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National News

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Updated 11 hours, 39 minutes ago

Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole

Riley’s family and friends tearfully remembered her and asked the judge to sentence Ibarra to the maximum penalty.…

Updated 1 day, 9 hours ago
'Bomb cyclone' threatens Northern California and Pacific Northwest

Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm, with heavy rain and winds set to pummel the region and p…

Updated 2 days, 7 hours ago
NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water

Last week, a park on the northern tip of Manhattan caught fire, sending smoke billowing across the city — less than a week after a brush fire in Brooklyn’s Pro…

Updated 2 days, 10 hours ago
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom

The airline said it received commitments for a $350 million equity investment from existing bondholders and will convert $795 million of their debt into stock …

Updated 5 days, 12 hours ago
The far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too

Scientists know there were active volcanoes on the near side, the part of the moon seen from Earth, dating back to a similar time frame.

Updated 6 days, 9 hours ago
Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

With hard-fought yet thin majorities, Republican leaders are envisioning a mandate to upend the federal government and swiftly implement Trump’s vision for the…

Updated 6 days, 10 hours ago
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing

The Onion acquired the conspiracy theory platform’s website; social media accounts; studio in Austin, Texas; trademarks; and video archive for an undisclosed s…

Updated 1 week ago
US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline

The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent …

Updated 1 week, 2 days ago
Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's 4th biggest killer

Eating healthy can help control several factors that increase your risk for stroke, including high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and obesity, according to the…

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump

"There are few actors in the world that pose as grave a threat to the national security of the United States as does Iran,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland…

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Ten of thousands left without power as winter storm rolls over New Mexico and Colorado

Tens of thousands of people in New Mexico were without power Thursday as the first major winter storm of the season rolled across the northern two-thirds of th…

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a quarter-point amid postelection uncertainty

Thursday's move reduces the Fed’s benchmark rate to about 4.6%, down from a four-decade high of 5.3% before September's meeting

Updated 2 weeks ago
Democrats hoped Harris would rescue them. On Wednesday, she called Trump to concede

In a bitter footnote for Harris, as the sitting vice president she is expected to oversee Congress' ceremonial certification of the election.

Updated 2 weeks ago
Election takeaways: Trump's decisive victory in a deeply divided nation

With modest shifts, Trump undermines the Democrats’ coalition

Updated 2 weeks ago
Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here's what he's proposed

The president-elect seeks to reduce the role of federal bureaucrats and regulations across economic sectors