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After complaints about staffing cuts and long waits to get help at the Social Security Administration, its commissioner says things are getting a lot better

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency official is set to testify in federal court about the U.S. governments plans for refunding billions of dollars in tariffs that the Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed illegally

Researchers commissioned by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration to investigate alcohol-related health harms have released their findings independently

Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds since he was taken into custody two months ago by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabamas use of nitrogen gas to put prisoners to death needs more study of whether it violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment

Closing arguments are planned Tuesday in a Texas courtroom in a trial involving the fatal stabbing of a student athlete at a school track meet last year

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Lawyers for a young man who fatally stabbed a competitor at a Texas high school track meet are calling more witnesses as a trial enters a second week

A new Treasury inspector general report raises concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ability to safeguard taxpayer information

Trial is set to begin in Los Angeles for the man accused of sparking last years deadly Palisades Fire

Saudi Arabia sounds missile alert in area home to the Prince Sultan Air Base, which hosts US forces

Pakistan's interior minister is in Tehran to restart negotiations between Iran and the U.S. The visit comes as the American military reported shooting down two more Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. consumers havent stopped spending since the Iran war drove up fuel prices

Rob Sand will rally a crowd for the first time as the official Democratic nominee for Iowa governor on Sunday

Chuck Redd's attorneys say judge dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit.

Several female Navy officers say they see Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent intervention in a promotions list as a sign their careers now have a ceiling

Bahrains government says Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones towards it and Kuwait

Motorists and airline passengers aren't the only travelers thinking about high fuel prices as summer vacations near

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with Sen. Bernie Sanders to discuss public ownership in AI companies a meeting that highlighted the tension between AI powerhouses and policymakers

Joe Biden isn't on the ballot this fall, but three of his administration members are running for governor

A federal judge has sided with 20 Democratic states and halted an effort by the Trump administration to force states to comply with a range of conditions to get billions of dollars from the federal food aid program

A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has made his first court appearance on a manslaughter charge

Arizona Supreme Court rejects prosecutors appeal, ensuring fake elector case goes back to the grand jury

One of three remaining criminal cases stemming from efforts by President Donald Trumps supporters to overturn the 2020 election appears headed back to a grand jury in Arizona

Authorities say an investigation into identity theft and the use of fake identification documents has led to the detention of 48 immigrants and the indictments of six people in South Carolina

Outraged Minnesota residents with loved ones who died at the hands of police are demanding accountability over the state's Republican Party holding a public prayer for the former police officer in prison for murdering George Floyd

The Justice Department says an American journalist has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner is hosting his first major campaign event since media reports surfaced that he previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women while he was married

The American job market has climbed out of a rut

A Northern Nevada congressional seat thats open for the first time in 15 years is testing Republican voters appetite for a candidate with a long political resume or a newcomer with President Donald Trump's backing

A judge has dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas sheriff nominee who was accused of killing his teenage daughters alleged abuser in 2024

President Donald Trump says his acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, will not be in the role permanently

A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the ketamine overdose death of Elijah McClain after the Black man was pinned down by police

A New Jersey police sergeant has been charged with stealing $10,000 worth of camera equipment from a photojournalist

Dramatic footage from a truck-driving preacher's dashboard camera captured what appears to be a kidnapping attempt

President Donald Trump says the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is complete

The Senate is beginning a long series of votes on legislation to fund President Donald Trumps immigration enforcement agencies

President Donald Trump's administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda

Lebanese Americans are both grieving and taking action to support loved ones in their homeland who have been affected by the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants

The Catholic archbishop of Washington has removed a well-known priest who said UFO sightings were the work of demons

A lawsuit is challenging the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, which provides land to Native Hawaiians with at least 50% Hawaiian blood quantum

Opening statements are set to begin in the murder trial of a former Texas high school athlete accused of taking out a knife during a track meet and fatally stabbing a 17-year-old competitor from a rival team in the stadiums bleachers

President Donald Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal attorney who has aggressively pursued the Republican presidents agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role

Trump says hes nominating Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer, to serve as attorney general

Dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters who face federal criminal charges after they interrupted a Minnesota church service in January, accompanied by former CNN journalist Don Lemon, will not additionally face state charges

A man accused of killing several women and dumping their bodies in the Portland, Oregon, area has been arraigned on a fifth murder charge

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will increase training for new officers

Republican Steve Hilton is running for California governor on a message that the state is bursting with potential but has lost its way

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will not testify before Congress next week about the leagues broadcast deals and its recent practice of airing games on paywalled streaming services

A stunning week of revelations of discord at 60 Minutes has raised a host of questions, and left people inside and outside the network wondering about the program's ultimate health