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US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase
US East Coast battens down the hatches ahead of blizzard
Regional supermarket giant Stop & Shop pleaded with customers to practice restraint
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic resentenced to 21 years in prison
Supporters packed the courtroom, some wearing animal-print masks and shirts that read “Free Joe Exotic.”
A key inflation gauge rose 5.8% in 2021, most in 39 years
economists project that growth will slow in the first three months of the year
Coast Guard suspends search for migrants off Florida
The Miami office of Homeland Security Investigations has launched an inquiry
In one small prairie town, two warring visions of America
Two starkly different realities
Book about Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district
The board emphasized in the minutes that they did not object to teaching about the Holocaust but some were concerned the work was not age-appropriate
At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick
Jackson, 51, was nominated by President Barack Obama to be a district court judge
Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers
The mandate ultimately will cover 10.4 million health care workers at 76,000 facilities
Fed plans to raise rates as soon as March to cool inflation
The Fed’s actions are sure to make a wide range of borrowing costlier over time
Situation 'dire' as Coast Guard seeks 38 missing off Florida
The rescued man told the Coast Guard he was part of a group of 40 people who left the island of Bimini
COVID-19 booster drive is faltering in the US
Just 40% of fully vaccinated Americans have received a booster dose
Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
Omicron is more likely than previous variants to cause infection even in people who’ve been vaccinated
Rare eagle seen in Maine, wowing birders, might stay a bit
The Steller's sea eagle arrived in late December
New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out
The telescope will enable astronomers to peer back further in time than ever before
Cruise ship changes course after US judge orders seizure
It was not immediately clear how many passengers were aboard, with one news outlet reporting 300 and another, 70