Rand Paul wants to bring back Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy as a Senate chair
Associated Press Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is preparing to lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Paul said…
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Conviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh’s banker overturned in appeal of juror’s dismissal
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The banker who prosecutors say helped Alex Murdaugh move millions of dollars around to avoid detection of…
Continue Reading New Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report from the Pentagon has revealed hundreds of new reports of unidentified aircraft and aerial…
Continue Reading New York nursing home operator accused of neglect settles with state for $45M
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that operators of four nursing homes in New York will pay $45 million to settle…
Continue Reading The world’s tallest teenager, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, plans to redshirt at Florida this season
AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The world’s tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world’s tallest college…
Continue Reading Arrests made at pro-Palestinian protest outside Hillary Clinton speech in Belfast
LONDON (AP) — Four men have been arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest outside a speech being given by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary…
Continue Reading What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of…
Continue Reading Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and…
Continue Reading How Alex Jones’ Infowars wound up in the hands of The Onion
Associated Press The purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction by the satirical news publication The Onion is the latest twist in a…
Continue Reading Bodyless head washes ashore on a South Florida beach
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Homicide detectives are investigating how a bodyless head washed ashore on a South Florida beach. The man’s head was…
Continue Reading Former Marine misused a combat technique in fatal chokehold of NYC subway rider, trainer testifies
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former military combat instructor says a fellow Marine veteran misused a combat maneuver when he fatally choked…
Continue Reading Tennessee suspect in dozens of rapes is convicted of producing images of child sex abuse
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who is accused in lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women while police deliberately…
Continue Reading Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the nation’s largest meat processors has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child…
Continue Reading Former AP German-language service head Ulrich Renz, who covered Nazi trials, dies at 90
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Ulrich Renz, a former head of The Associated Press German-language service who also covered the trials of leaders of…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania courts get lawsuits over ballot-counting in Senate contest headed toward a recount
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans are going to court in Pennsylvania amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between…
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Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty — and retribution — as he returns to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at one prosecutor after…
Continue Reading Hostages freed from Gaza meet with Pope Francis and press campaign to bring remaining captives home
Associated Press ROME (AP) — A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed…
Continue Reading Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti’s capital as gangs ratchet up violence
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Masses of residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few…
Continue Reading Statue of the late US Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, is unveiled in his native Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A statue of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis has been added to Legacy Plaza in Alabama’s capital city. AL.com reports that…
Continue Reading Martin Scorsese on ‘The Saints,’ faith in filmmaking and what his next movie might be
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the release of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese is still looking for his next feature.…
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