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Judge declines to delay Trump’s NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
It's the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights to stave off the trial's start Monday with jury selection.
US shoots down ‘nearly all’ Iran-launched attack drones as Biden vows support for…
The attack marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, risking a wider regional conflict.
Biden, Trump equally did more harm than good but in different forms, opinion polls show
More than half of US adults think Biden's presidency has hurt the cost of living and immigration, while nearly half think Trump's presidency hurt the voting rights, abortion laws and climate change.
Biden says he’s considering Australia’s request to drop Assange’s prosecution
Assange’s wife, Stella Assange, has said the WikiLeaks founder “is being persecuted because he exposed the true cost of war in human lives.”
Learn about the Arizona Supreme Court’s reinstatement of a near-total abortion ban from 1864
Arizona’s highest court suggested doctors can be prosecuted under the 1864 law, though the opinion written by the court’s majority didn’t explicitly say that.
‘Spectacular’ total solar eclipse leaves North Americans spellbound
Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial spectacle captivated tens of millions of people
Donald Trump is demanding a new judge just days before the start of his hush-money criminal trial
Trump's lawyers urged the Manhattan Judge to step aside from the case, alleging bias and a conflict of interest because his daughter is a Democratic political consultant.
American families of hostages in Gaza say they don’t have time for ‘progress’ in cease-fire talks
The families thanked the Biden administration for its efforts to negotiate a deal and keep them informed — but urged the president to get results.
Gunfight at south Florida bar leaves 2 dead and 7 injured
Mall managers said in a statement that they had put additional security measures in place and that part of the development would reopen Saturday night.
Biden hails America’s comeback as world’s largest economy adds 3 lakhplus jobs in March
Many of the new jobs were created in the health care and government sectors, while construction and leisure and hospitality also saw big gains.
New York rattled by small earthquake
At the United Nations, which has its headquarters in New York, a Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza was temporarily paused after the tremor.
US election: Trump leads Biden in 6 of 7 battleground states, says latest opinion poll
Trump leads between two and eight percentage points in six battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.
Biden says aid staff ‘must be protected’ after deadly Israel strike: White House
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier that his country's military had "unintentionally" killed the aid workers, who included Australian, British, Palestinian, Polish and US-Canadian nationals.
Kansas lawmakers race to solve big fiscal issues before their spring break
Lawmakers are supposed to finish a proposed $25 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Sticky-fingered journalists on Air Force One put on notice
A news report made waves Friday in the US capital with its humorous -- but detailed -- investigation into rampant theft from the press section of Air Force One, the president's official plane.
Food shortages leave Cubans in anguish over next meal
A clamor over food shortages and blackouts led hundreds of people to demonstrate in at least four Cuban cities on March 17.
Obama, Clinton and big-name entertainers help Biden raise a record USD 26 million for his reelection
President Joe Biden, right, and former presidents Barack Obama, left, and Bill Clinton participate in a fundraising event with Stephen Colbert at Radio City Music Hall.
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
A panel of judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta was scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday.
US sculptor Richard Serra, known for towering minimalism, dies at 85
His strikingly large pieces are installed all over the world, from Paris museums to the Qatari desert, and have sometimes sparked controversy over their imposing nature.
Two bodies found as Baltimore bridge collapse moves from recovery to salvage
Six of the eight-man construction crew are believed to have been killed, with four bodies yet to be found.