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Triceratops skeleton 'Trey' to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars
Read full article: Triceratops skeleton 'Trey' to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soarsA triceratops skeleton that once greeted visitors at a Wyoming museum is heading to an online auction as dinosaur prices keep soaring.
Major historical documents start journey across US as part of nation's 250th anniversary celebration
Read full article: Major historical documents start journey across US as part of nation's 250th anniversary celebrationSome of the United States’ most important historical documents are beginning a first-of-its kind journey as part of the country’s 250th anniversary commemoration.
After a storied civil rights career, Jesse Jackson headed home to South Carolina to lie in state
Read full article: After a storied civil rights career, Jesse Jackson headed home to South Carolina to lie in stateThe Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is returning to South Carolina for a final public farewell.
People line up for ice cream treats every March 1 at this Minnesota Dairy Queen. Why? It's tradition
Read full article: People line up for ice cream treats every March 1 at this Minnesota Dairy Queen. Why? It's traditionIt might still be winter in Minnesota, but spring is in the air for people lined up at the Dairy Queen in Moorhead, Minnesota, for its annual opening.
Oil prices rise sharply after attacks in Middle East disrupt global energy supply
Read full article: Oil prices rise sharply after attacks in Middle East disrupt global energy supplyOil prices have jumped as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf ripple through the global energy supply chain.
“It’s a very complex issue”: Political Analyst Ed Lynch breaks down death of Iran leader Khamanei
Read full article: “It’s a very complex issue”: Political Analyst Ed Lynch breaks down death of Iran leader KhamaneiOn Saturday, it was announced that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in strikes from the U.S. and Israel.
FBI investigates Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act
Read full article: FBI investigates Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist actAuthorities say a gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words “Property of Allah” killed two people and wounded 14 at a Texas bar.
Accessible walks bring the joys of birding to people with mobility and other limitations
Read full article: Accessible walks bring the joys of birding to people with mobility and other limitationsPeople with mobility and other limitations are getting the chance to experience birding through a movement that aims to make the hobby accessible to everyone.
Trump's Medicaid work mandates are meant to save money. But first states will have to spend millions
Read full article: Trump's Medicaid work mandates are meant to save money. But first states will have to spend millionsNew Medicaid work requirements signed into law by President Donald Trump are meant to save money.
Political Analyst Ed Lynch weighs in on Iran strikes
Read full article: Political Analyst Ed Lynch weighs in on Iran strikesEd Lynch, Roanoke political analyst and professor of political science at Hollins University, weighs in after strikes were carried out in Iran by the U.S. and Israel Saturday morning.
Cher's son charged with simple assault and trespassing at New Hampshire private school
Read full article: Cher's son charged with simple assault and trespassing at New Hampshire private schoolPolice say Cher’s son was arrested after acting belligerently at a New Hampshire private high school.
Greg Abel praises Warren Buffett and promises Berkshire Hathaway won't retreat from investing
Read full article: Greg Abel praises Warren Buffett and promises Berkshire Hathaway won't retreat from investingGreg Abel paid tribute to his predecessor Warren Buffett while promising in his first shareholder letter that Berkshire Hathaway won't retreat from investing or make significant changes in the way it operates.
ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real cops
Read full article: ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real copsFederal immigration agents arrested a Columbia student after allegedly gaining access to her apartment by posing as police in search of a missing child.
Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave during federal probe
Read full article: Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave during federal probeAlberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools, is being placed on paid leave two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.
Retail customers file lawsuits over tariffs against FedEx and Ray-Bans maker
Read full article: Retail customers file lawsuits over tariffs against FedEx and Ray-Bans makerAt least two retail customers have filed proposed class-action lawsuits against companies that have sued in trade court to ensure they receive refunds from tariffs now-deemed illegal.
Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported
Read full article: Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deportedA federal judge has extended his order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported.
Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in a deportation scheme
Read full article: Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in a deportation schemeA judge has sentenced a Wisconsin man who forged threats against President Donald Trump as part of a deportation scheme to 16½ years in prison.
Video shows nearly blind refugee being released by Border Patrol, 5 days before his death
Read full article: Video shows nearly blind refugee being released by Border Patrol, 5 days before his deathSurveillance video of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar being dropped off at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol agents five nights before he was found dead shows him pacing by a locked door and walking through an empty parking lot.
Paramount must convince regulators its deal with Warner will not hurt customers
Read full article: Paramount must convince regulators its deal with Warner will not hurt customersAfter months of heated wrangling, Paramount has emerged the apparent victor in its bid to acquire storied Hollywood rival Warner Bros.
CNN chief prescribes calm after staff anxiety over Paramount's expected purchase of parent company
Read full article: CNN chief prescribes calm after staff anxiety over Paramount's expected purchase of parent companyShortly after it became known that Paramount was the apparent victor in the competition to buy CNN's parent company, network president Mark Thompson was compelled to send his staff a note to calm down, in effect.
LA firefighter says he warned brush fire wasn't out before massive blaze ignited
Read full article: LA firefighter says he warned brush fire wasn't out before massive blaze ignitedA Los Angeles firefighter has testified that the ground was still smoldering from a brush fire days before a massive wildfire exploded last year in Pacific Palisades.
2 trans men sue Kansas over a law invalidating their driver's licenses and about 1,700 others
Read full article: 2 trans men sue Kansas over a law invalidating their driver's licenses and about 1,700 othersTwo transgender men are suing Kansas over a new law that invalidated their driver’s licenses and about 1,700 others for reflecting people's gender identities and not their sex assigned at birth.
In Minnesota, US cardinals and pope’s ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliation
Read full article: In Minnesota, US cardinals and pope’s ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliationTwo American cardinals and the Vatican’s ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations in Minnesota under the federal government’s immigration crackdown.
Attorney general announces indictment against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
Read full article: Attorney general announces indictment against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota churchAttorney General Pam Bondi says federal prosecutors have indicted 30 more people tied to a protest at a Minnesota church over an immigration enforcement crackdown.
Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead
Read full article: Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English insteadCallers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish have instead been hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.
Despite recent gains, tribal citizens descended from slaves face disparate treatment
Read full article: Despite recent gains, tribal citizens descended from slaves face disparate treatmentFederal reforms have made Native American health care and education programs more accessible to tribal citizens descended from enslaved Black people.
The Latest: Bill Clinton’s testimony about Epstein ties concludes after more than 6 hours
Read full article: The Latest: Bill Clinton’s testimony about Epstein ties concludes after more than 6 hoursFormer President Bill Clinton has finished his testimony before members of Congress for their investigation over convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birth
Read full article: Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birthFederal health data shows Black women are more than three times likely than white women to die around the time of childbirth.
Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic technology in clash over AI safety
Read full article: Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic technology in clash over AI safetyPresident Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic technology after the company’s unusually public dispute with the Pentagon over artificial intelligence safety.
Trump's 'pretty much' decided whom to endorse in Texas' Senate primary but isn't yet saying a name
Read full article: Trump's 'pretty much' decided whom to endorse in Texas' Senate primary but isn't yet saying a namePresident Donald Trump says he's “pretty much” made his decision on whom to endorse in Texas’ heated Republican Senate primary, but he still refuses to name his pick publicly.
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asks judge to toss out indictment against him
Read full article: Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asks judge to toss out indictment against himThe lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked a judge to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has violated his rights to defend himself by blocking funds to pay his legal costs.
Tampa International Airport shares it wants to ban pajamas. It was a joke, the airport says
Read full article: Tampa International Airport shares it wants to ban pajamas. It was a joke, the airport saysAn airport in Florida has sparked a social media debate about proper travel attire by claiming it wanted to ban people from wearing pajamas there.
