Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

With his passing, there remain only about a dozen survivors of the attack.

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Rubio fields questions on Russia-Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela at wide-ranging news conference

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is weighing in on Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts and defending the Trump administration’s increasing military pressure on Venezuela during a rare, end-of-year news conference

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Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation

A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violated the Voting Rights Act

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Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration

The Supreme Court is siding with immigration judges and rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case that could have wider implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power

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Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on way

Work crews are mopping up but bracing for more after hurricane-force wind downed power lines and fanned wildfires along the Colorado Front Range and onto the Great Plains

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Five new defendants have been charged in connection with a Minnesota housing services fraud scheme

Five new defendants have been charged in connection with a Minnesota housing services fraud scheme

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Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett has died

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died

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FAA investigating after small plane crashes into New Hampshire condominiums

A pilot has been taken to the hospital with injuries after a small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in southern New Hampshire

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Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE tactics after clash with protesters

Minneapolis' police chief is criticizing federal immigration agents after a confrontation with protesters on Monday

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2 men sentenced for fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist in Las Vegas that was captured on video

Two young men who pleaded guilty to a 2023 fatal hit-and-run of a retired police chief were sentenced to life in prison Tuesday

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Maryland to consider slavery reparations after Gov. Wes Moore's veto is overridden

Maryland will create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, after lawmakers overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore

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Trump will go to Delaware for the dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria

President Donald Trump will go to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert

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Texas sues utility company to recover damages from historic wildfire

Texas is suing the utility company whose downed power lines sparked the largest wildfire in state history

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