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Hegseth slams his potential impeachment as a 'political spectacle’ that undermines US troops
Montana's top court upholds landmark ruling in youth climate case over greenhouse gas emissions
Montana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment …
Wall Street tumbles after the Federal Reserve hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025
The bigger question centers on how much more the Fed will cut next year. A lot is riding on it, particularly after expectations for a series of cuts in 2025 he…
Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year
Fed officials have underscored that they are slowing their rate reductions as their benchmark rate nears a level that policymakers refer to as “neutral” — the …
Suspect charged with killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO as an act of terrorism
After days of intense police searches and publicity, Mangione was spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and arrested. New York police officials hav…
Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a 'combination of factors'
Abundant Life is a nondenominational Christian school — prekindergarten through high school — with approximately 420 students in Madison, the state capital. …
Teacher, student killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin
The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, the state capital, police said.
Drones, planes or UFOs? Americans abuzz over mysterious New Jersey sightings
That buzzing coming out of New Jersey? It's unclear if it's drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk, a raft o…
US senator says mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey region should be 'shot down, if necessary'
Gov. Phil Murphy and law enforcement officials have stressed that they don’t appear to threaten public safety. The FBI has been investigating and has asked res…
Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, is found safe
“We are incredibly relieved and grateful that Hannah has been found safe,” Brandi Yee and Sydni Kobayashi wrote. “This past month has been an unimaginable orde…
Gun found on suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say
Suspect Luigi Mangione’s fingerprints also matched a water bottle and a protein bar wrapper that police found near the scene and that officials say the gunman …
A federal judge temporarily halts the proposed supermarket merger of Kroger and Albertsons
Kroger, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, operates 2,800 stores in 35 states, including brands like Ralphs, Smith’s and Harris Teeter. Albertsons, based in Boise, ope…
New York prosecutors charge suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing with murder, court records show
A man suspected in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was arrested and charged with murder Monday after a quick-thinking McDonald’s custome…
Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say
The NYPD is sending detectives to Pennsylvania to question the person taken into custody. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to address this developmen…
Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely's death
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the Democrat whose office brought the case, said prosecutors “followed the facts and the evidence from beginning to en…
News groups sue Idaho prison leader for increased witness access to lethal injection executions
The Associated Press and two other news organizations are suing Idaho's top prison official for increased access to lethal injection executions, saying the sta…