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After 30 years in prison for murder, new DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who maintained innocenceFeb 22, 2025 9:00 am - HONOLULU — A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said he was eager to visit his mother af...
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Parents and kids navigate talks of loss and tragedy as they return home after LA area firesFeb 22, 2025 1:10 am - LOS ANGELES — Ceiba Phillips, 11, couldn't believe what he saw when he returned to his Southern California neighborhood a month after a wildfire reduced it to rubble. The...
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Pope Francis isn’t out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team saysFeb 21, 2025 10:27 pm - ROME — Pope Francis’ complex respiratory infection isn't life-threatening but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his ...
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Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffFeb 21, 2025 7:53 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pil...
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Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programsFeb 21, 2025 7:44 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting di...
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US envoy praises Zelenskyy after Trump’s censure of the Ukrainian leaderFeb 21, 2025 3:50 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine and Russia said on Friday that he had held “extensive and positive discussions” with Ukraine’s President Volodym...
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Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should knowFeb 21, 2025 3:37 pm - The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties, the state health department posted online Friday, and 16 people are hospitalized. I...
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LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last monthFeb 21, 2025 2:51 pm - Six weeks after the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential fire and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall over responsibility for the devastation.
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Jerry 'Ice Man' Butler, soul singer whose hits included 'Only the Strong Survive,' dies at 85Feb 21, 2025 12:57 pm - Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has died at age 85.
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Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the jobFeb 21, 2025 11:17 am - A pair of court orders have had only limited effect in slowing the Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and have left some USAID workers stationed worldwide in precarious situations, staffers assert.