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Veteran Collected Benefits After Lying About Purple Heart, U.S. Says

Sharon Toney-Finch, who served in Iraq in 2010, was charged with fraudulently claiming to have a Purple Heart and with defrauding the Department of Ve...

Veteran Collected Benefits After Lying About Purple Heart, U.S. Says

Colombia Will Sever Ties With Israel Over Gaza War

Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president, made the announcement in front of cheering crowds in the capital that had gathered for Internationa...

Colombia Will Sever Ties With Israel Over Gaza War

United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy

In a meeting on Wednesday, church leaders also voted to allow L.G.B.T.Q. weddings.

United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy

Biden Is Still Losing. His Campaign Should Stop Acting Like He Isn’t.

It’s good to have a reality check every few months.

Biden Is Still Losing. His Campaign Should Stop Acting Like He Isn’t.

In Bid to Oust Johnson, Greene Tries to Reclaim a Powerful Perch on the Fringe

The Georgia Republican’s doomed push to remove the speaker has placed her at odds with most in her party, but it has brought her back to her roots as ...

In Bid to Oust Johnson, Greene Tries to Reclaim a Powerful Perch on the Fringe

Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86

A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians. One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock’s first guitar god.

Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86

The Words That Have Defined This Week in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial

Witnesses discussed the salacious and the banal, and the judge warned the defendant he could go to jail.

The Words That Have Defined This Week in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial

9/11 victim's DNA helps police identify body in 2003 cold case

A 9/11 victim's DNA helped identify a murdered girl 21 years after construction workers found her skull at a famous New York club.

9/11 victim's DNA helps police identify body in 2003 cold case

US interest rates held again after three months of disappointing inflation data

The US central bank, the Fed, has again kept interest rates high - at 5.25% to 5.5%.

US interest rates held again after three months of disappointing inflation data

UCLA protests: 'I was caught between students and police - a dispersal order feels imminent'

Violent clashes engulfed the campus of a university in Los Angeles as tensions bubbled up nationwide over the pro-Palestinian student protests.

UCLA protests: 'I was caught between students and police - a dispersal order feels imminent'

FKA Twigs reveals she has created an AI clone

FKA Twigs has revealed she has created an AI version of herself to engage with fans and help with promotion.

FKA Twigs reveals she has created an AI clone

Weinstein back in court as prosecutors seek retrial after rape conviction overturned

US prosecutors plan to retry Harvey Weinstein after his 2020 conviction for rape was overturned in New York.

Weinstein back in court as prosecutors seek retrial after rape conviction overturned

Melissa McCarthy responds to Barbra Streisand's apology after weight-loss drug comment

Hollywood star Melissa McCarthy has responded by saying, "I win the day", after Barbra Streisand was criticised for asking her if she had taken a weig...

Melissa McCarthy responds to Barbra Streisand's apology after weight-loss drug comment

Around 300 arrested as riot police break up US university protests

About 300 people have been arrested during police crackdowns on protests at US universities.

Around 300 arrested as riot police break up US university protests

Binance Founder Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, had pleaded guilty to a money-laundering violation.

Binance Founder Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

U.S. Rowing Rescinds Ted Nash’s Honors After Abuse Investigation

A law firm examining accusations that Ted Nash sexually abused Jennifer Fox — when she was 13 and he was her 40-year-old running coach — found that he...

U.S. Rowing Rescinds Ted Nash’s Honors After Abuse Investigation

Judge Merchan Holds Trump in Contempt for Violating Gag Order in Hush-Money Trial

The former president was fined and warned of jail time after he broke a gag order. Later, a lawyer discussed details of a Playboy model’s “catch and k...

Judge Merchan Holds Trump in Contempt for Violating Gag Order in Hush-Money Trial

After Ukraine Aid Vote, Republicans Braced for Backlash Find Little

Some Republicans who backed the aid encountered little resistance from voters, who were far more willing to embrace it — and less interested in oustin...

After Ukraine Aid Vote, Republicans Braced for Backlash Find Little

Corn to Power Airplanes? Biden Administration Sets a High Bar.

Producers of biofuels like ethanol, which could help create a new generation of jet fuel, would have to overhaul their practices to receive tax credit...

Corn to Power Airplanes? Biden Administration Sets a High Bar.

Biden Administration Plans to Recommend Easing Marijuana Restrictions

The move would kick off a lengthy rule-making process and would amount to a major change in federal policy.

Biden Administration Plans to Recommend Easing Marijuana Restrictions