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Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial has warned prosecutors to get their star witness, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump 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 »
In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
A Virginia school board has voted to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school four years after the names had been removed 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 »
'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 »
Storms slam parts of Florida, Mississippi and elsewhere as cleanup from earlier tornadoes continues
Powerful storms with damaging high winds are threatening several southern states as residents cleared debris from deadly severe weather that produced twisters in Michigan, Tennessee and other states More »
Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth 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 »
