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Prosecutors focus on phone records in Trump's hush money trial as Michael Cohen's testimony awaits
Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial narrowed their focus to checks and phone records as they laid the groundwork for jurors to hear eventually from their star witness: Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney More »
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Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing
The U.N. says heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 110,000 people to flee north More »
Biden administration won't conclude Israel violated terms of US weapons agreements, AP sources say
A soon-to-be released Biden administration report to Congress does not conclude that Israel has violated the terms for its use of U.S. weapons, That's according to three people who have been briefed on the national security memorandum to be submitted by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to lawmakers More »
Police arrest dozens as they break up pro-Palestinian protests at several US universities
Police have made dozens of arrests as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled at the University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Arizona More »
One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress
Two men on opposite sides of the metal barricades during the riot at the U.S. Capitol are running for Congress on the same day More »
'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest
Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest on a rural Louisiana roadside in 2019 sparked outrage after The Associated Press published long-suppressed body-camera video showing white state troopers stunning, beating and dragging the Black motorist as he wailed, “I’m scared!” More »
Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction
A federal appeals court has upheld the criminal conviction of Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol More »
At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South in a week of severe weather
At least one person is dead in Florida as powerful storms continue to pummel the South during a week of severe weather across the U.S. The sheriff's office in Leon County, Florida, says in a Facebook post Friday that a falling tree killed a woman inside her family's home in the Tallahassee area More »
Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US
An unusually strong solar storm could produce northern lights in the U.S. and potentially disrupt power and communications this weekend More »
Bob Ross' legacy lives on in new 'The Joy of Painting' series
When Bob Ross died of complications from cancer in 1995, he had completed about half of the paintings he planned to teach from in a 32 season of “The Joy of Painting.” More »
