2025 11:44 am
Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen's 1977 murder

The unsolved death of a teenager in 1977 haunted students and staff at Honolulu's McKinley High School for nearly half a century

31 Jan 2025 11:20 am
2 Navajo men and a business partner are indicted for illegal marijuana grow operations

A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father and a business partner on charges that they were running illegal marijuana growing operations in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation to supply the black market

31 Jan 2025 6:54 am
Tour boat captain gets prison after boat capsizes off NYC, killing woman and child

The captain of an unauthorized tour boat is headed to prison after his vessel capsized in the Hudson River, killing a woman and a 7-year-old child

31 Jan 2025 6:49 am
11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert

What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening

31 Jan 2025 6:18 am
Honolulu police have arrested 6 people in connection with deadly New Years fireworks blast

Police have arrested a total of six people in connection with a deadly explosion of illegal fireworks in a Honolulu neighborhood on New Years Eve

31 Jan 2025 6:17 am
Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling

The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary

31 Jan 2025 5:36 am
Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump's executive order

Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nations capital say they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they evaluate President Donald Trumps executive order aimed at cutting federal support for such care

31 Jan 2025 4:48 am
Tennessee GOP passes school voucher expansion bill with backing from Trump

Tennessee lawmakers have approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income

31 Jan 2025 3:28 am
Door appeared ajar on a kit plane in California crash that killed 2 and injured 19

A door was apparently not fully closed on a homebuilt airplane that crashed in Southern California earlier this month

31 Jan 2025 3:20 am
Fresh lawsuit hits Oregon city at the heart of Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments

A small Oregon city is facing a fresh lawsuit over its homeless camping rules

30 Jan 2025 10:40 pm
Should Sundance stay in Utah? State leaders rally to keep the film festival

Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees of the Sundance Film Festival are making their final push to keep the world-renowned independent film festival in the state as its directors consider uprooting it

30 Jan 2025 9:29 pm
New York City police searching for 6 subway train joyriders

New York City police are searching for a group of people they say took a subway train on a joyride

30 Jan 2025 9:25 pm
Prosecutors are seeking to detain the woman charged in a Vermont border patrol officer's death

Prosecutors are arguing why a Washington state woman should remain jailed in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent

30 Jan 2025 8:48 pm
FBI wrestles with a spike in sexual misconduct claims and male-dominated culture

The FBI has recorded a sharp spike in complaints that its own agents and employees have engaged in sexual misconduct, ranging from assault to harassment, despite a pledge by the bureaus leaders to eliminate the longstanding problem

30 Jan 2025 6:51 pm
US woman tried for 3 killings goes missing from a Mexican prison in 1969. Details finally emerge

The mystery of what happened to a U.S. woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a Mexican prison more than 50 years ago is about to be solved

30 Jan 2025 5:42 am
Tulsi Gabbard's views on Russia, Syria, Trump and government surveillance in her own words

Tulsi Gabbard is expected to face tough questions about her past comments about Russia, Syria and a key government surveillance program as lawmakers vet her to lead the nations intelligence service

30 Jan 2025 5:36 am
2 dogs get new homes after surviving plane crash that killed rescue flight pilot

Two dogs that survived an animal-rescue flight crash that killed the pilot last fall have found new homes

30 Jan 2025 3:59 am
Senate confirms Zeldin to lead Environmental Protection Agency as Trump vows to cut climate rules

The Republican-controlled Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency

30 Jan 2025 3:04 am
Ex-fire chief in New York City pleads guilty in corruption scandal

A former New York City Fire Department chief has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others agreed to accept $190,000 in bribes to speed safety inspections for customers of a former city firefighter

30 Jan 2025 1:12 am