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By Gabriella Borter -Florida lawmakers on Tuesday passed a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for many young students, rejecting criticism and student …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Twenty-two states urged a U.S. appeals court to uphold new federal rules to reduce vehicle emissions by 28.3% through 2026, after other states and industry participants …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK -A New York state judge on Tuesday said Smartmatic can pursue its $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit claiming that Fox News Network, Rudolph Giuliani and others …

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – A large majority of Americans supports an end to U.S. imports of Russian energy as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite surging gasoline …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – U.S. authorities on Tuesday filed criminal charges against a cryptocurrency executive and civil charges against him and his sister, accusing them of defrauding retail …

By Sarah N. Lynch, Jan Wolfe and Aram Roston WASHINGTON -The former chairman of the U.S. right-wing group the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested on Tuesday on a conspiracy …

NEW YORK -A dual national of the United States and Russia who ran an “I Love Russia” influence campaign has been charged with acting illegally as an unregistered agent of …

By Francois Murphy, John Irish and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA -Western powers on Tuesday warned Russia against wrecking an almost completed deal on bringing the United States and Iran back into …

By Jeff Mason FORT WORTH -President Joe Biden visited Texas on Tuesday to highlight the exposure of U.S. service members to toxins in war zones that can lead to serious …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence office was aware in advance about threats connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, but …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK -A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit accusing Britain’s Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was underage, as …

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – Prosecutors can expect a wave of guilty pleas from some of the hundreds of people charged with joining the assault on the U.S. Capitol, after …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON – More than $25 billion from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Emergency Rental Assistance program has been spent or obligated over the past year through January 2022, …

Critical Race Theory Scholar Admits ‘You Can Run From The Name,’ But ’They’re After The Substance’ Kendall Tietz on March 8, 2022 Critical Race Theory (CRT) scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw said …

‘Simply Not True’: Biden Says He Isn’t Holding Back US Energy Production Thomas Catenacci on March 8, 2022 President Joe Biden said his administration hasn’t prevented domestic energy production, even …

Google To Buy Cybersecurity Firm For $5.4 Billion Harry Wilmerding on March 8, 2022 Google announced Tuesday it was purchasing a cybersecurity leader for $5.4 billion in an effort to …

US Trade Deficit Hit A Record High In January Harry Wilmerding on March 8, 2022 The U.S. trade deficit continued to grow in January as the import-export gap widened to …

Electric Vehicle Industry Hit With Bad News Amid Ukraine Crisis Thomas Catenacci on March 8, 2022 The London Metal Exchange (LME) suspended trading of nickel, the key critical mineral that …

Over 2 Million Refugees Have Fled From Ukraine Amid Invasion, UN Says Sebastian Hughes on March 8, 2022 More than two million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the …

Legacy Media Adopts Activist Slogan To Describe Florida Legislation, But There’s A Big Problem With ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Laurel Duggan on March 8, 2022 Legacy media outlets are using a …

UN Tells Staff Not To Refer To Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine As An ‘Invasion’: REPORT Sebastian Hughes on March 8, 2022 The United Nations told its staff not to refer …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he aimed to pass an omnibus government spending bill by the end of the week that will include more …

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – As Patricia Espinosa prepares to step down as U.N. climate chief, she has a warning for the world: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must not distract …

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – A Texas man who joined the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump was found guilty for …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said on Tuesday that a sweeping government funding bill with emergency aid for Ukraine is now …