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Nurses, NY hospital system reach tentative deal to end city’s largest nursing strike
Nurses on strike at a major New York City hospital system have reached a tentative deal to end a more than mon...
Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of th...
Ex-Connecticut police chief arrested over alleged $85,000 theft from department funds
The former police chief in New Haven, Connecticut, faces larceny charges after officials say he stole money fr...
All truckers and bus drivers will be required to take commercial driver's license tests in English
All truckers and pass drivers will have to take their commercial driver’s license tests in English as the Trum...
NASA boss blasts Boeing, space agency managers for botched Starliner astronaut flight
NASA's new boss is blasting Boeing and the space agency for Starliner's botched flight that left two astronaut...
Ohio woman sentenced to life in prison for killing 4 men with fentanyl doses
A judge has sentenced an Ohio woman to four consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole after 60...
Kentucky Supreme Court rules that charter schools law is unconstitutional
The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that a measure establishing public funding for charter schools is unconst...
HUD proposes rule that would force noncitizens from public housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a rule that would limit public housing mostl...
Norman C. Francis, civil rights champion, dies at 94
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FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access
The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies for new...
Trump, weeks after backlash over racist post, hosts Black History Month reception
President Donald Trump has hosted a White House reception for Black History Month, less than two weeks after h...
Mamdani reboots homeless encampment sweeps in New York City
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has resumed the practice of clearing out homeless encampments, saying he ha...
Church explosion in upstate New York injures 5 people, including a firefighter
A powerful explosion ripped through an upstate New York church and injured five people
Belgium summons U.S. ambassador over tweet accusing kingdom of antisemitism
Belgium has summoned the U.S. ambassador after he accused the country of antisemitic prosecution over a Jewish...
US troops arrive in Nigeria to help train its military, Nigerian military says
The Nigerian military says about 100 U.S. troops plus equipment have arrived in Nigeria to help train soldiers...
California walloped by winter storm with high winds and heavy rain and snow
California is being walloped by a powerful winter storm carrying thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy snow in...
Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a period of fasting, reflection — and fish fries
For many Christians, this week brings Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection
Obama shuts down alien buzz and says there's no evidence they've made contact
Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified comments he made about alien life on a podcast over the weeke...