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WASHINGTON – Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone told the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack that he believed Donald Trump should have conceded the November 2020 …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK -Three men have been criminally charged in Manhattan with possessing about 100 pages stolen from the singer Don Henley of handwritten notes and lyrics for …

By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON – Venezuela arrested three U.S. citizens earlier this year accused of trying to enter the South American country illegally and is currently holding …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled a new task force that aims to protect women’s reproductive healthcare freedom, after the Supreme Court last month …

By Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout and Andrew MacAskill LONDON – Eight Conservatives will fight it out to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister after winning enough …

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump called a witness who has yet to appear before a congressional committee investigating the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack, Representative Liz Cheney said on Tuesday, raising concerns …

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES – U.S. President Joe Biden faces a deadline next week to intervene in nationwide U.S. railroad labor talks covering 115,000 workers, or open the door …

By John Shiffman (Reuters) – A second Colorado woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding relatives of the dead as part of a scheme in which a funeral home sold …

By Sarah N. Lynch and Makini Brice WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on …

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON -The White House on Tuesday urged Americans over age 50 to get vaccination boosters against COVID-19 as the fast-spreading Omicron BA.5 subvariant takes …

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating rose three percentage points this week to 39%, rebounding from a week earlier when it matched the lowest …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday struck down a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirement that broadcasters check federal sources to verify sponsors’ identities. The court noted …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated five new federal judges, but did not at this time move forward with a plan opposed by a …

By Kantaro Komiya NAKATOSA, Japan – For half a century, Takeo Nakajo has been catching katsuo, or skipjack tuna – indispensable in Japanese cuisine whether eaten raw, dried or used …

(Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday asked U.S. customs officials to explain why three major Chinese solar energy companies were excluded from a list of importers whose products are banned …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – U.S. first lady Jill Biden, whose attempt to compliment Latinos flopped on Monday when she said they were as unique as “breakfast tacos,” issued an …

WASHINGTON -The United States appears to be shifting to a period of slower job and economic growth, and recent economic data was not consistent with recession in the first or …

By Paul Sandle and Yadarisa Shabong LONDON -London’s Heathrow Airport asked airlines to stop selling tickets for summer departures on Tuesday, after it capped the number of passengers flying from …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said that dealing with immigration was a shared hemispheric challenge for both the United States and Mexico as Mexico’s leader visited the White House …

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO -In June, a few dozen activists started meeting regularly at a seaside tented camp in Colombo for hours-long sessions to think up ways …

By Irene Wang TOKYO – Masahiro Hoshina, a Japanese farmer, starts worrying about typhoon season months before it begins, haunted by memories of the heavy rains and landslides that washed …

(Reuters) – U.S. first lady Jill Biden’s attempt to compliment Latinos flopped on Monday when she said they were as unique as “breakfast tacos,” prompting criticism from across the political …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO -Sri Lankan immigration officials stopped the president’s brother and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa from flying out of the country on Tuesday, as …

By Manas Mishra (Reuters) – U.S. deaths from bacteria resistant to antibiotics, also known as ‘superbugs’, jumped 15% in 2020 as the drugs were widely dispensed to treat COVID-19 and …

By Elaine Lies TOKYO -With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan on Tuesday said farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated politics as the country’s …