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Prosecutors want a reversal after a Texas woman's voter fraud conviction was overturned

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas asked the state's highest criminal appeals court on Thursday...

US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it...

Planned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Abortion continues to be a key part of Democrats' election playbook in North Carolina,...

The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next?

WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the socia...

The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that

NEW YORK (AP) — Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even b...

The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution...

Hungary's Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's nationalist prime minister, addressing a conservative conference...

Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are...

The Latest | Hearing on claims of gag order violations in Trump's hush money trial rescheduled

NEW YORK (AP) — The third day of witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial concluded Thursday...

Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down...

Biden celebrates computer chip factories, pitching voters on American 'comeback'

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday sought to sell voters on an American “comeback...

Chef José Andrés says aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the 'best of humanity'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented...

US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case

Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning...

Ex-tabloid publisher testifies he scooped up possibly damaging tales to shield his old friend Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer...

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’...

Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump 's chief of staff...

No final decision on withdrawing US troops from Niger and Chad, top official tells AP

BOSTON (AP) — There has been no final decision on whether or not all U.S. troops will leave Niger a...

Another ex-State Department official alleges Israeli military gets 'special treatment' on abuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former senior U.S. official who until recently helped oversee human-rights compliance...

Biden pardons 11 people and shortens the sentences of 5 others convicted of non-violent drug crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has granted clemency to 16 people who were convicted of non-violent...

Key moments in the Supreme Court's latest abortion case that could change how women get care

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard its first test on Wednesday of state abortion bans...

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