USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn't influence California wildfire response

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture says efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced by politics

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The New Mexico Supreme Court rules schools can be sued over discriminatory conduct

The New Mexico Supreme Court has cleared the way for an anti-discrimination lawsuit to proceed against the state’s largest school district

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Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms is back in court

A three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments about a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms

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A 17-year-old shooter killed a female student and himself at a Nashville high school, police say

Police say a 17-year-old shooter killed himself after fatally wounding a female student in a shooting at a Nashville high school

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Judge rejects new trial for former Sen. Menendez over tainted laptop

A federal judge has rejected a bid by former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to get his conviction on bribery charges thrown out

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Auto-followed Trump or Vance? Likely because you previously liked POTUS, VP accounts

Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was inaugurated

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Fire chief fatally shot while helping a couple whose car struck a deer in Alabama

A man fatally shot a fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer in rural Alabama

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'Orchestrated attack' on Portland elections office shatters dozens of windows: Police

A group of hooded and masked people broke dozens of windows and spray painted anti-government graffiti on the Multnomah County Elections building in what Portland police called an “orchestrated attack.”

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Trump vows to change name of tallest North America peak from Denali to Mount McKinley

President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley

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Elon Musk's prominence during inauguration ceremonies stamps tech titan's place in Trump's orbit

The blossoming relationship between President Donald Trump and tech titan Elon Musk was on full display throughout Monday's inauguration ceremonies

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Former Planned Parenthood president, activist Cecile Richards dies at 67

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died

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Man accused of starting fire at Congressman's office motivated by TikTok ban, police say

A man accused of setting fire to a strip mall in Wisconsin where a Congressman’s office is located told authorities he was motivated by the federal ban on the popular TikTok video-sharing platform

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Heavy snow and frigid Arctic blast put 70 million across the U.S. under winter storm warnings

Heavy snow is expected to blanket large portions of the Eastern U.S. while much of the country will endure dangerously cold temperatures in the coming days

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