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Hegseth slams his potential impeachment as a 'political spectacle’ that undermines US troops
Judge clears way for Trump’s plan to downsize federal workforce with deferred resignation program
It was a significant legal victory for the Republican president after a string of courtroom setbacks.
Eastern storm cuts power to tens of thousands as California braces for flooding
Storms dumped heavy snow and freezing rain on a swath of the eastern U.S. stretching from Kentucky to the nation's capital, causing hundreds of traffic acciden…
US inflation got worse with rising groceries and gasoline prices
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as the cost of groceries, gasoline and rents rose, a disappointment for families and businesses struggling with higher co…
So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints
The lowly penny, the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and car cupholders everywhere, may soon be no more.
Here's what we know about a commuter plane crash in Alaska that killed 10 people
Authorities are working to recover the wreckage of a plane crash in western Alaska that killed 10 people while investigators are trying to determine what cause…
Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice and all 10 aboard died, authorities say
A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located Friday on sea ice and all 10 people on board died, au…
Flu season in the US is the most intense it's been in at least 15 years
The flu has forced schools to shut down in some states. The Godley Independent School District, a 3,200-student system near Fort Worth, Texas, last week closed…
Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under a Trump plan to gut the foreign aid agency
Forced leaves pulling all but a small fraction of staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development off the job around the world began Friday, while em…
Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors' evidence in 9/11 attacks
Newly unsealed documents give one of the most detailed views yet of the evidence gathered on the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, including how …
12 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data
Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency's from accessing federa…
Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back'
Trump said Bondi would also work to “fully prosecute anti-Christian violence and vandalism in our society and to move heaven and earth to defend the rights of …
Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows
A version of the H5N1 bird flu virus known as B3.13 was confirmed in March after being introduced to cattle in late 2023, scientists said. It has infected more…
Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the order “upholds the promise of Title IX” and will require “immediate action, including enforcement actions…
A luxury house is close to tumbling into Cape Cod Bay. Will anyone stop it?
The owner knew it. He removed the deck and other parts of the house, including a small tower that held the primary bedroom, before stopping work and falling in…
Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone bor…