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From ‘bobolee’ to ‘pholourie,’ the Oxford English Dictionary adds 12 new Caribbean words
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford…
Judge rejects ex-FBI agent’s claim he was illegally fired for disparaging Trump in texts
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a former FBI agent’s claims that…
Deadly shooting on Dallas ICE office reflects widely varying security levels
Some U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities are heavily secured, closed off behind metal fences,…
Trump’s Rose Garden Club is a lavish new hangout for political allies and business elites
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s hottest club has everything — Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio,…
FBI seized documents labeled classified from John Bolton’s office
Federal agents seized multiple documents labeled “classified,” “confidential” and “secret” from the office of former…
Pentagon adds exemptions to requirement for all troops to get the flu shot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops…
A friendly Trump-Lula encounter could pave the way for a thaw in US-Brazil relations
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva used his speech at…
Harris faces protesters, condemns Israel’s war in Gaza on first night of book tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris, forced to confront Israel’s war in…
New York woman accused of incapacitating 4 men with fentanyl-laced drugs, killing 3 of them
A New York woman is accused of using fentanyl-laced drugs to incapacitate and then rob…
Hillary Clinton slams RFK Jr. and the spread of ‘crackpot ideas,’ saying they are costing lives
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and accused the Trump administration of…
Sister Jean, longtime Loyola Chicago chaplain and March Madness icon, retires at 106
Longtime chaplain for Loyola Chicago’s men’s basketball team, Sister Jean, has retired at 106 because…
Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Wednesday to reinstate eight former inspectors general…
Federal prosecutor says Travis Decker is dead but sheriff says DNA tests are pending
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to drop the arrest warrant…
‘Very mean squirrel’ seeking food has sent at least 2 people to the ER in a California city
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Residents of a San Francisco Bay Area city are on the…
Mexico arrests members of La Luz del Mundo church as its leader faces trial in the US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in central Mexico have arrested an American and 37 other…
Pope names successor to embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named a successor to embattled New…
David Fry recovering after sustaining broken nose, facial fractures after being hit in face by pitch
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry was released from the hospital Wednesday…
Districts around the US are mulling school closures as student enrollment falls
Thomasina Clarke has watched school after school close in her once thriving St. Louis neighborhood,…
US accuses a powerful Haitian businessman detained by ICE of ties to violent gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Immigration agents in the United States arrested Haitian businessman…
Some leaders at UN condemn ‘sick expression of joy,’ ‘macabre response’ to Charlie Kirk’s killing
The reaction over Charlie Kirk’s assassination touched yet another constituency this week: the collection of…
Estate of pregnant mother shot to death by police in Ohio parking lot sues township and police chief
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer accused of shooting to death a pregnant…
Trump administration to hold back grants from NYC, Chicago, Fairfax schools over bathroom policies
Three of the nation’s largest public school districts stand to lose $24 million after missing…
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say an Israeli drone crashed into their headquarters
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli drone crashed into the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping force…
Guinea opposition claims irregularities in constitutional referendum
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea’s opposition on Wednesday denounced alleged irregularities in a constitutional referendum…