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Thousands of fires have scorched more than 42,000 square miles across the country so far, including Indigenous land, where communities often are isolated

Herzog is the second Israeli president, after his father, Chaim Herzog, to address Congress. His speech marks modern Israel’s celebration of its 75th year

The target letter sent to Trump by special counsel Jack Smith suggests Trump may soon be indicted on new federal charges, adding to a remarkable situation

The first lady says cancer patients need help making decisions about their treatment and that help from a navigator will make a big difference in people’s lives

The studios that employ actors and writers say their most recent contract offer includes generous increases in the payments

Shortly after his announcement, Chuck Morse, a former Republican president of the New Hampshire Senate who made an unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate, announced his campaign

King’s family is struggling to understand what changed before he dashed into a country with a long history of holding Americans and using them as bargaining chips

Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s decision comes after the board of trustees launched a review in December following allegations of misconduct around papers he had authored or co-authored

The move comes after the Minnesota Supreme Court without comment denied Chauvin’s petition to hear his case, letting the former police officer’s conviction and 22-and-a-half-year sentence stand

U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein’s decision sets the stage for Trump to stand trial in state court in Manhattan as early as next spring, overlapping with the 2024 presidential primary season

The director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch regrets that the final declaration of the EU-CELAC summit does not openly condemn the region’s authoritarian regimes

Christopher Michael Alberts’ prison sentence is one of the longest among hundreds of cases stemming from the riot on Jan. 6, 2021

The report was conducted by an independent monitor after an 8-year-old girl died in Border Patrol custody in May. She had sickle cell anemia and suffered a heart attack

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law Wednesday that allows abortions at any time if deemed medically necessary by a doctor

The former president’s lawyers wanted the judge to reduce the award to less than $1 million or order a new trial on damages

Vice President Han Zheng told U.S. climate envoy John Kerry in Beijing that addressing climate change is ‘an important aspect of China-U.S. cooperation’ but is predicated on mutual respect

The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings and watches for the area where Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri meet at the convergence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers

“It’s likely that North Korea will use the soldier for propaganda purposes in the short term,” said Yang Moo-jin, president of the University of North Korean Studies in South Korea

The new rule took effect May 11 with the expiration of a COVID-19 restriction known as Title 42 that had limited asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border

DeSantis offered mixed messages when asked about Trump, training his most aggressive criticism at federal law enforcement officials instead of his chief Republican rival

Headlining a Republican county meeting, Trump attacked investigators while trying to make light of what could be his third criminal indictment since March

It is unclear how much longer special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation will last, but its gravity is evident

Infrastructure specialists – who are meeting in Panama at the request of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – agree that the region requires both public and private investment to cover its transportation, health and education needs

Shakur was fatally shot in September 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was 25

The group includes Republican National Committeewoman Kathy Berden and Meshawn Maddock, former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party

DeSantis’ attempt to change the conversation came while campaigning in South Carolina and underscored the challenges he faces to try to overtake the former president

Two U.S. officials say Private 2nd Class Travis King had just been released from a South Korean prison where he’d been held on assault charges and was facing military disciplinary actions in the U.S.