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​WASHINGTON — The Trump administration made good on its threat to begin mass firings of federal civilian employees Friday while exploring creative avenues to make sure military personnel don’t miss their paychecks ...Read more

The deployment of the Texas National Guard to Chicago at the order of President Donald Trump this week is dividing state governors and sowing discord within the National Governors Association, a long-standing group ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Multiple state officials and lawmakers have recently moved to support efforts that would make it harder — or even illegal — for President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard to Maryland without the...Read more

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu to be France’s prime minister, giving the centrist ally another shot at naming a new cabinet and getting a budget through a fractious parliament.

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Another "Real Housewives of Potomac" star is facing legal trouble: Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie Osefo, have been arrested for allegedly fraudulently reporting a burglary and theft last year.

A grand jury in Carroll ...Read more

BOSTON — The Haitian national found guilty of raping a “disabled” 15-year-old girl at a Rockland hotel used as an immigration shelter was sentenced to at least a decade in state prison.

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President Donald Trump’s budget chief Friday said mass layoffs of federal workers have begun as the government shutdown stretches on with no end in sight.

There was no immediate further confirmation and scant details ...Read more

BALTIMORE — As the debate over the controversial Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project escalates to federal court, Gov. Wes Moore’s office said the governor continues to have “grave concerns” about the transmission...Read more

More than two dozen Minnesota school board members and candidates have signed a letter in support of transgender athletes, calling for state and school leaders to affirm those students’ “right to fully participate in ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that a facility for a branch of Qatar’s armed forces will be built at the Mountain Home Air Force Base south of Boise.

“Today, we’re signing a letter ...Read more

NEW YORK — As Sean “Diddy” Combs waits to learn where he’ll spend his 50-month federal prison sentence, the rapper reportedly told his toddler daughter in a heartbreaking phone call that he wasn’t coming home as ...Read more

A months-long calm on Wall Street came to an end Friday when U.S. stocks suffered their worst selloff in six months after President Donald Trump threatened “a massive increase of tariffs on Chinese products” imported ...Read more

NEW YORK — Actress Alex Kingston, known for roles on “ER” and “Doctor Who,” has revealed she was diagnosed with uterine cancer last year.

In an interview with The Independent, published Friday, the 62-year-old ...Read more

General Motors Co. is scrapping plans for a factory in Detroit as part of a broader decision to end development of hydrogen fuel cells for everyday drivers, the automaker said Friday.

Salaried workers, primarily in ...Read more

Israel began the process of withdrawing troops from Gaza while the U.S. started the clock on a 72-hour window for Hamas to release all remaining hostages, as the complex process of ending the two-year war got underway.

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LOS ANGELES — A judge temporarily blocked California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s attempt to take over Los Angeles County’s beleaguered juvenile halls on Friday, finding that despite evidence of a “systemic failure...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In the late 1990s and early aughts, the conservative Parents Television Council struck fear in the hearts of network TV executives for its high-profile campaigns against shows it deemed too raunchy.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As her office fights in court to preserve Missouri abortion restrictions, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has issued subpoenas demanding patient medical records, incident reports, and communication ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Orange County’s No Doubt will headline the Sphere in Las Vegas in 2026, making singer Gwen Stefani the first woman to headline the unique concert venue just east of the Las Vegas Strip.

No Doubt, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon asked the Supreme Court to overturn his contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to testify before the House select panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, his attorneys...Read more