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Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin allegedly pinned Patty Day with his knee in 2020.
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover
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
Israel begins releases of 183 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees three hostages in the ceasefire
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
A deadly collision between a passenger airliner and an Army helicopter left Kansas largest city grieving
A letter submitted to the U.S. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F
President Donald Trump has targeted the rights of transgender people in executive orders in his first two weeks back in office
Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2
The winning numbers in Friday evenings drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 09-28-48-56-63, Mega Ball: 2, Megaplier: 2
A medical transport jet carrying a pediatric patient and five others has slammed into a Philadelphia neighborhood and exploded in flames
Around the United States, colleges and universities are cautiously navigating the Trump administration's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip in office
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
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.
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
A woman who was accused of fatally poisoning her boss has had her manslaughter conviction overturned
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
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
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
The so-called black box is one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash
Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps
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
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
Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1
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
Driver in Belgrade rams car into silent protest, slightly injuring 1 woman, the third such incident in weeks
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
Seven of the 67 people killed when an American Airlines jet collided midair with an Army helicopter were members of the two flight crews
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
The unsolved death of a teenager in 1977 haunted students and staff at Honolulu's McKinley High School for nearly half a century
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
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
What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening
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
The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary
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
Tennessee lawmakers have approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income
A door was apparently not fully closed on a homebuilt airplane that crashed in Southern California earlier this month
A small Oregon city is facing a fresh lawsuit over its homeless camping rules
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
New York City police are searching for a group of people they say took a subway train on a joyride
Prosecutors are arguing why a Washington state woman should remain jailed in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent
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
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
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
Two dogs that survived an animal-rescue flight crash that killed the pilot last fall have found new homes
The Republican-controlled Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency
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