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WASHINGTON — Rep. Andy Harris was a key player during tax and spending bill negotiations on Wednesday, withholding support for the legislation while hoping each passing moment would improve the prospects of adding new ...Read more

The first detainees who will be held at a Florida-run immigration detention center deep in the Everglades are expected to arrive on Wednesday night.

“Alligator Alcatraz will be checking in hundreds of criminal illegal ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Colleges and universities are bracing for change after the massive policy bill passed the U.S. Senate this week, including serious cuts and restrictions to federal student loan programs, expansions to Pell ...Read more

Beachgoers on Long Island will see increased patrols, enhanced aerial surveillance and more safety measures starting this weekend as part of the state’s effort to protect swimmers and monitor for sharks and other ...Read more

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday called for a special session to begin in Juneau next month on the topic of enacting education reforms and creating a new agriculture department.

The one-month special session ...Read more

NEW YORK — A Manhattan jury on Wednesday cleared Sean “Diddy” Combs of sex trafficking and RICO charges and found him guilty on lesser counts of transporting people for prostitution, a stunning verdict taking a ...Read more

A Nevada lawmaker and a downtown Las Vegas casino owner are among those united in opposition to a provision in the proposed federal budget bill that would limit declarable losses for gamblers.

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republicans were scrambling Wednesday to salvage their “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill amid a revolt from conservatives over the measure’s growing price tag.

President Donald Trump and Republican...Read more

The seven new members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices revived a decades-old debate with a Thursday vote in favor of recommending seasonal flu vaccines — only if they're free of the preservative ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans filed a lawsuit alleging the Stone Mountain Memorial Association is violating a state law requiring the association to maintain the park as an “...Read more

Sean "Diddy" Combs' high-profile sex trafficking and RICO trial came to a close on Wednesday, prompting a variety of reactions from other musicians, accusers, supporters and social media critics.

Federal prosecutors ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved a $1.7 million payment to a Broward County man who was once sentenced to 400 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of serving as the getaway driver in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The fate of the Big Beautiful Bill rests with a handful of Republicans such as David Valadao whose political future could well be determined by how it affects his Central Valley constituents’ healthcare, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Neil Druckmann is leaving "The Last of Us."

Druckmann, the co-creator of the hit HBO series and writer of the game on which it is based, announced Wednesday that he would be stepping away from the show ...Read more

Critics blasted Paramount Global's decision to pay $16 million to settle President Donald Trump's lawsuit over "60 Minutes" edits, calling the move a "spineless capitulation" that erodes U.S. press freedoms.

Paramount ...Read more

BALTIMORE – As Republicans blast the majority party over recently enacted hikes in taxes and fees, the Maryland Democratic Party has waged a social media war against Republicans over the Senate passage of President ...Read more

Lawmakers, former diplomats and experts questioned the Trump administration’s decision to halt the supply of some air-defense weapons to Ukraine, saying the move risks prolonging the war with Russia and leaving the ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The murder trial for the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was approaching swiftly. Opening statements were scheduled for August.

But on Monday, plans quickly changed after ...Read more

As Elon Musk scrambles to restore Tesla's reputation and deliver on promises of autonomous driving technology, vehicle sales for the company continued to fall last quarter.

Tesla delivered 384,122 vehicles in the quarter ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger admitted in court Wednesday to the murder of four University of Idaho students in 2022, finally bringing some closure to the highly publicized case that brought national attention to the ...Read more