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Third week of testimony in Trump's hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come
Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are narrowing in on checks and phone records as they lay 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, 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 »
A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets
Charred homes and cars dot the hilltop West Bank village of Duma, a searing reminder of Palestinians' vulnerability to rising violence from Israeli settlers 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 »
Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says
The family of the U.S. Air Force airman shot and killed by a deputy in Florida says he was devoted to improving the lives of a younger sister, brother and his mom 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 bringing damaging high winds threatened several southern states early Friday as residents cleared debris from deadly severe weather that produced twisters in Michigan, Tennessee and other states More »
Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted More »
Inside a makeshift shelter saving hundreds of dogs from floods in southern Brazil
Hundreds of volunteers have set up a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned, roofless warehouse in the Brazilian city of Canoas, one of the hardest hit by floods in southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state 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 »
