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US grand jury charges former Syrian prison official with torture
WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Los Angeles charged a former Syrian government official who headed the Damascus Central Prison from...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Malibu fire evacuees start returning home as blaze now 30% contained
Some 3,700 evacuees from the Malibu wildfire returned home on Thursday as firefighters made progress in battling the blaze that has...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
UCLA police chief who was criticized over Gaza protest violence is out
WASHINGTON - The police chief for the University of California at Los Angeles, who was criticized for the handling of a violent mob...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
US announces new arms aid package for Ukraine worth $500 million
WASHINGTON - The administration of Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden announced another package of weapons aid for Ukraine on Thursday,...
Dec 13, 20241 min read
Blinken meets Erdogan as forces backed by US, Turkey clash in Syria
ANKARA - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Thursday for talks focused on a critical aspect of establishing...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
Facts-Tariffs, tax cuts core to Trump’s economic agenda
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to make tariffs and tax cuts the key elements of his economic agenda when he takes office...
Dec 13, 20244 min read
Trump says he will use military for deportations to fullest extent of law
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump will use the U.S. military to the fullest extent of the law to support his mass deportation...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
US claims North Korea put workers in US companies to extort money for weapons
WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday offered a $5 million reward for information about an alleged scheme in which North Korean ...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
US House passes bill to expand judiciary despite Biden veto threat
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to add 66 new judges to understaffed federal courts nationally, a bill that...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Trump to discuss ending childhood vaccination programs with RFK Jr
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published on Thursday said he will be talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
FBI did not send undercover operatives to join Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Justice Department watchdog report released on Thursday debunked claims by far-right conspiracy theorists who falsely...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Blinken meets Jordan's king in Syria diplomacy push
AQABA, Jordan - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Jordan's King Abdullah on Thursday as President Joe Biden's outgoing...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
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