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By Chris Gallagher BOSTON – Boston officials will increase the number of police around subway stations ahead of Monday’s Boston Marathon after a mass shooting in a New York subway …

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK – Eric Adams ran for mayor of New York City with campaign ads featuring old photographs of him in his police uniform and a vow …

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday mocked Moscow’s insistence that the war against his nation was going well, asking how President Vladimir Putin could have approved a plan …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -A U.S. judge on Tuesday declined to jail two men accused of impersonating federal agents and supplying Secret Service personnel with gifts, dealing a blow …

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA – Mexican drug cartels appear to be shipping high-powered weapons to Colombia to purchase shipments of cocaine, a trade Colombian authorities say is fueling the …

By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – A former researcher at a high-profile cryptocurrency group was sentenced to five years and three months in prison on Tuesday for conspiring to help North …

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating fell to 41% this week, a blow to his Democratic Party’s hopes of retaining control of Congress in …

DES MOINES, Iowa – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday stood by his characterization of Russia’s actions in Ukraine as “genocide,” saying Russian President Vladimir Putin “is trying to wipe …

By Steve Holland, Alexandra Alper and Jarrett Renshaw MENLO, Iowa -U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled plans on Tuesday to extend the availability of higher biofuel blends of gasoline during the …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, the state’s No. 2 official after Governor Kathy Hochul, resigned on Tuesday after being charged with bribery and fraud …

NEW YORK – New York state Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday she had accepted Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin’s resignation, hours after Benjamin was arrested on federal bribery charges. (Reporting …

By Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce as soon as Wednesday another $750 million in military assistance for Ukraine for its …

By Alessandra Prentice BUCHA, Ukraine – French forensic experts have arrived in Bucha near Kyiv to help Ukraine authorities establish what happened in the town where hundreds of bodies have …

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – A major blizzard slammed North Dakota on Tuesday with snow, high winds and whiteout conditions, and meteorologists said the spring snowstorm could rage into Thursday, …

By Maria Starkova LVIV, Ukraine – Ukraine on Tuesday said it arrested the Kremlin’s most prominent ally in the country as Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his strongest signal yet …

WASHINGTON – A U.S. judge on Tuesday declined a request by federal prosecutors to detain two men who are accused of impersonating federal law enforcement agents, saying the government had …

New Jersey Kids Could Be Taught Puberty Blockers Are Acceptable, Frequent Masturbation Is ‘Healthy’ Kendall Tietz on April 12, 2022 Sample lesson plans for New Jersey public schools include videos …

By Nate Raymond BOSTON -A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether allowing Mexico to sue U.S. gun manufacturers for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels would open the …

By Nancy Lapid NEW YORK – Children as young as 8 years old should be screened for anxiety and those ages 12 and over for depression, according to new recommendations …

(Reuters) – A gunman wearing a gas mask set off a smoke bomb and opened fire in a New York subway car on Tuesday, injuring 16 people and throwing the …

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON -The Pentagon will host leaders from the top eight U.S. weapons manufacturers on Wednesday to discuss the industry’s capacity to meet Ukraine’s weapons needs if the …

WASHINGTON -The United States is not in position to confirm reports of the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine but was working to determine what actually happened, U.S. Secretary of …

(Reuters) – South Dakota lawmakers on Tuesday voted to impeach the state’s attorney general who struck and killed a pedestrian as he drove home from a Republican party event in …

By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – The BA.2 Omicron subvariant of the coronavirus is now responsible for 86% of U.S. COVID-19 cases and more than 90% of infections in the Northeast, …