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The former Michael Jackson impersonator died May 1 when a fellow subway rider pinned him to the floor of a subway car in a chokehold that lasted several minutes

The violations could complicate FBI and Justice Department efforts to receive congressional reauthorization of a warrantless surveillance program that officials say is needed for counterterrorism, espionage and international cybercrime

Powell noted that turmoil in the banking sector will likely cause banks to reduce the pace of lending: ‘As a result, our policy rate may not need to rise as much as it would have otherwise to achieve our goals,’ he said

NASA wants different landing options as it seeks to return astronauts to the moon decades after the Apollo program

In Mexico, these types of murders by angry crowds are spreading from rural to urban areas and are frequently incited by organized crime

The United States came close to annexing the whole Mexican territory after the war. This is how they got half of it

Republican Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana says gaps remain in the negotiations with the White House. Graves says it’s ‘just not productive’ to continue discussions at this point

Scott rejects the notion that racism remains a powerful force in society, and he has cast his candidacy and rise from generational poverty as the realization of a dream only possible in America

Three older women were killed Monday by the shooter, including a mother and daughter who happened to be driving through the neighborhood

For more than two years, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been scrutinizing actions the former president and others took as they tried to overturn his narrow loss in Georgia to Democrat Joe Biden

The deaths brought to light pervasive problems and poor living conditions, particularly among young enlisted sailors doing long-term ship maintenance at that base and others around the United States

The Food and Drug Administration asked if there’s a hint that the vaccine might affect premature birth but its advisers weren’t convinced

Missouri and Nebraska proposals are poised for action as well, and could add to the list of at least 17 states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender affirming care for minors

As anti-trans legislation and bills prohibiting drag performances are roiling the country, San Francisco is fighting back by naming an ambassador-style position designed to represent the city’s famous LGBTQ+ community

The announcement follows a year of attacks from the Republican governor and the state’s legislature, with Disney filing a First Amendment lawsuit against him and other officials last month

The little girl from Panama had heart problems and was being held with her family in Harlingen, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the busiest corridors for migrant crossings

Prosecutors say Jack Teixeira continued leaking documents even after he was admonished by superiors on two separate occasions last year over ‘concerning actions’ he took related to classified information

Many Fed watchers have expected the central bank’s officials to forgo another increase in their benchmark rate when they next meet in mid-June

The U.S. economy has added jobs at a breakneck pace despite interest rates that have been rising for more than a year and fears of a looming recession

He said he and lawmakers will come together “because there’s no alternative.” Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed, though he was more combative, saying Biden had “finally backed off” and come to the negotiating table

EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the plan would hold polluters accountable for controlling and cleaning up coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal that can pollute groundwater, drinking water and air and has been linked to cancer

The General Assembly has adopted proposals to require insurers in Illinois to cover medication to end pregnancies and for hormonal therapy, require universities to provide emergency contraception on campus and to prohibit crisis pregnancy centers from distributing false information

TikTok has vowed to fight for Montana residents to be able to use the video-sharing app, which is owned by a Chinese tech company

The victory of Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant and entreprenuer who has never held elected office before, is the latest political setback for Republicans in a state that was once a battleground state

The Pacific nation had declared next Monday a public holiday in anticipation of an historic visit by the US President and other leaders from the region, but Biden has decided to cut the trip short to focus on debt limit talks at home

Before Title 42 expired, authorities stopped Venezuelans crossing illegally nearly 30,000 times during April, up nine times from March

That’s according to the General Social Survey, a widely respected survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago that has been measuring confidence in the court since 1973, the same year that Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide