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WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject former President Donald Trump’s request that it take its time in deciding whether he can be tried on charges he conspired to overturn the results of... Read More

HOUSTON — The Justice Department on Wednesday sued real estate developers behind a large housing complex outside of Houston the government has accused of taking advantage of immigrants. Colony Ridge promises the buyers secure housing but the Justice Department says... Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A romance that united sports and music fans, a celestial wonder that drew millions of eyes skyward and a spiritual homecoming for some Native American tribes were just some of the moments that inspired us... Read More

WASHINGTON — A mandate that the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs use two existing programs to help service members leaving the armed forces overcome risk factors for suicide would cost a modest $500,000 through 2028, the Congressional Budget Office... Read More

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to take its time in deciding whether he is immune from prosecution for his alleged role in fomenting the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Trump... Read More

VIENNA, Austria — Poor health literacy on the part of a patient or caregiver may cloud their understanding of post-discharge care instructions, threatening patient safety, a new study from the Medical University of Vienna found. The cross-sectional study conducted by... Read More

WASHINGTON — Before leaving town for Christmas recess, the House passed a comprehensive health care package aimed at forcing pharmacy benefit managers and hospitals to meet price transparency standards. The vote on Dec. 11 was 320-71, with 39 Republicans and... Read More

WASHINGTON — Last month, President Biden met with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in California. This was the leaders’ first meeting in a year, and while it didn’t yield any major breakthroughs, after years of... Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa — Though they may have the most to gain in the near term from the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to bar former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary election ballot, Trump’s rivals for the GOP nomination... Read More

WASHINGTON — Despite pitched negotiations all this week, the Senate isn’t close enough on a deal to vote on a package providing more aid to Ukraine and bolstering security at the U.S. border with Mexico until early next year. The... Read More

DENVER — In a decision sure to roil the 2024 presidential election, the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday barred former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s primary ballot after determining that he did indeed engage in insurrection on... Read More

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution's insurrection clause and removed him from the state's presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rite Aid, the struggling nationwide drug store chain, got more bad news Tuesday, as federal regulators tagged it for using facial recognition at its stores that led to scores of women and people of color being wrongly identified... Read More

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday cleared the way for the removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery, just one day after a temporary restraining order had halted work to remove it. In his... Read More

WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman ever to serve on the nation's highest court, was memorialized Tuesday during a funeral service at the National Cathedral. During the service, which was invitation-only, but livestreamed, O’Connor... Read More

LONDON — British oil and gas multinational Shell plc is selling a 60% interest in Brazos Wind Holdings, LLC, a 182 MW wind farm in Fluvanna, Texas, and 50% interest in Madison Fields Class B Member, LLC, a 180 MW... Read More

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is making $750,000 in grant funding available for the development and completion of energy efficiency projects at public water supply facilities across the state. The grants, drawn from U.S. Department of Energy... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy is making $59 million available to accelerate the research, development, demonstration and deployment of affordable clean-hydrogen technologies. Specifically, the funding, which is being administered by the DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, will... Read More

WASHINGTON — Southwest Airlines was hit with $140 million in fines Monday from the U.S. Transportation Department as punishment for its Christmastime meltdown last year that stranded 2 million passengers. It was the biggest fine for an airline in Transportation... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission on Monday released a new set of proposed rules aimed at cracking down on mergers and acquisitions that eliminate competition in the marketplace. The new guidelines, which President Joe Biden announced... Read More

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A car plowed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden's motorcade Sunday night while the president was leaving a visit to his campaign headquarters. The president and first lady Jill Biden were unharmed. While Biden... Read More

WASHINGTON — After a four-day civil trial, a jury of eight District of Columbia residents awarded two Georgia workers more than $148 million in their defamation case against Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor turned Trump acolyte. Giuliani... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is facing an official complaint by a conservative member of Congress who accuses her of ethics violations for her statements during the Women's White Collar Defense Association awards banquet on Nov. 28 in... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an “urgent” alert to health care providers to notify them of the current low rate of vaccinations against the flu, COVID-19 and the respiratory syncytial virus, also known as... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The outgoing mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, would like to see the state change the way its voters choose their elected officials. Mayor John Tecklenburg lost his bid for a third term in November, and his last... Read More

NEW YORK — A New York judge’s ruling this week authorizes Catholic University of America to auction a gingham dress worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.” Ownership of the dress was contested by the... Read More

WESTBURY, N.Y. — The Nassau County Republican Committee has selected a little-known county legislator, Mazi Melesa Pilip, as its nominee to run in the Feb. 13 special election to replace disgraced former Rep. George Santos. Pilip will be facing former... Read More

WASHINGTON — In 2020, Alaskan voters approved an initiative that changed the state’s election system, and many in the state and around the country believe this could be the secret to saving American democracy. Alaska, the largest state in the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act, overcoming the opposition of staunch conservatives who bemoaned the fact many of the “wins” they felt they achieved last summer in the guise of hardline amendments were... Read More

WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington has paused the proceedings while he appeals her refusal to toss the matter. In a three-page order released Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan... Read More