Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too

The FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities

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A New Orleans police officer who fatally shot a puppy will face a jury lawsuit trial

A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy is being sued by the dog’s owners in federal court

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As the UN Ocean Conference opens in France, a push to turn promises into protection

The U.N. Ocean Conference is opening in France as pressure mounts to turn promises into action on protecting the ocean

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Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some parents say they're still needed

Six decades after the federal government ordered Concordia Parish to desegregate its schools, the district remains racially divided

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Cloudy skies can’t dim joy as thousands fill nation's capital for World Pride parade

Gray skies and drizzle have given way to sunshine, multicolored flags and celebrations as the nation’s capital hosts the World Pride parade

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Sovereignty has crossed the finish line first at the Belmont Stakes

Sovereignty has crossed the finish line first at the Belmont Stakes

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Recaptured Arkansas prison escapee known as the 'Devil in the Ozarks' sent to SuperMax prison

Convicted killer and recaptured prison escapee Grant Hardin, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been transferred to the Varner SuperMax prison southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas prison authorities announced Saturday

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State Dept says current US visas from travel ban countries will not be revoked

The State Department has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates not to revoke visas previously issued to people from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries now under President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, which goes into effect next week

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Senate Republicans revise ban on state AI regulations in bid to preserve controversial provision

Senate Republicans have made changes to their party’s sweeping tax bill in hopes of preserving a new policy that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence

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Man charged with hate crime in Boulder attack on 'Zionist people' to appear in federal court

A man who investigators say was driven by a desire “to kill all Zionist people” when he threw Molotov cocktails at demonstrators in Colorado raising awareness of Israeli hostages is set to make his first federal court appearance

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North Carolina judge revokes bond for house party shooting suspect

A judge has ordered a defendant accused in last weekend’s shootings at a house party in North Carolina that left one person dead and 11 others injured to stay in jail while awaiting trial

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Corrections officer to plead guilty in connection with man's death in an Alabama jail

A corrections officer agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in the case of a mentally ill man who froze to death in an Alabama jail

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A central Florida sheriff was arrested as part of a gambling probe

The sheriff of a central Florida county was arrested on charges of racketeering and conspiracy as part of what state authorities described as a probe into a massive gambling operation

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