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Hezbollah leader calls on government to work harder to end Israel’s attacks on Lebanon
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group is calling on the government to work harder on ending Israel’s attacks in the country ...
NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission.
Harvard and Trump administration’s battle over freeze of $2B in grants will head into summer
The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration’s freeze on its $2.2 billion in grants will head into the ...
Disability-rights arguments grow heated at Supreme Court, though sweeping ruling appears unlikely
A disability-rights case at the Supreme Court grew unusually heated on Monday, including accusations of lying and references ...
Fighter jet slips off the hangar deck of a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, one minor injury
An F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hanger deck of an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East, as sailors were towing ...
Suspect in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse theft is charged in federal court
A man accused of stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been charged in federal court with aggravated identity theft, robbery and fraud.
US Supreme Court declines review of Mississippi death row inmate’s convictions in killings of 8
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a Mississippi death row inmate’s convictions for the slayings of eight people, including his mother-in-law and a deputy sheriff.
Wildfire in New Jersey Pine Barrens at 75% containment, officials say
The state Forest Fire Service said the blaze in southern New Jersey’s Ocean County had grown to nearly 24 square miles (62 square kilometers) but was 75% contained. No deaths or injuries have been ...