Deadly shooting in Cuban waters highlights obsessions with counter-revolution as US pressure mounts
Read full article: Deadly shooting in Cuban waters highlights obsessions with counter-revolution as US pressure mountsWord from the Cuban government of a deadly encounter between its troops and a boat carrying armed expatriates is casting a spotlight on Cubans living in the U.S. who still harbor aspirations of a counter-revolution 67 years after a guerrilla uprising ushered in communism.
What to know about Greenpeace and the oil pipeline lawsuit that threatens its future
Read full article: What to know about Greenpeace and the oil pipeline lawsuit that threatens its futureGreenpeace is fighting for its life in North Dakota, where a lawsuit threatens the environmental group's future with a judgment of hundreds of a millions of dollars in damages awarded to a pipeline company.
Mamdani pitches Trump on housing with mock newspaper in latest White House visit
Read full article: Mamdani pitches Trump on housing with mock newspaper in latest White House visitPresident Donald Trump has met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House to talk about big federal housing investments.
The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says
Read full article: The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge saysA federal judge said that the IRS broke the law by illegally sharing thousands of taxpayers’ addresses with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Convicted stowaway arrested again after a new alleged ticketless flight from US to Italy
Read full article: Convicted stowaway arrested again after a new alleged ticketless flight from US to ItalyA woman on probation for stowing away on an international flight has been arrested again after sneaking onto a flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Milan, Italy, A law enforcement official familiar with the matter said Thursday that Svetlana Dali was taken into custody Thursday at Milan’s Malpensa Airport.
Walz unveils anti-fraud package after Trump administration threatens to halt Medicaid funds
Read full article: Walz unveils anti-fraud package after Trump administration threatens to halt Medicaid fundsGov. Tim Walz has denounced the Trump administration’s latest threat to withhold federal funds from Minnesota as another step in a “retribution” campaign.
Chicago man accused of killing girlfriend's mother in Indonesia pleads not guilty to U.S. charges
Read full article: Chicago man accused of killing girlfriend's mother in Indonesia pleads not guilty to U.S. chargesA Chicago man accused of helping his then-girlfriend kill her mother during a vacation in Indonesia has pleaded not guilty to federal charges in the United States.
8-year-old whose body was found on tribal lands in Arizona was likely struck by vehicle, FBI says
Read full article: 8-year-old whose body was found on tribal lands in Arizona was likely struck by vehicle, FBI saysThe FBI says an 8-year-old girl whose body was found on tribal lands in northern Arizona last month after she was reported missing was likely struck by a passing vehicle.
A nearly blind refugee is found dead after Border Patrol agents drop him at Buffalo doughnut shop
Read full article: A nearly blind refugee is found dead after Border Patrol agents drop him at Buffalo doughnut shopPolice in New York state are investigating how a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar died after U.S. Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a doughnut shop in Buffalo.
Los Angeles Board of Education to discuss school superintendent after FBI searched his home
Read full article: Los Angeles Board of Education to discuss school superintendent after FBI searched his homeThe governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District will meet in a closed session a day after the FBI served search warrants at the district’s headquarters and the home of its superintendent.
Florida deputy kills man who drove into him after fatally shooting 2 people, sheriff says
Read full article: Florida deputy kills man who drove into him after fatally shooting 2 people, sheriff saysAuthorities say a South Florida sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man suspected of killing two people at one location and wounding someone at a nearby store before striking the deputy with his SUV and dragging him some distance.
NYC police arrest man after officers were pelted during a snowball fight
Read full article: NYC police arrest man after officers were pelted during a snowball fightA social media content creator has been arrested after New York City police said officers were hurt when they were pelted with snow and ice during a massive snowball fight in Washington Square Park this week.
UN World Food Program head Cindy McCain says she will step down for health reasons
Read full article: UN World Food Program head Cindy McCain says she will step down for health reasonsU.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain has announced she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health.
