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Two transgender men are suing Kansas over a new law that invalidated their drivers licenses and about 1,700 others for reflecting people's gender identities and not their sex assigned at birth
Officials in Florida say an injured mother manatee and her calf have been rescued from a river and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Scouting America will alter several policies to maintain its support from the U.S. military
The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December
Federal health data shows Black women are more than three times likely than white women to die around the time of childbirth
A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business
Pakistans defense minister says that there is now an 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes
The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked a judge to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has violated his rights to defend himself by blocking funds to pay his legal costs
A federal judge said that the IRS broke the law by illegally sharing thousands of taxpayers addresses with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Publisher Ann Godoff, who helped shape modern American book culture and launched many bestsellers, has died at age 76
A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected
A DHS official is promising top state election administrators that immigration agents will not be at polling places during November's midterm election
A toucan seen flying around the Las Vegas desert has been captured by a bird rescue group
A man who randomly punched a woman walking down a Manhattan street nearly two years ago has been convicted of hate crime charges for that assault and several others
A prominent Supreme Court litigator who also published a popular blog about the nations highest court has been convicted of tax evasion and related charges stemming from his secretive lifestyle as an ultra-high-stakes poker player
A car chase involving federal immigration enforcement officers has led to a muti-vehicle crash in Newark, New Jersey
Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil rights legacy
The winning numbers in Wednesday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 50-52-54-56-64, Powerball: 23
Officials say a third victim has died from injuries sustained during a deadly shooting at a youth hockey game in Rhode Island
A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest to help salmon
A new AP-NORC poll finds that as the U.S. and Iran head into their next round of nuclear talks in Geneva, many U.S. adults continue to view Irans nuclear program as a threat
As Iran talks resume, most Americans have low trust in Trump's judgment on military force, new AP-NORC poll finds
The no-parking zone around the home of Today show host Savannah Guthries mother where journalists and social media streamers have stationed themselves over the past three weeks since her disappearance is being widened
Old Apollo rocks are providing a fresh take on the moon's magnetic field
Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin legislator with disorderly conduct in connection with a feud over a resolutions honoring Hispanics
As a moment of political theater, President Donald Trump set a trap for Democrats while challenging them in his State of the Union address to sit or stand in signifying their belief in the primary role of government
A former Pennsylvania police officer accused of child rape is dead after a shootout with police after officers recognized his car
Bill Gates is addressing his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answering questions about their relationship during a town hall meeting of his nonprofit Gates Foundation
Newly released police video shows Vince McMahon crashing his Bentley in Connecticut last summer as a state trooper tries to catch up to stop him
The U_N_ Security Council has imposed sanctions on four commanders of Sudans warring paramilitary force suspected of atrocities against civilians that U_N_ experts said showed hallmarks of genocide.
Harvey Weinstein has hired Luigi Mangione and Sean Diddy Combs lawyers to represent him at his third New York rape trial, recasting his legal team after declining to end the matter with a guilty plea
Crews are working to contain a large wildfire in South Florida that has burned more than 25,000 acres in Big Cypress National Park
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that Californias attorney general can face a defamation lawsuit over comments attacking ExxonMobils plastics recycling claims
Lawyers say Chinas government intervened and helped get charges dropped against three Chinese scientists at the University of Michigan
President Donald Trumps pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud says he would pursue prosecutions without fear or favor, amid growing questions about how the new unit will operate free of political pressure from...
A West Virginia woman has been sentenced to up to life in prison in the death of her teenage daughter
Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphones, which boast an even bigger toolbox of artificial intelligence technology than the previous two generations and introduce a new privacy shield that blocks snoopy bystanders from sneaking a pee...
Fire officials are investigating a Massachusetts house explosion that injured at least two people
A sinkhole opens under two vehicles at a busy Omaha intersection, and both drivers climb out safely
The FBI is serving search warrants at the Los Angeles Unified School Districts headquarters and the superintendents home
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University amid a campus review of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Wednesday
Light snow is moving across the Northeast as cities dig out from a massive storm and deal with dangerous ice
Wall Street inched higher in early trading Wednesday as markets turned their attention away from President Donald Trumps State of the Union speech and toward the latest earnings report from AI chipmaker Nvidia
The winning numbers in Tuesday evenings drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 12-39-43-49-55, Mega Ball: 23, Megaplier:
Legal advocates are asking a judge to stop U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents from urging unaccompanied immigrant children to voluntarily deport themselves
Discord is postponing its controversial age verification policy after users of the popular platform for gamers to communicate online expressed strong objections and privacy concerns
Authorities have charged a New Hampshire resident in connection with a shooting that occurred at the states border with Canada
A sanitation worker in Ohio got an unexpected surprise when he opened a trash can and found a man hiding inside
Mystic Seaport Museum workers are digging heavy snow off historic wooden ships, including the Charles W
Law enforcement says a suspect and four other people were dead Tuesday after a sheriffs deputy responded to reports that a man was stabbing people outside a home near Tacoma, Washington

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