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NASA's experimental Mars helicopter has achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was interviewed by FBI agents last year, after his mother called police to say that her son might commit “suicide by cop,” the bureau said Friday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A much-awaited economic boom coming off the pandemic recession appeared to edge closer to reality Thursday with fresh data showing the pace of layoffs dwindling, consumers spending freely and manufacturing rebounding.
The defense at the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd rested its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand.
Two economic reports released today show that the U.S. economy continues to strengthen — retail sales are soaring and jobless claims are falling. Get the latest.
The White House is announcing new sanctions against Russia and the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats in response to 2020 election interference and the hacking of U.S. agencies.
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Russia and expelled diplomatic personnel in response to election interference and cyber hacks by the country. "President Biden signed a new sanctions executive order that provides strengthened authorities to demonstrate the…
At an emergency meeting, CDC advisers wrestled with the fact that the U.S. has enough vaccine alternatives to do without J&J for a time, but other countries may not. Here's the latest virus news.
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Madoff, the infamous architect of an epic securities swindle that burned thousands of investors, outfoxed regulators and earned him a 150-year prison term, died behind bars early Wednesday. He was 82.
Minnesota prosecutor says he will charge white officer with manslaughter in fatal shooting of Black motorist.
Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in a federal prison, according to AP source.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally announced his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan before September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that led the US into its longest…
For the fourth night in a row, protesters gathered at the Brooklyn Center police station to demonstrate over the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man, during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb, hours after former police officer…
A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city's chief of police resigned Tuesday.
President Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration.
President Joe Biden plans to announce Tuesday a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to three people familiar with the plans. The withdrawal extends the US troop presence…
The prosecution rested its case against former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday and offered the defense its turn to call witnesses. Minnesota prosecutors called 38 witnesses over 11 days as they sought to show that Chauvin used excessive…
The U.S. is recommending a "pause" in administration of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
Police in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center declared protests to be an unlawful assembly Tuesday evening as demonstrations over the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright continued for a third consecutive night.Protests were peaceful late Tuesday afternoon, but as the…
Multiple people including a police officer were shot Monday at a high school in the east Tennessee city of Knoxville, authorities said, adding that the scene had been secured.
Police fired tear gas and stun grenades Monday night as a crowd gathered to protest the killing of a Black man by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb.Protesters were "launching bottles, fireworks, bricks and other projectiles at public safety…
Increases in infections, hospitalizations and deaths have been noted even in countries where vaccination efforts are finally getting some momentum. Get all the latest updates in the drive to end the pandemic.
DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and “What!” as an ad-lib, has died. He was 50.