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In one impassioned plea, Sen. Michael Bennet called on senators to see the conflict as a defining clash of authoritarianism against democracy

By the end of 2024, the planet should have the first treaty to combat pollution from this material, which each year accounts for more than 20 million tons dumped into nature. But the big producers are not going to make it easy

The case involving the 23-year-old Black man’s death was the first among several recent criminal prosecutions against medical first responders to reach trial, potentially setting the bar for prosecutors for future cases

Joe Biden and Pedro Sánchez addressed the issue on Friday after Spain vetoed a plan for the EU to help with the mission via Operation Atalanta

The measure approved by voters in 2018 was designed to make it easier to prosecute police accused of wrongfully using deadly force

Legislatures in at least eight states that were in session late in 2023 have already condemned the attacks

Republicans have built large majorities in the Legislature under maps they drew over a decade ago

The Osprey is a fast-moving airframe that can fly like both a helicopter and an airplane — but its many crashes have led critics to warn it has fatal design flaws

Retail analysts expect overall sales will grow at a slower pace than last year, and there is concern over how shoppers are paying for things

Americans have also been slow to get other vaccinations. Only about 18% have gotten an updated Covid-19 shot that became available in September

Special counsel Jack Smith hoped that the process would be expedited in order for the former president’s election subversion case to begin in March 2024

Ready to get into the holiday spirit? These films are the classics that audiences will never get tired of seeing

A video showed Ellis with his hands up in a surrender position as one officer shot a Taser at his chest and other wrapped an arm around his neck from behind

Some sectors of the economy like that which emit massive greenhouse gases, yet are difficult to electrify, such as long-haul transportation and industrial manufacturing

‘The Detroit News’ reported that Trump told two election officials that they would look ‘terrible’ if they certified results after having initially opposed certification

Jessica Vincent found the painted glass Murano piece designed by renowned architect Carlo Scarpa on the shelves of a thrift store

The U.S. State Department said Russia rejected several proposals for freeing Paul Whelan, an American convicted of espionage, and ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter Evan Gershkovich

U.S. consumer prices slid 0.1% last month from October and rose 2.6% from November 2022

The White House said it’s his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system

The microchip manufacturer unveils its latest accelerator series in Silicon Valley, with the aim of popularizing smart laptops from 2024 onward

U.S. authorities encountered nearly 140,000 unaccompanied minors at the border with Mexico in fiscal year 2023

Stellantis, an automaker of 14 car brands including Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler, expressed concern

Adams has argued that slashing city spending – including a $550 million cut in education funding – is necessary to offset the rising costs of New York’s migrant crisis

The video call between the two powers’ generals comes a month after the meeting in which Biden and Xi agreed to resume their relationship

Two centuries after the speech that inaugurated the United States’ policy toward the region, five Democratic lawmakers call for an end to the Cuban embargo and the declassification of secret CIA files, as well as reforms to the IMF and the OAS

Bankruptcy law does not allow for the dissolution of debts that come from a ‘willful and malicious injury’ inflicted on someone else

Just 50% of Black adults said they approve of Biden in a December poll. That is compared with 86% in July 2021, with the gap fueling concerns about his reelection prospects