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By Richard Cowan and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The third day of the hearings in the U.S. Congress on the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by former President …

WASHINGTON -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris inaugurated a task force on Thursday to curb online harassment, fulfilling one of the Biden campaign’s promises in the wake of a mass shooting …

By Jody Godoy SANTA ANA, Calif. -Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer known for taking on then-U.S. President Donald Trump, on Thursday pleaded guilty to fraud and obstruction charges, in a …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – A Nebraska man pleaded guilty on Thursday to making threats against an election official, marking the third federal case brought by a U.S. Justice …

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Michael Avenatti, the twice-convicted lawyer known for taking on former U.S. President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty on Thursday to five additional criminal charges. U.S. District Judge …

WASHINGTON – Dr. Anthony Fauci, a public health official who became the face of U.S. government efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the National …

NEW YORK – Real estate company Cushman & Wakefield PLC must comply with subpoenas from New York state Attorney General Letitia James as part of her civil investigation into former …

House Dems Approve Massive Defense Budget Despite Calls To Cut Spending Micaela Burrow on June 16, 2022 The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense approved House Democrats’ personnel-focused $762 billion defense …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -Ghislaine Maxwell should spend fewer, and perhaps far fewer, than 20 years in prison for helping deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, her …

By Natalie Grover ZURICH/LONDON -Roche’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug crenezumab failed to meaningfully slow or prevent cognitive decline in people at risk of a rare, inherited form of the disease, the …

(Reuters) – An avowed white supremacist accused of killing 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, last month was scheduled on Thursday to appear in federal court where he faces …

Border Authorities Encountered More Migrants Crossing From Mexico Than Ever Before Jennie Taer on June 15, 2022 The number of migrants authorities encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border in May shattered …

‘The Leash Is Off’: Abortion Activists Behind Attacks On Pro-Lifers Issue New Threats, Urge Others To ‘Burn’ Reagan Reese on June 15, 2022 A statement that appears to be from …

Biden Is Still Trying To Ban Federal Oil, Gas Leasing Thomas Catenacci on June 15, 2022 The Biden administration asked a federal court this week to uphold its ban on …

By Michael Holden LONDON -Kevin Spacey “strenuously” denies allegations of sex offences, his lawyer said on Thursday as the Oscar-winning actor made his first appearance at a British court to …

By Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a trip to the Middle East in July, in a …

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO – R.M.R Lenora stood in a snaking queue outside Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department headquarters for two days last week, hoping to get a passport …

By Jake Cordell (Reuters) – Two U.S. citizens who traveled to Ukraine as volunteer fighters against Russian forces have been missing for a week and are feared captured, family members …

By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby LONDON -The World Health Organisation is looking into reports that the monkeypox virus is present in the semen of patients, exploring the possibility that …

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released new warnings for synthetic pollutants in drinking water known as “forever chemicals” saying the toxins can still …

By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – John Hinckley, who wounded then U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three others in a 1981 assassination attempt, was released without conditions on Wednesday in compliance …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed federal hate crime charges against a white supremacist accused of killing 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, …

By Susan Heavey and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – – The congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol took aim at a fellow lawmaker on Wednesday …