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A federal judge in Washington denied former President Joe Biden’s request to block the Justice Department from turning over tapes and transcripts of interviews he privately recorded almost a decade ago to a conservative ...Read more

The Justice Department rebuffed a U.S. judge’s invitation for top officials to submit a signed statement under oath that a $1.8 billion fund for what the administration described as victims of political “weaponization�...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iran may have halted their conflict for now, but the messaging war has only just begun.

Both countries have cast the memorandum of understanding — signed by the two countries’ leaders on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The latest shelter-in-place order for residents around a burning cold-storage facility in Boyle Heights has been lifted, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced Friday.

The fire at the massive cold-...Read more

President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled the Boeing Co. 747-8 that will serve as the new U.S. presidential jet, proclaiming the gifted plane from the Qatari government “virtually double the size” of the previous model...Read more

Iran delayed the start of negotiations over a permanent peace deal with the U.S. after fighting intensified in southern Lebanon, a potential setback to U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war and curb Tehran...Read more

CHICAGO — The lines were many, the smiles countless and the pride after stepping foot on the campus of the Obama Presidential Center was priceless.

The word magnificent was uttered more than once.

Walkers and ...Read more

Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki stripped his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the country’s highest state honor amid a row about commemorating fighters responsible for a World War II massacre.

The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Comedy director James Burrows, the 11-time Emmy-winning director who co-created “Cheers” and helped turn such long-running sitcoms as “Taxi,” “Friends,” “Will & Grace” and “The Big Bang ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When Brian Grazer has an idea for a movie, he now starts with a chatbot. The co-founder of Imagine Entertainment — the company behind "A Beautiful Mind," "Apollo 13" and "Liar Liar" — said he sits down ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap has won the Democratic primary for the battleground 2nd District, handing another blow to House Democrats’ campaign arm, which had backed a different candidate.

Dunlap ...Read more

President Donald Trump on Friday displayed the Boeing Co. 747-8 that will serve as the new U.S. presidential jet, proclaiming the gifted plane from the Qatari government “virtually double the size” of the previous ...Read more

NEW YORK — Justin Cary, the bassist for Sixpence None the Richer, died on Thursday just days after suffering a stroke, the band confirmed. He was 50 years old.

“‘We sure had a great time’ is an understatement. ...Read more

The most serious political crisis to hit Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González’s young administration escalated this week, with two senior officials trading allegations of corruption and undue influence.

The turmoil ...Read more

Now that the Archdiocese of Detroit has targeted as many as 90 parishes for the possible stoppage of weekend Masses, church officials are seeking to get feedback from parishioners before making final decisions on where the...Read more

NEW YORK — Carriage horse rides in Central Park will be suspended until at least Tuesday following the death of an 18-year-old passenger earlier this week, the union representing carriage drivers announced Friday.

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NEW YORK — An NYPD cop was shot in the leg inside a Brooklyn apartment building following a heated standoff with an emotionally disturbed gunman who was killed in the exchange of gunfire Friday, police said.

The ...Read more

The trial of Doral real estate broker George Pino, who was piloting the boat that slammed into a channel marker in Biscayne Bay, killing a 17-year-old girl, has been marked by eight days of difficult-to-listen testimony, ...Read more