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Biden and Trump, trading barbs, agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and September
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to hold two campaign debates, on June 27 hosted by CNN and on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC More »
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Slovakia's populist prime minister shot in assassination attempt, shocking Europe before elections
Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot multiple times and gravely wounded after a political event in an attempted assassination that shocked the small country and reverberated across Europe More »
Russia's Putin arrives in China for state visit in a show of unity between the authoritarian allies
Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in Beijing as part of a two-day state visit to China More »
Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote
The Supreme Court has ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander More »
The jurors in Trump's hush money trial are getting a front row seat to history -- most of the time
A gag order More »
Netanyahu fends off criticism at home and abroad over his lack of a postwar plan for Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fending off criticism that he is not planning for a postwar reality in the Gaza Strip, saying it's impossible to prepare for any scenario in the embattled Palestinian enclave until Hamas is defeated More »
Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem
U.S. officials say the number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year More »
Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers
Investigators say a man with a long record of dangerous driving told them he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus More »
Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious
The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year More »
This, too, could pass: Christian group's rule keeping beaches closed on Sunday mornings may end
A big change may be coming to a Jersey Shore town that was founded as a religious retreat and prevents people from using the beach on Sunday mornings More »
