The Associated Press
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The new push comes as federal lawmakers are weighing compensation for people claiming harm from other government actions — and inactions — during the Cold War.
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The Department of Homeland Security administers the program, which currently allows citizens of 40 mostly European and Asian countries to travel to the U.S. for three months without visas.
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At about 1 a.m. Sunday, several people called 911 to report the man was pointing a gun at passing cars.
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The samples will be flown Monday to a new lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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The sighting was unexpected but not a total shock because of recent reports of flamingos in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Areas from Virginia to New Jersey are likely to receive 1 to 3 inches of rain and up to 5 inches in some places, forecasters said.
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Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Saturday to drop their hardline tactics and work together to approve a conservative spending plan to prevent a federal shutdown.
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Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia have experienced flooding after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island.
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Staring down a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos: giving hard-right lawmakers what they want.
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Only about 12% of the union’s membership is so far taking part in the walkout.
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National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice
The cathedral had removed the old windows after Confederate symbols featured prominently in recent racist violence.
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Dr. Kevin O’Connor said Biden, 80, also was vaccinated several weeks ago against the respiratory illness known as RSV.
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The lawsuit accuses Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton of failing to enforce the CROWN Act.
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A look at what’s ahead if the government shuts down on Oct. 1.
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Six states began or expanded their Medicaid programs this year to provide coverage for adults.
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The house in West Milford, New Jersey, was heavily damaged by the explosion around 9 p.m., police said.
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Police say a third man was arrested Friday. The other two were arrested Thursday in connection with the Sept. 6 shooting after a baseball game.
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The intensifying weather system spun up into a tropical storm on Friday afternoon.
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North Carolina legislators passed a bill Friday that seeks to leave more rule-making in the hands of state education leaders.
White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding
The standoff with House Republicans over government funding puts at risk a range of activities — including pay for the military and law enforcement personnel, food safety and food aid programs, air travel and passport processing.
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Elijah McClain’s mother left a Colorado courtroom in tears Friday after prosecutors showed video footage of the 23-year-old Black man pinned down by police officers during a fatal 2019 confrontation, which rose to prominence during nationwide protests over racial discrimination and excessive force in policing.
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Federal prosecutors on Friday announced the charges against the 69-year-old Democrat.
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Federal investigators promised a thorough investigation into what caused a charter bus carrying a high school marching band to veer off a New York highway in a wreck that killed two adults and seriously injured other passengers.
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Rodney Milstreed, 56, of Finksburg, Maryland, “prepared himself for battle” on Jan. 6 by injecting steroids and arming himself with a four-foot wooden club disguised as a flagpole, prosecutors said.
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James’ lawsuit is one of several legal headaches for Trump as he campaigns for a return to the White House in 2024.
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The shots should be given late in pregnancy but only during RSV season, the CDC said.
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Prosecutors say Kouri Richins, 33, poisoned Eric Richins, 39, by slipping five times the lethal dose of fentanyl into a Moscow mule cocktail.
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Ford avoided additional strikes because the company has met some of the union’s demands during negotiations over the past week.
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Amazon said limited advertisements will be aired during shows and movies starting early next year so that it can “continue investing in compelling content and keep increasing that investment over a long period of time.”
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The new office of gun violence prevention will be led by Vice President Kamala Harris.
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A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to free speech when the school’s president canceled a drag show earlier this year.
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Youngblood told detectives that she planned to kill them and herself following a protracted custody dispute.
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The 58-year-old Navy veteran was facing near-certain death from heart failure but other health problems meant he wasn’t eligible for a traditional heart transplant, according to doctors at University of Maryland Medicine.
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Guantanamo judge rules 9/11 defendant unfit for trial after panel finds abuse rendered him psychotic
The ruling means Ramzi bin al-Shibh will not be tried together with his four 9/11 co-defendants, whose case will now proceed without him.
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Medicaid expansion to begin soon in North Carolina as governor decides to let budget bill become law
A Medicaid expansion law that Cooper signed in March said that a state budget for this fiscal year still had to be enacted before coverage could be implemented.
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A privately owned high-speed passenger train service launched Friday between Florida’s two biggest tourist hubs.
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Panthers head coach Frank Reich said Young is expected to miss 1-2 weeks.
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The order prohibits parties in the case from making threatening or intimidating statements.
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As originally proposed in March, the Sept. 27 sale was would have made 73 million acres (30 hectares) of offshore tracts available for drilling leases.
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Kevin Mason, 28, was arrested in Indianapolis on Sept. 11 but a preliminary review found he was released Sept. 13 due to a faulty records review by clerks with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, officials said.
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The funds will be distributed among 15 projects in 17 states and the Red Lake Nation, a Native American tribe based in Minnesota.
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The equinox arrives on Saturday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere.
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While State Sen. Bill Eigel didn’t actually destroy books in the video, he later stated he would burn books he found objectionable, and that he’d do it on the lawn outside the governor’s mansion.
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US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said legacy admissions must be revisited for the sake of diversity on campuses following the recent Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action.
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The driver sustained minor injuries in the accident, police stated.
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All states are undertaking a review of their Medicaid rolls after a three-year, pandemic-era prohibition on ending coverage expired this spring.
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The White House said that if FEMA identifies needs that aren't being met or if Norfolk Southern changes the aid it is offering, it will reassess the disaster declaration.
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A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had parachuted to safety, according to an audio recording released Thursday to The Associated Press.
State police said the wreck happened on Interstate 84 in the town of Wawayanda.
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Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to US lawmakers on war progress as some Republican support softens
Zelenskyy came to the Capitol with a firm message in private talks with Republican and Democratic leaders.
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