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Defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutors

The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday as his attorneys seek to disqualify prosecutors in the case.

New research bolsters evidence that Tylenol doesn't raise the risk of autism despite Trump's claims

Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters

Drunk driver gets 24 years to life in prison for killing 4 people at July 4 barbecue in NYC park

Justice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files

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Tennessee judge grants expanded media access to state-run executions

FAA urges pilots to exercise caution over eastern Pacific, citing 'military activities'

Trump issues a flurry of pardons, including for a woman whose sentence he commuted in his first term

Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of popular Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuits

ICE says Cuban immigrant died while attempting suicide. A witness says guards pinned and choked him

Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of political prisoners

Trump to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor Vázquez in campaign finance case, official says

Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the US controlling Greenland

Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows

No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions and threatens Trump

A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree

8-year-old girl who went missing on Navajo Nation found dead Friday

Mother of Elon Musk's child sues his AI company over sexual deepfake images created by Grok

Trump quietly appoints 4 members to commission that will review his White House ballroom plan

Trump offers to restart US mediation in Nile River dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia

Prison guard accused of failing to step in during fatal inmate beating pleads to reduced charge

Orcas put on a show off Seattle

Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default

Tennessee man pleads guilty to repeatedly hacking Supreme Court's filing system

Man who killed Delaware state trooper at DMV office had said he was being harassed by police

State lawsuit claims New Jersey town's former mayor directed police to keep minorities out

National Guard troops to stay on Washington, DC, streets through 2026

Republicans vouch for Fed chair, creating a rare schism with Trump

California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with federal agents

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Andrew Dykes' defense team added another attorney as the 66-year-old suspect is accused of killing Gilgo Beach victim Tanya Denise Jackson, also known as "Peaches." NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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