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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The head of security of the central Mexican state of Aguascalientes has died in a helicopter crash that killed a total of five people, the state’s …

By Michael Martina and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is deeply concerned about the Chinese government setting up unauthorized ‘police stations’ in U.S. cities to possibly pursue …

(Reuters) – Online ticketing company Ticketmaster said in a tweet it has canceled Friday’s sale of tickets for pop star Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour due to high demand and …

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee will release its report probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump …

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans were projected to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting the stage for two years of divided government as …

PARIS (Reuters) – More than half of the 44 minors that were on board the controversial Ocean Viking refugee rescue ship have fled the French social services who were taking …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican court has authorized the United States to seize drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero’s assets in Mexico, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement …

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser, Brian Deese, is expected to leave the White House next year, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Deese is expected to quit …

By Karen Sloan (Reuters) – The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law on Thursday joined the law schools at Yale and Harvard in withdrawing from U.S. News & World …

(Reuters) – U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to a penal colony in the Russian region of Mordovia, her lawyers said in a statement on Thursday. Reuters had …

ASUNCION (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday said it was offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of those responsible for the murder …

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – The parents of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old travel blogger whose disappearance and murder captivated Americans last year, have reached a $3 million settlement in the …

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – Senior Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil said on Thursday he was working to find a compromise candidate for the presidency who would be able to …

(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Thursday said he has been transferred to a solitary punishment cell, a development he said was clearly designed to shut him …

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran on Thursday accused its-arch enemy Israel and Western intelligence services of plotting to start a civil war in the Islamic Republic, now gripped by some of the …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drake and 21 Savage have stopped using Vogue trademarks to promote their new No. 1 album “Her Loss,” and agreed to a preliminary …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday confirmed a new death tied to a defective air bag inflator in a 2006 Ford Ranger pickup and reiterated …

LONDON (Reuters) – Infections from some antibiotic-resistant pathogens known as superbugs have more than doubled in health care facilities in Europe, an EU agency said on Thursday, providing further evidence …

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked key provisions of a Florida state law that curbs professors from endorsing particular viewpoints in public university classrooms, calling …

(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a probe into whether Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and the city’s police department discriminate against people who have mental health disabilities in the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will step down from the Democratic leadership but will remain in Congress, Punchbowl News reported on Thursday, adding that Hoyer will …