The indictment includes 37 counts, including willful retention of national defense information, obstruction, and false statements, that taken together could result in a yearslong prison sentence.
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A dam collapses and thousands face the deluge, often with no help, in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Thousands of people are believed to be trapped by floodwaters spread across a swath of Ukraine after a catastrophic dam collapse.
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Three states, including Maine, remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
Advocates for survivors of child sexual abuse say momentum is growing for completely removing the statute of limitations for such crimes.
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In this youth baseball league, fans who mistreat umpires are sentenced to do the job themselves
Baseball is steeped in the tradition of fans wanting to jeer the umpire.
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Lawyers blame ChatGPT for tricking them into citing bogus case law
A judge is deciding whether to sanction two lawyers who included fictitious legal research in a court filing.
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Here are the other investigations Trump has to worry about
The former president faces a string of inquiries in various states and venues as he campaigns for a 2nd term in the White House.
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Trump indicted in classified documents case in a historic first for a former president
The indictment arises from a monthslong investigation into whether he broke the law by holding onto hundreds of classified documents at his Palm Beach property, Mar-a-Lago.
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Air quality alerts extend for third day as smoke from Canadian wildfires pushes south
With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada could persist into the weekend.
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Haitians are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails
The United Nations says 185 inmates died in Haiti last year – many of malnutrition-related diseases.
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Here comes El Nino: It’s early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world
NOAA officially issued an El Nino advisory Thursday and stated that this one might be different than the others.