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In Missouri, the number of districts routinely getting three-day weekends has more than doubled since the pandemic hit

Crusius still faces a separate trial in a Texas court that could end with him getting the death penalty

The Aug. 8 wildfire killed at least 97 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, most of them homes

Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee is presiding over a sprawling indictment with 19 defendants, among them prominent figures including former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows

The Republican presidential front-runner began his trip to small-town Summerville with a meet-and-greet with volunteers at a local campaign office and a visit to a local gun store

The 29-year-old freshman state lawmaker said he will confront issues like inflation, illegal border crossings and dying small towns

U.S. Secret Service officers were called Sunday night to respond to the attack in the Adams-Morgan section of the city

On the ninth anniversary of the attack, the families are determined to gain access to dozens of Army documents which, they claim, contain information about the boys’ fate. President Andres Manuel López Obrador claims that those papers do not exist

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday ‘these projects will make American rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient’

American historian Christina Heatherton presents a reassessment of the causes and effects of the first major revolution of the twentieth century within a global context

About 87% of Americans say they have experienced at least one extreme weather event in the past five years, compared to 79% who said that just a few months ago in April

‘I firmly believe that when all the facts are presented, not only will I be exonerated, but I still will be the New Jersey’s senior senator,’ he said

Héctor Guerrero Flores, who ruled the expanding organization from inside the Tocorón Penitentiary, is nowhere to be found

The unemployment rate, at a still-low 3.8%, has scarcely budged since March 2022, when the Fed began imposing a series of 11 rate hikes at the fastest pace in decades.

A new book on paleontology explores the history and diversity of ecosystems in Colombia. Experts argue that to protect today’s ecosystems it is essential to understand their history and how they evolved

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, the leader of the Los Choneros gang, released a video from inside the Guayaquil penitentiary where he is serving a 34-year sentence

There is no evidence that Washington has compensated former detainees tortured in Iraq, according to an investigation by Human Rights Watch, which is calling on authorities to open a pathway for survivors to file claims

Federal courts across the country disagree about whether the word, as it is used in a bipartisan 2018 criminal justice overhaul, indeed means “and” or whether it means “or”

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Army used blowers on top of buildings and in the backs of station wagons to spray a potential carcinogen into the air surrounding a St. Louis housing project where most residents were Black

At the conclusion of the nearly three-hour hearing, the judge denied him asylum. Mohammad said he was later shocked to learn that he had waived his right to appeal the decision

His story illustrates how both Republicans and Democrats are perceived by South Florida’s powerful bloc of Cuban American voters, which has influenced presidential elections for decades

The synod is intended to be a collegial, collaborative event, though the agenda includes divisive issues such as the role of women in the church and the inclusion of LGBTQ Catholics

Israel’s admission has been a priority for successive Israeli leaders and will be a major accomplishment for Netanyahu

Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after the storm made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island

The announcement about the new diplomatic missions in the South Pacific comes as Biden prepares to welcome leaders to Washington for the two-day U.S.-Pacific Island Forum Summit

Hundreds of people are sleeping next to the Northern Bus Station in Mexico City, after the rail border crossing into the United States was shut down

Supporters say she has staked out a consistent approach from her earliest days in politics, challenging fellow Republicans to be pragmatic in their pursuit of a deeply conservative agenda