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Israeli settlers seen on camera assaulting a Palestinian village
Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead5m read

Tufts University student can't be deported to Turkey without court order, judge says1m read

Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID3m read

US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions2m read
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Kristi Noem refused to say who financed some of her travel. It was taxpayers who were on the hook5m read

The Latest: Major earthquakes strike Myanmar and Thailand7m read

New US strikes against Houthi rebels kill at least 1 in Yemen2m read

US Judge temporarily halts deportations to third countries without a chance to challenge1m read

Satanist leader's attempt to hold Black Mass in Kansas Statehouse sparks chaos and 4 arrests3m read

Columbia University's interim president steps down and returns to former post2m read

Major law firm reaches deal with Trump to avoid White House order even as two other firms sue4m read

At least 4 dead after severe storms in the South Texas-Mexico border region and hundreds rescued2m read

Oregon city at heart of high court homelessness ruling blocked from enforcing camping ban2m read

Trump-backed Byron Donalds makes his campaign debut in the 2026 race to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis2m read

Noem ends her first visit to Latin America in Mexico to discuss crime and migration1m read

South Carolina wildfire keeps growing as firefighters protect homes2m read
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Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff3m read

A look at who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on mostly pro-Palestinian protesters4m read
Indicted Hawaii doctor's wife details alleged hiking trail attack in restraining order petition

Is Elon Musk skirting election law in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?5m read

Immigrant students and scholars are being detained at remote facilities in Louisiana over objections2m read

Biden administration offshore oil and gas lease in Gulf Coast is unlawful, federal judge says2m read

Lawyer for immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra suspects ICE is retaliating against her2m read

Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags in government buildings and schools2m read

The Latest: Vance visits Greenland as Trump presses for a US takeover of the island2m read

Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk to block $1 million payment offers4m read

Trump signs executive order to end collective bargaining at agencies involved with national security2m read
Should DNA evidence be admissible in the trial of the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect?2m read