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The White House is likely to delay a string of executive orders on immigration, including the launch of a task force to reunite families separated under Trump....

A man who allegedly drove his vehicle into multiple pedestrians and cyclists in Portland, Oregon, on Monday, killing one and injuring others, has been charged with murder and other counts....

Facebook will stop recommending political groups permanently...

Cookie Monster rock discovered in Brazil and now worth more than $10,000....

Teachers say they want the Covid-19 vaccine before they venture back to the classroom, especially educators in districts that have had almost no in-person education since March....

About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They've helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five days for charitable organizations in Sanders' h...

Here's a guide to understanding what's going on with GameStop, and what the frenzy means for the stock market....

Oscar winner Cloris Leachman — one of the most decorated actresses in television history, best known for playing nosy neighbor Phyllis on the...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene faces new backlash after comments she made and liked on social media surfaced Tuesday....

Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro and 93 other House members sent a letter to Pres. Joe Biden urging him to change a rule to allow DACA recipients to get healthcare and other federal benefits....

The Biden administration has paused a number of arms sales initiated by ex-president Donald Trump, saying it needs time to review the deals....

Former President Trump is considering submitting a written letter for his Senate impeachment trial as he further expands his legal team....

The drawings may look simple (some are better than others), but it's the kind of progress that highlights how artificial intelligence is continuing to gain humanlike capabilities....

The Capitol Police officers' union delivered a rebuke of the department's leadership Wednesday over its response to the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6....

The charges also indicate how much of an uphill battle the U.S. faces in combating ransomware hackers, who have steadily attacked Americans in recent years....

Gorman will perform an original poem before the Super Bowl to honor three heroes the NFL tapped as honorary captains for their service throughout the pandemic....

Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio went undercover to assist the FBI and Miami police in multiple investigations after he was arrested in 2013, a court transcript shows....

The Department of Homeland Security issued a terorrism advisory warning weeks after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that left five people dead....

44 San Francisco public schools named after George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Dianne Feinstein are to be renamed after a school board vote....

Investors will want reassurance that the central bank will continue to hold interest rates at near-zero levels....

The charges are a potentially tectonic shift in how the federal government tries to enforce laws against election interference....

A foundation linked to Biden's director for cybersecurity on the National Security Council gave more than $500,000 in recent years to the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC....

Most International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations were held online this year due to coronavirus, including at the former Auschwitz death camp....

This year, with the coronavirus upending daily life and forcing us to isolate from other people, the seasonal depression that typically affects a small portion of the population may be more prevalent than ever....

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Mossimo Giannulli, husband of 'Operation Varsity Blues' figure Lori Loughlin, denied early release by judge....

House and Senate Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday that would make Washington, D.C., the 51st state....

Videos circulating on social media show a school resource officer at Liberty High School in Kissimmee, Florida, slam a female student to the ground....

The filing was made by prosecutors ahead of Ty Garbin's appearance in federal court. The FBI in October said it broke up a plot to kidnap the Democratic governor by extremists....

The coronavirus has claimed the lives of thousands in the United States. See the latest per-day and total death count. This article is updated daily....

The symbolic timepiece was updated to reflect ongoing threats from the pandemic, climate change, nuclear weapons and disruptive technologies....

Security cameras in Galloway Township, New Jersey, captured a fiery crash between a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air and a Ford F-150 pickup truck....

1st private space crew paying $55M each to fly to station...

An international debate over how countries tax big U.S. technology companies is heating up, presenting a challenge for new President Joe Biden's administration....

Nasdaq chief Adena Friedman said exchanges and regulators needed to pay attention to the potential for...

A powerful language generator released on the internet has renewed concerns about how such tools can be used and the biases they can inherit....

When the Biden administration holds its first coronavirus briefing Wednesday there will be no cameo from the president, no speakers behind the White House podium jousting with reporters, and no data coming from outside the federal agencies involved in the...

Republicans are rallying around former President Trump by once again arguing against procedure and timing, not accountability....

Two people, who authorities did not identify, were found dead inside a commercial building in Texas after an hourslong SWAT situation, police said....

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will deliver remarks on his plan to tackle climate change and will sign related executive actions....

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of the world believes climate change is a global emergency, a U.N. survey found....

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Live news and updates on Covid-19. States are reporting shortages on Covid vaccines, impacting their ability to meet increased goals for vaccine distribution....

Japan's vaccination roll-out faces logistical hurdles that could further delay the slow-moving campaign, experts and officials say....

The Wisconsin GOP redrew legislative maps in 2011, giving it an advantage over Democrats and stifling any chance Gov. Tony Evers had of responding to the pandemic, observers say....

Businesses making personal protective equipment at home are particularly well-placed to reap benefits....

The tens of thousands of protesters who flooded Russia's streets over the weekend piled pressure on President Vladimir Putin as well as President Joe Biden....

When the dust settled from the first round of the Senate battle over the filibuster, one man had clearly won: President Joe Biden....

Portland, Oregon, police say they have found no evidence of terrorism or a bias or political motivation for a series of crashes that killed a woman, but his actions showed intent to hit and injure them....

A tornado that struck the Birmingham suburb of Fultondale Monday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring around 30 others, was an EF-3 with peak winds of 150 mph, the weather service said....