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Matt Gaetz says he won't return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general
Matt Gaetz is not coming back to Congress.
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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill a hospital director in Lebanon and wound 9 medics in Gaza6m read
California case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US child1m read
2 convicted in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border3m read
Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol rioter who berated and insulted him3m read
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A police chief in Mexico kills himself as troops try to arrest him in a corruption probe1m read
Detroit-area police officer charged with manslaughter in crash that killed 2 men
Daniel Penny doesn't testify as his defense rests in subway chokehold trial1m read
Storm inundates Northern California with rain, heavy snow. Thousands remain in the dark in Seattle4m read
Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week2m read
Colorado funeral home owners who let nearly 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse3m read
Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools3m read
Cheating on your spouse is no longer a crime in New York, with the repeal of a little-known 1907 law1m read
US senator says Trump would laugh at Canada's military spending as Canadian security forum begins1m read
Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary2m read
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' third bid to be released on bail won't be decided until next week2m read
Florida detective sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexually exploiting a teenage girl1m read
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NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's attack with new hypersonic missile4m read
Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's classic 'Alice's Restaurant,' dies at 832m read
National monument proposed for North Dakota Badlands, with tribes' support2m read
Louisiana lawmakers pass income and corporate tax cuts, raising statewide sales tax to pay for it1m read
The dizzying array of legal threats to Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro3m read
Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump's most contentious picks5m read
Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt2m read
Correction: Election 2024-North Carolina-Governor story
Correction: Election 2024-North Carolina-Governor story
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What to know about a Wisconsin man who faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe3m read
Texas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit1m read
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