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NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is expanding its sweeping fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs…

The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the killings of his wife…

The Senate is moving to confirm Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The vote to confirm Warsh on…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian prosecutors on Wednesday sought an 18-year prison sentence for a co-founder of ride-hailing and payments…

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year. It was the…

Republican senators in Louisiana have advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional seats. The Senate committee…

WASHINGTON (AP) — David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of…

LONDON (AP) — Meta Platforms said Wednesday it’s rolling out an “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users to have private conversations…

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Alibaba said that growth accelerated for both its artificial intelligence and cloud businesses in the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30…

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a…

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan said Wednesday it reduced losses for the fiscal year through March, but remained in…

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology investor Softbank Group Corp. reported Wednesday that profits for the fiscal year through March zoomed…

Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why. Government…

Timed for release during AAPI Heritage Month, “The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas” has dropped on…

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her…

Researchers are warning that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, a slide that predates the COVID-19 pandemic. A new…

Wall Street is drifting in mixed trading after another discouraging update on inflation and a recovery for technology stocks. The…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — From the moment President Donald Trump lands in Beijing on Wednesday, all eyes will be on how…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The young sons of Utah children’s author Kouri Richins said ahead of her sentencing hearing…

President Donald Trump is set to land in Beijing on Wednesday for a highly-anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.…

The city of Austin will pay $35 million to three men and the family of a fourth who were wrongly…

When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be home for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators left a meeting with the director of the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday saying they…

A federal judge has ruled that immigration officers in Colorado have violated his order limiting when they can arrest people without…

A New York hospital system says it received a grand jury subpoena from federal prosecutors in Texas seeking information about…

NEW YORK (AP) — As steep fuel prices strain household budgets during the war with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump…

The operator of the massive cargo ship that struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is now facing criminal charges for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel angrily lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker at a budget hearing Tuesday, calling…

“No dogs, no Negros, no Mexicans.” “Colored served in rear.” “For whites only.” It’s the type of signage that hung…