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The FBI and DHS leaders won't testify publicly about national security threats before the Senate
The leaders of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have declined to testify publicly at a scheduled Senate hearing on global national security threats.
1m readJussie Smollett's conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned1m read
Father of teen accused in Georgia school shooting pleads not guilty to charges against him1m read
Justice Department finds a pattern of misconduct by police in Trenton, New Jersey1m read
$344 for a coffee? Scottish farm is selling UK's most expensive cup2m read
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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr launches Republican bid in 2026 governor's race3m read
Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general
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Putin says Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine4m read
Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death is alive in Eastern Europe, police say1m read
North Carolina official overseeing hurricane rebuilding efforts is no longer in role2m read
M. Jodi Rell, who became Connecticut governor after her predecessor resigned, dies at 783m read
New study shows voting for Native Americans is harder than ever3m read
Gold-plated rose stolen from NYC 9/11 memorial honoring influential pastor
Middle East latest: Netanyahu denounces international court arrest warrant against him1m read
Prosecutors in Serbia arrest 12 people over roof collapse at train station that killed 151m read
Elon Musk's budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump's second term5m read
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Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, ex-defense minister and a Hamas leader4m read
Rain and snow pummel Northern California in latest wave of damaging weather to strike West Coast2m read
Trump's incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She'll face a raft of special interests5m read
The biggest remaining unsanctioned Russian bank hit with U.S. sanctions, nearly three years into war2m read
Africa's junta-led nations use music to push their latest anti-imperialism drive2m read
Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the US indicts the Indian tycoon
Police in Finland arrest five suspects over separatist violence in southeast Nigeria1m read
Australian who drank tainted alcohol in Laos has died, raising toll to 4, including an American3m read
Alabama to use nitrogen gas to execute man for 1994 slaying of hitchhiker2m read
A New York man who threatened to 'shoot up a synagogue' gets sentenced to 10 years1m read
Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record high2m read
Pope warns the Vatican pension fund needs urgent reform as employees demand transparency2m read
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