Verdict reached in Jam Master Jay murder trial
A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of two defendants accused in the 2002 murder of hip-hop icon Jam Master Jay in a New York City recording studio.
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Alabama attorney general says explosive device was detonated outside his office
Alabama’s Attorney General says an explosive device was set off outside his office over the weekend.
US airman who burned himself to death at Israeli embassy had anarchist ties
A uniformed airman who burned himself to death in protest over the US’s role in Israel’s military strikes in Gaza was an anarchist who grew up in a strict religious sect with links to a school in Canada that “controlled, intimidated and humiliated” students, it was reported on Tuesday.
The Government Is In Danger Of Shutting Down This Week. Yes, Again.
For the fourth time in five months, lawmakers are staring down the barrel of another possible shutdown of the federal government, this time a partial shuttering that would start Saturday.
A deal to free Navalny was in the works, and allies say his death was no coincidence
If the Kremlin did kill Alexei Navalny, why now?
For the first time in years, Sen. Graham hasn't introduced a national abortion ban
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has spent much of the last decade as one of the leading proponents of a federal abortion ban.
Florida delays ‘fetal personhood’ bill after fallout from Alabama IVF ruling
Florida lawmakers have postponed a bill that would give fetuses civil rights after a similar ruling in Alabama has halted in vitro fertilization treatment at several clinics in the state.
Yellen urges world leaders to ‘unlock’ frozen Russian Central Bank assets and send them to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday offered her strongest public support yet for the idea of liquidating roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian Central Bank assets and using them for Ukraine’s long-term reconstruction.