NEW YORK — A winter weather system moving through the U.S. is expected to wallop the East Coast this weekend with a mix of snow and freezing rain from the southern Appalachians to the Northeast – although it’s too early to say exactly which areas will get what kind of precipitation and how much. Scattered snow […]
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Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter U.S. illegally
The lawsuit asks a federal court in Austin to declare the Texas law unconstitutional.
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13-year-old gamer becomes the first to beat the ‘unbeatable’ Tetris – by breaking it
The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match.
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Meet the newest breed to join the American Kennel Club, a little dog with a big smile
Lancashire heelers are solidly built dogs that are shaped a bit like a downsized corgi, standing around 1 foot at the shoulder and weighing up to about 17 pounds. They need a job.
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Bomb threats in Maine and other states lead to evacuations of state capitols
Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Montana were among the states that evacuated statehouse offices or buildings.
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In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law
NEW ORLEANS — The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. It’s one of numerous cases involving abortion restrictions that have played out in state and federal courts […]
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Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in deal brokered by UAE
The massive prisoner exchange followed other such deals earlier in the war, which is nearing the 2-year mark.
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Israel’s Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed in strike
The strike in Hezbollah’s southern Beirut stronghold could cause the low-intensity fighting along the Lebanon border to boil over into all-out war.
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Iran says at least 84 were killed in blasts at ceremony honoring slain general
No one immediately claimed responsibility for what appeared to be the deadliest militant attack to target Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Kennedy cousin whose murder conviction was overturned sues former police officer, Connecticut town
Michael Skakel is suing an investigator and the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, after he spent 11 years in prison.