Nation and World
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Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a ‘combination of factors’
Dec 17, 2024 3:58 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded others at a Wisconsin school appears to be a “combination of factors,” a police ...
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Prosecutors charge suspect with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as an act of terrorism
Dec 17, 2024 2:52 pm - The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from from a Pennsylvania jail.
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Trump’s lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get his hush money conviction dismissed
Dec 17, 2024 1:58 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money conviction, alleging that the historic verdict wa...
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Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future
Dec 17, 2024 1:52 pm - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, and specifically on the summit of Mount Hermon, “until another arrangement is found that will ensure Israel’s security.”
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Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
Dec 17, 2024 12:21 pm - Congressional leaders have unveiled a spending agreement that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters.
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Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of US economy’s health
Dec 17, 2024 7:44 am - Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping season.
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Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
Dec 17, 2024 7:41 am - Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems — better known as drones — say it can be tough to tell from miles away. But there are clues.
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A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine
Dec 17, 2024 7:38 am - A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security service leveled criminal charges against him. A Ukrainian official said the service carried out the attack.
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South Korea’s impeached leader avoids investigators as court begins meeting to determine his fate
Dec 16, 2024 8:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol dodged requests by investigative agencies to appear for questioning over his short-lived martial law ...
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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
Dec 16, 2024 7:41 pm - NEW YORK — A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immu...