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President Donald Trump's administration is planning a major overhaul of the Head Start program

A group of young scientists and entrepreneurs started a backyard lab in Boston in 2018 to find a cleaner metal-refining method

The U.S. dollar has weakened sharply against the Japanese yen after President Donald Trump and Japan's finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets

The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said

Authorities say about 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state

Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to elect state Supreme Court justices rather than have the governor appoint them

Moscow mayor calls Saturday's deadly bomb attack on restaurant a 'terrorist act.

A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds has swept across northwest Spokane, Washington

Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, 7 injured, city spokesman says

Sen. Darline Graham has made her political debut in South Carolina, stepping into the spotlight after her brother Lindsey Graham's death to advocate for President Donald Trump's policy priorities

Dangerous heat was hitting parts of the Western U.S. this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risks in many areas

Michigan has joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on water systems but an official said all were operating safely.

Investors looking to get a jump on White House announcements will be able to buy sneak peeks starting Saturday as a Trump family company starts selling special, fast access to the president's posts on social media

The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog

Gilberto Crdenas, a highly respected sociologist who many considered a great advocate for advancing Latino and Chicano identity through academia and art, has died

A man whose slain brother led one of Mexicos most powerful and violent drug cartels has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic cocaine and methamphetamine into the U.S. Prosecutors say Antonio Oseguera Cervantes worked with his brother Nemesio Rubn ...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is defending her decision to oust the citys police chief as the right decision at the right time.

A Turkish man has been arrested in the United Kingdom on charges alleging he conspired to funnel money and supplies to Hamas through his senior role in what prosecutors say was a sham global humanitarian organization

Energy companies Exxon and Chevron rake in huge profits as fighting between US and Iran drive energy prices higher

Apple posted a solid fiscal third quarter on Thursday, climbing past Wall Streets expectations thanks to strong sales of the iPhone and MacBook computers

A woman deported to Mexico despite having legal permission to remain in the U.S. has filed suit against the federal government

Democrats are trying to convince voters that lawlessness under President Donald Trump is a major threat

President Donald Trump is taking his next Cabinet meeting on the road to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland

Kumamoto government says the death toll from the southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34

Analysts are expecting major oil companies to report large profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments

The last person known to have seen a Navajo elder alive has been arrested in an unrelated incident, raising questions about whether he will be sent back to federal prison

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson may oust the city's police chief following public criticism over the response to a fatal shootout at a crowded food festival under the Space Needle

Law enforcement officials say a set of stolen Civil War-era cannonballs was discovered in a passengers suitcase during a routine security screening at an Alabama airport

The New Mexico attorney general is asking a judge to prevent the state child welfare agency from removing children from the U.S., absent a court order

A National Guard officer has pleaded guilty to leading a double life, marrying a woman he met in Mongolia while still married in the U.S. Prosecutors allege Maj. Collin Welch used a government travel card and forged documents to facilitate his actions

Cleanup efforts are underway in parts of upstate New York following two days of heavy rains that led to flash flooding, water rescues and the destruction of a centuries-old grist mill

Spanish authorities say at least 9 people have died trying to reach Ceuta from Morocco

A federal judge has refused to dismiss the case against an Afghan woman who's the first person facing deportation under the Trump administrations activation of a long-dormant court based in Washington

One child has died and another is missing after the two 10-year-olds went into a rain-swollen New Jersey river

No charges will be filed against the parents of an Arizona toddler who was declared dead after being found in a family pool but was breathing hours later at a hospital morgue

The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son

A man has been sentenced to just over six months behind bars for ramming his car into the world headquarters of the Jewish group Chabad Lubavitch in New York City

Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one

A federal judge is concerned that the Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit

The Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled that a U.S. extradition process against Guyanas main opposition leader and his father can resume after it was disrupted by a legal challenge from the two

Dr. Anthony Fauci's private COVID-era diary became a focal point in a Senate hearing led by Sen. Rand Paul

The stop-start fighting between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia has publicly joined military escalations against Tehran-backed proxies

A new U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated threat

Elon Musks company xAI is suing Minnesota over the states first-in-the-nation law that bans nudification technology on websites and apps

The Fifth Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights and protects against self-incrimination

Stephen Colbert has received an anti-censorship award from the Before Columbus Foundation

Sen. Lindsey Graham is being buried in South Carolina, where a funeral in the state capital is drawing people who remember him as the son of pool hall owners who never forgot his roots

A planned vote this week to advance Todd Blanches nomination for attorney general appears in doubt

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

U.N. Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has emphasized that resolving Cyprus' ethnic division is crucial for regional stability