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One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111.
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Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump's urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
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The shutdown is over. Flights have resumed. Thanksgiving travelers might wonder: What now?
The turbulence caused by the longest government shutdown on record may still be fresh on travelers' minds this Thanksgiving, but experts say preparing for the usual holiday crush of winter weather, heavy traffic and crowded airports can help ease those jitters.
5 days ago
A federal judge blocked Trump’s National Guard deployment to DC but troops aren’t leaving just yet
A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to end the deployment of National Guard troops to the nation's capital. But the ruling is unlikely to be the final word by the courts, the president or local leaders in the contentious duel over the federal district.
6 days ago
Respect and remembrance for Cheney from Bush, Biden and past vice presidents as Trump is excluded
They gathered at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday — former presidents, vice presidents, sworn political foes and newfound friends — in a show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an acidic scold of President Donald Trump.
7 days ago
Melania Trump and Usha Vance are making an early holiday visit with North Carolina military families
Melania Trump and Usha Vance took their first trip together, spending time in North Carolina on Wednesday with service members and their families to show appreciation for their service and sacrifice as the holidays approach.
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Here’s what’s in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
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House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
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Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure and other prominent internet services.
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Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case
The Justice Department engaged in a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to provide defense lawyers with all grand jury materials from the case.
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FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after six months on the job
The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency left his job Monday after just six months, according to the Department of Homeland Security, the latest disruption in a year of mass staff departures, program cuts and policy upheaval at the agency charged with managing federal disaster response.
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In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it.
2 weeks ago
College football coach John Beam from ‘Last Chance U’ has died after being shot, Oakland police say
Laney College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U", has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a suspect has been arrested.
2 weeks ago
UVA researcher identifies first U.S. death from tick-borne meat allergy
A world-renowned UVA School of Medicine allergist has confirmed the first death in U.S. history of a "meat allergy" occurring after someone is bitten by a Lone Star tick.
2 weeks ago
Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin NASA spacecraft to Mars
Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos' company and NASA are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon.
2 weeks ago
Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers plan to strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company.
2 weeks ago
President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
2 weeks ago
US Mint in Philadelphia presses final pennies as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become increasingly irrelevant.
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Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls’ as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump "knew about the girls," according to documents made public Wednesday, but what he knew — and whether it pertained to the sex offender's crimes — is unclear.
2 weeks ago
Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House’s newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father.
